Sydney-based retiree looking for her biological parents in Singapore

Ms Eileen Kwong, who was adopted when she was a month old, with her husband Roger Kwong, their three children and two grandchildren. A bizarre incident that happened when she was 19 inspired her to start this search.
Ms Eileen Kwong, who was adopted when she was a month old, with her husband Roger Kwong, their three children and two grandchildren. A bizarre incident that happened when she was 19 inspired her to start this search. PHOTO: EILEEN KWONG
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Retiree Eileen Kwong, 61, who lives in Australia, is embarking on a quest to find her birth parents in Singapore - but she has few clues to help her.

While she was told at age 10 by her adoptive grandmother that she was adopted, it was a bizarre incident that happened when she was in her teens that has nagged at her for years to start this search.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 17, 2018, with the headline Sydney-based retiree looking for her biological parents in Singapore. Subscribe