石板街(下)-藝術家地帶

或者大家睇地圖都會發覺到，石板街近中區警署一段路既排檔，空置率都幾高，我地去過幾次，有好幾檔都係冇開檔既。

但係，呢度有兩檔，係值得大家行過時留意下既。

石板街(中)-天天都是HALLOWEEN

由士丹利街至威靈頓街一段的石板街排檔，排檔數目較少，只有十幾檔，而且有空置檔位。

不過呢段路賣既野，同下一段或上一段既野完全唔同，就係賣各種衣著，而且呢度賣既衣著，通通都係萬聖節用既扮鬼扮馬衣著黎，好似假髮，面具等

石板街(上)-幫你衣著大翻新

石板街本名係砵典乍街，係中環其中一條歷史悠久既街道，為紀念香港英治時第一任港督砵典乍而得名。全條街地勢陡直，所以用石板鋪成階梯，方便人士上落。全街上接荷李活道，下連干諾道中，荷理活道有好多有殖民地色彩既建築物，好似前中央警署同域多利監獄，干諾道中就係商業地區。可以話係遊客必經之路，响度開檔，地利係絕對無得輸!

十二平方呎的畫展

排檔，一直以來都跟消費掛上等號，柴米油鹽，衫褲鞋襪，家居用品，都可以在這些小檔買到，種種的貨品，卻脫不了金錢的交易。


在中環石板街有一個攤檔，除了傳統的綠色鐵皮外牆，還有一塊現代的落地玻璃，檔內陳列著一幅幅的塑料彩畫，在這人流如鯽的街頭，加上一層藝術色彩。

Hawker stalls, typically only sell stuffs like daily necessaries, clothing, home ware, etc. However amongst those on the Puttinger Street (a.k.a "Stone Street") in Central, there is one, in addition to its traditional green metal body, covered with glass displaying several acrylic paintings.  This petite gallery has spiced up the street with its artistic nature.

和氏壁般的隱世小舖－蓺一

中環，香港永遠的心臟，每天行人絡繹不絕，人人步伐急促，從無片刻的逗留，仿佛只要一停步，自己便會停止呼吸。

商廈林立的中環內，有一條小巷叫畢打里，這條只需一二分鐘就可穿過的小巷，連接畢打街和戲院里。每逢上下班時間，行人都將這條小巷逼得水洩不通。也許大家對這條小巷的印象，只有這裏曾經有大鼠為患，咬傷一名女遊客，要勞動食環署大清洗。卻不為意這條陰暗的後巷，有近廿個政府設立的固定攤檔。


位於戲院里一邊盡頭，有一個小檔，掛上大大的紅色招牌「蓺一」，單看名字，也許會一頭霧水，賣的究竟是什麼葫蘆，走近看看，才知道原來是售賣玉器。售賣玉器的蓺一，開業只有十多年，算是這裏「年輕」的一檔，誰知這小檔的名字卻大有來頭。

畢打里－街頭庶務二課

每間公司都有行政部，負責公司辦工室既日常運作，上至文件傳遞，內外通訊，下至文具添置，蛇蟲鼠蟻，通通都關行政部事，以香港職場既共識，行政部既 人員往往係最乞人憎，十個行政部人員，九個係嫁唔出等緊做/正在做敗犬既姑婆們，通常事事非非，暗箭金手指，就係由行政部班女人傳出黎，而佢地要支筆都要 填FORM既態度，就緊架令人又愛又恨。

其實响分隔富庶既畢打街同戲院里之間，除左日日有人示威話「雷曼未解決」既花旗銀行之外，有條小巷將呢兩條街連接起黎，呢條小巷，叫畢打里，

要走過呢條小巷，只需幾分鐘，平日呢條巷行人多如過江之鯽，响中環呢個CBD裏面，個個都趕頭趕命，邊有閒情逸致去留意呢條巷?

中環利源東西街—富與庶的分界線

利源東西二街排檔群位於中環CBD之內，以港島黎講係其中一個大型既攤檔集中地，雖然佢地有既攤檔數目，只係九龍旺角三街(花園街，廣東道同通菜街)既一成，但係香港島係香港最早發展(以殖民地歷史起計)既地方，最早既香港城市規劃--四環九約，就包括成個中環至西環堅尼地城。所以話，利源東西街可以話係同香港一齊發展。而呢度既排檔群，亦都非常具歷史價值。

Located in Central, heart of Hong Kong, Li Yuen Street East/West is a places for fixed-pitched hawkers. Though they are much less than those in Kowloon in number, it is one of the hawking spots with longest history.  The first city planning in Hong Kong history included places in the Central-Western District. Therefore, Li Yuen Street development coincided with Hong Kong as a whole.

以地理黎講，利源二街本身位處中環心腹之地，上接德輔道，下駁皇后大道呢兩條貫通港島既主要道路，有電車接駁，附近又有巴士站，而且鄰近地鐵站，四通八達，位置上已立於不敗之地。絕對係冇得輸!各位有幸抽籤抽中响呢兩條街既排檔，真係一支好籤呀!

Geographically, both Li Yuen Streets are at the heart of Central District.  They are in the middle of Des Voeux Road and Queen's Road, which cross along Hong Kong Island.  It can be accessed by bus, trams, and MTR, making it convenient for not only locals but also tourists.  Therefore, you get lots of advantage in starting business here due to its accessibility.

巴不得講排檔

幾年前有一套小品電視劇,叫「爸不得爸爸」,描寫既係五六十年代既那些年香港,主角楚慈同楚帆既故事.內裏既故事情節好多都已經應該唔記得,但最記得既,係呢一幕……

I would like to start this entry with the show "A chip off the old block."

Few years ago, there was a Cantonese soap opera called "A chip off the old block," the show basically depicted the basic life of a Hong Kong Citizen in the 50s/60s.  Though I have already forgotten most parts of the show, the following scene still imprinted in my mind…

點解隻老鼠俾人當網球咁拍都唔死係一個謎,但類似呢兩個既熟食大排檔,响今時今日既香港,已經成為稀有動物,但有冇人知當年佢地梗有一檔响左近既程度,係多過今日7-Eleven同Circle-K既總和呢?

While readers might be side-tracked by the fact that how the mouse could still alive after numerous spankings, I would like to focus on the two hawker stalls a.k.a Dai Pai Dong in the show.  People might not be familiar with the setting of the scenes.  Could one ever imagine they are once outnumbered the sum of 7-Eleven and Circle-K nowadays?