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Letter: Public clubs in Richmond acting privately

Dear Editor, Regarding comments about the lawn bowling club being run as a private club despite being publicly funded, I would like to share my experience with the mahjong club at the new seniors centre.
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Members of the Richmond Lawn Bowling Club were thrilled to find out plans for their new clubhouse are going ahead.

Dear Editor,

Regarding comments about the lawn bowling club being run as a private club despite being publicly funded, I would like to share my experience with the mahjong club at the new seniors centre.

I inquired at the front desk about signing up for a membership and was told to ask the people now playing mahjong upstairs in one of the halls. I went up and saw about 10 tables of four people playing, and quite a few empty tables.

I asked around and was directed to a woman who said the club is full and there was a long waiting list. I did not feel welcomed and left. A couple questions popped into my mind:

1. Who gets to decide how a club using public funds is run? Are the regulations and rules in writing?

2. Who gets to allocate space at the centre to organized activities and/or clubs?

Samuel Yeung

RICHMOND