Bun makers to ‘bao’ out after 72 years


Family craft: The Khok siblings steaming a batch of buns at their shop in Gat Lebuh Macallum, Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: For the three Khok siblings, whose combined ages nearly reach 230, it is finally time to close the chapter on their 72-year-old family-owned stea­med bao (bun) business.

Wai Heng, 80, Khai Ming, 77, and Khai Keong, 71, plan to retire at the end of this month after devoting most of their lives to running Yik Keng Traditional Bao Shop at Pasar Borong Pulau Mutiara in Gat Lebuh Macallum here.

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