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Streets In Hong Kong Are Quiet: Why Online Shopping Like Taobao May Uproot More Street Shops?
18-04-24 Shopping is an appeal to innate human rapture. New ideas rise and old shops fall, but we still shop. People used to shop in stores; swiping through hangers or caressing items on supermarket shelves. Now, products are mere digital images that you can scroll past. You can log on to an online shopping platform…
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Is There Too Much Negativity About The Positivity Of ‘Day X Night Vibes’? The 5 Things That Street Events Can Bring To The Inclusive Community Of Hong Kong
Nothing stays the same. Hong Kong’s community is becoming more and more concerned about its economic future. It was said that the greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the passionate actions of its members. Some men believe in quick fix and great men believe in fundamental cause and solution. Scholars are skeptical…
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What Are The 4 Interacting Forces Of Hong Kong With Other Greater Bay Area Cities? What Are The 6 Things That Hong Kong Must Preserve So That It Can Meaningfully Contribute? Why Should The Court Of Final Appeal’s Decision Be Respected?
21-12-23 The transformation, when not abrupt, of a city is always fascinating. It increases the hope for a better quality of life in your arms. Old things became new. New things then turned old. We only have to continue to be interested in. It is pointless for us to resist or condemn. How many times…
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Why Should You Watch The Recent Murder Mystery Film The Goldfinger (金手指)? Is It A Good Movie? Did Tony Leung (梁朝偉) Act Well?
30-01-24 The recent Hong Kong film The Goldfinger (金手指) is a 2023 film written and directed by Felix Chong (莊文強), and staring 2 Hong Kong superstars Tony Leung (梁朝偉) and Andy Lau (劉德華). Some expected to be a very exciting action crime thriller. They are wrong. The film turns out to be a nostalgic and…
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Asian-American Films Like Everything Everywhere All At Once, Joy Ride & Past Lives Are Becoming Popular: Can Hong Kong Follow & Make Cross-cultural Films?
18-08-23 We are not alone. Our life is the input of everyone. We are all part of one another. This applies to our art activities especially film art. It has been proven time and time again that audiences love a movie that allows them to connect with the characters and situations. The traditional Hollywood movies…
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Shopping Is Always A Pleasurable Culture. What Are The 5 Kinds Of Shopping Malls In Hong Kong?
29-06-23 We like shopping. We are not the wave, but part of the ocean so far as shopping is concerned. Life is terrible wrestling. When we shop, our bodies release dopamine, the ‘feel-good hormone’. The more we shop, the better we feel. Right? Leslie Fok(霍俊熹) was born in Canada. He graduated from University of Toronto…
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“Artists Have A Value, But Nothing We Know Suggests That!”—How Prudence Mak & Her Famous Cartoon Figure Chocolate Rain Inspire Us In Hong Kong To Believe In Ourselves!
17-08-21 The Elevator Card is a magic effect in which a playing card can return to the top of the deck after being placed elsewhere in the middle of the deck. ‘Talent’ is the Elevator Card of everyone and according to Prudence Mak (麥雅端), the creator of the well-known cartoon Chocolate Rain, there is a…
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Goodbye, Hong Kong’s Love ——My 10 Fond Memories Of Dragonair
01-11-20 On 21st October 2020, Cathay Pacific announced that its Cathay Dragon would shut down after almost four decades in business. This proud aviation brand was over. People of Hong Kong felt very miserable about the demise of our city’s first truly local airline, originally known as ‘Dragonair’. In 1985, some local Chinese businessmen founded…
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FROM QUESTIONS TO ACTIONS: THE NEW CONCEPT OF A CO-PROJECT SPACE—SHIBUYA QWS IN JAPAN
21-02-20 Shibuya is the most trendy and charming shopping district of Tokyo—resembling a wave of diamonds, glittering day and night till the end of the world. Among all draws of Shibuya is her world-famous ‘Shibuya Scramble Crossing’. It is located right in front of the Shibuya Train Station and traffic lights stops regularly vehicles in…
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《Taipei Dangdai》the international art fair in Taiwan in 2019: is it good?
The word “Dangdai” means “contemporary”.《Taipei Dangdai》is a Taiwan trade fair on international contemporary visual arts. I flew to support: the scale was relatively small as they had only 90 booths. Visitors were mostly local or from China and Japan. The exhibits could be more attractive. The location Nangang is slightly off the business centre. Unlike…