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Chủ Nhật, 30 tháng 9, 2012

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Widespread empathy for science is crucial for achieving sustainability.

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New Territories East Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival

To promote Chinese ethnic culture among residents and tourists alike, the New Territories East Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival will be held at Tai Po Waterfront Park during the Hong Kong Mid-Autumn Festival.

The lantern installations at the Carnival site will be open to the public on 27 September,2012 – 2 October, 2012 (Thu – Tue) at 6:30pm – 11:00pm, and will be extended to 12:00 midnight on 30.9.2012 (Sun).

Legend Wonderland

Come explore the “Legend Wonderland” that brings you to a lively travel embracing colorful lanterns originated from renowned Eastern and Western legends, with traditional puppet shows and water stage performances, not to forget spectacular performances to share the passion and vitality of youth and meet the roving artists. Seize this opportunity to enjoy a blissful evening with your families, friends and lovers under the beautiful moonlight!

Programme Highlights

Spectacular Chinese Ethnic Dance and Songs and Acrobatics

Hunan Arts Troupe

Hunan Arts Troupe will showcase excellent performances in the Urban and New Territories Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals including spectacular folk songs and dance, instrumental and acrobatic performances; and Hunan folk craft such as palm weaving (by WANG Wending), nuo masks (by Wu Xingzhi), Tantou new year woodprints (by Zhong Jiantong) and Xiangxi Miao Painting (by LIANG Desong).

The performances are supported by the Office for Cultural Affairs with Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions, Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China.

Folk Craft of Guangdong

Demonstration of Chinese folk craft by Guangdong Chaozhou masters – Dawu Clay Sculpture by Wu Guangrang and Wu Hongcheng, and Fengxi Handmade Zhuni (red clay) Pots by Wu Hanyu.

Supported by Department of Culture of Guangdong Province

Spectacular programmes also include lantern riddle quiz, outdoor film screening and wish-making corner. Roving artists will tell you stories at the Carnival.

Area A : Fantasia for the Mid-autumn Festival
Chinese Instrumental Concert : Tai Po District Arts Advancement Association – Tai Po District Chinese Orchestra
Spectacular Chinese Ethnic Dance and Songs and Acrobatics :Hunan Arts Troupe

Area B : The Enchanted Dancing Stage
Chinese Traditional Puppet Series – String Puppet : Wong Fai Puppet and Shadow
Puppet Theatre : Fantasy Puppet
Ballet Performance :Theatre Move

Area C : In Praise of Love under the Moonlight
Puppet Theatre : Fantasy Puppet
Ballet Performance : Theatre Move

Area D : Lantern Riddle Quiz

Area E : Outdoor Film Screening – Huayao Bride In Shangrila
Curated by Hong Kong Film Archive, in association with South China Film Industry Workers Union and Southern Film Co. Ltd.

Area F : Demonstration of Traditional Handicrafts and Folk Arts
Hunan – Palm Weaving, Nuo Masks, Tantou New Year Woodprints and Xiangxi Miao Painting
Guangdong – Chaozhou Dawu Clay Sculpture and Fengxi Handmade Zhuni (red clay) Pots Demonstration
Chinese Traditional Puppet Series – Demonstration on String Puppet : Hong Kong Puppet and Shadow
Face and Hand Painting : 2a Studio

Area G : Make a Wish upon a Star

Area H : Send Your Blessings at the Wishing Tree

Lantern Installations

Area L1 : Joint Celebration of Mid-Autumn with Taipo Village and City
Area L2 : Auspicious Celebration with the Ten Brothers
Area L3 : Moon Fairy in the Starry Sky
Area L4 : Little Mermaid under the Moonlight
Area L5 : Ugly Duckling in the Pond
Area L6 : The Adventure of Little Red Riding Hood

Date: 29 September 2012 (Lantern Installations*: 27 September to 2 October)
Time: 7:30pm-10:30pm
Venue: Tai Po Waterfront Park, Tai Po, New Territories
Tel: +852 2591 1340
Website: www.lcsd.gov.hk/eo
Admission: Free
*Lantern lighting time: 6:30pm-11pm, 27-29 September and 1-2 October; 6:30pm-midnight, 30 September
How to get there : MTR Tai Po Market Station, Exit A1. Then take bus 71K to Fu Shin Estate.

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How to buy iPhone 5 online

HONG KONG 20 Sept, 2012 – The wait is over, you can now reserve iPhone 5 online and pick up next day on Apple Store, ifc mall after receive email confirmation.

How to request an iPhone 5 reservation online :

Due to high demand, Hong kong Apple only accepting a limited number of iPhone 5 reservations per day. To request an iPhone 5 reservation, please select the iPhone 5 model you want. If Apple Inc have an iPhone 5 reservation for you, you’ll receive a confirmation email by 9:00 p.m. on the same day, that includes the time when you can pick up your iPhone 5 next day on Apple Store, ifc mall. A current and valid government-issued photo ID exactly matching the name and full ID number on your reservation is required for iPhone purchases.

If the buyer don’t receive an email, that mean Apple unable to reserve an iPhone for them, and they can try again another time. Only those who receive an email confirming their reservation will be able to purchase iPhone 5; Apple will not be selling iPhone 5 to walk-in customers. However, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S will be available for walk-in purchase.

iPhone Hong Kong Price : 16GB HK$ 5,588, 32GB HK$ 6,388 , 64GB HK$ $7,188

Hong Kong iPhone 5 order reservation form : https://reserve.apple.com/HK/en_HK/reserve/iPhone

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1920s Houses at The Peak

Where: The photographer is standing on Plunkett's Road, looking northwest towards Victoria Peak.

Who: This view made me think of Jean Gittins, and her description of the daily journey from home on The Peak to the Diocesan Girls School in Kowloon, "by rickshaw, Peak tram, ferry and rickshaw again for the last mile along tree-lined Nathan Road on Kowloon side" [1]

The rickshaw to the Peak Tram would have run along the road in the bottom-left corner of the photo, and her view from the rickshaw's seat would have been much like this one.

When: Based on similar photos I've seen, this was taken in the 1920s. As we'll see below, one of the buildings may be able to pin it down to an exact year.

What: Here's what I think we're looking at. (The 1924 Map of The Peak is helpful to identify the buildings.)

The path on the right leads to these two houses, known as the Admiralty Bungalows. As the name suggests, they were quarters for senior members of the Royal Navy.

Down on the left we can see where Plunkett's Road joins the main road - then known as Stubbs Road, now called Peak Road:

The building above the road is Treverbyn, and in the distance behind its chimney we can see Harlech Road running around Victoria Peak.

Looking up from Treverbyn we see this view:

The main building in the centre is the Mount Austin Barracks, a long, L-shaped building. Above the Barracks is a building shrouded with scaffolding, but looking just about finished. I believe it was the block of flats known as 10 & 11, The Peak. Does anyone know their construction date? That will give us a firm date for this photo.

Over to the right, a line of buildings follow Mount Austin Road up the hill:

In the bottom-left corner is the right-hand edge of the Barracks. To its right, and mostly hidden by the rooftop in the foreground, is Edge Hill.

Right again there's a much larger building, the three-storey Ewo Mess ("Ewo" is the Chinese name for Jardines). To the right of the Mess are a couple of temporary matshed huts, built on stilts over the hillside. Any guesses what they were for? Was the Ewo Mess also built around this time, and these were temporary huts for the workmen?

Above the huts is the squat looking Tor Crest, then above that are Meirion on the right, and Bahar Lodge on the left. Keep climbing, following the path up from Bahar Lodge - can you see a thin line reaching into the sky? That was the Signal Station's flagpole. They'd raise flags there to signal the arrival of different companies' ships into the harbour.

Finally, we have the Eyrie and its hilltop lookout:

What's there to see in 2012? Here's a similar view, taken earlier today:

The old open views are difficult to capture now, as there are a lot more trees and bushes blocking the view. We can see the path on the right is still in the same place though, and the small retaining wall (next to the orange litter bin) has survived from the 1920s til now.

Here's a view from higher up Plunkett's Road, where we get a better view of the skyline.

Modern communications have long out-grown the old flagpole. Its electronic descendants now cover all the nearby hilltops.

Fingers crossed I've matched up the buildings correctly. Please leave a comment below if I've made any mistakes, or if you can see anything interesting I've missed.

And if you live up on The Peak and can see a view like this minus the trees and bushes, please could you take a photo for us all to see?

Thanks & regards,

David

Trivia:

This was one of the areas that suffered in 1941, during the fighting against the Japanese. The Mount Austin Barracks were damaged during the battle, found in a ruined condition at the end of the war, and demolished soon after. Numbers 10 & 11, The Peak didn't even last that long. During the fighting they were in the way of the British Artillery, who solved the problem by blowing them up!

References:

Pg. 14, Stanley: Behind Barbed Wire, by Jean Gittins.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1925

Reference:

EA003

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