Business Starters
across Generations
in Tsui Ping

In the 1950s, the Hong Kong Government built the very first resettlement estate (an early form of public housing) in Kwun Tong in an area formerly known as “Kai-liu”, and subsequently redeveloped it into the present-day Tsui Ping Estate. In the 1960s and 1970s, livelihood of many grassroots citizens was improved thanks to Hong Kong’s expanding manufacturing sector and fast-growing economy. Given the relatively low threshold of investment for starting a business at that time, many people managed to support their household by doing their own businesses.

The following stories showcase tenants of Tsui Ping Market who started their own businesses at different times, struggling on their paths to success amid societal changes. They are post-1980s (Generation Y) sushi master June Cheng, founder of a family-based sushi restaurant; Tofu Lady Mrs Law, who has been serving kaifongs (people living in the same neighbourhood) for over half a century while supporting her children’s business, as well as 100-year-old tailor Wong Kam-biu. These are different stories in Tsui Ping Market.