Rocking consumption
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21:55 1. Paradise Lost
2006-06-28
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Phuket, Thailand used to be a holiday resort of Hong Kong people with sunny beaches and 5-star resorts. It was destroyed by the Boxing Day Tsunami in South Asia. The Mokens, known as the Sea Gypsies, ...
21:57 2. The Floral Paradox
2006-07-05
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Fresh flowers and love have come to be viewed as equivalent. People send bouquets to our loved ones on the Valentine's Day. In Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan, villagers started to grow flow...
21:54 3. The Fishless Seas
2006-07-12
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"Surplus" and "fish" are homophonic in Chinese. Consequently, having fish at new-year banquets is considered auspicious in Chinese society. The fish-eating territory of Hong Kong people has been expan...
21:56 4. The Golden Nightmare
2006-07-19
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For the Chinese, gold symbolises wealth, power and bliss; while for the aboriginals in Australia, gold may allude to poverty, usurpation and family separation. Maduwangka people are the aboriginals o...
21:51 5. No Waste! No Way?
2006-07-26
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Consumption stimulates economic growth and also increases waste. The landfills in Hong Kong are going to be full in five years. In Japan, the citizens of Nagoya are striving to make their hometown a z...
