An elderly woman is picking up styrofoam waste to sell for recycling. This image has become a focus for a group of young artists wanting to capture the elusive essence of Tai Kok Tsui, one of Hong Kong's poorest and oldest areas.
Most residents in the area, on the west side of Kowloon Peninsula, are senior citizens. They live among the jumble of shops and light industry, where a warehouse stands right next to dim sum shops, a photographer's studio and a funeral home.
It's this curious blend of the timeless and the transient that captivates graphic artist Jino Yeung Yuet-yan. She wants to preserve the area's unique culture for future generations - on postcards and in calendars.
'All the shops are so old and random there,' says the 29-year-old art director. 'It's like going back in time. The people relate to each other in a very personal way.'
Her Cheers Design studio's 'I Discover You in Tai Kok Tsui' project is part of the government-funded DesignSmart Initiative. The initiative provides funding for young designers' innovative projects.
Yeung launched her small graphic design company in 2008 at some rented space in an old factory in Tai Kok Tsui. She became attached. 'Every day I'd pass by the same streets and meet the same people living their lives or running their businesses,' she recalls. 'One day it suddenly dawned on me that I should record as much as I could about Tai Kok Tsui before it's too late.'