每次我做資料搜集時都是會先看看google 照片，經常都會彈出讓人不感安逸的新聞標題，今次亦不例外：「興民商場活化後僅餘5間鋪 商場傳變國際學校」
當然新聞也無誤地變成事實，屋邨商場變成了法國國際學校。簡單講講興民商場的設計，同樣跟上次介紹的彩德商場類近依靠在山邊，以一部電梯塔所連接到上層的商場部份，現只剩數間商鋪。商場主體本來有一個露天廣場，被商鋪包圍，是居民流連和購買日常用品的地方。現在成為國際學校的操場和課室。當我看到公公婆婆被趕到商場門外的長凳到休息，不禁感到十分心酸。
所以到底為何會有這樣的結果？領展在2016年將商場賣給「佛山順聯集團」，集團接手後初期已被投訴管理不善，導致環境惡劣，晚上亦也沒有保安駐場。商戶三個月後隨之收到通知全數不被逐約，更多疑似集團從中圖利事件可參考下面ref文章。結果商場改建為國際學校，而同時被此集團購入的田灣邨商場也落得一樣下場。商場不但被私人化而奪走其公共性，更成為了富裕階級的囊中物。
地區: 柴灣
建造年份: 1982
建築類型: 庭院式
樓層: 3
持有公司: 佛山順聯集團
參考報道:
1. 柴灣興民商場明年結業 業主要求還原店舖 商戶：特登掠水/ 獨立媒體
2. 柴灣孤島 - 興民商場「活化」後僅餘5間舖商場傳變國際學校/ HK01
Public square became the playground of the international school, estate shopping centre became the pocket of the wealthy class/
The news headline about estate shopping centre in google search always make people feel uncomfortable. This time is no exception: "After the revitalisation of Hing Man Shopping Centre, there are only 5 shops remaining. Rumour spreads about it converting to International School"
Of course, the news has also become a fact without error. LINK Reit sold the centre to the "Sunlink Company Group" in 2016. After three months, the merchants received a notice that all of them will not be expelled. As a result, the shopping mall was converted into a French international school. The main body of the centre originally had an open-air plaza surrounded by shops, where residents lingered and bought daily necessities. Now it has become the playground and classroom of an international school.
District: Chai Wan
Year: 1982
Typology: Courtyard
Floor: 3
Ownership: Sunlink Group Company Limited
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