After the success of the Discovery Bay market Rika signed-up for a similar market in Sai Kung.
The market was held at the Hong Kong Academy, in the recently built building for a international school that recently re-located from Hong Kong Island.
The building had a nice atrium and Rika and Hannah set-out their stall hopefully, among about 50 other stalls.
But it was a slow day. The market attracted a fairly small crowd and most of them didn't seem to be in a buying mood.
Rika guessed that most people were parents or friends of the school who had dropped in mainly for a social chat.
Rika's products got some interest especially the hair-ties. But she only sold one garment and the total revenue barely covered the rent on the stall and the taxis to Sai Kung.
I got took pretty bored and took a walk into Sai Kung town. It was a lovely day but scorching hot.
There was another market on the waterfront, but it didn't seem to be doing much business either.
And as I walked back I pondered the big difference with the event at Discovery Bay which benefited from a steady stream of people passing through the plaza on their way to shops or public transport. Whereas the only pedestrians I could see braving the heat outside the school were a lethargic group of cows.
And they weren't buying either.
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