Although only a junior clerk in a Hong Kong firm, Yang began buying. He made many mistakes, but as he read books on jade carving, shade, color, polish, place of origin and so on, he gradually became an expert.
當時楊達志雖然只是一家商行的辦事員，收入無多，可是他對玉已產生情感與興趣，就克勤克儉地過日子，餘錢多用來購買玉器。