Cha Chaan Teng is a part of Hong Kongers’ daily life. And the culture of Cha Chaan Teng is precisely Hong Kong people’s portrayal of fast-paced work life and the pursuit of efficiency.

Waiters at Cha Chaan Tengs uphold the spirit of ‘the most important thing is fast’ when placing orders, which gradually created a unique set of terms used in the industry that are used to communicate effectively and quickly. These terms represent the language characteristics and the spirit of Hong Kong in 60s to 80s popular culture.

As times have changed, these humorous terms have declined in usage and are under threat to disappear by digitisation.

This project aims to ensure that this unique cultural terminology can be passed on. The card game “CC.TERMINOLOGY” has a total of sixteen Cha Chaan Teng terms, and include a short backstory to their meanings. It is a fun way to educate young people, one that can be used in their daily lives!

茶餐廳（俗稱茶記）是香港人日常生活的一部分，而茶餐廳文化正是港人做事講求效率、節奏快的寫照。茶記夥計也秉承了落單「最緊要快」的精神，漸漸衍生了一套獨特行內慣用的術語，以便他們快速有效地溝通。

這些術語承載着香港人的精神，語言特色以及香港60年代至 80年代的流行文化，充斥著濃厚的本土文化氣息。隨著時代的變遷，電子化「落單」逐漸普及下風趣幽默的術語也慢慢被侵蝕而消失。

茶餐術(CC.TERMINOLOGY) 作品目的是希望將這些民間創造出來的術語文化保育並傳承下去。透過一些遊戲和日常用品吸引年輕人的注意，加深他們對這些術語文化的認識，融入生活當中並得以傳承。