Rare Chinese sign maker may have to shutter

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Lee Teik Chye has run his signage business from this shop for 15 years. GEORGE TOWN: Traditional Chinese signage artist Lee Teik Chye had often thought that his business would someday come to an end since none of his able children was interested in carrying on the family legacy of specialist woodcarvers. But when the Covid-19 lockdown came in March, he knew that the demise of his unique trade was imminent. There have been no new orders, making it hard for him to pay the rent for the Acheen Street shophouse where he plies his trade. “I’ve been paying RM2,000 in rent for the past three months when I can’t even open shop and there are no new orders at all,” he told FMT when he reopened yesterday. “I don’t think I can take it anymore. If there is still no business in the coming months, I have no choice but to close shop.” Lee is one of three in the trade who still carve by hand. Other…