Whampoa Community Centre organized an event entitled 'Wang Shi Yi Qi Hui Wei 往事一起回味', supposed to attract around 150 residents to attend. To the organizer's surprise, the turnout reached almost 300! The audience not only packed the mini theatre, it also jammed the walkway leading to the venue.
The main cause is the great attraction of Wu Wei Cai (吴韦才)! He is a writer, a poet, a performer, an art director and best of all, a well established speaker. His one and half hour session made the audience drown with laughter and joy, while in the mean time enjoyed all the Chinese oldies ranging from the 40s to 60s. Most of the audience were senior citizens, they really enjoyed the session and good old memories.
At this function, I really felt the original essence of a Community Centre. It is to connect people together, sharing laughter and love; sharing ideas and exchange experience. It should not be a place to make profit, or to show off its management excellence. Judging a Community Centre by it yearly profits does not serve it original purpose, it could only lead the premises further away from the people. Renting part of the premises to commercial entities will be heading the opposite way of the objective of building that CC. People who manages the CC may think otherwise these days, but people's mindset would not be the same.
So, would CC be another white elephant in the future? I think the bosses on top should give a thorough thought on this issue.
If have doubt, come to Whampoa CC on the next session of 'Wang Shi Yi Qi Hui Wei 往事一起回味'. And experience the warmth and touching feeling of the people there! The event is on a weekly basis, it starts from 9.30am to 12.00 noon on Sundays.
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