友記理髮 (已結業)
Yau Kee (Closed)
三百六十度參觀
360 DEGREE SHOP VISITING
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開業歷史：約1950年代
業務：理髮剃面
地址：西邊街36號後座
年過八旬的陳師傅和胡師傅同是鄉里，二十多歲開始在西營盤高街拍檔開理髮店，八十年代搬往西邊街小巷現址，轉眼間便共事了六十多年，於 2014年八月底正式榮休結業。處於小巷的友記曾在店外搭了一個小檐篷，令橫巷變成街坊乘涼閒談的社交空間。店內不少傳統理髮工具，如年逾百年的理髮椅、磨剃刀用的牛皮帶等，加上老師傅經年修煉得來的獨特剃面剪髮服務，沒有與通賬掛勾的街坊價錢，店舖就像凝結在西營盤的舊日風光中，令人懷緬。
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Opened: the 1950s
Business: Hairdressing and Shaving
Address: Rear Block, 36 Western Street
Master Chan and Master Hu, now both aged over 80, came from the same hometown in China. They started a barber shop together on High street in Sai Ying Pun when they were in their twenties, and in the 1980s, they moved their shop to Western Street, where it remained until it was closed. Time flew, and after working together for more than 60 years, Master Chan and Master Hu retired and closed their shop in late August, 2014.
Yau Kee was located on a small lane. A canopy, set up by the masters themselves, stood outside the shop and provided a public space where the neighbours could chat and relax. In the shop, there were two old barber chairs, with the history of over hundred years, and a calfskin belt that was used for sharpening shavers. The traditional hair-cutting tools, the masters' hair-cutting and shaving services that can rarely be found in the market, and the friendly price that was never affected by inflation, made the shop feel like it was frozen in time, reminding people of the old Sai Ying Pun.