Mr. Ng Sum founded Pat Chun in 1932. His father was an eminent chef in Shen De, Guangdong province, the seat of Cantonese cuisine at the turn of the century. However China's poor economic climate forced him to move to Hong Kong in search of a better livelihood to support his wife and son, who remained in China.

After the sudden death of his mother, 12-year-old Ng Sum joined his father in Hong Kong and quickly found employment in a grocery store. As a hardworking and alert understudy to the proprietor's son, he became well-versed in the business of trading.

In 1932, at the age of 20, Mr. Ng decided to strike out on his own and set up a grocery store in the heart of Mongkok, Hong Kong. The company was auspiciously named "Pat Chun", after a 2,000 year old entry in the Zhou Dynasty annuls, meaning "eight delicious dishes worthy of the Emperor".

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