Society & Culture
This episode marks the beginning of a new mini series exploring what life is like on the border with China through the eyes of the villagers living there.This episode is the full version containing the least amount of editing, (just to remove some errors or unwanted coughs and stutters) and is in both English and Cantonese for those who are bilingual and will understand the full context.Please note there are chapters available in this episode also.Timestamps13:25 - Beginning of Interview15:08 - Role As Chairman16:21 - How Did The Chairman Position Come To Be?17:15 - Duties in Detail18:39 - How Many Positions Exist Like This in Hong Kong19:18 - What Do You Need To Do Inside An Abandoned Village26:45 - Looking After The Land From Development 31:19 - Are Land Developments Here Sensitive?35:44 - What Did You Do Before Becoming Chairman?38:55 - Isn’t It Easier To Build Public Housing Outside The Controlled Area?42:06 - What Do Most Residents Do Here?43:35 - What Is Hakka?53:21 [The Chairman Take a A Break] - Side Chat59:30 - English Explanation of ‘Side Chat’01:02:36 - What IS Being Preserved Here?01:09:50 - [Recounting The Last Time I Was Here]01:11:18 - Media Representation01:14:16 - How Was The Village Area Created?01:17:24 - Was There A Difference With The Way The British Handled The Closed Area?01:21:18 - If There Was No Border What Would Have Happened Here?01:22:47 - If The Border Did Come Down What Would Happen?01:28:37 - Chung Ying Street - Half Hong Kong Half China01:30:04 - The Idea That Paperwork Separates People Is Weird