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
such as TVB and ATV in 2000s. Numerous programmes were made and aired promoting PCP by identifying “wrong” pronunciations among the streets of Hong Kong. Of course, promoting the common pronunciations as “wrong” ones would ensure many controversies and chaos. Since the standard relies only on the outdated Guangyun, many pronunciations in modern Hong Kong did stay the same in the way of how the characters should be pronounced hundreds of year ago. This induced considerable amount of confusion in
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 is a very
English. The inner circle includes the country where people speak English as native language. Then, the outer circle refers to the society which English is treated as a second language while the extending circle indicates the nation which English has the status of foreign language. (Bolton, 2000, p.266) Due to the colonization, English has maintained and gained official status in Hong Kong. Based on the theory, Hong Kong should be categorized into the outer circle. However, English is mainly adopted
Introduction English is a language that has spread rapidly throughout the world over centuries. This essay will aim to look at the way English has spread while focusing on specific areas in the world where English is now a language. There will be four points that are to be discussed in detail within the essay. The first point focuses on the extent to which language variation contributes to marking language users’ identities. This includes looking closely at variations of English around the world
Lights up. What is culture, how can it be performed? Can two communities perform different culture but still define as same country? Is our identity mostly determined by culture or origin? As a Hong Kongese, these questions always bother me because there is no absolute statement to define who I am. Hong Kong (HK) is a unique region that mostly influences by two different countries: China and Britain. Interestingly, these countries hold a totally opposite social practice towards one another. From liberalism
Hong Kong is one of the most powerful international financial and cultural centres in the world. Due to its great cultural diversity, Hong Kong is considered to be the place “where east meets west”. Between 1841 and 1997 The Great Britain had control over the region. In present, it is officially referred as special administrative region (SAR) of People’s Republic of China. History of Hong Kong indicates that this place had the English as a medium of instruction until 1997, however, afterwards, Hong
In this essay, I shall critically examine if it is the responsibility of ethnic minorities to assimilate into the Hong Kong society and give up their own cultural to be real Hong Kong people. First, I would define what is “assimilation” and different forms of integration. How different forms of integrations are being used internationally. Secondly, I would share my views in favor of assimilation and against assimilation. Thirdly, I would state my position as a social worker that ethnic minorities
graphic signal, research, marketing, and both linguistic and semiotic communication to breakdown the global code of design (Jones, 2011). ‘Lost in translation’ happens more frequently during the rate of globalization. The misreading of design languages is not just an issue among layperson, designers also been affected during the international cooperation. Naturally, there are gaps existing between different cultures (Jones, 2011). For example, the masterpieces of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa
popular genre in Chinese language contemporary music. "Mando" refers to the Mandarin Chinese language. Equally as popular is "Cantopop", "Canto" refers the Cantonese Chinese language which is a Chinese dialect spoken in the southern provinces and Hong Kong. A third term "Gang-Tai pop" 港台 is yet another term referring to the combination of Cantopop and Mandopop. "Gang" refers to the Chinese pronunciation of Hong Kong - "xiang gang" 香港 and Tai refers to Taiwan 台彎. In Hong Kong itself, popular music
The Mainland China and Hong Kong can be compared based on so many different and distinct elements. As far as the mainland China culture is concerned, from historical point of view traditionally the cultural norms and values of China is still followed and implied by the Hong Kong largely (Ren et al., 2015). The Hong Kong had a separate and distinct system of local government along with the free press. The culture of Hong Kong is still influenced by the English traditions and norm as well. Therefore
possibilities present in Hong Kong are endless. Although international relations is my current area of study, I plan on combining my knowledge of international relations with business. Hong Kong seems like the perfect location to combine these two areas. Furthermore, the cinema business of Hong Kong is one area I would love to explore. I was captivated when I discovered that one of my favorite films, The Departed, was adapted from the Hong Kong film, Infernal Affairs. Since then, Hong Kong cinema has always
Identity In the 90s of the century, many important events happened between China and Hong Kong. Without questioning, one of the most influential incidents happened during this period of time was Hong Kong’s reunion with China in July 1997; it transformed Hong Kong from a colonial dependent territory to a Chinese administration region. The local Hong Kong people felt disoriented of their futures because Hong Kong has been separated from China for a few decades. Many of them came to questioning their
Organization: Hong Kong International Theme Parks Ltd. (Hong Kong Disneyland Resort) Table of Contents: A. Introduction B. Political environment B1 Description B2 Comments B3 Recommendations C. Economic environment C1 Description C2 Comments C3 Recommendations D. Social-cultural environment D1 Description D2 Comments D3 Recommendations E. Technological environment E1 Description E2 Comments E3 Recommendations F. Conclusion Reference A. Introduction of Hong Kong International
dominant As the author in Chapter 9: Culture and Education mentioned, “culture is not a given, but a human creation ”. Culture can change over time through human activities. People interact with people with other cultural groups to share their own languages, skills. Therefore, we, as a value exist, has the abilities to be producers of culture. However, Nieto considered culture can be influenced by Social and Political elements. Dominant social groups in a society often determine what counts as culture
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
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
Cultural Differences Between Hong Kong and the U.S. Hong Kong has been one of the most prosperous cities in the world for many years. The idea of Hong Kong being returned to China was frightening many Hong Kong people in the early 80s, but the handover turned out to be a memorable moment for most of the citizens. Today, Hong Kong is no longer a colony of Britain and Chinese are holding most of the top positions in the government. Not only the political and economic issues have been changed a
The demand for international school in Hong Kong is increasing in the recent years. According to the annual questionnaire survey done by the Education Department, the total number of students in international schools increases 83.2 % from 1610 to 2950 within four years (1997/98 - 2001/02). Moreover, the total number of local students attending those schools also increases 63.2% from 6.8% to 11.1%. (Detail of statistics can be found in appendix P. 12) We can see that, local parents have a high value
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