According to data from the Census and Statistics Department, there will be 8,700 Koreans in Hong Kong in 2021. In the areas of Kimberley Road and Kimberley Street in Tsim Sha Tsui, known as "Little Korea", there are many shops run by Koreans or selling Korean products. Some of them are open for business as usual. Some Korean retail clerks feel very sad about the tragedy in their hometown last night (29th), lamenting that all young people go to play and unfortunately encounter disaster.
According to the latest news from the South Korean Fire Department today (30th), 153 people have died in the accident, including 22 foreigners and 82 others. Injuried.
The reporter inspected the area of Kimberley Road and Kimberley Street, known as "Little Korea" in Tsim Sha Tsui today. At noon, there were still shops that were not open for business. Some of the Korean shop assistants contacted were reluctant about the incident of trampling people in Itaewon. talk.
A Korean female clerk of one of the Korean food stores in Hong Kong said that she was shocked to hear about the serious accident that happened yesterday. In Cantonese, she said, "So sad... so sad... They're all going to play, they're kids, (to be) in their teens and 20s..."
Korean shop assistants in Hong Kong expressed their sadness at the incident of stepping on people.
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There are 8,700 Koreans in Hong Kong. "Little Korea" restaurants are everywhere
According to the Census and Statistics Department, there will be 8,700 Koreans in Hong Kong in 2021.
There is a "Little Korea" in Hong Kong, which generally refers to the area including Kimberley Road, Kimberley Street, Observatory Road, Austin Road and other streets. There are retail stores specializing in Korean food in the area, and different types of Korean food There are many shops. It is said that in the early days, there were only Korean-style grocery stores. Later, there were restaurants. When the K-POP trend entered Hong Kong in the millennium, Hong Kong people loved Korean food, and Korean-style food retail stores opened more and more in the district.
A map of the scene of the trampling tragedy in Seoul, South Korea.
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