Hong Kong stories.[Series 20],My own private museum
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21:51 1. Down theatre lane
2013-04-24
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"In the old days many people would save their cinema tickets after seeing a film. Today's tickets have no collectible value as the information on them disappears with time just like old cinemas in Hon...
2. The boy who loves qipao
2013-05-01
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"It is the belief of both Helius Yuen and Vera Waters that nothing flatters a Chinese woman's figure more than the qipao. The former has been collecting qipaos since he was 20 years old and now has ov...
21:53 3. Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
2013-05-08
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"During WWII, the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong for 3 years and 8 months. Ko Tim Keung's collection of Japanese magazines published during WWII provides a glimpse into the propaganda generated by t...
21:48 4. Capturing life
2013-05-15
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"A black and white picture he picked up fortuitously among discarded furniture sparked Adrian's interest in old photographs. His fondness for them goes beyond these faded prints. Negatives, old photo ...
21:52 5. Map codes
2013-05-22
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"Tam Kwong Lim is one of the few ancient maps collectors in Hong Kong. His interest is macroscopic and his maps show Hong Kong in relation to the rest of China or Asia. One of his rare maps shows evid...
21:50 6. Remembrances of "June 4th"
2013-05-29
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"Different things are given out at protest marches and social movements. To some they are more than just collectibles. Chong Yiu Kwong has been collecting June 4th Pro-democracy Movement T-shirts sinc...
21:55 7. Vintage telephones
2013-06-05
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"Nothing in our everyday life best epitomises the progress of science and design than the telephone. Uncle Sam's lifelong love affair with the telephone began with the visit of a repairman when he was...
21:40 8. All things paper
2013-06-12
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"Paper is not only a vehicle to spread knowledge as pages in a book; it can also document social changes. Local ceramist, Li Wei Han, first collected paper shoes - effigies to be burnt as offerings - ...
21:31 9. A world in miniatures
2013-06-19
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"There are many ways to preserve memories. Some collect memorabilia, some take pictures, some write them down on paper, and some turn them into miniature models. Tony Lai is an architectural model mak...
21:45 10. Toy story
2013-06-26
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"Hong Kong's plastic toys were once known worldwide. To preserve that glorious past, KK has been collecting plastic toys made between the 60s and 80s. By displaying them at home, he has made them part...
