In her studio in Wong Chuk Hang, artist Evelyna Liang-kan has an interesting chair "cover" - it is of an elderly woman with big arms, so you can sit on her lap and wrap her arms around you.

Master of paper lanterns, gods and offerings Chan Kwei-chow, 95, has retired to the mainland with his wife, Chan Chiu Suk-hing, his advanced age and the prospect of another rent rise ending the career of a man who insisted that his detailed items be kept traditional and handmade.