There are numerous types of snacks for people to enjoy at a low price, such as curry fish ball, kabob, deep fried pig intestine, stinky tofu, etc.
Residents living in Sham Shui Po complain about the loud noises produced by the hawkers and customers in the night market, which affects their daily routine.
For hygienic problems, Ms LAU Pui-yuk, district councilor of Nam Cheong Central, points out that hawking could lead to the widespread of diseases, especially during the winter influenza season.
Vincent Cheng, district councilor of Nam Cheong North, opposes hawking and the operation of Sham Shui Po Night Market as using LPG and boiling oil on the street without following any safety guidelines could be very dangerous and even cause explosion, putting the well-being of citizens at risk.
In the campaign, the vice president of the League of Social Democrats blamed the Chief Executive Leung Chun Ying for allowing developers to monopolize the market, suffocating the living space of the small vendors.
[7] Since developers own a lot of properties and aim to earn big money, many small vendors are forced out of shopping malls as they cannot afford the ever-increasing rent in order to make room for chained international brands.
The laborers could buy a bowl of curry fish balls, sweet soup or noodles from unlicensed hawkers after a hard day's work in a cheap, delicious and convenient manner.