Collaboration Partners' Story - Sai Kung Store #1

• Posted on 7 July 2023
• By TL
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Sai Kung Store for Sai Kungers

#weekendtrip , #hiking & #junkboat … These are the keywords that pop up when one talks about Sai Kung. But for Debby, ex-district councillor of Sai Kung, the focus should be on the local people. “How about Sai Kungers? Most of the focus is on the tourists. Most of the Sai Kung locals choose to stay home during weekends as they find the place is overwhelmed by day-trippers.” 

As most of the Sai Kungers work away from the area during weekdays, and similarly are forced to seek relaxation outside of Sai Kung on their days off, Debby fears that Sai Kung locals might lose their sense of belonging. Debby has since converted her office area to a local store where she can serve local Sai Kungers with locally made goods and services. The store has been run by neighbours as well as herself for close to two years. The most remarkable memories are formed in such partnerships and relationships built with like-minded Sai Kung residents.  

As a team run by a largely varied and voluntary pool of Sai Kung residents, it is not surprising that one might not realise another neighbour or friend is also serving the same cause by working in Debby’s Sai Kung Store. Nevertheless the store is always full of laughter and joyful vibes, held together by the goodwill and spirit of the volunteers.  

Debby is thankful that regular customers of Sai Kung Store are kind and supportive. They patiently tolerate the inexperienced mistakes that may be caused by the volunteers, and will even help out with deliveries. Running a small business has its many challenges but the selflessness of volunteers and magnanimity of regulars can help Sai Kung Store continue on. Debby feels that love and generosity is the strongest foundation upon which her small business is being built upon.  

Do support Debby and her store run by passionate people!

互撐夥伴【西多】專訪（一） - 西貢人尊屬生活小店

講起西貢，好多人第一時間諗到嘅就係「週末好去處」、行山出海集合地點⋯⋯但作為前西貢前區議員嘅Debby，比起遊客數量，更關心嘅係區內居民「咁西貢人自己呢？好似冇乜真係畀居民嘅嘢，星期六、日大家都會唔想出街，因為會覺得唔belongs to呢個地方」

當居民普遍平日要返工、weekend為咗搵嘢玩hea吓而出番市區，好少喺區內有日常生活，就更難培養佢哋關心呢個地方。雖然唔再係區議員，但Debby仍然想為西貢繼續做地區工作「有間實體店好重要，所以就將個議辦轉咗做舖頭，主要target番西貢街坊」

為咗西貢人，西多就正式成立，由Debby自己加上義工街坊合力經營

營運接近兩年，令Debby印象最深刻嘅亦係西貢人，最常接觸嘅當然就係義工街坊團隊「我哋集體都係好大意成日擺烏龍嘅人，大家嘅standard都差唔多，互相有愛可能係因為大家都有腦霧」

我哋只係聽Debby講，但好似都感受到佢哋係充滿喜感嘅團隊「我一路都唔為意佢哋原來唔認識大家，直到新年食團年飯先發覺，因為街坊都係得閒先嚟幫手，啲時間錯開咗，雖然大家都係住附近，當路過見到對方時其實係唔知道對方有喺西多幫手，有啲搞笑，可見我哋團隊幾鬆散」

面對有趣嘅員工，咁啲客戶呢？「西多好好彩，我哋客群唔多，但都係好包容大愛嘅街坊，我哋成日都犯錯、畀錯貨又收錯錢，但佢哋都比我清楚仲會同我講番；有啲街坊出開去返工又會順道幫我哋車埋啲貨返嚟」

「『點解咁好？點解可以咁好？』嚟買嘢嘅、幫我哋手嘅街坊都係，真係常存感恩嘅心」

就係咁有愛嘅西貢人撐住西多「就算日子唔易，so far都有信心繼續run落去，因為西貢仲係有好多充滿愛嘅朋友」

無論你係唔係西貢人，得閒都應該去西多幫襯吓，感受吓西貢街坊嘅熱誠同生活，仲有香港製造嘅優質產品