The Transformations of Paper Offerings in Hong Kong

1. What the people want?
In the 1950s and the 1960s, the people in Hong Kong, often facing poor living conditions, did not demand too much. When they became richer in the 1980s, the people in Hong Kong began to demand luxury goods. New and special paper offerings therefore appeared to fulfill such demands as well.

2.Social problems and paper offerings
When inflation is serious or when facing economic downturn, people may not buy pork or chicken as offerings. Instead, people may buy paper pork and paper chicken. In other words, people would find alternative means to express their respect for their ancestors even when the economic condition is not good.