Chinese city of Hong Kong, located in the Pearl River Estuary in the south of China. With an area of only 426 square miles, it is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Known for its towering skyline, light pollution, and thriving economy, it is a very unusual city due to the fact that it runs on a capitalist system while the mainland is communist. Its laissez-faire economy is the result of over a century of British colonial rule: prior to its colonization, Hong Kong was home to only
Introduction Hong Kong use to be a fishing village in the late 19th century it later evolved into a military port of strategic importance and eventually an international financial center, which is one of the most densely populated areas in the world after the engagement of Imperial China and the British Colony in the territory. Nowadays Hong Kong has over thousand skyscrapers, the architecture of Hong Kong features great emphasis on contemporary architecture, accent Modernism and Functionalism
1. Introduction Made in Hong Kong (1997) is one of the independent films directed by the “grassroots director” Fruit Chan on low budget production. The cost of production was kept low by utilizing the leftover film reels and amateur actors such as Sam Lee Chan-Sam who has been awarded best New Artist in the 17th Annual Hong Kong Films Awards and nominated Best Actor in 35th Annual Golden Horse Awards. Made in Hong Kong is very much a vernacular film featuring the Hong Kong society and culture in 1997
to articulate the Hong Kong identity. The idea of Hong Kong identity has been rooted into the mind of Hong Kong people through films. As films can show the uniqueness of Hong Kong, the attitude of Hong Kong people towards Hong Kong and reflect the current issues of Hong Kong, they articulate Hong Kong identity in these three ways. Firstly, a lot of culture and things that can only be found in Hong Kong are shown in films, Hong Kong films often show the uniqueness of Hong Kong. Cantonese foul language
general public. They have a common consensus that Hong Kong must pursue a practicable and achievable plan for electoral reform in 2017. It should comply with the Basic Law, accommodates the interests of different groups and is likely to be accepted by the people. Some says the plan should ensure the nominating committee is neither just a screening mechanism nor a rubber stamp. Some says it is a must that the nominating committee should "love Hong Kong and love the country". Some even proposed that it
In recent years, Hong Kong education system has undergone a great change. In the past, students studied five-year junior secondary education, two-year senior secondary education and three-year tertiary education. Since school year 2009/10, secondary and tertiary education composed of three-year junior secondary education, three-year senior education and four-year tertiary education (3-3-4 Scheme). Apart from the academic structure of education system, new compulsory subjects like Liberal Studies
of this paper is trying to find out the main strategic priorities for policy makers of the chosen city: Hong Kong, China, to strong and development sustainably the economic and planning over the next 20 years. As the urban economy is a key factor of city planning, so the changing of city economy would affect the social, political and commercial life in a city. This essay would select Hong Kong as a study object to think about policy and planning for a city, which provide a practical exercise that
Hong Kong is a unique metropolitan in the respect that it is shaped by three major influences: Chinese, European and modernism. Its entanglement with these influences has played a major role in cultivating its identity, a quality both complex and rich that it becomes difficult to characterize. However, it is clear that its resiliency has helped Hong Kong become the world city that it is today. Over many years, Hong Kong has made many strides in defining its identity, as evidence of this can be seen
o Hong Kong and Malaysia are different in many ways. o Hong Kong is a major city, the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It is located in eastern Asia, on the southeast coast of China. As a city it has no capital. o On the other hand, Malaysia is a country. Its capital city is Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia. o It has 2 distinct parts: o West or Peninsular Malaysia AND o East Malaysia Slide 3 - Physical Environment - Area and Topography o
Tourism in Hong Kong Introduction: TOURISM is one of the major economic pillars of Hong Kong: the most popular city destination in Asia. The Hong Kong government has spent a big sum of money to strengthen the tourism image of Hong Kong. Methodology: In this coursework, I will investigate whether tourism is indeed a major economic pillar of Hong Kong and if Hong Kong needs tourism. I will use many resources such as: books (Hong Kong Year Book), internet (mostly information and data
Islam Culture Islam culture has not been very popular in Hong Kong. It has been always viewed by the public as an ethnic minorities’ religion and separated from our society. However, people have been ignoring the fact that this culture have established in Hong Kong for a long time. Back to the early 19th century, South Asian sailors and merchants were brought to Hong Kong by Europeans and they have started to promote this religion to people here (O'Connor, 2012).Since then, the Muslims have becoming
A. Introduction In Hong Kong, the city where East meets West, an unique language system has been established due to its special historical background. According to the Thematic Household Survey Report No. 51 published in 2013, over 90% of people aged 6 to 65 in Hong Kong have reported themselves as native Cantonese speakers. However, Cantonese is merely referred to as a regional dialect “with no standardized written form” (Ng, 2009: xxi) while both Chinese and English are currently deemed as the
in the history of Hong Kong" taken from Xu Xi's History's Fiction: stories from the city of Hong Kong. The story consists of two diaries written on 30th June and 1st July 1997 which describe how the main character, Lam Yam Kuen, spent these two important days in Hong Kong's history. Through the description of Lam's visit to Uncle Check's restaurant and the dinner party at his workplace, the author shows the diverse feelings of Hong Kong people towards the handover of Hong Kong to her motherland,
That is to say, Hong Kong Disneyland offers a uniquely western experience within the confines of Asia. The perception of Hong Kong Disneyland as a global brand can vary depending on the social groups that each consumer identifies as. Mainland Chinese visitors that are unaccustomed to western culture and modernity can feel as though they’ve stepped into a separate western sanctuary where they can fully experience another way of life. The more modern and westernised Hong Kong Chinese visiting the
Introduction Before 1997, Hong Kong was being the colony of the United Kingdom, politics in Hong Kong is different from the mainland China and it is unique from other countries. After 1997, the sovereignty of Hong Kong is regressed to China, then the Hong Kong politics was under the foundation of ‘One Country Two systems’ and it is regulated by the Basic Law of Hong Kong. In almost each countries’ political system, political parties would be found. Political parties could divide into two main
In the past three decades Hong Kong’s family structure has changed as more and more families are being receptive toward different social values. Traditional family structure in Hong Kong is about getting married, having children, as well as being supportive of older generations. In the past, there was no divorce, involvement outside marital affairs, or involvement in homosexual relationships. However, with the change in social values, there has been openness for divorce, remarriage, pre-marital sex
James Watson’s McDonald’s in Hong Kong is a textbook example of globalization. According to Webster’s dictionary, globalization is defined as “worldwide integration and development”. In McDonald’s in Hong Kong, Watson discusses a well-known and successful American fast food chain migrating over seas and embedding itself in the Hong Kong culture. Although Hong Kong was already recognized as an extremely transnational civilization, there were worries that the country would lose cultural identity. The
Hong Kong is a multicultural society, with its citizens stemming back to pockets of settlements thousands of years ago. Starting out as a small fishing village, the city later evolved into a major trading port, a manufacturing center, then eventually an international financial centre and one of the three Alpha+ cities, with high per capita incomes, modern architecture and numerous high international rankings. During the time when major developments reshaped and evolved the city, Hong Kong has mainly
“Memories reveal the culture, history and time of the city.” (Aldo Rossi, 1982). The demolishment of Star Ferry Pier and Queen’s Pier in 2006 and 2007 has gathered a raising awareness on the discussion of collective memory with urban development in Hong Kong. The incident even caused the protest, hunger strike and confrontation of protestors against police. After that, the government identified collective memory as an importance consideration in heritage protection and conservation. “It is the value
WWII- The Fall of Hong Kong Narrative On the 8th December 1941 at 8:00AM, just six hours after the disaster of Pearl Harbour, the Japanese launched a devastating attack on the almost defenceless Hong Kong. This attack however was not proceed by a declaration of war and therefore broke international law. The two opposing sides were: The British, Canadian and Indian forces who were defending Hong Kong (Lead by Major-General Christopher Maltby) with a side of just 14,000 thousand troops, versus the