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

04Media Reports0402 • 9/8/2004, Wen Wei Po ─ A story of an old man, a local residentwho has been living with Wan Chai Market for 60 years.All of their old neighbours liked the Market verymuch as the old man said. Should the Marketbe demolished, they will lose a meeting place.The old man had very strong and deepsentiments of Wan Chai Market as the Marketlooked as if his old friend having beenaccompanying with his growing-up in WanChai. It was the Market rearing him as his fatherwas one of the stall seller s in the Market earninglivings to support the whole family.He also wished that the Government couldretain the Market.• 9/8/2004 ─ The champion entry of the WritingCompetition recorded the memories and feelings ofWan Chai MarketA teenager recorded in her entry her storyrelated to Wan Chai Market. She portrayedthe memories o f the days when sheaccompanied with her mother buying food inthe Marke t.Every subtlety such as the sound sand episode s of the lively market activities weremeticulously recorded.She felt sorry for the demolition of Wan ChaiMarket. While the energetic life of a markethas gradually been regarded a s anold-fashioned symbol that she seldom steppedinto Wan Chai Market, sometimes she wouldhave a sudden idea to go and have a visit of it.The Market is under a threat of beingdemolished. She asked, “Where has theenergetic life gone?”Would that imply that she still loved theenergetic life and would miss it if the Marketwere demolished?23