Video Essay link: https://youtu.be/0AZWvwnPXX4 Brayden Lisboa (3036050829) This video aims to appreciate and acknowledge the importance of colonial heritage in Hong Kong, a slowly disappearing part of Hong Kong’s culture. This is done through focusing on the simplistic and pragmatic colonial architectural style of the General Post Office. The first area of interest is the location of the General Post Office, located right next to Hong Kong landmarks like Jardine House, Exchange Square, Central Pier and the IFC. This symbolizes the connectivity of the General Post office and how vital it is in Hong Kong. One of the most important

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As technology has spread, social media takes up a massive part in our daily lives. In some aspects, you could say that social media is almost as good as ones’ identity. The article ‘The Imaginary Real World of CyberCities’ explores how film and media affect our views on the world and life as a whole. The article defines ‘CyberCities’ as the virtual or digital spaces that exist within computer networks, such as the internet. These so called cities are not physical entities but rather conceptual and digital representations of urban environments. It was interesting to see how ‘CyberCities’ blur the

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Wang Zhiyu’s film titled ‘Moving House’ illuminates the price of rapid urbanization and modernization in Singapore. It also talks about previous traditions that are still kept in place like tomb sweeping. Being a non-chinese student, I find it very interesting and a bit unsettling regarding this tradition but nonetheless an insightful view into Asian culture.

My Character in a dystopian setting. Despite the setting looking bright with numerous lights, my character is by himself and empty.

Would you agree that to a certain extent, cultural erasure is necessary for the growth and development of a city?

Professor Seng’s article titled ‘Cuts through Hong Kong’ depict the unique spatial elements and urban environment of Hong Kong through the Wong Kar-Wai’s 2000 Movie ‘In the Mood for Love’. The movie is set in 1960s Hong Kong, and the film accurately showcases the buildings and architectural features of the time period. For example, the protagonist Chow, rents a hotel room in Tsim Sha Tsui, at a time where the area was full of low budget hotels, but by the 1990s most of these Hotels had been demolished. To combat this Wong Kar-Wai filmed these hotel scenes at the British

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