消失中的香港 系列 Disappearing Hong Kong Culture
 
深水埗棚仔 / 欽州街小販市場 Yen Chow Street Hawker Bazaar
Illustration by Kate WaterWood
2022
 
欽州街小販市場（英文：Yen Chow Street Hawker Bazaar），又稱為深水埗布藝市場，俗稱「棚仔」，曾經是香港碩果僅存的布料集中地，位於深水埗荔枝角道373號。小販市場每一個檔攤都堆滿了布膠板帆布，雖環境昏暗，但布料價錢相當相宜，款式多元化，普通的綿布、麻布、各種花式的格仔布，甚至牛仔布也可以找到。因此成為時裝設計的學生常到之處。小販市場早在1970年代開始有布販進駐，全盛時期共有190多檔經營。其後政府停發小販牌，而棚仔亦經歷了多次政府收地風波。2015年布販和義工成立了棚仔關注組，關注政府收地。如今（2018年）仍有50位經營者繼續在市場經營。小販市場最終在2023年1月31日完成歷史任務，並由食環署職員進行清場，市場到晚上7時關閉。
 
來源：Wiki
 
Yen Chow Street Hawker Bazaar, also known as Sham Shui Po Fabric Market or simply "The Bazaar," was once the last remaining fabric hub in Hong Kong. Located at 373 Lai Chi Kok Road in Sham Shui Po, the market was filled with stalls selling a variety of fabrics, from plain cotton and linen to patterned fabrics and even denim, all at affordable prices. Despite the dimly lit environment, the market was a popular destination for fashion design students looking for unique fabrics. The market began attracting fabric vendors in the 1970s and had over 190 stalls at its peak. However, the government stopped issuing hawker licenses, and the market faced multiple government land acquisition controversies. In 2015, fabric vendors and volunteers formed the "Bazaar Concern Group" to advocate for government support. As of 2018, the market still had 50 vendors continuing to operate. Finally, on January 31, 2023, the market completed its historic mission and was cleared by Food and Environmental Hygiene Department staff, closing at 7 p.m.