Historic Hong Kong pawn shop gets new lease on life as vibrant community space

Inside a pre-war building in the heart of Hong Kong’s busy Wan Chai district, coffee, curios and Cantopop are now the fresh attractions breathing new energy into a historic pawn shop that closed its doors two years ago. As the nostalgic tunes of late Cantopop legend Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing spin on vinyl and fill the air, curious passers-by step indie to see the shop – located in the venerable tong lau or tenement building – that’s been granted a new lease on life. Built in 1924, the…