Tsang Kok Ling Village land resumed after over 70 years, Hoi Kee Cafe closes as regulars queue to bid farewell

Land at Tsang Kok Ling Village was resumed today, with the village's two cafes closing after their final day of business yesterday. Hoi Kee (Hiep Wo) Cafe, with a history of over 70 years, had a long queue early in the morning as regulars came to patronise it. A Japanese working in Hong Kong described it in Cantonese as "heart-wrenching", lamenting that old villages carrying Hong Kong's history, such as Tsang Kok Ling Village and Ngau Chi Wan Village, are disappearing one by one.