 The founder retired in 1983, and renounced his food stall license in lieu of HK$36,000 in compensation from the Hong Kong government.The founder's eldest son, Mak Chi-chung (), opened his own restaurant Chung Kee Noodles (), in 1986, while Mak senior partnered his son-in-law in 1989 to reincarnate his original business in Wellington Street.He ran the restaurant himself and retired again in 1996.