Lee Shun-bun at New Loon Fung, on Gerrard Street in London. The Hong Kong-born restaurateur has for decades nurtured the Chinese community in the city in both body and soul. Photo: Ming Tang-Evans
‘He represents what Chinatown stands for’: London chef turned restaurant owner Lee Shun-bun, born in Hong Kong, is 71 and still hard at work
- Lee Shun-bun arrived in the UK with little money and, after 15 years of hard work and sacrifice, opened his own Cantonese restaurant. Another followed in 2013
- Now 71, he talks about the changes in Chinatown as tastes have evolved, and the responsibility he feels to keep Chinese culture alive for younger generations
Lee Shun-bun at New Loon Fung, on Gerrard Street in London. The Hong Kong-born restaurateur has for decades nurtured the Chinese community in the city in both body and soul. Photo: Ming Tang-Evans
