Hawker markets have played an important role in boosting the economy and promoting tourism for every country since the historical ages. Hawkers in Kwun Tong are no different. Dating back to the end of the 1950s, the reclamation area of Kwun Tong was designated as an industrial area, then population flowed in. After that, a number of public housing estates were also completed there. Along with the opening to traffic of Kwun Tong Line in 1979, the Yue Man Square area became a spot for networking and collaboration. The number of hawker stalls had thus increased since then and the area had gradually become a bazaar. Started off with roadside stalls, the hawkers began to station in the temporary markets in Mut Wah Street and Tung Yan Street. Now it is the Yue Man Hawker Bazaar that houses the hawker market - a permanent hawker venue, a transition which has lasted for several decades.
The hawker industry not only helps feed countless families, but it is also the warmth in the area that attracts a large number of regular customers in the neighborhood. Its authentic food, unique and down-to-earth hawker culture has become a characteristic of Hong Kong. Yue Man Square hawkers have helped nourishing people’s livelihoods in Kwun Tong District. They have witnessed the prosperity progress of Hong Kong along the way.
Compared with the temporary hawker market in the past, the newly completed Yue Man Hawker Bazaar provides with a wide range of facilities, including air-conditioning, the latest payment tools, security and disease prevention facilities, etc. The location is also a transportation hub, assuring hawkers a comfortable and safe place to run business. Apart from a number of veteran stall vendors, Yue Man Hawker Bazaar also houses hawkers selling traditional necessities such as clocks and watches, shoes, joss paper and paper artifacts, stationery, and jade. Under well-furnished environment like this, some hawkers are even trying to transform their business to cater the new generations, such as selling soap flowers, hand-made gifts, and tailor-made figures. At Yue Man Hawker Bazaar, you will find traditional and various kinds of new commodities. This is a place to shape the new face of a hawker market. Let the legendary hawker culture spans generation after generation from here.
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