For nearly 70 years, no matter rain or shine, ice cream vendor Mr. Wong traveled long distances with his 300lb cart and stationed outside a local high school, bringing smiles and building an unbreakable bond with generations of students and teachers till the age of 101. Wong departed in 2017 at age 102, leaving behind a legacy of devotion and an undying spirit of perseverance that touched the hearts of many. His cart is now under the school’s care in memory of the beloved ‘Ice Cream Grandpa’.

This painting is part of the ongoing series titled “Unspoken Stories, Unsung Heroes” – watercolor sketches paying tribute to the remarkable men and women who are keeping Hong Kong’s fading traditional industries alive. With few or no successors left, most of these trades are believed to become history within this decade and disappear entirely with this generation of artisans and craftsmen.