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本帖最後由 CarmenNg 於 2014-10-6 22:15 編輯
Hong Kong Stories 1 - 5 . RTHK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uNSKuiqhTw
1 Causeway Bay 11/28/2012
is a hot destination for shopping & entertainment in HK, and a hub of luxury brands & fashionable items. The rent of its shops is among the highest internationally, & it has the 2nd most expensive street in the world. Nonetheless, at the beginning of HK's colonial history, CWB was a district of piers & warehouses where the working class gathered. How did she transform herself into a top destination favoured by luxury brands of the world?
As HK entered an era of shopping malls, Time Square drove the continual increase of the rent in CWB. As time changed, many landmarks disappeared from the horizon. For many of us in Hong Kong, Lee Theatre & Daimaru department store are part of our collective memories.
2 Tsuen Wan, A New Town 12/05/2012
When you think of TW, does the soaring Nina Tower, or the many temples dotted around TW's hills come to your mind? Did you know that before TW became part of the city, it was a shallow bay covered with vegetable farmlands, & was known as a disease-ridden place that nobody wanted to go to?
However, since its designation as the first generation of New Town development in 1961, TW's development has not stopped for breath for 50 years. Transforming from a rural place where phone calls were charged as long-distance calls, to a major industrial hub later on, how did the early residents of TW adapt to living there? How did indigenous inhabitants move to give way to the development of new town? How would factory owners, foremen and workers recall the industrialized TW in those days?
TW New Town included Kwai Ching, Tsing Yi, Lai King and nearby area. Because of a lack of public transport, people got around by village-lorries. How do early hawkers, &radio programmehost Lam Chiu-wing, witness the development of TW's shopping hub, Chung On Street and Chuen Lung Street?
3 North Point 12/12/2012
During the civil war in China, many Shanghainese fled to HK & settled in NP. Because of that, from the 50s North Point was known as "Little Shanghai," where many Shanghainese opened restaurants & hair salons. In the 60s, the Shanghainese started to move out of NP, to be replaced by Fujianese, particularly around Chun Yeung Street. NP then became "Little Fujian."
In 1957,NP Estate was completed. Because of its low density, sea views, & environment, people said getting a flat there was better than winning the lottery. The estate was demolished in 2002, and the land still lies vacant, though the estate lives on in the memories of people who used to live there.
Chinese Goods Centre Ltd. is one of the few Chinese department stores left in HK, & has been around for more than 4 decades. During the riots of 1967, on Aug 4, the colonial government landed helicopters on Kiu Kwan Mansion, where leftist groups were based, to put down the revolt. Do you still feel the patriotism today when you go to NP?
4 There's a Hollywood in Diamond Hill 12/19/2012
Diamond Hill in E. Kowloon is now largely a residential area. The government plans to build a train station for the Shatin-Central Link on the former site of Tai Hom Village & Yuen Leng Village. This neighbourhood used to be a large squatter area with houses packed close together. The difficult living conditions struck a strong contrast with its glamorous name, Diamond Hill. The name came from the quarry in the area since "quarrying" is a homophone for "diamond" in Chinese.
DH was also where film studios congregated, nurturing many of the biggest stars...
Though Tai Hom Village was a squatter area, with its convenient location by the film studios, some in the movie industry used to live in stone houses in the nearby Tai Koon Yuen. They include director Li Han-hsiang, actors Roy Chiao, Wang Lai, Ho Pin and Bao Fong. Roy Chiao's wife who lived there for more than 10 years said it was a heaven on earth she would always remember. What many in the film industry also still remember are the hand-made shoes & Sichuan noodles on Social Avenue. Many movie fans came to the noodle shop to catch a glimpse of their idols.
During the 80s & again in around 2000, the government cleared out large areas of squatter houses. Film studios also gradually moved out. Such celluloid memories can now only be found in old movies.
5 Living Afloat - Aberdeen
Scenery of the old Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter once adorned many HK postcards. The charm of floating homes & the glamour of lavish restaurant boats brought in countless tourists to savour the local seafood, imparting them with favourable memories of Aberdeen. |
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