A daily market by the pier that serves what hongkongers love, fish!
- Hoi Pong Square, Sai Kung
- Depends on peddlers
Floating fish market
Mr Lo isn’t the type of fisherman, who sits at a pier to fish with a hook or trawls around a big heavy net. Like many Sai Kung fishermen, he has converted his speedboat into a floating fish market. He carries a selection of seafood, from brown mantis shrimps to bright red garoupa. ‘My biggest fish was 10kg, a nice big garoupa. I just sold it here’, Mr Lo smiles.
Daily routine
‘I’ll be in my boat at 5 am every day to go fishing‘, Mr Lo shares proudly. He sails 10 minutes away to his secret fishing spot. Once there, he drops his net and stays for 4-5 hours, catching his daily produce to sell at the pier.
I have been fishing for 40 years, I started when I was 10 years old.
Changing currents
Mr Lo’s daily catch depends on currents, seasons and weather. ‘Some days – particularly in winter - there is little fish, he says. Sometimes I can only catch small fish or less-known fish such as pin-spotted spinefoots and lion head croakers. But in summer, there’s more catch.’