Chapter 43 Hong Kong people "really able to complete the scene"?

In March 2006, the Hong Kong reporter station of CCTV received a notice from the news team of the Hong Kong government headquarters, hoping that CCTV would send reporters to gather at the Great Eagle Center in Wanchai at 2:00 pm on the 10th, and then take a special car from the government to cover Hong Kong's "sustainable Two projects funded by the Development Committee” were clearly written in the fax. One of the two projects is “Urban Oasis”; the other, the name sounds more special——“21st Century Sustainable Development Community Agenda—Wan Chai Edition” . I read the fax and found it quite interesting—protecting the environment, discussing the protection and development problems faced by all old cities, especially the "urban oasis".Isn't that the earliest fishing village in Hong Kong?Although today's Hong Kong has become an internationally renowned metropolis, in terms of origin, the "roots" are still there, and I haven't "searched" for it yet.

In the afternoon of that day, dozens of Hong Kong journalists and I were first taken to the "Aberdeen Neighborhood Welfare Association Social Service Center" in a residential building, where we first listened to the introduction in the conference room.The introducer is the leader of the center.There is a slide screen behind her, on which the construction of the "urban oasis" and the results achieved so far are constantly shown.From the introduction alone, "Urban Oasis" is a very grand plan. When the "Central Leader" described its meaning, a "meaning" was actually broken down into a series by her, among which:

Social significance: "Through the development of common interests and mutual assistance, 'Urban Oasis' will bring people in the community closer together. It will also promote physical health, enhance the community's image and environmental awareness, and accumulate community resources and capital to stimulate different regions to implement similar projects. To leave a rich and beneficial gift for our children and grandchildren”; Economic significance: "The 'community garden' born from the 'urban oasis' will become a well-known place in the local community, and attract many residents and tourists in the area to come and enjoy this scenic spot in the busy city. It is expected that the sale of green products will be able to partially offset expenditures so that the program can continue to grow”;

Environmental Significance: "By converting unused or non-designated vacant land in the community into green areas, the 'Community Garden' will increase the ratio of green areas to urban areas in the community and foster a stronger awareness of environmental protection within the community..." These "meanings" were talked about for half an hour. While listening, I casually opened a special quarterly "Oasis Outside" of "Urban Oasis", and the "preface" on it looked very poetic: "Have you ever imagined living in an 'urban oasis' where the shadows of the trees are swaying and the fragrance of flowers is flowing? Or sitting on a chair under the bauhinia tree, basking in the warm sunshine, sipping tea while listening to With the birdsong, your dreams will come true..."

After listening to the introduction and reading the publications, I believe that not only me, but all the reporters who were present that day, everyone's appetite was whetted, and gradually they couldn't sit still in the conference room, and they all wanted to go to the scene as soon as possible to see What kind of surprises will the magnificent "urban oasis" bring to people?However, the enthusiastic introduction by the "Central Leader" was finally over, and the reporters were finally led by the staff and began to move towards the "Oasis", but we passed through one tall building after another, where is the "Urban Oasis" ?I felt that something was wrong, so I asked the "tour guide" lady next to me over and over again, and the lady told me over and over again, "Don't worry, it's almost there, it's almost there", and then walked out of a patio and walked down the solid stone steps outdoors , she finally pointed with her finger and said, "Look, here we are, just ahead, the platform not far from your left hand, the triangular platform—"

"A triangular platform?" Isn't that a narrow triangular piece of land squeezed between two buildings? This is the "urban oasis"? What is the last scene my eyes have been longing for for a long time? Stopping the impatient pace just now, there is a sea in front of me 200 meters in front of me. The residential area where the "urban oasis" is located was originally built on a hillside by the sea, with tall buildings next to each other. Standing side by side, there is no large-scale open space between each other. A rare triangular platform is said to be the top cover of the air-raid shelter, and people build an "urban oasis" on its hat?Hong Kong people, how, how to put it, they are too good at the whole scene!

"Densely populated communities with towering buildings, green gardens with different varieties of plants, grass and flowers paradise"?Isn't this the description in "Outside the Oasis"? good.The "urban oasis" in Aberdeen indeed appears in "a densely populated community with many tall buildings", but what about the "island"?The "triangular land" in front of me seems to be only 70 to 80 square meters in size. A narrow wooden fence gate is erected at the entrance. After entering the gate, some "different varieties of land" are really planted inside. "Plants", but there is almost only one of each species of these plants, and the colorful and green areas are looked after by people to make them very juicy and healthy.

I can't tell what kind of mood I walked into the fence gate, and asked the cameraman who came with me: "Have you seen it? It's such a small place, what can we shoot here? This news How can I post it when I go back?" The cameraman also had a wry smile on his face, but quickly shook his head: "Hey, you don't know the situation in Hong Kong? Isn't it like this? You can post whatever you want when you go back, and I, Shoot whatever you can." In the "urban oasis", although I tried my best to comfort myself: this "triangular land" may only be a part of the entire "oasis", and there may be many other diamond-shaped, trapezoidal, semi-circular, and irregular-shaped green spaces scattered in other places (indeed Also), but standing next to the "oasis" where "this piece" is divided, I still feel "idle".The local reporters kept asking the leaders of the center, such as "how big is this oasis", "who participated in the construction of the oasis", and everything was very similar.I took out a small notebook from my schoolbag and began to record the names of the flowers and plants in the "Oasis" one by one: Rhododendron, Perilla, Mimosa, Windmill Grass, Frog Grass, Phalaenopsis, Crab Claw, Chia Doria Orchid, Phnom Penh Osmanthus, Four Seasons Chrysanthemum, Lucky Bamboo, in addition to Osmanthus, Grapefruit, Mango, Papaya and Fortune Tree... After a while, I remembered my wrists were sore.

The "urban oasis" of Aberdeen, the concept of "island" must be in vain in the eyes of mainlanders. However, it is precisely because of the scarcity of land that I know that Hong Kong people cherish it very much. They don't even have the roof of a small air-raid shelter in the building group Let it go (the actual area is 175 square meters), and use it to turn it into a "green garden" and "grass flower paradise".Only by thinking in this way can the "continent" be magnified in the hearts of Hong Kong people and have an extraordinary scale and momentum.

It is said that the community residents who take care of this "urban oasis" voluntarily formed the "Green Warrior Volunteer Rank". People think it is a bit exaggerated, but the heart of "Green Warrior Volunteers" is pious and firm. Before leaving the "Urban Oasis", I took a picture with my camera. I aimed the viewfinder at a "heart", which was planted on the roof of the air-raid shelter with frog grass A heart-shaped pattern, the size of a laundry tub, the tender grass body is as thin as a needle hair, because of human care, they grow very gratifyingly, stand neatly, and the green is crystal clear. In addition to being beautiful, there is also a kind of The silent pride and pride in the face of the world...

"Hong Kong people can really see the scene", this sentence later, I gradually gave up the contempt at the beginning, and another thing swept up - admiration.Next, we went to the second "attraction" - "Community Agenda for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century - Wanchai Edition". The reporters started to listen to a lot of "meanings" and sent out a lot of them. After that, what we were taken to visit was nothing more than a "folk exhibition" of a community.But this time, I am calm, knowing that no matter what the matter is and how Hong Kong people open up to invite the media to fool you, they may end up starting from very small things. Hard work, even a little "hard" work, is this the habit or pursuit of Hong Kong people? When I was interviewing the director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, "Mrs. Zhou" said "pervasive" once fell on my face unexpectedly like cold water drops in a cave, which made my heart and lungs penetrate.I remember blurting out: "Really? So sharp?" "Sharp" means "powerful" in Cantonese. Hong Kong people often say this, and they often like to encourage each other or cheer for themselves on weekdays.