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Dai pai dong is a kind of traditional food stall in Hong Kong. It was famous and popular in Hong Kong during the 1960s and 1970s.〔(百家廊：別矣，香港街邊大排檔 ), 香港文匯報(2008年1月6日)〕 The literal meaning of dai pai dong in English is “Big license stall”. The characteristics of Dai Pai Dong are lack of air-conditioners, unclean environment but various kinds of food.〔http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-wine/article/1556158/dai-pai-dong-endangered-species-hong-kong Dai Pai Dong Endangered Species in Hong Kong, South China Morning Post, (21 July 2014)〕 However, starting from 1980s, the government stopped issuing new licenses and began buying them back. Due to its hygienic problem and the license holders were died, dai pai dong closed down and was replaced by different kinds of restaurant. There are only 25 dai pai dong left in Hong Kong, according to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, which manages the licenses. Nevertheless, because of voices about preserving local food culture, it is suggested that licenses should be issued again to the vendors and the dai pai dong owners.〔(Chinese)https://hk.news.yahoo.com/小販再發牌須地區支持-221114515.html 小販再發牌須地區支持, 星島日報(2015年2月26日)〕〔(Chinese)http://www.881903.com/Page/ZH-TW/newsdetail.aspx?ItemId=782608&csid=261_341 食衛局建議簽發新小販及大排檔牌照, 商業電台(2015年3月2日)〕 Besides, there are several changes of dai pai dong due to the urban development. == Background == Dai Pai Dong were popular among working class due to its cheap price in the 1950s and they earned the nickname “poor people’s nightclub”. However, the rise of hygiene and traffic congestion complaints forced the government to stop issuing “big licenses” in 1956 and limited their transfer due to black market of selling licenses. The licensees could only transfer the licenses to their spouses upon their death, not even their children. If the licensees did not have a spouse, the license would expire.〔(Chinese)街邊有檔大牌檔 莊玉惜著 香港：三聯書店 (香港) 2011〕 In 1975, with the opening of the first cooked food center, a lot of dai pai dong moved into these center and markets for easy control. In 1983, the government began to buy back licenses from the holders to improve public hygiene. Since the licenses could not be transferred, many aged license holders chose to sell their licenses to the government. The number of dai pai dong in Hong Kong dropped significantly. There were 68 dai pai dong in Kowloon City. But now there is none. Now, there are only 25 dai pai dong remaining in Hong Kong: 11 in Sham Shui Po, 10 in Central, three in Wan Chai and one in Tai O. Only a few of them are still on the streets in the traditional style. Nevertheless, while the traditional food stalls, which represent Hong Kong local food culture, closed down one by one because of urban development, there are voices suggesting preserving dai pai dong.〔(Chinese) http://paper.wenweipo.com/2005/07/31/HK0507310045.htm 民園麵家唏噓聲中結業, 文匯報(2005年7月31日)〕 At the same time, it is to preserve Hong Kong people collective memories. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rejuvenation of dai pai dong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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