Datong Bakery, which has been in business for 80 years, is still a few days away. The two-storey neon sign hanging outside its main store in Yuen Long for more than half a century was found to have been erected. The store announced on social platforms that it had to cooperate According to the new regulations of the Buildings Department, signboards will be removed and replaced within one to two months.
I visited the Datong Bakery this morning (27th), and a clerk revealed preliminary news that the neon signboard will be removed next Tuesday (January 3). Some clerks and old customers who have worked in the store for more than 50 years feel the pity , a customer said: "Time waits for no one, some wild things go away."
This morning, when I walked to the Yuen Long main store of Datong Bakery, the old door sign at the entrance of the store no longer existed, and the two-storey neon signboard outside the store had already built a scaffolding, and I saw workers on the scaffolding, dismantling it. There are some parts of the neon signs, but no crane trucks have been seen at the scene.
The staff in the store pointed out that the light board may be removed next Wednesday, but there is no definite removal time.
In the past, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I would order flower cards such as the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. Half a century old clerk: It must be a pity
Mr. Deng worked in the store when he was more than ten years old. Although he changed jobs, he came back to work again.
Now in his 60s, he recalled that every Mid-Autumn Festival in the past, the shop would order flower cards. The flower cards are usually related to different Chinese myths and stories, such as the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. Yes, but according to the government’s rules, there is no way to demolish it.”
A regular customer said that he would take a photo with his grandson on the day of dismantling
Ms. Mak has patronized Datong Bakery for more than 40 years. She thinks that neon signs are Hong Kong's characteristics. It would be a pity if they have to be dismantled. She pointed out that on the day of dismantling, she would bring her 11-year-old grandson to take pictures: "The government is actually a What can I do to protect the environment, time waits for no one, and some people will be gone if they leave, but at least they can know the history of Hong Kong better than the next generation.”
Ms. Ma, who works nearby, felt the same pity. She said that she saw the news and knew that the neon sign would be demolished, so she came here today to check on the situation.
She thinks that the neon signboard is the characteristic of Datong Bakery, and it would be a pity to lose it.
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