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years,” he says, adding that he sells
fruit to them at cost price to thank
them for their support.
Despite this, Jacky says sometimes
they are misunderstood. “Our burly
figure makes others think we are un-
friendly. But vendors are actually nice
and patient. We share knowledge
about fruit with customers and show
them how to pick good quality fruit.
It is okay to ask us questions, we will
not scold you out of the blue,” he says.
But the flavour of the market is
about to change.
The Urban Renewal Authority pro-
posed a plan to revitalize Yau Ma Tei
Wholesale Fruit Market to the Legis-
lation Council in September this year.
A vendor’s cat wanders between stacks of fruit boxes.
Electric pallet jacks are jammed in the middle of Waterloo Road.
