Li Ming-ju, the dean of general affairs at National Penghu University and a personal friend of Huang's for 10 years, has written of "Penghu's Number-One Diver": "Huang Jiajin was born in Magong, Penghu County, on February 16, 1952. He joined the army, which trained him and stationed him on Taiwan.
「黃加進，澎湖馬公市人，民國 41 年 2 月 16 日生，後來報考軍職，陸軍專修班畢業後在台服役，退伍後，回澎湖從事潛水捕魚工作。