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Portraits capture Hong Kong’s disappearing trades

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    Portraits capture Hong Kong’s disappearing trades

    From fortune tellers to birdcage makers, Hong Kong's traditional entrepreneurs cling on to their vanishing crafts.
    From fortune tellers to professional letter writers, many of Hong Kong's street-savvy, traditional entrepreneurs have devoted their entire lives to ancient and increasingly forgotten practices.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GeoTommy:
    From fortune tellers to professional letter writers, many of Hong Kong's street-savvy, traditional entrepreneurs have devoted their entire lives to ancient and increasingly forgotten practices..
    Wait- I am a professional letter writer and oftentimes a fortuneteller as well...I guess not much has changed for modern entrepreneurs...

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    At least the fortune tellers will have seen their demise coming.