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Hong Kong Culture – Present and Future
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Hong Kong Culture – Present and Future
Hong Kong’s Popular Culture
No.of lessons: 9
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What is popular culture?
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Entertainment – television and movies
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Explore the meaning of popular culture
Reflect on the roots of Hong Kong’s popular culture
Do Question (1) of Worksheet (1). Ask students to suggest names that
they are familiar with. Rank them and make a list of the most popular
names.
Teacher suggests a different list and compares it with the students’ list.
Do Question (3) to reflect on the roots of Hong Kong’s popular culture.
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Explore the preferences of Hong Kong people in their choice of
television programmes and movies
Reflect on the styles and characteristics of life in Hong Kong and in
foreign places as presented on television and movies
Teacher shows snapshots of television programmes / movies which
present certain life styles in various places in order to stimulate
discussion and reflection.
Entertainment – newspapers
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Explore the preferences of Hong Kong people in their choice of
newspapers
Reflect on the relationship between reader preference and style of news
reporting
Teacher shows headlines and stories from various newspapers in the
reporting of the same event. Students discuss the stance, orientation and
style of these newspapers. Then teacher guides students to analyze the
contents of various newspapers and how they are set out in the layout.
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Explore the place of horseracing in the life of Hong Kong people
Reflect on the impact of modern communication technology on Hong
Kong’s life style
Source 1 – song details:
姬聲雅士 – 無處不在 (the 8th song)
contact person：Ms Ng at 23012778 (Music 2000 Ltd.)
Teacher helps students to understand the annual donation data of the
Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Teacher discusses with students the relationship between media and the
trend of betting on football matches.
Consumption – Sex discrimination in advertising
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Entertainment: leisure and sports activities
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Hong Kong Culture – Present and Future
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Explore the concepts of equality and discrimination
Identify cases of sex discrimination in television advertising
Discuss sex discrimination in everyday life
Teacher shows snapshots from recent television advertisements which
display sex discrimination.
Consumption – shopping mall culture
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Discuss how big shopping malls create a sense of space and style /
atmosphere
Explore the importance of public space
Reflect on the relationship between consumer culture and shopping malls
Teacher takes photographs of big shopping malls in Hong Kong or ask
students to do so, then guides students in understanding the layout and
characteristics of different shopping malls and the activities taking place
there.
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A metropolis in the twenty-first century : challenges to Hong Kong culture
No. of lessons : 4
7. Reflect on the characteristics of Hong Kong’s popular culture
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Explore the characteristics of the ‘Hong Kong Spirit’
Assess the positive and negative aspects of the ‘Hong Kong Spirit’
Teacher asks students about the kind of ‘sheep mentality’ activities they
have engaged in. Then discuss what they have learnt from participating
in these activities.
8. The idea of a twenty-first century metropolis challenges Hong Kong culture
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Explore the background and characteristics of Hong Kong culture
Reflect on the future development of Hong Kong culture
Teacher shows the short documentary ‘Gateways and Portals’ to
stimulate inquiry into the symbolic significance of the whole issue of
‘Brand Hong Kong’.
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