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Hong Kong Chief Executive’s Policy Address: 3 Far-reaching Cultural Directions; Chinese Culture? Exporting Culture? Cultural Industries?
31-10-23 Our Chief Executive did the right thing this time. It also shows that it was the sensible thing for Hong Kong to set up a Culture Bureau in 2022. We all hate changes, yet it is only thing that will bring progress. A society will not change just because there are empty dreams, slogans,…
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After The Great Responses To Tuesdays with Morrie (By Dominic Cheung (張可堅), Alex Fong (方力申) And Me) In Hong Kong: The 7 Alert Points As My Experience Summary
28-11-23 Actor Paul Engle said, “We cannot move mountains. Let us make light.” I did it! I produced a play called Tuesdays with Morrie with director Dominic Cheung and actor Alex Fong! Yesterday’s successful 12 shows are my today’s memory. Good comments reverberated in Hong Kong. Today is tomorrow’s dream. I am still recuperating and…
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Waning Interest In Nightlife—Our Past Glory And What Are The Challenges Of The Night-time Economy In Hong Kong?
12-09-23 Some said, “I am all about nightlife. I live during the night.” Some said, “In nightlife, you can become a star. While in the daytime, you can be a nobody.” Some said, “I don’t like going out. I hate clubs. I hate being around too many people.” A clothes vendor in the well-known Temple…
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Society Is About Belonging And Love In Diversity—Are There 5 Or 6 Types Of ‘Hongkongers’ On This Beautiful Island?
18-10-23 What matters most is not ‘what’ you are, but ‘who’ you want to be and ‘where’ you want to live? How would you decide where to settle down and what will be your home? It is suggested that there are numerous factors such as cost of living, job availability, desirability and happiness, crime, quality…
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Busy Making A Great Book Alive As A Great Play For You：Why Will Dominic, Alex And I Re-do ‘Tuesdays With Morrie’ In APA, 3rd to 12th Nov 23? Come!
Replays of captivating drama are wonderful because they must have something good to share again. One can securely look for something different from the past versions. The play Tuesdays with Morrie (相約星期二) produced by me and to be presented in November (3rd Friday to 12th Sunday Nov 2023 in Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts香港演藝學院)…
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His Success Is The Result Of Perfection Is Hard Work For Almost A Century—The 96-Year-Old Master Wong Kai (黃佳) Who Made Dance Lions In Hong Kong, The Only Remaining Of The Great
25-09-23 The like-minded great artists and artisans are always alone. ‘Artists’ focus on creating works pleasing his spiritual desire while the work of ‘artisans’ focuses on accessorizing and functionality in order to satisfy the needs of a customer. The work of artists and artisans can both show aesthetics but the style of an artist is…
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‘Lamma IV’, A Tragic Maritime Disaster Dragging On For 11 Years In Hong Kong: Why Did The Court Of Appeal Decide, After Numerous Investigations And Hearings, That A Death Inquest Would Dig Out The Mysteries Of 39 Deaths? What Is The Legal Principle Of ‘Public Interest’?
06-08-23 On the night of 1st October 2012, the shocking maritime disaster took place when 2 passenger vessels the Sea Smooth (a public ferry) and the Lamma IV (a private boat) collided near Lamma Island. After the collision, the Sea Smooth remained afloat and nobody died. Horribly, Lamma IV sank within 118 seconds, killing 39…
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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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Causeway Bay: The Fascinating History Of ‘The Diamond Of Hong Kong’, From Coffee Farm To Simple And Innocent Residential Area With Warehouses In The 1950s, As Recollected By A Barrister David Lai
13-08-23 I do not keep a diary. I remember too little. When I was in a scene, I hardly paid it any mind. The memory of being with others is often offered by others to me as a lasting impression of their own. Causeway Bay (CWB) (銅鑼灣) is a very famous shopping district in Hong…
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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…