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Tai Yuen Street is a narrow alley situated between hgh-rise commercial and residential buildings.
their fondest childhood memory at a from the public. The upper part of the the street the most. Renowned for its
low price easily, the future of Tai Yuen street has been preserved. traditional and nostalgic characters,
Street is uncertain. Like Lee Tung Lai-deng, 80, who has lived in Wan Shuang Xi Lou now lives only in the
Street, Tai Yuen Street is part of the Chai for more than 70 years, says Tai memories of those who dined there in
Wan Chai old district development Yuen Street was known for selling old its prime.
project. clothes in bygone days. It only became
In 2007, Tai Yuen Street under- “Toys Street” about 20 years ago. “It
went redevelopment. Eighty-six stores all began with the street markets, then
in southern Tai Yuen Street were relo- the trolleys. The stalls only started to
cated to ease the traffic problem in the appear 10 years ago,” he says.
district. The original plan of the gov- As a witness to the changes of Tai
ernment was to demolish the whole Yuen Street, he says he misses Sh-
street, but it aroused strong objections uang Xi Lou, a Chinese restaurant in
