The Origin of SSS
Small Shop Support, a non-profit making organization, was founded in 2008 established by our Chairman, Mr David Chan. He realized that small local businesses will disappear soon due to urban renewal and monopolization of chain stores, and thus set up SSS to help tackle the problem.
These years, there had been considerable changes in land uses and community infrastructure which gave rise to threat of small businesses. The modern-style residential developments usually came with shopping complexes or major chain stores which would eventually phase out the small shops through fierce competition. Since these small shops were mainly family-run businesses, their closure could threaten the livelihood of those involved. On the other hand, long-established district networks were damaged as the residents had been displaced through the redevelopment process in the district. Therefore, it is high time to voice out and to loosen the problem.
With our perseverance and unfaltering conviction, Small Shop Support has grown from a few activists into a truly local organization with thousands of supporters and activists. With gradual evolution over the past 3 years, we have now developed into a well-established non-profit making organization in Hong Kong with a huge recurrent donation from the public.
Every year, more than 500 volunteers wish to join our organization and participate in shop-saving campaigns. Small Shop Support can be considered the most important organization of saving small businesses in Hong Kong.
These years, there had been considerable changes in land uses and community infrastructure which gave rise to threat of small businesses. The modern-style residential developments usually came with shopping complexes or major chain stores which would eventually phase out the small shops through fierce competition. Since these small shops were mainly family-run businesses, their closure could threaten the livelihood of those involved. On the other hand, long-established district networks were damaged as the residents had been displaced through the redevelopment process in the district. Therefore, it is high time to voice out and to loosen the problem.
With our perseverance and unfaltering conviction, Small Shop Support has grown from a few activists into a truly local organization with thousands of supporters and activists. With gradual evolution over the past 3 years, we have now developed into a well-established non-profit making organization in Hong Kong with a huge recurrent donation from the public.
Every year, more than 500 volunteers wish to join our organization and participate in shop-saving campaigns. Small Shop Support can be considered the most important organization of saving small businesses in Hong Kong.
