Title: Towering Castles (Bethanie and Douglas Castle). Part 1: According to the figure offered by the HK (Hong Kong) government, HK’s GDP growth rate maintains stable in the last decade, with a mean of 4%. With the fast speed of development of this city, there is something essential that we have ignored. The preservation of Hong Kong’s historic buildings has in fact been significantly impacted by the city’s fast expansion. To be more specific, the tertiary sector (financial services, trading, real estate, and tourism) contributes 90% of Hong Kong’s GDP. Due to the city’s quick urbanization, robust economic expansion, and

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Theme It was an ordinary Sunday; I took my mother around the Hong Kong since it was her first visit to this city. When we took a walk in Central, we saw a lot of people who are nor local neither from mainland sat around HSBC building and I guessed that they are from Africa. With a watching of a film called Still man, I realized that those people are Filipinos. Central is one of the most prosperous areas in Hong Kong and the HSBC Building is a fascinating architecture in the world. The poor attire and awkward activities of

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Director: Liu Xinyun Izzy   Theme The theme of the film is “Architecture Integrated with Nature.” It explores the coexistence of architecture and nature in Hong Kong. The film tells the story of a ghost who visits Earth for a day and travels through the city and ecology of Hong Kong. It passes through the forest symbolized by the University of Hong Kong and the coastline symbolized by Tai Long Wan, finally arriving at the intersection of forest, sea, and city, Victoria Peak. It realizes on the mountain that urban ecology is the intersection of human society and nature, and

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Director: HE Lok Yiu (uid:3035980120) The short video I make is about three groups of people’s experiences on the footbridges in Hong Kong, and how do these experiences help forming their perception of the city.   The title of my video is Hybrid City. “Hybrid”, referring to Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, is defined as “that is the product of mixing two or more different things”. This description reveals the complexity in the characteristics and users of footbridges, and further suggests the similar nature of the city. The story is narrated by a local Hong Kong person and a tourist, each of

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HISTORY AND BACKGROUND The Blue House’s story is that of a successful historic revitalization (SCMP Editorial, 2022). It is a 4-storey tenement block located in Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai. Named for its iconic vibrant blue painted walls, it is one of the few remaining examples of tong lau in Hong Kong (Viva Blue House, n.d.; SCMP Editorial, 2022). Although hundreds of them existed, most of them (especially the lower-level ones which were not protected or listed by the Antiquities and Monuments Office) have been demolished (SCMP Editorial, 2022). The Blue House faced constant changes throughout history. Initially a hospital

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