究竟紅Van這個行業何去何從？變成過去成為歷史📜，還是具有香港特色延續下去？🚌 紅色小巴的(可見)將來/ 紅色小巴數量日益減少，行內人士更認為不久將來有機會在香港消失。隨著新型交通的發展，紅色小巴的角色越來越不重要。例如港鐵港島延伸至西環及南港島線開通後，相關路線和數以百計的紅色小巴一次性被淘汰了。預計未來沙中線全面開通後，業界又會面臨另一次淘汰潮。重重的限制令紅色小巴營運困難。事實上，政府如果能夠檢討和放寬對紅色小巴的限制，他們是有生存空間和價值。例如許多新市鎮到了深夜，主要公共交通停運，居民只能選擇繞路比較遠的巴士，或者被迫乘搭的士，如果是允許紅色小巴提供服務，路線會較直接，費用也一定比的士平。另外高速公路在日間負荷較重，禁止紅色小巴駛入，這是能夠理解的，但是到深夜，交通壓力下降，應該開放予他們使用。 🏎例子：旺角來往西貢的路線，紅色小巴只需要大概25-30分鐘的車程，相反巴士所需時間會多出一倍甚至更多。 如果香港政府未能夠充分利用小巴彈性服務優勢，這只會導致他們最後無法經營。對他們來說，唯一的出路就是將所有紅色小巴變成專營路線的綠色小巴，這同時意味着紅色小巴將會在香港永久消失。 The possible future of red minibus/ It can be seen that the number of red minibus is decreasing day by day, people in the industry even think that it may disappear in Hong Kong in the foreseeable future. With the development of new transportation, the role of red minibus is becoming less important. For example, after the MTR Hong Kong Island line extended to Kennedy Town and started South Island Line, numerous relevant red minibus routes are eliminated at a time. And after the full opening of the Sha Tin-Central Line, the industry will face another wave of elimination. Under different restrictions, the operation of red minibus is veering more difficult. In fact, if the government can review and relax the restrictions on red minibuses, there must be room and value for it survive. For instance, in late night, main public transportation in new towns are suspended and residents can only hop on the only available bus route which has a longer than usual journey and travel time or forced to take taxi instead. If the red minibus is allowed to respond to those needs, the route will be more direct and the cost will be far less than that taxi. It is understandable to eliminate red minibus from the highway due to heavy load during the daytime. However, at midnight, the traffic pressure drops and they can be opened for use. 🏎Example: Travel time of a red minibus from Mong Kok to Sai Kung takes 25-30 minutes. But takes more than an hour when by bus. If the Hong Kong government fails to take full advantage of the flexibility of red minibuses, they will no longer sustain their business. #紅van #minibus

Countdown2️⃣ 發展和傳承之間🔨 Between Development and Preservation 香港，短短幾十年，由一個小魚村發展成為今日的國際金融中心。不能不提的是，各種行業的興旺和發展都是孕育出今日香港的重要一環。可惜的是，營運成本、產品需要、經濟回報等種種困難，許多昔日的香港傳統行業變得不合時宜，漸漸淡出大眾視野。然而，現時本地的傳統工藝行業並非完全消失，它們只是在經歷輝煌之後，退居二線。事實上，有些工藝師仍然默默耕耘地繼續傳統工藝製作。我們希望通過介紹他們的故事，了解他們的價值並討論如何能夠在社會發展和傳統手藝的保育和傳承間取之平衡。 _______________________________________________________ Hong Kong, in just a few decades, has developed from a small fish village to today's international financial centre. There is no doubt that the prosperity and development of various industries play an important role to the Hong Kong we know nowadays. It is a pity that with various difficulties such as operating costs, product requirements and economic returns, many traditional Hong Kong industries in the past have become untimely and gradually fade. However, some of the local traditional craft industries have not completely disappeared, they just retreated to the second line after experiencing glory. In fact, some craftsmen still work silently to continue their traditional craftsmanship. We hope to introduce their stories, understand their value and discuss how to balance social development and the preservation and inheritance of these traditional craftsmanship. . 📷 @mr_nkf . #我港 #kongcept #藝術品 #香港工藝 #生活節奏 #香港日常 #hkindustrial #hkcraft #craftsmanship #preserveculture #hongkongspirit #hkfinance #neonlights #taxi #ฮ่องกง #hkspirit #hongkongneedshelp #hongkonger #hkig #insidehongkong #hkculture #hongkongmoment #capturehongkong #hkblogger #在香港的台灣人 #lifeinhongkong #oldhongkong #awesomehongkong #香港生活 #香港好きな人と繋がりたい

《我港 Kongcept》批鬥大會 2021 【1/8工藝精神：一代宗師也難逃行業的式微 @kongcept852】 關於 #我港工藝 #industry_kongcept 💬//香港工藝事業享負勝銘，”MADE IN HONG KONG” 一詞對世界顧客都有信心保證。可惜隨著科技進步，經濟發展等等因素，不少工藝已經式微。我講工藝希望與大家分享一些僅存的工藝，好讓更多一起欣賞和記得種種的工藝精神！// 手寫小巴膠牌/ 記得嗎？我們2020年尾介紹過香港小巴的歷史和文化，如果忘記了或未閱讀可以先看回！而今日會延伸介紹一種香港獨有的傳統工藝，見證著小巴這幾十年時光的藝術。走到旺角先達廣場附近便容易看到一排又一排的小巴在等候乘客，但我們怎樣分辨小巴s的目的地和收費呢？ 線索就放在擋風玻璃上，那又紅又藍的白膠牌。 最後一位工藝師/ 每輛紅色小巴上都總會有幾塊小巴膠牌。現時小巴牌都是出自於同一位工藝師，麥錦生師傅。因為他已經是香港最後一位手寫小巴膠牌的工藝師。由於紅色小巴並沒有固定路線和收費，司機隨意更換小巴膠牌。而最為人熟悉定必是紅白藍三色的繁體字和價錢。別小看這一塊小膠片，原來當中大有學問⋯字的顏色方面，行內規定途經的地方是藍色、終點是紅色。例如圖1，就是途徑九龍城，前往黃大仙的小巴。而膠板也有學問，必須先用酒清消毒，逐一擦拭乾淨，因為若有靜電，會令油墨化開干擾筆跡。 繁體字的堅持與獨有字型/ 麥師傅的獨特字型也申請了專利。早期用毛筆沾油漆，字體夠大夠明顯就足夠。而油漆的濃稠度也非常講究，太稠的話字體會起泡，太稀的話字體會缺色。現今更要加上英文字。多年來，麥師傅都堅持使用繁體字，這才真正代表中文字。簡體字就像切開了一樣，缺乏了字體當中的意義。除了有一個字就是觀塘，麥師傅會寫做「官塘」，這是小巴司機要求，因為「觀」太多筆畫，遠處未必能夠清晰看見。 Hand-painted minibus plastic signs/ Do you still remember that we mentioned Hong Kong minibus history and culture earlier. So, what makes the passengers get the right minibus to their destination and charge? All these rely on the red and blue plastic signs on the windshield, a unique traditional craftsmanship in Hong Kong that has witnessed the past decades of minibuses. The only ONE craftsman left in HK/ Nowadays, most of the minibus signs used in red minibuses are from the same person, Master Mak Kam Sang. He is the last craftsman in Hong Kong to create hand-painted minibus plastic sign. This simple sign also takes a lot of learning. In terms of colour, there are regulations in the industry. Blue words indicate the place that would pass by, red words indicate the final destination. Insistence on using of Traditional characters and fonts/ Master Mai's unique font has even applied for a patent. For many years, Master Mai insisted on using traditional Chinese words to truly represent Chinese characters. Except for a special word, Kwun Tong, Master Mak would write "Kwun” (觀）into another word (官)which has the same pronunciation. That was required by the minibus drivers because there are too many strokes and may not be clearly visible from a distance on road.

被掣肘的霓虹燈- 「條例和計畫」 除了城市發展模式的改變，政府也因樓宇結構安全問題而增加對霓虹招牌的管制，加劇了它的消失速度。 2013年9月2日，屋宇處增設了自願性「檢核計劃」，潛在風險較低並在當天前所建成的霓虹燈招牌，招牌的擁有人可參與將其保留。計劃會安排建築專業人士或註冊承建商會對有關招牌進行檢查、鞏固(如有需要)及向屋宇署核證其安全。通過檢核的招牌可保留5年，屋宇署暫不會干預已通過檢核的招牌。 事實上，這個做法只是政府的「通容」，由於那些招牌在相關的街道條例出現前已經出現，即使檢核後確保安全，仍然有違現時的建築工程條例。一但五年後，招牌必須重新進「檢核」或被拆除，以確保安全的結構。不少招牌擁有人為避免反覆的程序而選擇拆除。諷刺的是，政府屋宇署網站指出：「大部份現存違例招牌的存在確實對香港繁榮有一定價值。」但除了把霓虹招牌列入為違例招牌，就沒有其他方案處理？ 在《我港專訪》中，劉師傅說到:「香港係拆得太誇張，條街好似原本一個smokey eyes孔妝，突然間變咗素顏咁啊。」，此段亦成了《 #霓虹叢林 》歌詞 #KongceptualPop ： 🎶假使卸下濃艷晚妝，通通都脫下，惟恐那色與慾無餘地再幻～化🎶 因時代而去 因時代而去／ 上一個時代的香港經濟蓬勃與政府對於霓虹燈牌的監管相對寬鬆，孕育了香港成為經典的霓虹燈街道畫面。輝煌時代過去，政府對招牌的規管也變得更加嚴厲，即使增設一個小型招牌也需提交多份文件和圖則，例如現在的招牌對面積和安裝地方都有複習的規限。加上LED 的出現，即使商戶們安裝一些戶外招牌都會因成本較便宜、維修等原因而選擇LED。種種原因導致今天霓虹燈絕跡，我們為霓虹燈與時代扣上不能分割的關係，但究竟霓虹燈能否在這時代中找到生存之道？（下個post會講，🔔開定通知等） Neon SIgnature - What is left?/ Signature owners are encouraged to join the Validation Scheme implemented by the Building Department since 2013, owners are required to appoint the prescribed building professionals or contractors to inspect, strengthen (if required) and certify the structural safety of the existing billboards that already existed before 2 September 2013. Even if the inspection is done, the safety check is still required to be carried out again every 5 years or the signature should be removed. The 5 years can be viewed as temporary permission, as most of the signature do not fit with the current regulations, they are still illegal technically. It is interesting that the website of the Building Department states that “many of the existing unauthorised signboards…...carries notable value for sustaining local commercial activities and contributing to Hong Kong’s prosperity”. So, are there any better regulations that the government can think of to preserve the neon billboards and ensure the persistent building safety problem? 🔔follow 《我港 Kongcept》IG/FB @kongcept852 🔗 https://linktr.ee/kongcept852 🔗 ➵Youtube 訪問片/未來大製作 ➵Instagram 最多內容 ➵Facebook 分享貼文，與長輩討論香港文化 #我港 #kongcept #我港工藝 #industry_kongcept #霓虹燈 #neonlight #招牌 #霓虹叢林 #kongceptualpop

大牌檔? 大排檔?/ 夥計，一打藍妹！🍻作為香港人對大牌檔一定不陌生，但現今真正保留著其獨特歷史文化的元祖級大牌檔還有多少間？最傳統的大牌檔是怎樣的？單是其名稱已眾說紛紜，據說真相是當年政府為了避免出現大量非法擺賣熟食的攤檔，所有大牌檔都需要於當眼處裱裝起一張註有持牌人及檔位資料，約A4大的「固定攤位（熟食或小食）小販牌照」，大牌檔亦因此成名。而「大排檔」有指源自廣東的「排檔」，代表一連成排的路邊餐檔。此外，大牌檔不一定提供小炒，亦有以麵、絲襪奶茶、輕食等作主調的店主。 元祖大牌檔/ 大牌檔的原型可以追溯到二次大戰後，港英政府設立的小販牌照。於1921年，小販分成俗稱大牌的固定小販牌照 和小牌的流動小販牌照（e.g.炒栗子🌰）兩種牌照。直至1950，由於戰後的香港處於百廢待興的狀態加上大批難民從中國大陸湧入，居民生活十分艱難，因優先考慮經濟困難和老弱的人士，港英政府將牌照二合為一並發放出去，為低下層其提供一個謀生的機會。由於牌照費不高和經營成本輕，大牌檔價廉物美的食物深受普羅大眾歡迎。但是1970年代香港經濟起飛和快餐文化（1968年的大家樂/1978麥當勞）興起，加上政府希望整頓市容而加強對大牌檔的經營限制，令大牌檔面臨危機。 大牌檔的變奏/ 於1972年，政府停止發牌，所有牌照持有者需要集中經營，如遷入「熟食中心」，不願意搬遷者則可交還牌照，並領取約六萬元的金額補償。同樣在1970年代初，政府推行了十年建屋計劃，為滿足居民日常生活所需，俗稱「冬菇亭」的熟食舖位伴隨公營房屋應運而生。由於大部分面積小的冬菇亭都喜歡往外搭建帆布帳篷以便擺放更多檯凳招待客人，令其外觀如同大牌檔。由於以上兩者與大牌檔有相似的經營模式，在現今世代亦會被稱為大牌檔。 直至2009年，政府才實施大牌檔保育計劃，為大牌檔建設排污渠及煤氣管，並且協助破舊的大牌檔進行翻新工程。此外，大牌檔牌照亦可以傳給牌主配偶和直系親屬。2015年，當局檢討在滿足環境衛生、污水排放及座位劃分等條件下，解凍已停止多年的大牌檔新牌照發放，在有附加條件下發出新牌照，同時亦研究放寬現有大牌檔牌照的繼承條件，可由直系家庭成員繼承牌照。大牌檔有以上變奏/保育，但我港認爲都未能充分體現大牌檔的神韻...大牌檔的最大特色是其環境，能感受街道上的各種不確定因素，在香港這個發達城市中，那份對比感更具風味。 The Intangible Culture - HKers’ Treasure/ Dai Pai Dong serves you with the most authentic and free eating environment in HK, . In 1950 post-war, Hong Kong was in a state of desperation, and with the large influx of refugees from mainland China, the residents in HK were having a tough time. The British-HK government prioritised the ease on elderly and people who can barely make a living. overnment issued a license that allows food stalls to be operated in public space. It provided a chance for the lower class to earn a living. In the 1970s, HK economy rocketed, fast-food culture entered HK and the government began to tighten the restrictions and even stopped issuing licenses in 1972. Stalls are required to concentrate into a cooked food centre(operating like an ordinary restaurant), or they will need to return the license and receive a compensation of about 60,000HKD. Meanwhile, the government implemented a ten-year housing construction plan. To meet residents' daily needs, cooked food stalls commonly known as Mushroom Pavilions came fundamentally with public housing and replacing Dai Pai Dong. In 2015, the license issuance finally unfrozen but its potential value is yet to be well exerted.