Mr. Francis Wu, well-known Hong Kong photographer, told the Standard yesterday that he had not officially informed either the Penang Camera Club or the Penang Arts Society that they would not welcome him on January 12 as a result of his refusal to address their members in Mandarin or Cantonese.
He had gathered from a news report in a Chinese paper that the two Committees had met and decided not to welcome him to their Club’s names but that individual members could do as they pleased.
Prefers English
Mr. Wu emphasized he had not started that he would not address them in Chinese. What he did say was that he preferred to address them in English as some of the photographic terms could not be translated and yet convey their full meaning.
The Penang Camera Club and the Penang Arts Society had arranged to hold a tea party for Mr. Wu when he visits the Island on January 12.
“If they don’t welcome me, I will not feel bad about it at all. I still heel honored to visit Penang and I will have private discussions with the Camera Club members instead of giving a public address” he said.
Mr. Wu added that he found it part of his duty as a photographer, especially a Chinese photographer, to promote and encourage other Chinese photographers to take greater interest and improve their standards in photography.
Mr. Francis Wu, visiting Hong Kong photographer, is seen with two other members of the Singapore Art Society's selection committee, Dr. C.A. Gibson-Hill and Mr. Lok Wan Tho, viewing exhibits for the Society's Fifth Open Exhibition of photographs to be held in the British Council Hall. Picture shows (from left) Dr. Gibson-Hill, Mr. Loke Wan Tho and Mr. Francis Wu
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