基滙資本旗下資產管理團隊與共同投資者自本年3月1日開始負責營運17個商場物業及其相關設施,一直致力將地區商場改造為社區樞紐,為兒童、年青人、婦女及長者提供聚腳點,在社區帶來煥然一新的體驗。該資產管理團隊即日起命名為「民坊」,英文名稱為「People’s Place」。
創立新品牌 匯聚街坊情
基滙資本董事長及執行合伙人吳繼煒先生表示:「品牌名稱最重要『貼地』,具社區情懷,讓街坊容易明白。『民坊』中的『民』是普羅大眾,尋常百姓的您和我;而『坊』是傳統標榜功德的地方,亦有匯聚『街坊』之意。『民坊』兩字就是象徵一個富有人情味的地方,讓素不相識的居民可以有『聚腳點』,同時建設一個安居樂業,窩心溫馨的家。」此外,「民坊」的標誌以雙手的圖案為主軸,貫穿整個商場設計,寓意街坊「手」望相助,商場會定期出版《民坊報》,與街坊分享各個商場的最新動態。
「民坊」將與街坊一起,紮根社區,建立深厚的社區情懷,透過專業的商場管理及積極的社區參與,把商場變成社區樞紐。團隊會善用過往的豐富經驗,以具前瞻性及創新思維營運商場,為社區注入新動力,並為大眾提供優質服務。
積極提升商場設施 改善社區環境
「民坊」一直持續聆聽街坊訴求,務求逐步改善地區設施和商場環境,為物業增值。團隊已在麗閣商場及石籬商場增設長凳,讓街坊及長者能在炎夏中到商場享受涼快舒適的空調,亦在部分商場增設電話充電站及翻新慈正停車場設施。此外,團隊將積極活化商場轄下的康樂設施,與不同團體合力策劃社區文娛活動,鼓勵街坊多做運動和融入社區。「民坊」管理的商場於本年度不會進行大型翻新工程,惟團隊會積極研究透過翻新工程,解決商場中不少積累已久的硬件問題。
「民坊」所管理的十七個商場,包括長亨商場、啟業商場、錦泰商場、李鄭屋商場、H.A.N.D.S、石籬商場一期及二期、大窩口商場、慈正商場、雍盛商場、葵芳廣場、葵盛東商場、麗閣商場、利安商場、青衣商場、順天商場及現崇山商場。


Gaw Capital Partners, through its funds under management, and its consortium partners, acquired 29 Hong Kong-based community shopping centers and associated facilities in March 2018 and March 2019.
Gaw Capital Partners officially started to operate over 29 assets and facilities near the public estates and established “People’s Place”. “People” stands for the public and the residents, whereas “Place” here is an allusion to the idiomatic Chinese term for a location of virtue and tradition, as well as a well-governed community; “Place” also connotes the solidarity of the local neighborhood. All in all, “People’s Place” stands for a place rich in sentiments and compassion, bringing strangers together in constructing a vibrant, cozy living environment. People’s Place aspires to transform obsolete commercial facilities into vibrant community hubs by creatively utilizing its space and bringing brand new experiences to residents, tenants and community stakeholders.
In partnership with experienced educators in China, Gaw Capital has invested in the development and operations of Stellart International School of Arts (SISA), an international arts education platform in China. The platform is initially seeded by a commercial site conveniently located in Sanshan New Town in Nanhai, Foshan, which has excellent connectivity nationally via the Guangzhou South Station. The site has a GFA of c.50,000 sqm in total. Operating under the SISA brand and developed by Gaw Capital Partners, the school houses up to 600 full-time high school students in its 6-storey tall academic block and 7-floor dormitory. 
