Hong Kong stories. Reflecting Hong Kong
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21:29 1. Teenage dreams
2019-06-06
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"Adolescents at the age of 17 and 18 like Pamela and Hester, two young ladies living in Hong Kong, are in the prime of their youth. What dreams do they have for the future? To most people, our city va...
21:29 2. Frustrations at age 21
2019-06-19
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"Although 21-year-old tertiary students Cheung Hoi-wing (Henry) and Chan Chi-sum (Sam) grew up in different environments, they harbour similar frustrations. They both believe our society's current mai...
21:29 3. Minding my own business
2019-06-20
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"As children, we are often asked the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Typical replies by people from the previous generation would be doctors, drivers, or teachers. However, they w...
21:29 4. At our best thirty
2019-06-27
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"Confucius said, "At 30, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground." Society has always had specific expectations of people in their thirties. They are supposed to be educated individuals who have ac...
21:29 5. Against / the flow
2019-07-04
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"In Hong Kong, some choose to survive, following the mainstream and finding a job for the sake of subsistence. Meanwhile, some choose to live, taking the road less travelled in order to do the things ...
21:29 6. Living in the moment
2019-07-11
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"Middle age is an age for recollection. The frustrations of youth are gone, with the vicissitudes of life taking its place. Consequently, it is a time when some people choose to let go, while some cho...
21:29 7. Exiled
2019-07-18
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"People in their 50s should be planning their retirement and moving onto the next stage of their lives. However, in the rapidly developing city of Hong Kong, does nearing retirement mean that one is a...
21:29 8. Life's second half
2019-07-25
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"In the traditional Chinese calendar, every 60 years forms a cycle, also known as "jiazi" (sexagenary cycle). As life moves onto the next cycle, it is as if one is stepping into a new beginning. How d...
21:29 9. Lilfe after 60
2019-08-01
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"60 is the standard retirement age for Hong Kongers. When working to make money and getting a promotion or pay rise no longer take precedence in our lives, what is it that we pursue? 65-year-old Yeung...
21:29 10. The twilight years
2019-08-08
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"People of different generations and ages have their own pace of life: Some choose to charge ahead at all costs during their youth, while some opt to stop and enjoy the slow life when they are in thei...
