Content Introduction Cat Street in the past Cat Street today The unique characteristics of Cat Street Conclusion Difficulties Reflection Member List

Introduction Another name for Cat Street is Lascar Row. There are many antique shops and booths. The goods and products sold here are called “Mouse goods”. Westerners nicknamed those hawkers selling “Mouse goods” “Cats”. Lascar Row became famous in the 1960’s. Lascar Row is a popular antique market. A place for well-off Hongkongers and Westerners to shop.

Cat Street in the past After the Japanese stationed in Hong Kong, many blockhouses and old Chinese buildings consisting of brothels and mariner apartments sprang up in the coastal area of Upper Lascar Row There were many sailors. When the sailors were not on duty, they usually stayed at Upper Lascar Row and therefore, Upper Lascar Row became the center for them.

Cat Street today At the end of the 18th century, many Indians brought their used things to sell on Cat Street.The street became a Hong-Kong- style flea market. Real antiques, fake antiques, and even books were sold here.

At the end of 19th century, Cat Street was split into the Upper part and the Lower part. Today, the Lower part of the Lascar Row has disappeared, because that area was re- structured in the 70’s. Lok Ku Road was built and was extended into the Lower Lascar Row. So, the present Cat Street only consists of the Upper Lascar Row. Cat Street today

At present, the Upper Lascar Row and the Lower Lascar Row are combined to form the Lascar Row. Most of the shops there sell Chinese antiques and handicrafts, some of which are quite luxurious. Cat Street today

The uniqueness of Cat Street Known for antiques and collectibles in Hong Kong Locates antique dealers and shops regionally Many activities like auctions, fairs and related services are held here. Lots of dealers go there for business

Questionnaire Result : From people who live there: They think the street is international because many antiques from different countries can be found here They have good memories of the street Many tourists go there for antiques

Questionnaire Result Why dealers sell antiques here Cat Street is a well-known street selling antiques and many people come to buy them. So Cat Street is a good place for the antiques business.

Questionnaire Result Things that attracted them to visit : They want to buy gifts They want to learn about the culture of Hong Kong They want to see the old shops From tourists

Questionnaire Result What tourists think of the street: Funny Interesting They can see both the old Hong Kong and new Hong Kong here

Conclusion Cat Street is a street where the old culture is preserved Most of the people who sell antiques there have lived there for a long time and many of them are elderly The street is wonderful

Difficulties We were inefficient. Very difficult to meet up with other group mates for research. The interviewees on Cat Street were not receptive to our questions. The interviewees on Cat Street were very impolite.

We have some translation problem. It is difficult for us to translate Chinese into English as our English is not good enough. Cat Street is very small but it is very crowded. We disagree with each other a lot. Difficulties

Reflection We have Learnt how to delegate duties. Learnt to find information from more sources Learnt how to organize information Learnt the history of Cat Street We have learnt more about how the old people live on Cat Street

Reasons The Topic is very interesting We were interested in this topic We want to know the history and stories of Cat Street There were many antiques that interested us. We were the last group to choose and the other topics had already been chosen by other groups

Crystal Wong (29)[Leader] Cecilia Yuen (39)[Secretary] Kitty Choi (7) [Secretary] Tracy Tse (24)[Coordinator] Calina Cheung (4)[Designer] Jessica Yap (36)[Stock Keeper] Claire Wong (32) [IT Technician] Teacher Adviser : Mrs. J Li Photos are taken by Crystal Wong