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Worksheet (2) Entertainment – television and movies
Television
1.
Please search < www.tvb.com
> for the ratings of 5 television programmes with high scores.
Rank Television Programme Broadcast day
Broadcast time
No. of viewers
Viewing points
2. Referring to question 1, categorize the various television programmes and complete the table.
Viewer
%
Name of programmes Number of shows Type
Entertainment (drama series)
Entertainment (game shows)
Entertainment (variety shows)
Information
News and public affairs
Others

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3. Please search < www.rthk.org.hk
> for the latest findings of a ‘Survey on the Appreciation Index of
Television Programmes (mainly local productions) 電視節目欣賞指數調查（以本地製作為主） .
Rank
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Name of Programme Producer Type
4. Based on questions 2 and 3, is the type of programme scoring the highest Appreciation Index also the most popular? Explain your answer.
Suggested answer: No. Most viewers watch television for leisure and entertainment. They do not aim at getting information. Television stations usually offer drama series or game shows of an entertaining nature during prime time. This then limits the choice of the viewers.
5. The class breaks into discussion groups. Each group selects a television programme which shows the life style of a particular place. Describe its characteristics as shown in the programme.
Place
Hong Kong
Name of programme Characteristics of life style shown the mainland
Japan the United States

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Movies
6. Please search the Hong Kong Movie Information Homepage
< http://www.hkmdb.com/office/hkyear/hk1999a-b5.shtml
> for the 15 most popular movies in Hong
Kong in 1999.
Rank Movie Chinese language movie
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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14.
15.
(a) Where do these movies originate from?
Foreign movie Box Office record (HK$)
Suggested answer: Hong Kong, Japan and the United States.
(b) Have you seen some of these movies? Do you think your taste in movies is similar to that of most
Hong Kong people? Explain your answer.
Suggested answer: Free response.
(c) Do you think the survey data truly show the preferences of Hong Kong people in their choice of movies? Explain your answer.
Suggested answer: I don’t think so. Many people watch movies without going to cinemas. There are other ways of getting access to movies such as VCD, DVD, Cable Television, Star TV, etc.
(d) From the movies you have watched, identify and describe a scene that you think best shows the characteristics of life in Hong Kong.
Suggested answer: Free response.
(e) From the movies you have watched, identify and describe a scene that you think best shows the characteristics of a foreign life style.
Suggested answer: Free response.

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What have you
You have
learnt?
1.
some idea of the preferences of Hong Kong people in their choice of television programmes and movies.
2. reflected on certain characteristics of Hong Kong life style as shown in the film media.
know
Do you understand the idea of VCD culture? If you want to get more information, read the article
《一個 VCD 城市的誕生》 in the Homepage of MediaDigest, RTHK.
< http://www.rthk.org.hk/mediadigest/md9809/sep.03.html
>