ants ▁from ▁H ube i ▁often ▁found ▁work ▁as ▁dent al ▁techn icians ▁or ▁dent al ▁assist ants , ▁while ▁those ▁from ▁Sh and ong ▁entered ▁the ▁text ile ▁and ▁hospital ity ▁indust ries . ▁The ▁text ile ▁sales men ▁would ▁go ▁door - to - door ▁on ▁foot ▁or ▁b icy cle ▁throughout ▁cities ▁and ▁sub ur bs ▁carrying ▁bund les ▁of ▁sil k . ▁The ▁dent al ▁clin ics , ▁known ▁as ▁" Ch inese ▁D ental ▁Mechan ics ", ▁were ▁often ▁the ▁only ▁prov iders ▁of ▁dent al ▁services ▁in ▁many ▁towns ▁until ▁the ▁government ▁began ▁setting ▁up ▁dent al ▁clin ics ▁in ▁later ▁years , ▁staff ed ▁by ▁gradu ates ▁of ▁Per aden i ya ▁University . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁Chinese - owned ▁su nd ry ▁stores ▁in ▁most ▁towns . ▁One ▁major ▁chain , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁L ucky ▁Store , ▁imported ▁goods ▁from ▁Hong ▁Kong ; ▁branches ▁still ▁remain ▁in ▁Mar ad ana , ▁W ella w atta , ▁and ▁Tr in com ale e . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁many ▁Chinese ▁restaur ants ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁but ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁necessarily ▁have ▁Chinese ▁own ers ▁or ▁staff . ▁Some ▁authentic ▁Chinese ▁restaur ants ▁which ▁remain ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁include ▁Park view ▁and ▁Lot us ▁at ▁Ch ath am ▁Street ▁in ▁Col om bo ; ▁many ▁other ▁early ▁restaur ants ▁which ▁were ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁have ▁closed ▁down . ▁However , ▁more ▁recent ▁Chinese ▁migr ants ▁have ▁also ▁got ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁restaurant ▁trade ,