Taking Part in Community Events in Hong Kong

We submitted our Chinesee visa applications online but were unsure if we did them correctly. After checking out from our hotel, we went to the China Visa centre to check. There was a nice gentleman at the reception working hard to assist people with their questions. Since we could not find the answer at home on our computer, we went straight to the visa application centre. Once we were there, this nice gentleman asked me to log on to my account on the Centre’s computer. Bingo! As soon as I logged into my account, I was able to find that our applications were under review!! Great, this gave me the assurance that we did everything right and the applications were delivered to the Chinese officials looking after visa applications. We were much relieved! Now we just need to sit tight and wait to receive an email response so that we could go and get our Chinese visas. O God, please let this process go smoothly so that we could enter China without much delay! Thank God for your blessings, love and mercy.

With the visa applications now in the hands of the Chinese government, there was not much we could do. For the next little while, we could take our time to explore and enjoy what Hong Kong had to offer while we were there! One thing that impressed us a lot in Hong Kong during our vacation was the the community services and programs offered by many charitable and Christian organizations to the residents, especially seniors. Since our downtown hotel was right across from a community centre, we went there a few times. We discovered the many services offered to their members at large such as daily breakfast, lunch and dinner services as well as numerous recreational and educational programs, a small self served second hand store where clients could brouse and buy gently used small pieces of furniture and household items, a lounge where residents/ visitors like us could sit, relax, watch TV, read newspapers, a small library, an eating area where people could watch TV and enjoy their snacks/ meals etc. Most of these programs were free!

From what we could see there were numerous community centres throughout the city. One of the events we went to was a fun family event with games for children and those who were young at heart like myself. We went through all the game stations, took part in a survey and even earned a prize at the end! A fun afternoon for all who attended!

RT, A COMMUNITY EVENT CENTRAL DISTRICT, HONG KONG 521570