[Field- Homework 3] Pawnshops
Video link: https://youtu.be/jAYzGkC8v1g Pawnshops Director: Shu Yau Shing (3036067597) In the mid-19th century, as Hong Kong opened as a free port, a large number of immigrants flooded into Hong Kong in search of developmental opportunities. Many new immigrants were economically unstable, and pawnshops became a means for them to resolve short-term financial difficulties, helping many families overcome tough times to a certain extent. Entering the 1990s, as the contemporary banking lending system gradually improved, pawnshops faced challenges from bank personal loans, credit card overdrafts, and finance companies, and gradually began to be outcompeted. Faced with financial issues, many workers chose