Yen Chow Street Hawker Bazaar textile vendors reluctant to move to new fashion centre

For more than 40 years, Yen Chow Street Hawker Bazaar in Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po district has been the go-to place for fashion designers and students looking for cheap and original material and accessories. In its heyday, the wholesale and retail hub, also known as  “Pang Chai,” had nearly 190 stalls offering a wide variety of textiles and fabrics.
But in October 2017, the Hong Kong government announced plans to redevelop the market into residential buildings and move vendors into a modern fashion centre in 2023. The South China Morning Post spoke to vendors who have spent decades in “Pang Chai” and are reluctant to relocate.