Hong Kong has a long history of Hawker (vendors) that could be traced back over a century. The Environmental Hygiene Administration Division is responsible for the general management of Hawker. As you can see, the following picture shows the governmental structure: Source: http://www.fehd.gov.hk/english/department/org_chart_0503_v2/FEHD_orgchart_e.gif According to the official website … Continue Reading ››

Overview on recent media report: Media press talks about expectations the new regulation on food, which is said to include the supportive terms for street food vending business, from the positive aspect by giving several examples on how the those illegal vendors who sell “Internet-Popular” （网红）food to get the license in the past several years, which … Continue Reading ››

Overview: The regulatory department in 1990s was in a similar form as the structure when the PRC was established – multiple departments and laws were involved. Moreover, there were specific regulatory office and law-enforcement team on regulating vendors. While it seemed to be strong regulation power, the problem on regulating vendors still existed. According to Yi Wang’s … Continue Reading ››

Overview: Street vending in China has a long history back to ancient times. Considering the history of Shanghai and China, the general classification on the period is: 1843 -1949: Shanghai became a treaty port in 1843 (上海开埠). The international trade opened and the city became a commercial center. People from other provinces came to Shanghai to become a … Continue Reading ››

This is a documentary made by STV Documentary Channel about the street food in lanes in Shanghai. The guest speakers are all talking in Shanghai dialect, translated into English by Jiaqi Dong.