Below is the Summary of the results of Conserving Wan Chai Market ...

04Media Reports0402 Some Extracts of Media Reports of Wan Chai MarketIn most of the media reports, reporters included the real stories ofWan Chai Market of the local residents no matter they wereelderly or teenagers. The reporters clearly portrayed the closeinterrelationships of residents’ life experiences, feelings,sentiments and memories with Wan Chai Market. Some of thereal stories are provided below:• 10/7/2004, Ming Pao and SCMP ─ A story of a 66-year-oldlady, a local resident who has a sentimental childhoodmemories of Wan Chai Market.The old lady is one of the Hong Kongersobjecting to the demolition of Wan Chai Marketto replace with a 46-storey residential high-rise.The old lady lived opposite to Wan Chai Marketwhen she was 4 and did not moved out until shewas 20. Therefore, She had so many childhoodmemories of Wan Chai Market. She said thatshe sat in the balcony of herflat looking at the“buying and selling” in Wan Chai Market.She always went to the Market with her family tobuy food. When she affectionately recalledher memories of Wan Chai Market andassociated them with the demolition of theMarket, her eyes were red through.The building opposite to Wan Chai Marketwhere she lived had already been demolished.She strongly wished that Wan Chai Marke t couldbe conserved or her remaining childhoodmemories would be gone forever.22