Tong Man-leung Column Uses Cha Chaan Teng Analogy to Discuss Timing for Mediation
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On 29 October 2026, Tong Man-leung wrote in his daily economics column in Ming Pao, using a cha chaan teng owner as an example to discuss choosing the right time to mediate. The article said a customer told the owner that people were fighting at the street corner and suggested the owner step in to mediate. The owner, citing the cha chaan teng being very busy, said "wait a while before going, going now would be useless", and continued serving customers. The informant called the owner cold-blooded, and the owner laughed it off.
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- 明報·每日經濟湯文亮：勸和要揀啱時間
湯文亮在專欄以茶餐廳老闆為例，講述勸和要揀啱時間。有客人告知街口有人打架，建議老闆出面勸和，老闆以茶餐廳很忙為由稱「等一陣才去，現在去無作用」，繼續招呼客人，報料者指老闆冷血，老闆一笑置之。
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