Archive for the ‘Audio-Visual Vox’ Category

In Hong Kong You’re Never Too Old to Volunteer

In Hong Kong You’re Never Too Old to Volunteer
Hong Kong – Loneliness can be deadly for senior citizens. Sylvia Tai, Rebecca Valli and Monami Yui report on peer support programmes in Hong Kong that make a difference.
May 27th, 2010 | Audio-Visual Vox, Hong Kong Vox | Read More

Improv: Showstopper’s Audience-Directed Drama Breaks the Mould

Improv: Showstopper’s Audience-Directed Drama Breaks the Mould
Hong Kong — No two shows are the same for the London-based ensemble of performers, Showstopper. Improv (short for improvisation) and audience participation make sure of that. View extracts from their unique show on Tuesday, April 13 –  plus interviews with the actors — and view the...
April 15th, 2010 | Arts Vox, Audio-Visual Vox, Hong Kong Vox, Random Vox | Read More

Fair Trade Push in Free Trade Hong Kong – It’s Growing

Fair Trade Push in Free Trade Hong Kong – It’s Growing
HONG KONG – The Fair Trade movement may be small in Hong Kong but it is beginning to take off, said Anne McCaig, a leading activist in the movement to help small farmers in the third world. McCaig (pictured right) is CEO of Cafédirect, a company co-founded by the British charity, Oxfam, and other...
April 1st, 2010 | Audio-Visual Vox, Business Vox | Read More

Lunar New Year 2010 – Flowers versus Firecrackers

Lunar New Year 2010 – Flowers versus Firecrackers
Chongqing — Burning paper offerings and setting off firecrackers to honour ancestors has been a tradition in China for thousands of years. But environmental concerns are leading some younger people to consider flowers in place of pyrotechnics.  See why.
March 13th, 2010 | Audio-Visual Vox | Read More

XRL – Visit the Village Doomed by The High Speed Rail Link

XRL – Visit the Village Doomed by The High Speed Rail Link
Hong Kong – Tsoi Yuen Tsuen will be bulldozed out of existence later this year to make way for Hong Kong’s controversial HK$66.9 billion (US$8.6 billion) high-speed Express Rail Link (XRL). Soundslide By Lily Lee, Monami Yui and Cleo Chen
March 5th, 2010 | Audio-Visual Vox, Hong Kong Vox, Random Vox | Read More

Who’s Who: Hong Kong’s Post-80s Generation – Updated

Who’s Who: Hong Kong’s Post-80s Generation – Updated
Hong Kong – Meet the Post-80s Generation and discover what motivates them: Updated with audio-visual report
February 25th, 2010 | Audio-Visual Vox, Hong Kong Vox | Read More

Soko Islands – Plastics Pollution Poses Potential Health Hazard

Soko Islands – Plastics Pollution Poses Potential Health Hazard
Hong Kong — View the extent of plastics pollution on Hong Kong’s remotest beach on the southernmost of the Soko Islands. The mounds of accumulated plastic filth are an eyesore. What’s not immediately obvious is the health hazard posed by the tiny nurdles found in the sand – the pellets...
February 17th, 2010 | Audio-Visual Vox, Hong Kong Vox, Random Vox | Read More

De-fanging Racism: Stand-up Comedian Leads the Way

Hong Kong – Vivek Mahbubani, a Hong Kong-born Indian, explains how he made a career out of a cultural heritage clash. Produced by Jin Nan, Diego Laje and Sanchez Wang
November 27th, 2009 | Audio-Visual Vox, Hong Kong Vox | Read More

Dim Sum – Behind the Scenes

Hong Kong – Dim Sum has long been a staple of Hong Kong culture, but can it last through the 21st century? Holly Restaurant-owner Peter Ho explains his vision and hope for the future of this Hong Kong gastronomic gem. This glimpse behind the scenes of a typical family-run dim sum restaurant...
October 27th, 2009 | Audio-Visual Vox, Hong Kong Vox | Read More

Bottom of the Heap: Cage Home Dwellers

Hong Kong – Meet the cage-dwellers who live on the margins of Hong Kong society. Produced by Christopher DeWolf, Zoe Li and William McCallum
October 26th, 2009 | Audio-Visual Vox, Hong Kong Vox | Read More