Auntie Yuk
Pantyhose vendor on Pak Sha Road
“I’ve had customers, including celebrities and politicians, who would definitely get upset if I ever moved my stall. I’m sure they’d be asking people where I’d gone! I have sold stockings in the same spot for more than 50 years. I originally set up shop here next to what was then referred to as ‘The Lee Garden Hill’.”
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