Author: Angie Lok Ting

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[Field-Homework 3] Vanishing City: Dai Pai Dong

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Video Essay:   Director and Producer: Angie Tang Video Essay: The video will be focused on the preservation of ‘dai pai dong’, or street food vendors in Hong Kong. A typical dai pai dong consists of a small green metal stall that serves as a kitchen, with wooden or plastic seating outside. It translates to ‘food stall with a big licence plate’, referring to the restaurant’s printed permit to operate. There were over 40 of these stalls in 1950s Hong Kong, but just a little more than 20 survive today. My selected dai pai dong, So Kee, is well-known for

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Moving House Reflection Angie Tang

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It sheds light on the increasing cost of living in Singapore (which is also a problem in Hong Kong) as well as the impact of urbanization on religious rituals and traditional customs. It highlights the pressing issue of limited space in Singapore, posing challenges for adequate, comfortable housing for both the living and the dead. There is a fine line between a city progressing and improving and the preservation of local culture.

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Workshop 2 Exercise Angie Tang

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I thought of the protagonist being in a futuristic or cyberpunk era where they are facing difficulties in acclimating to this new environment where a lot of things are digitized and robotic. The rain seems to “wash away” the perfection of the city at nighttime as the neon lights look like they’re bleeding under the reflection of the water.

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[Reading Response 2] In Search of the Ghostly in Context

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“Made in Hong Kong” directed by Fruit Chan delves into the subjects of urban space and social marginalization, with a specific focus on public housing estates in Hong Kong. The film juxtaposes the bustling yet prosperous atmosphere of “Dream of Stardom” with visuals portraying the departure of the middle and upper-middle-class elites in the 1980s and 90s, symbolizing a heavy shift in societal dynamics. It carries a personal essence, as the director draws from her own experiences in a public housing estate to craft a narrative that revolves around the poorer communities in Hong Kong. The film highlights the interconnectedness

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[Reading Response] Roland Barthes

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In “Leaving the Movie Theater,” the author describes his departure from the cinema in a dazed and hypnotic state, seeking a sense of healing and likening the experience to entrancing orchestral music. He enters the movie theater with the desire to feel hypnotized even before the film begins, finding the entire cinematic experience to be the source of his lethargy. The author uses rich vocabulary to describe the entire experience; when the theater darkens, the anticipation before the film, and the immersion of the audience into the world of the film. The power of cinema is able to evoke a

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