How This Plumber Became Hong Kong’s Graffiti King

Yim Chiu Tong’s main job for over 50 years has been to fix people’s pipes and sinks. But the hustle he’s best known for? Drawing graffiti promoting his services in his trademark style all across Hong Kong. We follow the “Plumber King” as he zips around town for a day.

00:00 Who is Yim
01:03 Why become a plumber
01:42 Why he started painting
03:06 How does he paint
05:00 He’s got his fans


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Producer: Cassie Fei
Videographer: Cliff Man, Gavin Wong
Editor: Gavin Wong
Animation: Stella Yoo
Mastering: Victor Peña

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