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[Fieldwork 3] Disappearing Fragment of a City – Shing Fung Hong

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[Description]   The theme of the video is the ‘Disappearing Fragment of City’, whereas the subject is the diminishing of a local joss money store – Shing Fung Hong – due to its small amount of business, which is in drastic contrast with the surrounding busy market flow of Temple Street.    The video portrays the contrast of business between the Temple street stores and Shing Fung Hong.The business of the Temple street is first introduced, with loud audios of overlapping noise, crowded and constantly moving figures, as well as frequent interactions between business owners and potential customers all around

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YT: https://youtu.be/gmUIjnkm5bg L: I think that’s the start of our podcast. I’m Louis. I’m introducing myself. I: And I’m Isaac. L: So today we chose to talk about the little (authentic) restaurants. the little like small non-chain market, some things that’s sort of equivalent to a 7-Eleven. but like just ran by some guy. Probably not the most academic of languages, I’ll admit. L: We chose these sorts of things because they tend to go in new luxury developments.As the site we picked is expected to be replaced with new luxury developments that will not have these chains. They will

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[FIELDWORK] Ho Tsz Hei & Tsang Shuk Yin

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Ho Tsz Hei 3036193059 Tsang Shuk Yin 303036231265 Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eQJ5Z1WLWI Transcript (983 words) Ashley Usually, when you are walking under a building, what would you first notice? The shops nearby? Welcome to the first episode of ‘Vanishing City’. Today’s topic, vanishing elements at Man Wah Sun Chuen is the talk of the town. We are pleased to invite Professor Cheung from HKU, shop owner Mr Wong, and resident Ms Ng to share. Miss Ng Hello everybody, I am Miss Ng and I have been living in Man Wah building since 2001. Mr Wong Hi, this is Mr Wong, a

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[Fieldwork Report] Luk Sin Ching Icy & Jin Yawen

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Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/3LEyJdmo7Mc We will delve into the Hong Kong monster film directed by Ho Meng-hua and explore the architectural significance of the locations featured in the movie.  We’ll talk about the Hawker stalls that will probably disappear in the future in Hong Kong afterwards.. “The Mighty Peking Man” is a 1977 Hong Kong monster film directed by Ho Meng-hua, which was inspired by the classic King Kong story. The architecture in the film plays a vital role in shaping the narrative, creating a sense of awe and contrast.  The film showcases the contrast between the untamed Himalayan wilderness and

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[Fieldwork Podcast]: Limbo (2021)

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-LrUfW5Gt99WfyLtbY2XTT7wNAO_kjQ4/view?usp=share_link (Due to copyright limits, the video is uploaded on google drive)   Synopsis: Limbo is an action thiller film directed by Cheang Pou-soi and released in 2021. The film is based on the Chinese novelist Lei Mi’s  novel Wisdom Tooth. The play is about a serial murder case that happened among marginalized people of Hong Kong society.   Script: James: Hello everyone, my name is James. Juan: I’m Juan. James: The movie we are discussing today is Limbo. Today, we’re going to talk about the film’s unique portrayal of space and place. Juan: That’s right, James. Director Cheang Pou-soi

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[Field-Homework 3] Control City-Rooftop

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    Introduction Living under the world of hypocrisy, all mankind is controlled by the society, we have been asking to reform as the person that society intends to become, from a little kid with big dreams, to a rowdy, insolent teenager, to a university student, to a future member of the society…Our lives seem to be barred in this fixed reincarnation. Hong Kong is a densely-populated metropolis, a fast-paced society, and a concrete jungle… Hongkongers are labeled as hard-working and overtime working as an inexorable “machine”, and we require fast in various aspects, eating, working, learning, transporting, etc. We

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[FIELDWORK]God of Gamblers 賭神, Lucky Plaza

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GOD OF GAMBLERS, DIR. Wong Jing (1989) Lucky Plaza, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong God of gamblers is a Hong Kong traditional film directed by Wong Jing and led by Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, and Joey Wong. Ko Chun (Chow Yun-fat) is a famous gambler. The main story begins with Chun escaping from a train. After fighting on the train, Chun accidentally stumbles into Little knife (Andy Lau)’s trap, which is intended to play tricks with an Indian. Ko Chun falls under the hill and hits his head. He loses his memory partially. Little knife does not know who is

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[FIELDWORK] MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III, BANK OF CHINA TOWER/ XITANG

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III, DIR. J. J. Abrams (2006) The Shanghai Bank of China Tower/ Xitang, Shanghai Paramount Pictures released Mission: Impossible III in May 2006 in the United States. It is the third instalment in the Mission: Impossible film franchise. The movies are based on an imagery organization called IMF (Impossible Mission Force), which sends its agent to save the world from villains. The protagonist is Ethan Hunt (played by Tom Cruise), one of the IMF agents. At the end of the previous movie, Hunt ‘has retired from the field work’ and became a coach of the new recruits. The

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[FIELDWORK] CHUNGKING EXPRESS, CHUNGKING MANSION

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CHUNGKING EXPRESS, DIR. Wang Kar-Wai (1994)            CHUNGKING MANSION, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong           (Chungking mansion) “Chungking Express” is one of the most famous and classic Hong Kong movies created by Mr Wong Kar-Wai. The word “Chongking” in its name comes from Chungking Mansions located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. The film mainly narrates two love stories that are barely intertwined from two policemen: No. 233 and No. 663, who meet new people after being lovelorn. In addition to the main story content, the film also shows the vibrant side of

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[FIELDWORK] ROUGE,Shek Tong Tsui

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ROUGE, Kwan Kam Peng (1988)          Yi Honglou, Shek Tong Tsui, Hong Kong The film I choose is’ Rouge ‘, created by Li Bihua and directed by Kwan Kam Peng. The film mainly tells the story of Shek Tong Tsui prostitute “Ru Hua” and Chen Zhenbang’s love was opposed by Chen Zhenbang’s family, and eventually the two people swallowed opium . The place I chose was Shek Tong Tsui. This place is the place where Ru Hua and Chen Zhenbang meet and love each other, and also promote the development of this tragic story. The film begins

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