community in North Point. ‘Many shops changed into proper t y development.
were opened by Fujianese. If you see the Eventually, the Fujianese community
shops opening on the first day of Chinese m o v e d in a n d f o r m e d a di s t in c t i v e
New Year, those probably belong to neighbourhood with their own shops and
Fujianese,’ he says. Speaking Fujianese businesses.
at home, Dickson switched bet ween
Fujianese and Cantonese at the stall to Sang Kee used to source vegetables
communicate with customers. from the New Territories. The family
woke up at 3-4 am and drove all way
The formation of Fujianese community to Fanling in the New Territories for
has its historical root. In 1922, Fujianese pur chasing and tr ansp or ting s tock
b u s i n e s s m a n K w o k C h u n Ye u n g back to their stall in North Point. Every
successfully bid for the marine lots day was a cycle with a long and tight
between Electric Power Plant and Ming working schedule: closing the stall at
Yuen Gardens. The lots were originally 8 pm, having dinner and going to bed
planned for the construction of a sugar for several hours, and waking up in the
refinery plant and a dock. In 1924, the early morning for sourcing.
busines sman coll abor ated w ith the
Hong Kong government and a Dutch This pattern was disr upted with the
engineering company, and invested an emergence of vegetable options from
additional 2 million Hong Kong Dollars mainland China in 2004. Cheaper and
in the construction of embankment and m o r e c o n v e ni e nt fo r r et ail e r s , t h e
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mainland vegetable can be transported Dickson admits running the stall as a
directly to the shop upon order. Chained child was hard, but also important to
stores were also opened on Chun Yeung him and his family. ‘When I was small
Street with much cheaper products, I only wanted to escape from the stall.
making the business environment When I get older, I realise the shop is
tougher. ‘It’s not a fair competition. ver y impor tant to my family. Even for
Cheapness becomes the main criterion now, I still think Chun Yeung Street is the
to survive,’ Dickson comments. place where I can find comfort and the
sense of belonging,’ Dickson says.
Due to the pressure from competition,
Sang Kee had to sell vegetable from Moved out of North Point, Dickson still
the mainland. Hit by the blow of surging goes back to North Point from time to
rent, the shop moved into Java Road time to have a haircut and see a doctor
Market which offers smaller but cheaper all the way from Kowloon when he has
shop space. The shop is now run by a fever. To Dickson, this place carries
Dickson’s relatives on the wholesale many special memories and meanings.
business.
56
4 大牌檔四方飯
街市續營
1847
1921
24
1948
360
100 50
人物簡介
鳳姐，1959 年於上環出生，約 5 歲時與家人搬到
北角居住，與家人一起經營牌檔數十載。
1953
1972
1983
36,000
490 1987
60
80
1993
58
60
攰 攰
CHAPTER 4
4 MARKET COMPLE X –
A NE W LIFE FOR
DAI PAI DONG
Hawker tr ade has been one of Hong
Kong’s features since its entrepôt was
opened. The Hong Kong government
first introduced the licensing system
for hawkers in 1847, and subsequently
categorised them into stall-holder and
itinerant in 1921. The well-known Dai Pai
Dong falls under the category of stall-
holder hawkers.
Its initial annual registration fee was
HKD 24, until 1948 when the fee was
raised drastically with the introduction
of a five-tier charging mechanism based
on each district’s commercial vibrancy.
For example, some core areas of Hong
Kong and Kowloon Peninsula such as
Profile
Sister Fung, born in Sheung Wan in 1959, moved with
her family to North Point at age 5 and has been running
the family’s hawker business for several decades.
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Centr al and Tsim Sha Tsui belonged Affected by the scheme, the remaining
to the first tier in which hawkers were h a w ke r s i n N o r t h P o i nt , i n c l u d i n g
c h a r g e d w i t h HK D 3 6 0 a n n u al fe e, Sister Fung’s family business Ho Kee,
whereas hawkers were charged with subsequently moved into a cooked food
HK D 10 0 in Nor th Point w hich w as centre. Serving Siu Mei (Roasted Meat)
ranked the fifth. and C antone se dishe s , Ho Kee w as
opened on Tong Shui Road in the 1960s
F r o m t h e 19 5 0 s , h a w k e r s m a i n l y and moved into Java Road Municipal
clustered in Chun Yeung Street, Marble Ser vices Building when it was opened
Road and Tin Chiu Street, while some in 1993.
also were scattered along North Point
Road and Tong Shui Road. Where Tong Shui Road was situated used
to be a canal that diverted water from
However, the government policy was Choi Sai Woo Reser voir on Br aemar
not ver y suppor tive towards hawker Hill down to the sea. It was levelled to
trade despite its thriving growth. Since provide land for the constr uction of
1972, the government stopped issuing North Point tram terminus in 1953, and
new license to Dai Pai Dong, and aimed gradually gave space for the hawkers to
to further slash the number of existing gather and run business.
hawkers by buying back the licenses at
the compensation amount of HKD 36,000 Sister Fung recalled she and her eight
in 1983. Since the measure was rolled siblings started tending the stall as a
out, the number of hawkers diminished kid. Whereas her father took charge
by 2 /3 to 490. In 1987, Urban Council of cooking and her mother processed
published a consultative document on ingredients, the children took turns
hawker and market policies to renew in purchasing stock, moving chair s,
the compensation arrangements and cooking and ser ving dishes. As small
to suggest moving the hawkers from as a primary pupil, Sister Fung and her
the streets into the government-owned siblings were always on duty before and
cooked food centres. after school, from lunch to dinner hours
throughout the year. The only holiday
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was between 1st and 4th day of Chinese Such interactions remained the same
New Year. when they were first relocated to North
Point Road. But changes were underway
In those days, the street was sided by when some neighbours who gave up
hawkers, which developed rapport with licenses for compensation or moved into
one another. In order to avoid conflicts, another food centre on Electric Road.
each hawker not only had their own set Later as Ho Kee moved into Java Road
of tables and chairs, but also ensured Municipal Ser vices Building, the stall
their opening hours and business nature shared the space with new ‘neighbours’
did not overlap. Such rapport allowed from Tong Shui Road, North Point Road
flexibilit y for the hawkers, with food and Healthy Village.
options r anging from tea, congee to
Cantonese dishes. Some hawkers would
operate in the morning and lunch hours,
followed by counterparts which started
in the evening.
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Under the changes in the ‘neighbourhood’ Though inherently competitive to each
ties and regulations in the cooked food other, the stalls remains in a cooperative
centre, such as the clear demarcations relationship, by sharing dining areas
of each stall, haw ker s enjoyed less in peak hours and ingredients in case
flexibility in running the business as they run out. Building on goodwill, Ho
compared to the past. Kee has served customers of different
kinds, and would even greet patrons like
The stalls also had to adapt their use of friends on the street.
cooking stoves and fuel to the changed
e n v ir o n m e nt . “A v a c a nt s p a c e w a s Sis ter Fung r ec all s the old day s of
allocated to us, and we had to arrange running a stall was tough, especially
ourselves the installation of stoves for w h en sh e h a d to t ake c ar e of b oth
steaming or fr ying according to our ac ademic per for mances and f amily
needs. We used Liquefied Petroleum business as a student. “Working is more
Gas (LPG) when we were on the street, stressful and tiring than studying. But
but we eventually adapted to using gas, that’s the only way to do,” Fung says.
the more expensive fuel, but it was the
only available option in the cooked food No longer helping with the stall
centre.” Sister Fung recalls. business after marriage, Sister Fung
still keeps her habit of buying groceries
The business model was also changed in in Java Road Market, where she used to
order to attract more customers. Seeing walk downstairs from her stall to buy
potential customers emerging from the fresh produce in the market complex.
entrance, each stall would come forward
and pitch their offers loudly, creating a “ T he shop ow ner s are good fr iends
vibrant dining scene. with me, and always give me the best
and freshest,” Fung says. Despite the
changed role, Sister Fung, like the other
neighbours, regards Java Road Market
as an important hub of social ties and
daily living.
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5 鬧市書局
堅守半世 紀
1937
30
1897 1924
1934
1932
人物簡介
陳海濱，出生於福建，約 60 年代初與家人來港
定居北角至今，現為青年書局老闆。
1960
30
1969
60
6
68
1966 1976
80
82
2
1984
20
80 90
60
5 6
70
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5 A BOOK SHOP THAT
STANDS THE TE ST OF TIME
Most of the streets in North Point are
named w ith cultur al and his tor ic al
references. Among all, Shu Kuk Street
(literally Bookshop Street in English)
was named in 1937 with reference to the
printworks of the Commercial Press set
up there in the 1930s.
The Commercial Press was established in
Shanghai in 1897 and it was expanded to
Hong Kong in 1924. In 1934, the printworks
was moved from Catchick Street in Sai
Wan to King’s Road in North Point. At the
time of its emergence, the publishing
house was the only cultural institution
that covered the publication, printing
Profile
Chan Hoi Pun, born in Fujian, migrated to Hong Kong with
his family in 1960s. He is the owner of Youth Book Store.
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and distribution of educational books Yo u t h B o o k S t o r e , a l o n g w i t h t h e
for primary and secondary schools for publishing arm named Hong Kong Youth
the Chinese community. The Hong Kong Press, was founded by Mr. Chan and his
branch was initially responsible for only two friends in 1969. Mr. Chan developed
local publications, but its ser vice was his passion for reading history, culture
extended for Chinese in the South Asian and philosophy as a child. In the 60s when
countries when the Shanghai factor y television culture was yet popularised,
was destroyed by fighter aircraft in the bookstall s on the street were like a
Shanghai War of 1932. The Hong Kong gateway to literacy for Mr. Chan. He
branch eventually became a strategic base frequently visited the bookstalls on Java
which saw 24/7 operations to serve the Road, where boxes of Chinese classical
educational needs of South Asian Chinese. comic titles were placed and stools were
lined alongside for children to sit and read.
The site where the printworks was located ‘With ten cents we could buy a loaf of bread
was redeveloped into Kiu Kwan Mansion at that time, or 6 books to rent and read
in the 1960s. Upon completion of the new from the stalls. There was no time limits
building, the North Point branch of the and we could enjoy as long as we wanted,’
Commercial Press bookshop was opened, Mr. Chan recalls.
which now becomes one of the oldest retail
shops on King’s Road. After finishing all the comic titles, Mr. Chan
started to venture into the novel world of
Besides this big brand, North Point is also martial arts. With 10 cents he would rent
home to numerous old bookshops. One of a novel from the stall. Later on, whenever
those is Youth Book Store which has been there were big sales in Ngai Mei Book
on Java Road for over 30 years. Shop on King’s Road, Mr. Chan would
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snap up for collection the books which
costed 20-30 cents each. He also worked
for Hok Lam Book Shop to understand
how a bookshop and publishing house
operated, and subsequently founded his
own publishing house with friends.
At first, the publishing house primarily
focused on the ‘Series of Basic Knowledge’
authored by Mr. Chan and his friends,
which covered 20 titles ranging from
history, culture to philosophy. The series
included Brief History on Western Europe
Literature, Selected Topics on Chinese
Modern History and Common Philosophy. As
Mr. Chan recalls, these were quite good
sellers which numerous bookshops and
readers would order in advance. When the
copies were ready, the publishing house
would provide delivery service.
That was the decade between 1966 and
1976 when the Cultural Revolution took
place in China. Whereas lots of books
were banned and destroyed in China, the
publishing houses in Hong Kong played an
important role in continuing the publishing
and book culture.
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In the 80s, Mr. Chan wholly owned the Bet ween the 80s and early 90s, Nan
business and moved the storage from Kin Huaijin, a great scholar of Chinese studies,
Wah Street to a tonglau on 82 Java Road granted Mr. Chan the whole franchise
(the current shop location). He came up of his publications. Nowadays in the
with an idea to utilise the new storage on bookstore, his books remain to be clearly
2/F for retail use, so the bookstore was seen at the front and are still well received
opened along with the publishing house in by local and mainland readers.
1984. In addition to their own publications,
the bookstore also distributed books
from other companies. From Mr. Chan’s
memories, the martial arts and chivalry
novels written by Jin Yong was among the
hardest to order as they had to visit the
office of the publisher Mingpao, paid by
cash on site and to carry the books back to
the shop on their own.
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Around 5 and 6 years ago, Youth Book Chan missed the opportunity to make a
Store started to sell second-hand books. great fortune from it, he was pleased that
As Mr. Chan remembers, there was once good books could be handed to the owners
a mature lady bringing a set of the Story who appreciated them.
of Swordsman from Shushan, the first
martial arts novel of China to the store As technology advances, the popularity
for consignment. At first, Mr. Chan did not of reading culture is diminishing and
realise its potential value. He saw ‘to be threatens the business of bookshops.
continued’ was written at the end of the ‘People still read, but not many buy books
last book and thought that the set was nowadays. But my primar y aim is to
incomplete. Later on, he found out that the promote reading culture instead of solely
author stopped writing it because of the making money. I would be glad so long as
Anti-Japanese War but only after the whole my shop continues serving those who love
set had already been sold to a discerning reading,’ Mr. Chan says.
book lover at a very low price. Though Mr.
As the pace of redevelopment is rapid in
North Point, numbers of tonglau have
already been demolished. Among all the
changes, Youth Book Store remains one
of those second-floor book shops that can
stand the test of time.
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6 報業興衰記
19
1874
1960
1938
人物簡介
宋淑慧，生於 香港，前《星島日報》及《星島晚報》
總編輯，曾於星島集團旗下的北角新聞大廈工作，
由 80 年代起居於北角至今。
46
6
5 85
70
1972 101
20 4
1973
375
102
60
80
Wall Street Journal Asia Edition
1983
1999
4
12
60 70
90
1996
12
82
6 THE RISE AND FALL
OF THE PRE SS
The news industry in Hong Kong marked
i t s b e g in n in g s in c e t h e o p e n in g of
free port, with the primary purpose to
disseminate trade news ranging from
prices of goods to freight schedules.
Initially, the s e c tor w as mainly
dominated by western merchants and
served for western communities, with
a r atio of one new spaper per 3,0 0 0
we s ter n r e sident s . In the l ate 19 th
century, Chinese newspapers emerged
due to the rising Chinese population.
Tsun Wan Yat Po was the earliest Chinese
newspaper in the city, but it stopped
publishing in the early 1960s. Due to
the unique position in China politics,
Hong Kong was home to a wide variety
Profile
Ms. Sung Suk Wai Irene, born in Hong Kong, former chief editor of
Sing Tao Daily and Sing Tao Evening News who worked in News Building
in North Point. She has also been living in North Point since 80s.
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of newspapers published by different The 1970s w as the golden year s for
politic al force s for the pr opaganda newspapers in Hong Kong. W ith the
purpose. Subsequently, the sector saw p o p u l a r i t y of te l e v i s i o n a n d m o v i e
an increasing share of merchants. Sing cultures, the var iet y of newspaper s
Tao Daily founded by Tiger Balm founder increased to cover wider topics
Aw Boon Haw in 19 3 8 was one such including entertainment news. In 1972,
example. It has the longest-histor y 20 Chinese papers and 4 English ones
Chinese newspaper in Hong Kong with were specialised in news reporting out
Ta Kun g P ao, the other ne w sp ap er of the 101 registered titles. In 1973, the
founded in the same year. circulation of papers per 1000 people
reached 375 in Hong Kong, recording
The Second World War was the darkest 102 more than the world average. Such
per iod for the ne w spaper indus tr y. circul ation al so r anked the second
The total of 4 6 papers were merged highest in Asia.
into 6 and under super v ision of the
Jap ane s e tr o op. A f ter the w ar, the Centr al used to be home to news
government lif ted restriction on the publisher s. W ith r ising rent s in the
regulations imposed on the sector. As district, the companies gradually moved
a result, the industry boomed with the to Wan Chai and Nor th Point. In the
number of papers rising to 85 within 60s, Nor th Point became a base for
5 years. numerous newspaper companies and
publishing houses. On King’s Road one
could see the buildings that housed Sing
Tao Daily, Mingpao, Sing Pao, Hong Kong
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Commercial Daily and Tin Tin Daily News.
While some news publisher s moved
further to Hong Kong Island east such
as Chai Wan and Shau Kei Wan, North
Point Industrial Building remained a
quar ter for many publishing houses,
including Wan Li Book Company Limited,
Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Company
Limited, Chung Hwa Book Co. (H.K.) Ltd
and Sun Ya Publications (HK) Ltd.
Ms. Sung Suk Wai Irene, the former
chief editor of Sing Tao Daily and Sing Tao
Evening News, worked in Sing Tao group
between 1983 and 1999, witnessing the
vibrant scene of newspaper outlets in
North Point. News building, where she
worked, incorporated the offices of all
publications under the corporation as
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well as the printing press. Ms. Sung still Back to those days before the internet
remembers the machines were gigantic was widespread, news outlets were the
and stood as 2 to 3 storeys tall on the most sought after channel for scoops.
basement. Despite high cost of purchase Be side s daily new spaper s , evening
and maintenance, the equipment was newspaper s were al so published to
crucial in the fast-paced industr y for repor t on breaking news as well as
streamlined process from news writing feature and financial news. Sing Tao
to publishing. Another merit of having Evening News was first distributed at
in-house printing press is the added 4pm, and later at noon so that readers
income source fr om commis sioned could read it during lunch. From
p r o je c t s s u c h a s g o v er nm ent ’s the beginning with the circulation of
publications and Wall Street Journal Asia only 10,000 copies, the evening post
Edition. e v e nt u a l l y r o s e to p o p u l a r i t y w i t h
200,000 copies between the 60s and 70s.
‘People just scrambled for the evening
p o s t w h e n i t f i r s t r e p o r te d o n t h e
famous singer Teresa Teng’s death,’ Ms.
Sung recalls.
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However, there was not much breaking
news in the morning. Therefore, the
evening post mostly contains news on
cour t hearings and inter view stories
that had been prepared in advance.
In 1990s, income for adver tising was
diminishing for evening posts and the
falling readership led to the termination
of Sing Tao Evening News in December
1996. After the handover in 1997, there
is no longer any pay evening post in
Hong Kong.
With the keen competition from radio,
television, social media and free
n e w s p a p e r s , n e w s p a p e r s’ i n c o m e
from adver tising has seen shrinking.
Some outlets have been reduced to
cutting down on the pages, manpower
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and scale. News on arrears in income
for jour nalist s w as not uncommon.
The current landscape of the industr y
strikes a great contrast to what Ms.
Sung experienced in those golden
years. Despite the changes, the industry
r emains p ositi ve on the outlo ok b y
transforming themselves to meet the
new demands with video and instant
online news.
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7 獨特建屋計劃
公務員合作社
3 60
1952
人物簡介
周炎禧 Roman，1957 年出生，1992 年與太太 Rita
及兒女一家四口搬到北角寶石樓，居於北角廿載。
1961
Roman Rita 1992
1980 26
1993 Roman
Rita
2013 238
177 5 6
60
1200
200 1700
Roman
1-11
1960
5 30 9
11 Roman
8 88
6 88
30
90
Roman Rita
Rita
Roman
1980
Friendly
58
Roman
1961
20
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7 CIVIL SERVANTS
CO-OPER ATIVE BUILDING
SOCIET Y SCHEME –
ONE OF THE KIND IN
HONG KONG HOUSING
Since the Second Wor ld War, Nor th
Point has gradually evolved from an
industrial cluster to a residential area
with the mixed types of housing. The
housing typology ranges from public
estates, including demolished Nor th
Point Estate, Model Housing Estate and
Healthy Village, to private developments
such as tonglau, apar tment blocks,
luxury towers and composite buildings.
On Healthy Street West one can also see
three blocks of civil servants' quarters.
Profile
Roman was born in 1957 and has been living in North Point for
over 20 years. He moved to Ruby Court in 1992 with his family.
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Civil servants' quarters stand out from A s the whole building was given one
the rest of residential developments single title deed, civil ser vants who
for the civil ser vant-led approach to wanted to acquire the flats from existing
planning, construction, maintenance members could not apply for mortgage.
and management stages. The They had to af ford the lump sum
government rolled out Civil Ser vants payment outright.
Co-operative Building Society Scheme
(CBS) in 1952 to provide accommodation In the 1980s, the government terminated
for civil servants’ families. Under such the CBS and lifted the ban on title deed
s c h e m e , t h e c o o p e r at i v e s o c i et i e s restriction in 1993, by which members
formed by civil servants could acquire can apply for the dissolution of the co-
the land at a discounted price and were operative society upon agreement, so
gr anted a low-interest loan to build the title deeds can be broken down for
the quarters. The cooperative society individual flats. Since then, individual
needed to mutually agree upon the flats can be freely traded in the market
site location and undertake the design after the premium is paid. As of 2013,
and deliver y of the development from 177 of 238 co-operative societies are
planning, financing to management. dissolved.
The completed quar ters were owned
by the co-oper ative societ y in which Among all the civil servants' quarters,
members were entitled to reside in the three distinctive ones are closely located
flat but without the right to trade it in the at the intersection of King’s Road and
market. Healthy Street West. No. 1-11 Healthy
Street West building was constructed by
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Sincerity Co-operative Building Limited upfront payment. Though it was tough
in 1960. Featuring spacious balconies, at the time, they think they had made
the 5-storey building consists of 30 units a ver y right decision of acquiring the
and its co-operative society still runs in flat because it really stands out from
the present. Located in the junction of other proper ties. Unlike the lift-free
Healthy Street West and King’s Road, feature of typical 5-storey civil servants'
the 11-storey Ruby Court comprises 88 quar ters, Ruby Cour t consists of two
flats with 8 units per floor. The adjacent lifts and flats’ size ranging from 1200-
building is named Elegance House, 170 0 sq f t. W hat at tr ac t s Roman of
which houses 30 duplexes in 6 storeys. the flat is not only the spacious and
The latter two were erected in 1961 by user-friendly layout but also the good
co-operative societies which are now fenestration. Located on the top floor,
dissolved. Cur rently, they adopt the the flat comprises a 9.5-foot ceiling so
main s tr e am pr op er t y management that good ventilation cools down the
pr ac tice that is r un by the ow ner s’ room temperature. ‘The previous owner
corporations. did not need to install air-conditioners at
all,’ Roman says.
Roman and Rita, who have a 4-person
family, moved in Ruby Cour t in 1992 Though aged, Ruby Cour t is well
and have been living there for 26 years. designed with premium materials to
Roman recalls the building was still s tand the te s t of time. ‘ T he de sign
bound by one single title deed when and constr uction here is just above
they bought the house, so they had to and beyond. You can tell because it
take out a second mor tgage of their is definitely approved by one of the
existing proper ties to afford a larger members living here who works in the
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Architectural Ser vices Depar tment!’
Roman says.
Roman and Rita also value the close
neighbours’ tie. Besides sharing food
with one another, neighbours are also
helpful whenever there are needs. ‘I
would give my car key to one neighbour
who owns a garage and helps me fix it.
A while ago my son graduated, and my
neighbours would drive to the university
and took photos for us!’ Roman says.
As all members are civil servants, they
develop a sense of communit y w ith
similar occupational backgrounds and
education levels. ‘We are close to each
other. That is not you can experience
in private residential housing,’ Roman
comments.
Civil Ser vants Co-operative Building
Societ y Scheme remains to be a
distinctive mode of housing in Hong
Kong. The collective ownership under
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the co - oper ati ve s ociet y pr eclude s M e a n w h il e , t h e r e i s n e w s t h at t h e
speculation and unstable rental government is considering to redevelop
accommodation. The collective the civil ser vants’ quar ters in Nor th
responsibility for building management Point. But Roman thinks the possibility
facilitates the bonding of neighbours’ is low. ‘Many member s living in the
tie. The members possess the right buildings are in their 80s and 90s and
of r e sidence bu t not of o w ner ship, li ve on pensions. It is not eas y and
which can prevent rent rise or eviction. attractive for them to change lives all of
H o w e v e r, s i n c e t h e s c h e m e w a s a sudden,’ He says. Seeing Ruby Court
terminated in the 1980s, the remaining is well maintained, Roman does not see
civil servants’ quarters are faced with the urgency for redevelopment as well.
the possibility of demolition.
I n t h e p a s t 2 0 y e a r s , c i v i l s e r v a nt
Both aged 58, Ruby Court and Elegance quar ter s in other dis tr ic t s such as
House stand in the desired location H u n g H o m a n d To K w a W a n h a v e
with their plot ratio not yet fully utilised. been eventually redeveloped into new
Redevelopment idea was once conceived r e sidential pr ojec t s . Regar dle s s of
to merge the t wo lots for releasing what will happen in North Point, such
the development potential, but it was buildings remain to be the significant
hindered by the constraints such as high chapter of Hong Kong housing history.
land premium and height restriction of
the lots.
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8 北角海岸
似近還遠
1890
1910
人物簡介
伍先生，1966 年出生於北角，一直於北角長大，
至 80 年代遷往他區生活。
1921 1951
(Wharf Road)