Hong Kong provides some background

□ / Cheng He CHU


Hong Kong is now the territory of all indoor public places smoking ban, so to work, to find a smoking Xialou must open the local people back out, with my girl said, "You have self-esteem." However, a natural habit, Chouzhechouzhe-gas on children, not only that Shang Zizun less, but this process can work when the breaks to understand, and Shibu Chang encountered some breathing Friends, said that the more a desalination , Quite go.
Last fall, colleagues Aquan with me downstairs to smoke, chat idle days, I heard a girl to "Ta Kung Pao" as a reporter, said that the past is one thing. He said the 1960s he first came to Hong Kong, the Lo Wu Bridge by train from Shenzhen to the Hung Hom, Kowloon Railway Station (the terminal is at that time), a station next to the train station jumped after the cross-harbour bus, a few minutes after the Hong Kong Island to the Bay Tsai Ta Kung Pao building, the newspaper he went to visit one of his friends. "Decades have passed," Ta Kung Pao "was still there." Aquan sigh Road.
Nazhi, Aquan voice soon, in April this year, "Ta Kung Pao" moved from the Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Guohong Building 342, 10, moved to move beyond the health of North Point Street East, 39 Ko Of the building, I heard that to lots of heart after the renovation of the old rent-profit.
Stella So do not know the works, "Ta Kung Pao," the former shadow »
It is a mottled walls of old buildings, doors at the top of the first floor of the legislature Hengpai "big" and "public", "" traditional red neon lights, the lights on in full Chengou during the day looking like the three groups of Cuban pepper dry. In this three groups of Cuban side of the pepper stem, vertical hung another three groups of Cuban pepper stem: "new" and "night", "reported." As the city last Evening News, "New Evening News" as early as July 16, 1997 folded, but the owner (that is, Emirates newspaper) too lazy to demolition neon lights, leaving it in the garb of a dirty city and the city of Lamo Chui legislation corner.
This picture, made into a picture, who would dare compliment » But if Stella So brush to use it for the pictures, or "Peng Piper Shenghui."
Stella So is a cartoonist, graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design. With almost all the artists, Stella So the old King is very much like the old miss, as with all the people of Hong Kong, Stella So in Hong Kong this place is very popular. Therefore, she "had An old landscape" of the old districts of Hong Kong as a theme created a series of works, recently published collection, the title is very strange: "Powder city," I do not know is the statement of the tiny Hong Kong, or Hong Kong were made by the old King The Perishable » From the book's subtitle, perhaps it is the latter meaning: "disappear in Hong Kong."



Stella So in the book that such a sentence: "Hong Kong is always interesting things to grow legs Yuanzougaofei." Saying very rich poetic Tongqu very rich, but it's the truth, however, is: Hong Kong of those "interesting things" The destroyed. Hong Kong's old landscape, can not go somewhere else if not in Hong Kong can no longer find, that is turned into a "powder", Xiu, destroyed, demolished, no, no longer exists.
Thus, "holding the future of Hong Kong and what Hong Kong people left the faith, she Zhucunzhucun, by the rate of increase in Hong Kong by the beautiful traditional characteristics recorded. Zhuangzhuang of a tenement building, the Red Dangdang Xitie Street, the stars glittering Star Ferry, aromatic of the old restaurants and big gear, Dudu hold traditional festivals in Hong Kong and 'Ding Ding' passage of the tram, Stella are covered book. Stella So to meticulous paintings Reactive, Note for the feelings and rich imagination, brings us a 'taste Shengse sale' of the old Hong Kong. " ( "Powder City" back cover text)
On the back cover to cover around, she is one of the old tenement buildings in Hong Kong Street landscape. According to the Hong Kong Housing brokers said, the so-called "tenement building" is not building the lift (elevator is called a "洋楼"). Buildings without elevators, must be the first elderly, the head of the small buildings - very human Jiaogui, on a daily Tuier Xialou, may be too high can not stand. In fact, there are a feature of tenement buildings, the ground level are shops, tenement buildings have an English name "Shophouse". Tang floor of the living Zhentouxiannao people buy such goods, it is very convenient, but if buy 20 catties of rice, to the fifth floor of their home delivery, then do not Chide Xiao.
Hong Kong is no longer the old tenement buildings look like, for example, a Zhuangzhuang surviving tenement buildings with elevators in the middle of the inclusion of new洋楼, or, of tenement buildings were renovated, not a non-Tang Yang. And Stella So in this book, she used the Pencil Exhibition retain your Jiuai like the old - "Jiuai" I only brothers to a hand grasping occasional Cier, I think most people would not love such a Housing, when can look at the scenery, can really live really uncomfortable. That work in Beijing during a business trip to Hong Kong, to see an old state at the tenement buildings, thought to live in Hong Kong this house I can not, is not Yikusitian.
But on the tenement buildings, it has not disappeared, and even may not disappear. A tenement building there are many living value of the tenement buildings downtown still very valuable; two Hong Kong SAR Government has announced that it has the heritage value of 20 tenement buildings in Hong Kong to take protective measures, including the Shanghai Street, Mong Kok, was reduced to "Prostitution Cave," a historical building tenement buildings.
The disappearance of the old real scenery is one of Hong Kong's Central Star Ferry Pier, Stella So of course, would not give it pictures.
November 2006 and December, in order to keep this built in 1958 of the Star Ferry, Hong Kong launched various parts of civil society protest petition to stop the demolition action. The incident later evolved into a clash with police, several protesters also occupied the Star Ferry Pier. But in the end, the Government or the demolition of this old port - because all the demolition work on a number of years ago has been approved by the Legislative Council, are all legitimate, the new Central terminal building has been completed and put into use, is the so-called "Muyichengzhou" "Health and cooked rice into rice."
Stella So to her site "Star Ferry" specified the date of the painting: "November 11, 2006" - that is the old Central Star Ferry last flight out of date. The next day, the new Central Star Ferry Pier to replace it. The clock tower on the roof of the Mission that "flames", should be the artist's emotional expression. Nazuo the clock tower, from Belgium was presented to Prince Jardine洋行, Jardine洋行also transmitted to the Star Ferry Company, is the Landmark in Central and construction, is the last one mechanical clock tower. December 16, 2006 morning, protesters desperate hunger strike in the attention, running 49 of the clock tower to be demolished. Not only demolished, "Shiguwucun" - environmental groups after the contact the relevant government departments to claim the floor, the clock tower of the wreckage. Initially reluctant to explain the floor of the wreckage was transported to where it just means that the Star Clock Tower will be demolished general construction waste handling, or implied floor of the wreckage has been transported to landfills. Later in the Legislative Council Members of the Legislative Council over the questioning, the authorities finally that the clock tower floor of the wreckage has been broken, and do not have any restructuring of the clock tower imaginations.
In this way, The Star Ferry Clock Tower, has really destroyed.
After this incident, officials from the Hong Kong people to the people, suddenly seems to have been self-examination. Government subsequently admitted that should be more careful treatment of the old building. The protesters later acknowledged that the obstruction of their actions come too late, it will tantamount to admitting that, in fact, the whole of Hong Kong, for a long time just ignore the economic development of heritage preservation, not always cherish the local culture and collective memory.
In the face of the reality of scarcity of land in Hong Kong, as a construction quality is extremely common terminal, the protection of its value may be a compromise really - in fact, in 2006 removed the Central Star Ferry, is itself as a Central The land reclamation from the northward movement of the demolition. Pier faced by the Victoria Harbour, also With the reclamation has become increasingly narrow, are day by day into a "Spotlight Hong Kong."
That return to the "Ta Kung Pao" site. Jiaozhen the case, it should also be regarded as a monument. However, the long-term occupation of the press really is a bustling work site Baotiantianwu ah, never in the newspapers newspaper hawking. In the distance, "Ta Kung Pao" building near the former site of Guo-hua, one of the "Wing Tai Asia," the W square building, the old buildings are renovated, ground into Starbucks shops and longevity plate Secretary, said office space per square foot, Rental price is 40 yuan (about 400 yuan per square meter), a decent return. "Ta Kung Pao" If the old buildings have such an opportunity, that is, crows changed Phoenix, Youhebuke »
Friends of the smoke, in his office while writing side of smoking, or to a bar with friends drinking wine Tunyuntuwu really enjoy it! How the » To back » -- Brothers and I, as Irons Friends of the smoke, also said exports which are embarrassed.
Haoshi always come from adversity, always a good painting from the ruins. Memories are always beautiful, always struggling Duoqing. Yang Liu Yiyi always complain Li Chou, Lau Sui fluttering always will disappear.
Perhaps the disappearance of the total to disappear.
The date of writing this text is June 11, 2008, I saw Stella So on that day in her own blog on of the three new books of this photograph, she is the voice of joy: "A few days ago Already on sale in bookstores, the editor told me today, Cai Zhi, I would like to see my four years of this torture thing! Come on! Shuba to buy me this! "
If you like the same old with her old Hong Kong Hong Kong, if you wish to seize the Piaoshi is that Hong Kong provides some background, may wish to consider her proposal.
Source: 2008 No. 19 of the first 296 culture