After the end of World War II, Wong tested into the Western art section of the department of fine arts at Fu Jen Catholic University in Beijing. Unfortunately, he had to give up his studies after two years when the Communists seized control of mainland China, and he later left for Hong Kong. But his background in art was of great help in making a living later on in the British crown colony.
王家禧在抗戰結束後，考進輔仁大學美術系西畫組，可惜讀了不到兩年，因大陸變色被迫輟學，但這兩年的西畫訓練，成了他日後在香港以漫畫維生的最大本錢。