Howard Bilton (left) and photographer William Furniss at the book’s launch at Soho 189 Art Lane, 189 Queen's Road West. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong photographer records the old shops falling prey to gentrification on one man’s daily commute through Western

Seeing the long-established small businesses he passed daily closing, Howard Bilton commissioned a book of photos of every shop along Queen’s Road West – a quirky Hong Kong time capsule

Topic | Old Hong Kong

Enid Tsui

Published: 12:54pm, 13 Dec, 2016

Updated: 8:46pm, 20 Jul, 2018

Howard Bilton (left) and photographer William Furniss at the book’s launch at Soho 189 Art Lane, 189 Queen's Road West. Photo: Sam Tsang

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Enid Tsui

Enid joined the SCMP as senior culture writer in 2015 after many years of covering business and politics in Hong Kong and London. She edited and wrote for the Financial Times and the Nikkei Asian Review, presented on RTHK Radio 3, and launched the Economist Group's first Chinese-language publication, CFO China.