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[Field-Homework 3] Crisis City: Mong Kok

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Link for youtube Video Essay: Crisis City: Mong Kok Theme, subject, the setting/places, and components The central idea conveyed in the video is the depiction of Mong Kok’s crisis amidst the challenges of a post-pandemic era. The focus of this video is the vanishing retail shops in this renowned district. For a long time, Mong Kok has served as a beloved shopping hub for tourists, characterized by its bustling markets, shopping malls, quaint stores, and multi-level buildings encompassing shops, basements, underground areas, and residences above (World Press, 2013). However, Mong Kok was hit hard by the pandemic due to its

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[Reading Response] – Communal After-Living: Asian Ghosts and the City by Katarzyna Ancuta

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In this article, Ancuta explores the relationships between ghosts and humans in Asian cities, as well as the three major themes in Asian ‘apartment horror’ films. These themes include the coexistence of ghosts and the living in a contiguous community, the alienation and fear of loneliness in modern urban lifestyles, and the representation of ghosts as symbols of failed economic dreams that drive rural populations to migrate to cities. I want to focus on the loneliness in modern urban lifestyles because it is more relevant to Hong Kong now. Ancuta mentions that the loneliness that the ghosts feel in movies

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Moving House Reflection – Gao Yinghong

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I think this is a reflection of city development in Singapore, which has a similar population as Hong Kong. Sadly, people have to move their deceased family to somewhere else because of real estate development. It is also a reflection of history. Their ancestors moved to Singapore from mainland China for better opportunities. And that is why they preserved the tradition of visiting their ancestors during Qing Ming. Lastly, I think this movie also portraits the tension between the rich and poor. One of the guys complained why they have so many golf courses but not enough cemetery. When a

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[Field Trip Report] – Yinghong Gao & Kevin Shi

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Text Transcript   Yinghong Gao (3036275297) & Kevin Shi (3036275455)  Ying:   The site that we have chosen for this video is the signboards on Portland Street, which is in the bustling district of Yau Ma Tei in Hong Kong. As you may already know, the neon signs in Hong Kong are a prominent feature of the cityscape and hold significant nostalgic value for the older generation of residents. These neon signs became widespread during the 1970s when Hong Kong experienced rapid growth, and they quickly became an integral part of the city’s identity. However, over the years, many of these neon

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[Reading Response]-Urban Cinema And The Cultural Identity of Hong Kong by Leung Ping-Kwan

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Yinghong Gao – 303627529  Leung discussed whether Hong Kong (HK) developed its own cultural identity through a series of movies from the 1950s to 1990s. I would like to use films from the 60s to the 70s to demonstrate that HK developed its own cultural identity. In the 60s, there was an influx of Western culture, and the young generation endorsed Western fashion, which also influenced the movies in HK. Especially after the conflict between the working class and the colonial government in 1967, the government intended to present a Westernized version of HK. However, I believe HK movies were still

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