Small shops selling inexpensive two-dish mealboxes have mushroomed across one of the world's least affordable cities, cropping up in working-class and white-collar areas alike as people tighten their belts amid fears of a recession after pro-democracy protests followed by strict Covid protocol for over two years
This photo taken on September 18, 2022, shows customers being served low-priced two-dish mealboxes at Kitty Chan's restaurant in Hong Kong. Image: Peter Parks/AFP