SEEchannel, Documentary March 27th, 2009

Voices from Market

2009_e8a197e5b882e5bf83e881b2 The Central & Western Concern Group made an application to the Town Planning Board requesting that any re-development in Graham Street and SOHO is in keeping with the history and vibrancy presently found in the Graham Street Market and SOHO. This unprecedented application has asked the Town Planning Board, for the first time in its history, to decide on specifically protecting the characteristics of one distinct area in Hong Kong’s Central District as a “Special Design Area”. (from : http://centralandwestern.org/Y.H3.3/)

The hearing was scheduled on 27 March 2009(Fri) and many of the stakeholders in Graham Street Market failed to attend. We, therefore, recorded their concerns and opinion in this video and planned to bring it to Town Planning Board. Yet, the chairman of the hearing was the Executive Director from Urban Renewal Authority and the vice-chairman of Town Planning Board was absent, so The Central & Western Concern Group requested to postpone the hearing. It is hoped that the hearing will be rescheduled to May.

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Activities, Community Engagement November 16th, 2008

Graham Street Market Festival 2008

Thanks for the support from the general public, Graham Street Market Festival was sucessfully held for the first time in 2007 and received postive feedback. In 15-16 Nov 2008, Graham Street Market Festival is back! In face of the demolish of the market and the economic tsunami, we hope the public could treasure the happiness and simple life of cooking and having meals at home with family through this year’s events.

Located in the middle of Central, Graham Street Market is one of the Hong Kong’s oldest wet market. It preserves the life style of old Hong Kong with close relationship among neighbourhood as wet market is one of the place for them to gather. Our main theme this year is to fight against the economic tsunami by simple meals at home.

We hope that the Government and URA could preserve the low density of the area and amend their current plan to preserve the wet market as well as the community.

Organized by The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage, co-organized by SEE Network and the Central and Western District Concern Group. The Graham Street Market Festival 2008 consists of exhibitions, seminars, forums, guided tours, Flea Market, etc.

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Central & Western District, Free Publicaions November 25th, 2007

Map of Graham Street Market

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Activities, Community Engagement November 24th, 2007

Graham Street Market Festival 2007

One of the Hong Kong’s oldest but energetic wet market -Graham Street Market- is located in the middle of Central, gathering interesting people, unique shops and stalls with a long history of old streets. It provides the daily needs of fresh meat and food to thousands of people and nearby resturants every day.

Unsheltered wet market is one of the symbols of Hong Kong culture. It is the ordinary life of people, and the source of creativeness. While the trends falls to creative industry, why don’t we slow down our foot steps and walk along the Graham Street to learn the relationship between creativeness and daily life. In face of urban renewal, how the culture in Graham Street Market could be survive?

Co-organized by SEE Network, Central and Western District Concern Group and The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage, sponsored by Central and Western District Council, the 3-week Graham Street Market Festival 2007 consists of exhibitions, workshops, seminars, films screening, street drama and fashion show in order to show you the charm of Graham Street.
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