Hong Kong Stories - Dash to the Finish Line

Hong Kong Stories - Dash to the Finish Line

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Hong Kong Stories - Dash to the Finish Line episodes

  • Buzzing Bees
    Life in Hong Kong is tense and hectic. Everyone rushes towards one deadline after another in their jobs. They are making a living at a frenzied pace like the busy bees.
    What is the point of this compulsive need to hustle?
    If bees were to vanish from ...
    22 min
  • Fight!
    In recent years, Thai Boxing (Muay Thai) has become a popular sport in Hong Kong. It is very good for improving one’s fitness, but it is also a highly technical form of fighting. This episode will follow two local boxers as they race against time to un...
    22 min
  • Saving lives
    Hong Kong people’s awareness of the need to protect animals is on the rise. In our community there are many organisations and activists who race against time to save the lives of these small creatures and to fight for their right to life behind the sce...
    22 min
  • Time for Lunch
    School lunch seems simple enough. However, the preparation of thousands of nutritionally balanced lunch boxes according to the menu ordered and their well-timed delivery to each school for the students to consume before the start of the afternoon lesso...
    22 min
  • The Time-travelling Train
    The MTR is in service 19 hours a day carrying a total of 5.1 million passengers. It is one of the busiest railway systems in the world. For most of the people in Hong Kong it is a part of their lives and they take its speed and efficiency for granted. ...
    22 min
  • The Bouquet Business
    Flowers bring joy. Feelings are expressed through a gift of flowers. But to present a fresh and beautiful bouquet to a recipient, a florist has a very small window to purchase the material, do the detailed arrangement and make the delivery as flowers d...
    22 min
  • Run, the City runs
    In any major sports competition, the runners are not the only ones racing against time; everyone working behind the scene is also racing against time to make the necessary preparations to ensure a smooth-running and successful event. The annual Hong Ko...
    22 min
  • Pave My Fashion Way
    When fashion designers turn abstract ideas from their unconstrained imagination into wearable fashion, the process is often arduous. Following four young designers, Louis, Nelson, Matthew and Yannes, who are contestants in a fashion competition, we see...
    22 min
  • The Need for Speed
    The Macau Grand Prix in November 2013 is the last leg of that year’s World Touring Car Championship. The event has attracted many world renowned racing drivers. Among them are two drivers from Hong Kong, Darryl O’Young and Charles Ng.
    Car racing is a ...
    22 min
  • Chinese New Year Rush
    Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in Hong Kong. Traditional foods for celebrating the festival are in great demand, both for home consumption and as gifts.
    Leung Kim’s father used to run a traditional Chinese cake and pastry shop with o...
    22 min

About Hong Kong Stories - Dash to the Finish Line

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This series of Hong Kong Stories subtitled “Dash to the Finish Line” focuses on the intense pace of life in the city. All ten stories testify to the will, spirit and ability of the people of Hong…