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From YouTube: MAY 4 2022 Statements Janet Routledge
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
burnley
north-
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Hop
on
farms
has
been
an
institution
in
burnaby
for
50
years,
operated
by
the
hong
family.
It's
where
generations
of
locals
buy
their
fresh
fruit,
vegetables
and
flowers.
Chang
kao
hong
arrived
in
canada
in
1952,
when
he
was
21
to
join
his
father,
gay
tim
hong
together
with
three
others.
The
hongs
bought
the
property
on
marine
drive
and
named
it
hop
on
which
means
peace,
partnership
and
union
in
cantonese.
A
For
many
early
chinese
canadians
who
settled
in
burnaby
farming
was
a
way
of
life.
The
hongs
joined
an
historic
network
of
chinese
canadian
market
gardeners,
who
were
once
known
for
selling
their
produce
door
to
door.
Some
even
opened
successful,
green
grocery
stores
in
north
burnaby,
chan's,
wife,
sweeha,
immigrated
to
canada.
In
1958
they
had
seven
children,
all
of
whom
grew
up
cultivating
crops
and
the
family
business.
A
A
A
My
motto
is:
save
the
soil
plant,
the
vegetables
feed
the
world,
and
thank
you
for
doing
your
part
for
these
many
years,
but
this
story
has
a
happy
ending.
The
garden
center
will
reopen
to
the
public
in
may,
and
the
produce
market
will
reopen
for
online
pre-orders.
Thank
you.
Hop
on
farms,
see
you
in
a
few
weeks.