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Echoes of the past

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1. Turn off the taps downstairs

2003-10-02

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〝 〝Turn off the taps downstairs〞 was one of the phrases most commonly heard in the 1960s when water supply problems were extremely serious. This programme looks back at the history of water supply in ...

22:22
2. Guarding the Coasts, Guarding the Rails

2003-10-09

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Looks at how Hong Kong's geographical position has led to the establishment of build the Kowloon-Canton Railway and more than one hundred defence batteries during the British colonial era.

22:24
3. Fa Pau / Fading Beauty

2003-10-16

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Looks at the history of two traditional Chinese crafts -fireworks and calendar paintings. Fireworks were originally a kind of sacrificial offering for Chinese gods, used in the hope of favourable wea...

22:07
4. The Young Ones

2003-10-23

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Talks about the history of looking after abandoned children and babies in Hong Kong. Before the social movement in 1967, the society did not pay much attention to the problems of abandoned children a...

11:00
5. Witnesses to History

2003-10-30

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History can be recorded in writing and by photography and pictures. The program talks about the work of two old men, who have spent more than half of their lives recording the history of Hong Kong in...

22:14
6. Achieving Goals

2003-11-06

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Shows the history of football in Hong Kong. Football was introduced by the British when Hong Kong first became open to the world. In 1904, the first Chinese football team came into existence. In the 1...

22:17
7. Memories and Melodies Linger

2003-11-13

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Reviews the history of Cantonese operas and how they have been gradually been replaced by Cantonese popular songs as Hong Kong's main form of entertainment. Cantonese operas were once the main source...

22:07
8. Kin and Kind

2003-11-20

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Reviews some of the history of Hong Kong, which has long been an immigrant city. At the beginning of the twentieth century, many businessmen from Shanghai and Guangdong Province came to Hong Kong with...

22:26
9. The Glory of Martial Arts

2003-11-27

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Traces the development of martial arts in Hong Kong since the last century. With the political instability in the late Qing dynasty in mainland, renowned martial arts masters come to Hong Kong. Chan T...

22:25
10. The Era of Cartoons

2003-12-04

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Traces the development of the comic industry in Hong Kong and China. A local comic writer, Yeung Wai-bong talks about the close relationship between the comic genres and politics. Political satirical ...