Dai pai dong an endangered species in Hong Kong | dai pai dong article
TheNatGeoAwardschallengedfilmmakerstomakeafive-minutedocumentarythatpaidtributetothepeopleandstoriesthatreflectthespiritofHongKong."Daipaidongseemedanobviouschoice,astheyembodythespiritofHongKong.Wehopethatpeoplewillwatchthisandrealisethattheyarestillaround.Iftheylikethem,theyshouldgoandsupportthem,"saysAngelakis.Thenamedaipaidongmeans"restaurantwithabiglicenceplate",referringtothesizeofthelicences,whicharebiggerthanthoseofotherlicensedstreetvendors.Thereareonly25daipaidongleftinHongKong:11i...
The Nat Geo Awards challenged filmmakers to make a five-minute documentary that paid tribute to the people and stories that reflect the spirit of Hong Kong.
"Dai pai dong seemed an obvious choice, as they embody the spirit of Hong Kong. We hope that people will watch this and realise that they are still around. If they like them, they should go and support them," says Angelakis.
The name dai pai dong means "restaurant with a big licence plate", referring to the size of the licences, which are bigger than those of other licensed street vendors. There are only 25 dai pai dong left in Hong Kong: 11 in Sham Shui Po, 10 in Central, three in Wan Chai and one in Tai O, according to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, which...