Floating Island

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I’ve refined my sub-topics on Hong Kong’s cultural policy into the following categories:
1) Cultural Policy 10 Years After the Handover - This section will provide an overview of the different institutions that have emerged to direct cultural policy since the handover, along with assessments of their relative success.
2) […]

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The JMSC hosted a seminar Thursday on Hong Kong’s copyright reform in the digital age. Peter K. Yu of Michigan State University College of Law gave a presentation, which was followed by comments from Charles Mok, Chairman of the Internet Society of Hong Kong. JMSC professor Doreen Weisenhaus moderated.
The focus of the seminar was the […]

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Text – I’ve been conducting research on various arts organizations and government policies relating to the arts. I have a lot of material and references, such as the Arts Development Council reports on Hong Kong’s arts and cultural indicators (2005) and its a ten-year review (2006), a policy report from the Culture and Heritage Commission, […]

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Because my project deals primarily with ideas and policies, I think it will probably be best served by a static text-dominant approach, with a number of hyperlinks pointing to outside sources, with some photos and possibly interviews as well, to create a more interactive experience for the reader.
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As both Foust and McAdams point out, it […]

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For her final project, Eileen is focusing on the preservation of Hong Kong’s built heritage and how consciousness of this heritage has developed over the last ten years.
Eileen is particularly interested in the changes taking place around Hong Kong Island’s Central district and the area known as Soho (South of Hollywood Road), which has […]

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