In Hong Kong, there are many markets where people in there
sell vegetables, fish, meat, chickens, etc. In this project, we
want to introduce the people who sell vegetable. So we have
an interview from them.
Here is our interview conversation:
(The people who sell the vegetable is represented by V, our
team members are represented by T)
T: Hello, we are the students from SFCC. We are having a
project on job survey. So can you draw some time to have
interview with us?
V: Yes, okay.
T: How long have you sold vegetables?
V: Twelve years.
T: Can you earn much from selling vegetables?
V: Yes.
T: How much can you earn?
V: I can have a profit about 60%.
T: Where do you sell the vegetable?
V: In Wanchai market.
T: Where do you get the vegetables?
V: I get the vegetables from Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale
Market.
T: How often do you get the vegetable from Cheung Sha Wan
Wholesale Market?
V: Each day two times.
T: If in the rainy day, what is the percentage change from the
selling price of the vegetables?
V: It will increase 30%. And the cost also increases 15%. But
the number of vegetable is decrease.
T: Do you think that selling vegetables is a tough work?
V: I don’t think so.
T: Thanks for drawing time to have interview with us.
Conclusion:
In this interview, we can know that selling
vegetables is not a very tough work. When it is rainy day, the
cost is increased. Although the selling price also increase, but
the number of the vegetables is decrease. So that it also will
affect them. However, they usually can have a profit of 60%.
But our group members also think that selling vegetables is a
very tough work.
Jockey
In about 60’s, there have already had this gambling industry, but most of
them were amateur. After Hong Kong became Britain’s colony, the four largest
companies in Britain (Swire Company, Royal Jockey Club, HSBC and Jardine,
Matheson and Company) brought this culture into Hong Kong and it has
become professional.
As we are interested in this occupation, we interviewed a retired jockey. He
was in this industry because in Britain, if the father or mother is jockey, their
son or daughter has to inherit their occupation, and he also inherited his father’s
job.
He told us that in this job, all jockeys should keep their weights in order to
balance with the horses. And in the race, the number one horses are always the
heaviest, the largest number horses means the lightest. In their job, they are
responsible to bath for the horses and feed them. The horses are afraid of the
shadow and the noises from the nearby vehicles, so they have to wake up at
4:30 a.m. to practice riding horses until 8 p.m. depend on the behavior of the
horses.
He also told us that one time, when he was riding a horse in a horse racing, it
fell onto the ground; he was hurt and had broken his left leg. And now, he has
already recovered. He said horse racing is really dangerous.
For the jockeys’ safety, they have to put on some safety measures: helmet,
eyeshade, pants for riding horses, cloth with different color and pattern, boots
and whip. Though they have the safety measures, horse racing is still very
dangerous, they easy fall onto the ground and even die. But for victory and
money, many off them would not care about themselves.
In this industry, he could see the best thing and the worst thing. The best
thing was they could see the four largest companies; the worst things were
there were corruptions, some people can’t control themselves and join the
triad society for winning more money.
He has retired for quite a long time, because at that time he was too heavy
and when he was still a jockey, this occupation was not professional yet, so the
amateur didn’t have any salary.
He said horse racing is really a great entertainment. Abide it can release
people’s pressure; it is also the only entertainment that the poor and rich
people can enjoy. You can bet as less as $2 and as most as more than 1 million.