EDITOR'S WORDS

Millennials in Hong Kong like us were raised in modern communities and did not have opportunities to experience life in the village. Although we would learn local history about the fishing industry from textbooks, many youngsters in Hong Kong are not familiar with the daily life of fishermen or even think they no longer exist in the modern days. Last year, news of the iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant sinks in the South China Sea drew my attention, and since then I began to gather information about the history of marine-related businesses in Hong Kong. Visiting a couple of presently existing fishing villages and talking to indigenous people from these villages, I realised that we should pay attention to the preservation of local cultural heritage before they are marginalised by urbanisation.

VENUS, CHAN WING YIN

Year 4, Bachelor of Journalism

The University of Hong Kong

Born and raised in a new town in Hong Kong, I always wonder what it looked like when it was a remote fishing village before reclamation. In recent years, we always hear about urbanisation projects namely the Lantau Tomorrow Vision and Northern Metropolis development project. In the meantime, that means the rich indigenous culture of Hong Kong and fascinating natural scenery would be sacrificed little by little, creating one and another similar concrete jungle all over the territory. Urbanisation seems to be to an inevitable process as an outcome of prosperity, however, I wonder if we should pay more attention to the conservation of cultural heritage – which represents our sense of identity.

ANDRIS, HO KIN HANG

Year 4, Bachelor of Journalism

The University of Hong Kong