Hong Kong’s traditional cafe flavours were reproduced in London in July to show and promote the territory’s unique heritage.
The event, called “Bing Sutt (Icehouse Cafe): The Origin of Hong Kong-style Coffee Shops,” took place in London’s Hackney Chinese Community Services Centre on July 9 and 10. It was co-hosted by several Hong Kong groups such as the Museum of Hong Kong, Shalom Heung Gong, London Ghost Stories, Kong Fook Cheongsam, Hong Kong Culture Square, and Hongkongers in London, all Hongkongers’ organizations in Britain.
The event drew around 100 participants, mostly Hongkongers; the rest were locals.
Hongkongers’ population has swelled into a colossal group in Britain as 120,000 emigrated there through the BNO visa, outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson announced on July 1. People from the exodus have not lost their identity as Hongkongers. Some of them organize events about Hong Kong’s history and culture….