Activity at the wholesale fruit market, or Gwo Laan, in Yau Ma Tei gets under way as night falls. Photo: Christopher DeWolf
From mangoes to murders, Hong Kong wholesale fruit market in Yau Ma Tei has been a different place for over 100 years
Yau Ma Tei is one of Hong Kong's oldest and most diverse neighbourhoods. In the second instalment of our miniseries exploring facets of its history, we recall the colourful past of Gwo Laan, the city’s wholesale fruit market
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History of Hong Kong districts
Activity at the wholesale fruit market, or Gwo Laan, in Yau Ma Tei gets under way as night falls. Photo: Christopher DeWolf