Owners sell shops half a century ice hall fast graduation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wenhua Coffee Hall, a half-century resident in Hung Hom, is closed on the 24th of next month. According to the broker quoted the owner of the son said: “father turned, now selling shop”, shop price 60 million yuan, if successfully sold, than nearly half a century ago to buy about 225,000 yuan, up nearly 267 times.

Boss: there is no heart

Wenhua coffee ice hall boss Chen late into retirement more than 20 years ago, by the tea off the restaurant owner, the top hand fee of about 10 million, last year, said: “do it, do not live on the door.” Half century decoration, shop monthly rent more than 60,000 yuan, 10 to 12 million yuan than the market rent, flat up to half. This year the original rent, but the shop put this month put on sale, asking price 60 million yuan. Land registry information, the original owners in 1968 to a total of about 225,000 yuan to buy this about 1,500 square feet of ground floor.

Reporters on Wednesday (30 days) in person at the store, cashier counter posted: “business to September 24, thanks for support, goodbye.” For the closure, more than 80-year-old Chen boss look sad, Do not mind the machine … … their own ability to respond, do not want to talk about.

Mr. Yu said that to patronize more than four decades, the most beloved pineapple package, chicken bag and milk tea, for the next month to close the industry, “the canal cultural heritage, there are ways to rent expensive, the Department of Link, to eliminate!”