How China’s reform and opening up impacted Hong Kong’s entertainment industry
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China’s reform and opening up policies began 40 years ago, resulting in decades of rapid economic growth and the country’s transformation into the world’s second-biggest economy.
The new wealth had an impact across China, including Hong Kong, the former British colony and current Special Administrative Region. It gave new opportunities to Hong Kong’s artists, but also brought on challenges.
The South China Morning Post spoke to three Hong Kong celebrities who witnessed the changes through the decades.
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Welcome to Hong Kong's Central Business District, where we show you the most famous buildings in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong skyline is probably the most famous in the world, with its iconic buildings, each with different features, and designed by feng shui masters to attract wealth and prosperity for the country.
Each one is a different shape, colour, and even angled differently. Some 1200 international multinational companies are based in Hong Kong, and Central also hosts the biggest international banks. including HSBC, Citibank, Standard Chartered, Bank of America, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and many more.
Central being the CBD of Hong Kong is also where many doctors and lawyers are located, as well as the legislative council, final court of appeal. Cheung Kong is definitely one of the most famous iconic buildings, owned by Li Ka Shing.
'Central (also Central District; Chinese: 中環) is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula. The area was the heart of Victoria City, although that name is rarely used today.
As the central business district of Hong Kong, it is the area where many multinational financial services corporations have their headquarters. Consulates general and consulates of many countries are also located in this area, as is Government Hill, the site of the government headquarters. The area, with its proximity to Victoria Harbour, has served as the centre of trade and financial activities from the earliest days of the British colonial era in 1841, and continues to flourish and serve as the place of administration after the transfer of sovereignty to China in 1997.
Central is located on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula. It is bordered in the west by Sheung Wan, with the border being along Aberdeen Street (also called Wing Kut Street). It is bordered in the east by Admiralty, an eastern extension of the central business district. As such, Admiralty is sometimes considered a part of Central. Central is bordered in the south by Mid-levels, an area halfway up Victoria Peak. The boundary between Central and Mid-levels is not clearly defined.
For district council elections purposes, the area, together with Admiralty, correspond roughly to the Chung Wan constituency.[2] The boundaries of such constituencies may be subject to modification.[3]
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Night view of Statue Square. From left to right:Bank of China Tower, HSBC Main Building, Standard Chartered Bank Building and Prince's Building
Bank of China Tower.
Two International Finance Centre.
9 Queen's Road Central
AIA Central
Alexandra House
Bank of America Tower
Bank of China Building, housing the China Club
Bank of China Tower
Central Building
Chater House
Cheung Kong Center
Citibank Plaza
CITIC Tower
Entertainment Building
Exchange Square, housing the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Hong Kong Club Building, housing the Hong Kong Club
Hong Kong Trade Centre
HSBC Main Building
Hutchison House
Jardine House
Man Yee Building
Prince's Building
St. John's Building
Standard Chartered Bank Building
The Center
The Centrium
The Landmark (office and shopping complex)
International Finance Centre (IFC), the second tallest building in Hong Kong
Wheelock House
Wing On House
World-Wide House
York House
Government buildings
Central Government Complex, Tamar under construction in March 2011.
Former French Mission Building
The Cenotaph
St. John's Cathedral
Chater Garden
Central Government Complex, Tamar
Former Central Government Offices on Government Hill
Chinese People's Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building
City Hall
Former French Mission Building, housing the Court of Final Appeal
General Post Office, Hong Kong
Government House
Hong Kong Planning and Infrastructure Exhibition Gallery
Legislative Council Building
Queensway Government Offices.'
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Liza Wang on how China’s reform and opening up has played out for Hong Kong entertainment
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China’s reform and opening-up policies began 40 years ago, resulting in decades of rapid economic growth that has given rise to the world’s second-biggest economy. Growing wealth on the mainland has presented opportunities and challenges for the entertainment industry in Hong Kong - a former British colony which is now a Special Administrative Region of China.
The South China Morning Post spoke Liza Wang, an industry veteran who has over the decades seen Hong Kong shift from regional entertainment leader into playing a more supporting role.
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Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center Mega Project :China Building The Tallest Skyscraper For 2024
Shenzhen Hong Kong International Center: Shenzhen Is Building The Tallest Building In China For 2024
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill has unveiled its design for the Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center, a 700-metre tall glass tower in Shenzhen, China.
The megatall skyscraper is set to become the tallest building in China, and the world's second tallest building behind SOM's 828-metre Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center is being designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill for Chinese property developers Shiamo Group, which first revealed the design in May 2018 – but didn't disclose details of the architect at the time.
It will be built between the foothills of Longcheng Park and the Dayun National Park, and form part of the Chicago-based architect's wider masterplan for the Longgang district in the east of the city.
The visuals released by the practice show the skyscraper's twisted, anthropomorphic form, designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill in reference to its proximity to several major sporting venues in the district.
The Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center is anthropomorphic in its character, honoring in an abstract way the athletes that train to perform in the world-class stadiums directly adjacent to our masterplan for this project, explained design partner Adrian Smith.
The result is a muscular expression in high-performance glass, with textured layers that define the elements of its shaped form.
Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center will be topped with one of the world's highest observation decks, alongside a restaurant, night club, spa facilities and a swimming pool.
In the evenings, the tower will become a visual, sound, and light show, reinforcing the district's athletic and entertainment purposes.
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill's wider masterplan imagines a mixed-use district for Shenzhen, which connects with the tower and comprises a large retail facility, apartment towers, a cultural centre, a five-star hotel, a library and offices.
It will be wrapped by landscaped promenades, which are designed to withstand Shenzhen's heavy rainfall and flooding in the summer months. They will be made from engineered soils, retention ponds, native plants, and foliage as a network of systems that will recycle the rain water for irrigation and other uses.
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill's environmental goal for the Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center, and the surrounding landscape, is to obtain LEED Platinum certification – one of the most popular green building certification programs used worldwide.
Shenzhen-Hong International Center will be constructed using high-performance glass to reduce heat gain, the entire development will be orientated to optimise solar gain and natural ventilation.
The architects have also incorporated a large public transportation centre and bus terminal into the masterplan.
Shenzhen-Hong International Center joins the boom of big building projects currently being designed and constructed in Shenzhen, which accounted for 10 percent of the 2018's record number of supertall skyscrapers completed worldwide.
Visuals by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture.
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Hong Kong actor Wong Cho-lam on how China’s reform and opening up affected entertainment industry
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China’s reform and opening-up policies began 40 years ago, resulting in decades of rapid economic growth which made its economy the second-largest in the world. New wealth has had an impact across the country, including in Hong Kong — a former British colony and current Special Administrative Region of China. The South China Morning Post spoke to actor-comedian Wong Cho-lam to understand how new opportunities in China also bring major challenges for Hong Kong entertainment artists.
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Bruce Lee’s former mansion in Hong Kong torn down to make way for Chinese studies centre
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Kung fu legend Bruce Lee's old home in Hong Kong's Kowloon Tong has been demolished to make way for a Chinese studies centre.
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The Yu Pang-lin Charitable Trust, which owns the building, said a mosaic left by Bruce Lee would be retained on a wall outside the mansion, and that four window frames from the two-storey building will be preserved.
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The Hong Kong International Airport colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport, is the main airport in Hong Kong. The airport has a total of 90 boarding gates, with 78 jet bridge gates and 12 virtual gates which are used as assembly points for passengers, who are then ferried to the aircraft by apron buses. Of the 66 jet bridges, five are capable of handling the Airbus A380.
The 140 acre Terminal 1 of the Airport, is the third largest airport passenger terminal building in the world, after Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 and Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3.
Terminal 2, together with the SkyPlaza, measuring 34 acres opened on 28 Feb 2007 along with the opening of the Airport Station's Platform 3. It is only used for checkig-in and processing facility for departing passengers with no gates or arrival facilities. So far most low-cost carriers and some full-service carriers have relocated their check-in operations to T2.
The airport was built on a large artificial island on land reclaimed from the island of Chek Lap Kok Lam Chau. The land on which the airport sits measures 3,080-acre (12.48 km2 ) thus nearly adding 1% to Hong Kong's total surface area, connecting to the north side of Lantau Island near Tung Chung new town.
Construction of the new airport began in 1991 although the airport master plan and civil engineering studies had been completed towards the end of 1982 and 1983 respectively. The construction of the airport was to be completed before the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong to People's Republic of China in July 1997. Hong Kong was previously being run by the British colonial government.
Various objections on the various aspects of the project were raised by the Chinese government in Beijing thus prompting financial institutions to delay extending project finance. An agreement was finally reached and the project proceeded albeit behind schedule,
Construction of the new airport also involved the construction of new roads and rail roads to the airport, with bridges and undersea tunnels, and major land reclamation projects on both Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon. According to Guinness World Records, the project is the most expensive airport project ever undertaken and was was voted as one of the Top 10 Construction Achievements of the 20th Century at the ConExpo conference in 1999.
In May 1997, prior to the transfer of sovereignty to China, the British Prime Minister John Major opened the Tsing Ma Bridge, the main access to Lantau Island and the airport and its supporting community.
The General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (paramount leader) Jiang Zemin officiated the opening ceremony at 12 p.m. Hong Kong Time on. Operations at the airport officially began on 6 July 1998, after a six-year construction costing US$20 billion.
Cathay Pacific flight 889 became the first commercial flight to land at the airport on 2 July 1998 at 06:25 Hong Kong Time. On the first day of opening however, the airport started to experience some technical difficulties but things returned to normalcy 6 months later.
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