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
moments 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
Introduction Hong Kong Museum of History (HKMH) was established by the Urban Council in July 1975. It exhibits objects related to the archaeology, history, ethnography and natural histories of Hong Kong and South China. This essay focuses on the permanent exhibition “The Hong Kong Story”. This essay covers HKMH’s emphasis on Hong Kong history, visitors, and its role in Hong Kong society. Background One may find hard to define museum as it has acquired so many different connotations. In general, a
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
Abstract In the video, we can observe that “Bing Sat”(冰室) is a type of restaurants in Hong Kong which mainly serves milk tea, sandwiches and cakes. It developed rapidly in the 1950s-1980s, the golden era of Hong Kong’s industrial development, and still having a high reputation among the citizens in Hong Kong nowadays. It was described by many Hong Kong people as the symbol of good old times, as a part of Hong Kong’s food culture. Why “Bing Sat” has been regarded for having such special symbolic
The history of Hong Kong is an interesting one and moreover, it has defined Hong Kong as an export oriented region. This section therefore explores the most important historical developments of Hong Kong, and discusses the effects on the economic development. Towards colonization Geographically, Hong Kong consists of three large regions; a region that is attached to China (New territories and Kowloon), Hong Kong Island and Lantau (see figure ???). The soil is fertile, and due to its abundance of
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 of history, which symbolizes
Hong Kong Tourism overview Tagline: A promising travel company prepares to drop you up at the land of Hong Kong. Get ready to experience sky-high buildings, a legacy of cuisines, and virgin nature. Title: Hong Kong Tourism | Hong Kong travel guide | Tourism in Hong Kong Meta Description: The highlight of China is all decked up with grandeur and pomp of Hong Kong Tourism to embrace the refreshing splendor and to get a glimpse its lifestyle, culture, and hot spots. Header: Heading: Hong Kong
Defining One Country, Two System Hong Kong is a very special city. It has a very interesting history. In 1842, Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong was ceded by China to Great Britain. In 1860, Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong was ceded to England. In 1898, the rest of Hong Kong, the New Territories and 235 outlying islands were leased to England for 99 years. In the early 1980’s, the British and Chinese government began to have negotiations about Hong Kong’s future since the lease would expire on July
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
Opium War, Hong Kong was ceded to the British Crown as part of the agreement for an indefinite period of time. During this period of time, Hong Kong experienced major social changes, particularly in the area of women’s education. The purpose initially appeared to be the desire to help the Chinese; however, the truth was that Great Britain sought to establish their superiority by undermining the prevalent Confucian family system through the education of women. The educational system in Hong Kong shortly
architectural tradition had been “accepted as the dominant architectural philosophy in twentieth-century China.” Chinese architects who emigrated to Hong Kong during and after the Second World War, as Wang pointed out, led Hong Kong's transformation into the globalised metropolis that it is today. Meanwhile, many
Hong Kong 1.3 Activities Hong Kong has many wonderful activities throughout the year. As its mixed culture of the west and east, Hong Kong holds both traditional Chinese and western festival, like the most important Chinese New Year celebration and western Christmas day. Moreover, it has been influenced by colonial rule and Chinese culture, Hong Kong has a flourishing arts scene that it not only has art festivals, orchestras, and opera performances but also has international film festivals and other
Hong Kong Film Industry The creative industries are built upon individual skills, talents, and creativity. These industries include, but are not limited to, film, fashion, design, computer game, craft, design, architecture and many more (Moeran and Alacovska, 2012). Primarily, they are recognized as economic activities that involve the creation of a product or service that constitute information or knowledge. While everyone is familiar with Hollywood, known as the film capital of the world, the
cohesion. These social elements accelerate the development of the society. Hong Kong returned to China but Hong Kong youth is deficient in national consciousness and claimed that they are Hong Kong citizens rather than Chinese. According to a study by the Hong Kong Policy Research Institute, one in three secondary students lack awareness of national identity Chinese. The teenagers disgust the policy control that the Hong Kong government implemented the policy according to the instruction by the central
this harbor for both commercial and tourism purposes. Victoria Harbor, situated in Kowloon, Hong Kong had been renowned as the world’s busiest port serving as export and import hub of Hong Kong. Located in the South China Sea, Victoria Harbor provides the resting ground for the worn out sea sailors traveling across this sea. Tourists of Hong Kong can witness the most famous night view from this port where Hong Kong’s famous tall sky scrapers are lined up and lit bright along the shores of the port.
wrote upon the book Sir Henry Pottinger: First Governor of Hong Kong, written by George Pottinger, who’s a posterity of Sir Henry Pottinger’s brother. The book is published in 1997 by Sutton Publishing Limited, copyrighted by George Pottinger. It gives a full descriptive record of Sir Henry Pottinger’s “odyssey of battle” and explores how a cadetship in the India Army build up his distinguished career to become the first Governor of Hong Kong. This book is an examination of Sir Henry Pottinger’s career
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
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