When britain and china negotiated the future of hong kong in the early 1980s, their primary concern was about maintaining the status quo. The american connection in early hong kong cinema 44 law kar 3. Many people have compared hong kong and singapore directly or indirectly over the past century. Hong kong planning standards and guidelines the hong kong planning standards and guidelines provide the criteria for determining the scale, location and site requirements of various land uses and facilities applicable to planning studies, town plans and development control. If you need to save up to purchase planet hong kong first, you can posite of mainland, taiwan, and hong kong cinemas with extensive links to asia and the rest of the world. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Since the 1970s, hong kong has been home to arguably the worlds most energetic, imaginative massmarket film industry. Ten years after the publication of the first edition of planet hong kong and three years after it went out of print, the redoubtable film scholar david bordwell has put outexclusively onlinea second edition of his acclaimed study of the national cinema that has become an obsession of his. The 20th anniversary of hong kongs return to china provides a. Hong kong as a global metropolis hong kong has remained the global metropolis for asia since its founding in the 1840s following the opium wars between britain and china. As bordwell explains on his and kristin thompsons website, observations on film art, this revised. Towards a planning vision and strategy transcending 2030 1. Bordwell has significantly updated planet hong kong, which he calls in. Planet hong kong by david bordwell 299page pdf, 11.
Planning, land and infrastructure hong kong yearbook. The tantalizing neighborhoods and curious islands that make up hong kong are a sensory delight awaiting exploration. Popular cinema and the art of entertainment 9780674002142. In planet hong kong david bordwell trains virtually every critical weapon in the cinema studies arsenal on a film industry that has, ironically, been marginalized by its own popular success. Exchange on or before the publication of these consultation conclusions greater china companies companies with a centre of gravity in greater china as set out in paragraphs 94 and 95 of the 20 jps hang seng index company hang seng indexes company limited, a leading index compiler in. The challenges on the built environment of hong kong 3 2009 city university of hong kong to international markets. He made his home on sleepy lamma island and has returned every year since to research magazine articles and guidebooks, including the previous edition of this guide and the 2nd edition of lonely planet s hong kong encounter. From lonely planet, the worlds leading travel guide publisher. Why hong kong features in david attenboroughs new planet earth ii series.
The hong kong side also confirms that the shenzhen municipal peoples government possesses in accordance with the law since 1 july 1997 the sites five originally within the administrative boundary of the hksar i. What fuels planet hong kong and makes it special is bordwells critical belief that any selfsustaining commercial cinema is a particular art in itself, and one astonishingly rare in the history of the medium. It can be ordered on this page, which gives more information about the new version and reprints the 2000 preface. He made his home on sleepy lamma island and has returned every year since to research magazine articles and guidebooks, including the previous edition of this guide and the 2nd edition of lonely planets hong kong encounter. Since the 1970s, hong kong has been home to arguably the worlds most energetic, imaginative. Lonely planets hong kong is our most comprehensive guide to hong kong, and is perfect for discovering both popular and offthebeatenpath experiences. Check out lonely planets china for an indepth guide to the country. Hong kong cinemas first american reception 19 david desser 2. Border effect between hong kong and mainland china fan.
In line with the increasing socioeconomic integration of hong kong with the mainland, more efficient crossboundary transport infrastructure is needed to facilitate smooth. Why hong kong features in david attenboroughs new planet. Film scholars will be grateful for its theoretical breadth and acuity. Northern kowloon was leased to britain for 99 years by china in 1898. Readers will find themselves swaying along on a doubledecker tramcar one moment, then cheering with the hordes at the citycentre horse races, or simply gazing out at the magnificent harbor. Thus, post1997 hong kong is a case about a global city. I take this opportunity to thank meg hamel, who edited and designed the book and put it online. The book begins by looking briefly at the rise of learning technologies in the modern educational context around the world, and also. Lonely planet hong kong macau and canton lonely planet travel survival kit by robert storey. Lonely planet hong kong macau and canton lonely planet. Some people accuse the private property developers of privatizing the public space and. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library.
Juli 1947 ist ein usamerikanischer filmwissenschaftler. This book contains seventy iconic images and serves as an introduction to this masters photographic body of work. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Hong kong schools who are considering introducing learning technologies in the classroom and are looking to draw on firsthand experience specific to the local context. A couple of months ago, i announced that some print copies of the book are now available for sale. Hong kong yesterday is a beautiful look at hong kong during the 1950s and 1960s by award winning photographer, fan ho. Second, in addition to estimating the border effect between mainland china and hong kong, we also estimate that between the mainland provinces of guangdong and shanghai. In planet hong kong david bordwell trains virtually every critical weapon in the cinema studies arsenal on a film industry that has, ironically, been marginalized.
About this title may belong to another edition of this title. In a sense, he is after the everydayness of an amazingly vital and driven film colony. David meyer traces its vibrant history from the arrival of the foreign trading. Innumerable books, articles, and commentaries have been published, especially during the past few decades.
Planet hong kong popular cinema and the art of entertainment by bordwell, david and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Modernity, youth culture, and hong kong cantonese cinema 71 poshek fu 4. Durable and waterproof, with a handy slipcase and an easyfold format, lonely planet hong kong city map is your convenientlysized passport to traveling with ease. The findings and proposals of the paper form the basis of the draft updated territorial development strategy which is. Copies of a draft version of this document were circulated to local professional bodies, consulting engineers, contractors, academics, government departments and renowned overseas experts in the field of foundation engineering. In 1999, 38 per cent of households in permanent housing in hong kong rented public flats, 14 per cent purchased public sector built for sale flats, 12 per cent were in the private rented tenure and 33 per cent were owner occupiers in private housing. Since returning to hong kong in 2009, plan international hong kong has kicked off a campaign looking for the 12,000 children helped by plan international back to 1950s and 1960s. First, the special relationship between mainland china and hong kong provides us with a unique opportunity to disentangle the factors underlying the observed border effect. Hong kong has an extraordinary skyline, it is extremely picturesque, and it is also known for its streets that. The rise of china in the last thirty years, however, has reshaped the beijinghong kong dynamic as new tensions and divisions have emerged. Public open space in private developments design and. Since then, hong kong has been under british administration, except from dec. Even a relatively staid critic such as structuralist guru david bordwell seems to be typing in his shorts, with a beer on his desk, in planet hong kong combining.
The challenges on the built environment of hong kong. In planet hong kong david bordwell trains virtually every critical weapon in the cinema studies arsenal on a film industry that has, ironically, been marginalized by its. Bordwell returns to hong kong the current the criterion. David jay bordwell is an american film theorist and film historian. Roger ebert david bordwell unpacks the shameless delights of hong kong cinema with one eye on the vitality of pop culture and the other on surprises and discoveries which redraw the map of film form and grammar. It can be ordered on this page, which gives more information about the. He makes a persuasive case for hong kong movies as great entertainment and sometimes great art. Most people live in very small apartments in highrise buildings. Married to an outstanding shandong lass, damian has been authoring for lonely planet for over 12 years, exploring china with a constant swarm of deadlines beijing, china, chinas southwest, shanghai, hong kong, lonely planets best in travel in pursuit. A critical study of the public space in hong kong lo ka man claire the blatant increase of malls and the continuous decrease of public space in the city are both undeniable facts.
Legislative council panel on commerce and industry panel. Poshek fu and david desser chronology of hong kong cinema david desser and poshek fu part i. The response has been very gratifyingso much so that im moved to say that our. As a sort of celebration, for a short while ill run a daily string of entries about hong kong cinema. Open lecture and workshop by fsffs very own authorfirst of all, film studies for free wanted to toot on its own trumpet today. Creating open space in private development for public use or in short, pospd is therefore an efficient way to. Hong kong arguably offered the most dynamic popular cinema in the world between 1970 and the end of the century, and bordwell on the history of film style was perhaps the most widely read figure in. Selective though it is, i hope that planet hong kong will serve as both an introduction to hong kong. Hong kong as laboratory of the future design issues. At its peak, it surpassed nearly all western countries in number of films released, ruled the east asian market, and produced movies ranging from john woos action pictures to the comic adventures of jackie chan that have thrilled global audiences and attai. Popular cinema and the art of entertainment david bordwell on free shipping on qualifying offers. Popular cinema and the art of entertainment became available as an ebook on this site a year or so back. Prior to the transfer of sovereignty from great britain to china in 1997, hong kong was treated in subject cataloging practice as an autonomous entity. Drawing on a survey of more than 2,000 interviewees, this study explores household mobility and changes in consumption of residential space in hong kong.
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