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Under the proposed plan, the mar-
ket will be turned into a tourist spot,
complemented by a new boutique ho-
tel, open space and an art and cultural
area. The wholesale operations will be
relocated to a commercial building
near the market at Hau Cheung Street.
Jacky finds the change hard to
swallow.
“The flavour will be changed when
the appearance and the location are
changed. This is like copying Japan’s
Shinsaibashi and pasting it into Hong
Kong. People will not come once the
original spirit is gone,” he sighs.
Jacky is not the only one who
doubts the urban renewal plan. Su-
zanne Wu Sui-shan, former chairman
of Working Group on Concern for
A vendor climbs up on his electric pallet jack and covers
his stocks with nylon canvas as it starts raining at 1a.m.

Electric pallet jacks and cars are using the only traffic lane on both sides of Waterloo Road.