Introduction: The virus has affected everyone’s life so much that travelling is no longer something that can be done easily like it was before the virus. In midst of Hong Kong being a fast-paced city with social-distancing rules under virus, public rooftops have been a popular spot for people to enjoy their time. These public rooftops located at the top of different shopping malls have been more and more common in recent years, showing how ‘rooftops’ are no longer a must to be private.  Method of Research: -personal visiting, news, past experiences Speaking of public rooftops, I visited several on the

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Description of the theme: Hong Kong has been well known for her hybridity-an estuary where the East meets the West. Admittedly, addressing such cultural fusion may become cliché. In my video essay, I have tried to reveal the obscure hybrid of ordinary and underground lifestyle in Hong Kong, especially in the context of Covid-19 pandemic. In the light of the pandemic, the government has announced a series of ongoing disease prevention measures, including the social distancing policy, mandatory closure of bars and clubs, etc. After a long-term implementation of these measures, the absence of nightlife and extensive patrols aiming to

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Theme description: The video has two themes: a) the construction of a public toilet as a means of construction of equality and fairness within the city; b) how could the construction and redevelopment process be more considerate to users? Public toilet, public health, these represent one of the most important aspect of a city’s development, especially justice for the unrepresented people. Such argument could be supported by the history of Hong Kong’s first toilet built at Pound Lane in the Tai Ping Shan area. In May 1894, the Bubonic Plague raged rapidly in the Hong Kong TPS district and cause

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Since the beginning of 2020, the Hong Kong government has set up many controls in restaurants to cope with the pandemic. For example, the number of people eating at the same table should be limited to four, the dining time cannot exceed 10 pm, and it is necessary to record guest information and measure their body temperature. The original intention of these restrictions was to prevent the further spread of the virus, but the restaurants also paid lots of prices behind. However, some claims that these costs are worthy of us. Since it is a crucial problem for human beings,

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Subdivided City: Hi Neighbor! Original video drawings Subdivided City: Hi Neighbor! (Original video drawings) Synopsis In the video essay, my space is set in housing estates and I set my title to be subdivided cities. It is because when talking about housing estate, my mind comes out with a lot of words like subdivided flat and neighbor. Nowadays, there are lots of housing units in a housing estate. Compared to the walled villages, housing estate seems more indifferent in between neighbors. We just like being subdivided. Therefore, I decided to set my video message as the neighborhood. I would like

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Fang Wenbo UID: 3035789253 We all live in a busy city, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai. Everyday we all exhausted by endless works, pressure and tasks. Every hour we all anxious to our study grade and work’s KPI. Everything seems too fast in the city, walking speed, shuttling bus and subway train which goes by every minutes. The hurried sound of traffic lights sent people rushing back and forth on the crossroad. People’s souls seem to be dying, like sunset clouds in the burning sky. Under such circumstances, it is extremely important to find a place where we can slow

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