MEMORY MAPPING 

KENNEDY TOWN, HONG KONG, 2018

Documenting local culture and living heritage in Kennedy Town 

In rapidly gentrifying Kennedy Town, the history of the community is fading. iDiscover partnered with long-standing local NGO Caritas to organise focus groups discussions and community pop-ups with over 100 residents. Together we articulated the unique identity of Sai Wan people and mapped the neighbourhood’s memory of place in the form of a map and a digital app. 

A month-long exhibition in a local craft brewery wrapped up the memory mapping exercise; a proud occasion for the local residents to host story telling sessions, craft workshops, walking tours and share their memories of place. Visitors came from the neighbourhood and far beyond, a unique opportunity to connect long-time locals with newcomers, many of them foreigners. 

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“If you want to mobilise a community, you need to recognise their roots. The time has come for the community to preserve the history of the old town”

 – Benjamin Sin, Caritas Hong Kong