SPD4459 長洲人的刻苦內勞 - 鹹魚和蝦乾的情懷 ∣ The hardworking personality of Cheung Chau - Drying salted fish and dried shrimp.

長洲新一代既市民大部分都出去香港各區工作了，但是也有一些較年長的居民在長洲上進行自己的工作 — 曬鹹魚和蝦乾。

The new generations of the Cheung Chau citizen usually go to mian Hong Kong cities such as Central on the work. however, there are some older citizens still working in Cheung Chau, Their main work in Cheung Chau are drying salted fish and dried shirmp.

他們每天也會很早就起身準備著新一天的操勞，天未光就要駕駛著漁船bu~bu~bu~的出海捕魚。經過長時間辛苦的工作後，他們便會把部分的魚獲用來曬做鹹魚或者蝦乾，而這個過程需要數星期才能夠製成鹹魚和蝦乾。在過程中他們需要每天把蝦和魚像圖中般曬乾，而且更需要控制他們的濕度和溫度，也要看看風向。由此可見，這項看似普通的工作實際上蘊含了長洲人百年的智慧。

The older citizens wake up very early by preparing the following whole day works. They drive the boat to the ocean and catch fish. After their fishing work, they will take a part of the harvest to be a salted fishes and dried shrimp. The process will take a long time about 2-3 weeks. They want to care about the wet, temperature and wind direction in the process. These works reflect the wisdom and hard-working of Cheung Chau people. 

Edited by student  - Andy Chan from SPD4459 Internet Marketing and Public Relations