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Hong Kong Stories - In Pursuit of Happiness
By RTHK.HKSociety & Culture
Hong Kong Stories - In Pursuit of Happiness episodes
- The Dream of HenshinFilms and Comic books are all good forms of entertainments, for some who come to love the characters and the world created therein, they might even want to follow and re-watch their favourite episodes from time to time just to reminisce; but for some, ...22 min
- An Ending without RegretsChan Wai Lin, an ordinary name of a man who lives an extraordinary life. Some friends say that the visible spots on Chan’s cancerous skin have come to represent small heart shapes that bring warmth and care into the lives of others; other friends have ...22 min
- Bon appétitOf all the sages in the ancient days of the pre-Qin dynasty, Confucians, Mohists and traditional healers had always propagated their schools of thought on how food can define a nation. As tradition goes, the saying of how “food always comes first for t...22 min
- Love to Share. Sharing to LoveThey ain’t volunteers, and it’s not for charity, but they are what they call themselves to be “the silly and the absurd”. These are people who do works that “set fire” in the hearts of men and women, as they spread and plant seeds of passion for the id...22 min
- Local Colors in Yin and YangFor most Hong Kongers who lead the same repetitive lives, it would seem the pursuit of career achievements is the whole of everything that matters in life. But when the year of 2003 hit Hong Kong with the epidemic SARS, for some who had the chance of w...22 min
- City WalkerMany of us enjoy wandering the streets, shopping for goods and savoring various delicacies. But there are those who insist on walking solely for the sake of walking. They wander thousands of miles through roads and alleys, only to embrace freedom.Wh...22 min
- Lovey-Dovey Rugby Hugs“Life in Hong Kong is too tense, but Rugby as an intense sports game will help you kill off the stress!” – an agreement uncommonly found among the ladies and gentlemen of Hong Kong, and more so in an uncommon area of interest like the fields of Rugby. ...22 min
- Life is a GameHow will you spend a good weekend this time? For most people, the same question pops up as every Saturday and Sunday draw near. Imagine however that you no longer need to fuss about your weekend activities because someone else plans something special a...23 min
- Good Morning Sun Rise!There’s a Chinese saying that suggests a good day is counted by “Doing work by Sunrise, and Getting rest by Sunset”; a group of photography-lovers however have chosen to chase the sun day and night. Having formed themselves into a group through faceboo...2 min
- The Generosity of a GunshotOn most days, these men lead monotonous dull lives that could crumble their spirit, but on special nights, as they grip onto their shooting guns and transform into warriors, the special spark of life comes back. These brothers aim and shoot for the joy...22 min
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Turn open any dictionary and one will commonly see the word “happiness” as simply referring to any subject’s general “state of well-being and contentment”. One could thus argue that as opposed to our…
modern-day social interpretation of the word, “happiness” by its most original definition, was never intended for any existing ties with precepts of money or material wealth. And in the case of Hong Kong, where by the attempts of recent research to gauge the city’s general state of happiness, the argument seems to hold all the more true. The new season of Hong Kong Stories – 'In Pursuit of Happiness' features the special recreational lives of more than ten groups of citizens from various sectors and social strata of Hong Kong. By documenting closely the groups’ diverse and unique pursuit of interests, and inviting selected participants to reflect upon and share their views of what happiness means in their everyday lives, the show attempts to be a record of first-person experiences whereby the sharing of those happy spaces might urge a viewer to revisit an old cliché of saying that perhaps you need not search the ends and all the riches of the earth to find happiness, but is anything and everything as your heart freely chooses to define. At the end of the day, it’s the same tale about opening up the eyes of one’s heart as a way to true venturing into bigger spaces beyond our own; a worn pair of shoes, a writing brush just like an old friend and a familiar smile from a neighbor could all become easy treasures of the heart.