 Xi Chen
If cultural identity is the soul of a city, then art must be the window to the soul.
Hong Kong - JMSC - It may be an affluent city filled with a commercial buzz and shopping malls, but local artists reap little benefit.
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 Arai Mie
Hong Kong - JMSC - They are illegal. Their owners break the law every day. But dog cafés have proliferated above Hong Kong's busy city streets since Paris Café opened its doors in 1995.
Many hide themselves on upper floors. That does not deter Hong Kong pet-lovers.
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 Viola Luk
They swing from trees, cannonball into the waters, and approach walkers on sight - expecting food. They are the monkey kings of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong - JMSC - This so-called concrete jungle has a monkey problem. The monkey population in Hong Kong is currently growing at an alarming rat... |
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 Alison Jenner
In its push for education, a US-based art school finds itself embroiled in a dispute over a court building in Hong Kong.
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 Lam Lok Wai
Residents of the Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate in Kwun Tong claims that they don't want to move and don't want the estate to be demolished, but their needs are being overlooked.
The 40 years-old Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate is going to be redeveloped by the government on May 2009, th... |
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 Cornelius Rahn
Samantha, Saffron, Natasha, Angelique, Claire and Joseph all have a rare "superpower" which makes them different from most other expatriate children in Hong Kong: The youngsters from Lantau Island speak fluent Cantonese.
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 xuepanpan
Various cultures in the University of Hong Kong
There are many kinds of culutres existing in HKU, such as society culture , hall culture, high table dinner, orientation camp, democracy wall, workshops for career plan or research, independent publication, promotion and election of student uni... |
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 Li Hongliang
Yip Shin Kee will close the six-square-foot newsstand he has run for 15 years on Des
Voeux Road West in the New Year. With two children of school age to raise, he has to find another
job to support the family.
Click to listen Mr. Yip talk about his difficu... |
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 Derek Yiu Pui-yung
Long
known as a gourmet paradise, it is not surprising that Hong Kong is home to dozens of traditional Chinese sauce and condiment producers of various
scales. But given that Lee Kum Kee, a 120-year-old multinational sauce
maker, recently laid off 30 of its staff to stay competitive, can indiv... |
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 Xue Jing
A forest of skyscrapers, diverse and flourishing restaurants, and shopping malls packed to the rafters, these are only one side of Hong Kong. Those old-fashioned grocery stores, which create the quintessential Hong Kong charm, would tell you the stories while they struggle along between tradition ... |
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 Christopher DeWolf
"It's like a Hong Kong culture club"
“A lot of the these things were just picked up from the street. They were just junk, literally, from the skip. It’s interesting how once it’s in here people start to take pictures.”
It’s exactly what Douglas Young had hoped for. Th... |
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 Kristina Perez
Hong Kong Cinema Centenary
The Hong Kong Film industry is celebrating its centennial. The very first cinemagraph was shown in the Hong Kong city hall on April 26, 1897.
The first Hong Kong-made film was reportedly "Stealing a Roast Duck," a comedic short produced in 1909 ... |
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 Huang Lijian
What are hot hobbies for young people today? Maybe hip hop, cos play, or PS2 video games. But in Hong Kong, some people devote themselves to promoting Cantonese Opera, one of the ancient Chinese arts, among young people. Some of them are enthusiastic for interesting the young by modernizing the ar... |
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 Wu Yue Fifty years ago, the traditional narrative art of naamyam was the most popular form of entertainment in Hong Kong. Today, there are fewer than ten naamyam singers still performing.
With fewer and fewer people paying attention to it, will this age-old aspect of Cantonese culture survive?
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 Leani Wessels
Master Tony Chan has a mission.
To pass on his superior knowledge in Tai chi chuan and ensure the survival of this age old form of martial art.
Master Chan was one of the 5 disciples chosen by his Master to be taught some of the secrets of Tai chi chuan. 5 Disciples f... |
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