J’ai immigré à Montréal il y a trente ans, avec ma femme et mes deux filles âgées de quatre et deux ans. C’était mon premier hiver enneigé. À l’époque, mon beau-père était propriétaire d’un salon de coiffure dans le Quartier chinois, alors j’y allais souvent pour savourer un dim sum ou d’autres plats. Dans ce temps-là, le quartier était bondé, toujours animé. Mon commerce a subi plusieurs difficultés économiques, notamment lors de la COVID-19, durant laquelle il n’a pas été complètement ouvert pendant plus de trois ans. Ma santé s’est aussi dégradée, ce qui a affecté mon travail. J’espère que la ville de Montréal saura attirer de nouvelles personnes dans le Quartier chinois pour leur en faire découvrir la beauté et le revitaliser.
三十年前， 我帶著太太和分別四歲及未滿兩歲的女兒一起移民到滿地可，也是第一次經歷下雪的季節。當時因為岳丈在唐人街內開了一間髮廊，所以我會經常去飲茶，看到各店舖和街上都很多人，非常熱鬧。後來我的生意受到各經濟問題影響， 最大影響是2020年三月的 COVID-19 ，因持續三年多有條件開放營業， 再加上自己的身體狀況變差，令到生意大不如前。希望市府可以推廣不同的活動，吸引更多人了解唐人街的情況。
Thirty years ago, I immigrated to Montreal with my wife and two daughters, who were four and two years old. It was the first time I experienced a snowy season. At that time, my father-in-law owned a hair salon in Chinatown, so I would often visit, and enjoy dim sum and other meals in the neighbourhood. Chinatown’s streets and stores were always crowded with customers then, and it was always lively. My business has been affected by various economic problems, the biggest one being COVID-19, when the business was not fully open for more than three years. My health has also deteriorated and impacted my business as well. I hope the City of Montreal can promote different activities to attract more people, those who want to understand the circumstances of Chinatown, and make it lively once more.
三十年前， 我帶著太太和分別四歲及未滿兩歲的女兒一起移民到滿地可，也是第一次經歷下雪的季節。當時因為岳丈在唐人街內開了一間髮廊，所以我會經常去飲茶，看到各店舖和街上都很多人，非常熱鬧。後來我的生意受到各經濟問題影響， 最大影響是2020年三月的 COVID-19 ，因持續三年多有條件開放營業， 再加上自己的身體狀況變差，令到生意大不如前。希望市府可以推廣不同的活動，吸引更多人了解唐人街的情況。
Thirty years ago, I immigrated to Montreal with my wife and two daughters, who were four and two years old. It was the first time I experienced a snowy season. At that time, my father-in-law owned a hair salon in Chinatown, so I would often visit, and enjoy dim sum and other meals in the neighbourhood. Chinatown’s streets and stores were always crowded with customers then, and it was always lively. My business has been affected by various economic problems, the biggest one being COVID-19, when the business was not fully open for more than three years. My health has also deteriorated and impacted my business as well. I hope the City of Montreal can promote different activities to attract more people, those who want to understand the circumstances of Chinatown, and make it lively once more.
