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SUN · 2026-09-27 · 01:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0927-114375
News/How Hong Kong’s old businesses are adapting to new times
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How Hong Kong’s old businesses are adapting to new times

This article, the second in a series on Hong Kong's economic transformation, highlights how three established businesses are adapting to changing times. Lin Heung Lau, a historic restaurant traditionally known for morning tea, extended its operating hours during the World Cup to attract younger patrons.

Wynna Wong,Ambrose LiSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-27 · 01:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
How Hong Kong’s old businesses are adapting to new times
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This article, the second in a series on Hong Kong's economic transformation, highlights how three established businesses are adapting to changing times. Lin Heung Lau, a historic restaurant traditionally known for morning tea, extended its operating hours during the World Cup to attract younger patrons. Chairman Rocky Wong Hei-yan, drawing on his nightlife industry experience, led this initiative, viewing it as an opportunity for brand building and customer acquisition beyond traditional demographics. This strategic shift demonstrates how older businesses are reinventing themselves to remain relevant in Hong Kong's evolving economic landscape.

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The restaurant's extended hours were for brand-building and customer acquisition, not solely profit.

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Rocky Wong Hei-yan is the chairman of Lin Heung Lau and a veteran of the nightlife industry.

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Lin Heung Lau extended its operating hours during the World Cup.

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Hong Kong football fans watched World Cup matches over dim sum at Lin Heung Lau restaurant.

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In the second of a two-part series on Hong Kong’s economic transformation, Ambrose Li and Wynna Wong profile three established enterprises that have rejuvenated their brands and reinvented their businesses. Read part one here.Late into the night, Hong Kong football fans in their twenties, thirties and forties sat in Lin Heung Lau restaurant on Wellington Street watching World Cup matches over dim sum rather than pints at a sports bar.The historic restaurant, traditionally associated with elderly morning-tea regulars, extended its operating hours during the World Cup in the summer, drawing on the expertise of chairman Rocky Wong Hei-yan, a nightlife industry veteran behind once-bustling Lan Kwai Fong venues such as Club No 9, Club Beijing and Magnum.“On that occasion, we were not calculating money only,” he said. “We were looking at brand-building and opening another channel through which we could find customers.”
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