Each family begins to prepare salted and dried meat, sundry other foods, candies, biscuits, toys and firecrackers for the forthcoming New Year holidays. In garment stores, department stores, vegetable markets and flower shops, food and other consumer items are amassed for sale.
燒臘、南北貨、糖果、糕餅、玩具、砲燭等各類商店，以及成衣公司、百貨公司，菜市場和花店，貨品堆積如山，採購人潮絡繹不絕。