Hong Kong Games

Hong Kong Games 2022 Cancelled

Mary Jackson
Hong Kong Today

Since 2007, the Hong Kong Games have been a multi sports event in Hong Kong. The districts of Hong Kong are participating in the Games. The Hong Kong Games aim to provide more opportunities for participation, sharing and cooperation in sports in the community and to promote communication and friendship among the 18 districts. It allows the units to strengthen the community. It promotes the idea of “sports for all” in the society in order to raise the standard of sports in Hong Kong.

The 8th HKG has been canceled due to the COVID 19 epidemic.

The 8th HKG, which was supposed to be held …

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Unauthorized constructions in Hong Kong

Mary Jackson
Construction / Hong Kong Today / Public Health

Talking about the phenomenon of unauthorized construction in Hong Kong, the first thing to ask is, why are there hundreds of thousands of unauthorized constructions in Hong Kong? Below we divide the problem into three categories: old buildings , village houses , and luxury or detached houses.

Unauthorized construction of cities

Over the past decade or so, the government has focused on the situation of old districts such as Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po, Sai Wan and Wan Chai, and has started to deal with unauthorized structures that pose a threat to life or property, or are imminently dangerous. About 400,000 cases were handled. No removal order has …

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A Brief Talk on Diplomatic Details and Hong Kong-Philippines Relations

Mary Jackson
Hong Kong Today

Chen Weixin ( Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong )In the news of Hong Kong society this month, apart from free TV licenses and population policies, international relations are mostly related to the inextricable bargaining between the SAR government and the Philippine government: the Chief Executive and Philippine President Aquino during the international conference The meeting of the three generations was exchanged for a series of diplomatic disturbances. A few days ago, when Aquino III met with the media, he even bluntly stated that he did not remember the name of the Chief Executive. “And I don’t know who Leung Chun-ying is.” It just …

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Identity” of Hong Kong people

Mary Jackson
Globalization / Hong Kong Today / Identity / Modern China / Personal Growth and Relationships

Hong Kong has experienced more than 100 years of British colonial rule until it returned to China in 1997. In a society where more than 90% of the whole are Chinese, when it comes to “identity”, the two identities that cannot be separated must be “Hong Kong people”. ” or “Chinese”. Scholar Liu Zhaojia mentioned in the article “”Hong Kong people” or “Chinese”: the identity of Hong Kong Chinese 1985-1995″: “Hong Kong Chinese generally use the terms “Hong Kong people” and “Chinese” to refer to Calling oneself… ‘Hong Kong people’ and ‘Chinese’ are the two identities that Hong Kong Chinese feel the most meaningful.”

　People living …

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Miscellaneous Notes on the Fields of the 22nd Anniversary Party of June 4th

Mary Jackson
Hong Kong Today / Personal Growth and Relationships

Before writing the main text, it is really necessary to explain what field miscellaneous notes are.The so-called field miscellaneous notes are actually one of the field notes made by researchers in the process of field study. Different from regular field diaries, writing field miscellaneous notes does not need to record everything in the field environment in detail, nor does it need to use prior consideration to observe the target.As an auxiliary research tool, Fields Miscellaneous allows subjective comment and interpretation, and even includes the observer’s personal feelings. The only problem is that because the content is largely based on personal emotions, speculation and imagination, which seriously affects …

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Strong earthquake occurred in Sichuan

Mary Jackson
Hong Kong Today

　A strong earthquake occurred in Sichuan, claiming countless lives and destroying countless homes. In addition to the whole city working together to raise funds for the victims in Sichuan, the disaster also provided a very valuable opportunity for us to reflect on life and explore the value of life. In view of this, RTHK’s “General Knowledge Network” www.LiberalStudies.tv specially held the “Love Classroom” – “Shaking the Heart-Exploring the Meaning of Life from the Sichuan Earthquake” , contacting Beijing, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nanhai and other schools. Hong Kong’s primary and secondary schools, backed by the technology of the video China (v-china) network, start from multiple thinking, and …

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