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Sports
Abstract: This article goes through the appearance of Hong Kong in sports video games. Though few in number, they manage to reveal a few characteristics of sports in the real city, including sport...
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Wars and Terror Attacks
Abstract: This article goes through the wars and terror attacks faced by virtual Hong Kong, and analyses the possibility for the real city to be dragged into war.Image credit: Wikipedia, martinix,...
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Future
Abstract: This article examines how various video games portray the future of Hong Kong. In summary, the game designers expect these virtual futures to inherit quite a few scenic and cultural...
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Cantonese
Abstract: Cantonese has been the dominant spoken language of Hong Kong for over a century. This living language has been captured by video games pretty well. In the various virtual Hong Kong, it is not...
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Fishery
Abstract: This article covers an uncommon yet influential sector of Hong Kong -- Fishery. The sector has provided us with unique landscapes that aren't expected in a modern metropolitan: sampans, Tanka...
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Wet Market
Abstract: Wet markets (濕貨市場) in virtual and real Hong Kong, which are often referred to as "street markets" (街市), are not just unique and eye-catching, but also reflecting the eating preference,...
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Buses
Abstract: The omnipresence of distinctive-looking buses (巴士) in Hong Kong has not only carved unique street scenes for the city, but also cultivated unique local cultures and eventually influenced the...
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Flags
Abstract: Hong Kong has been represented by a number of flags in both the video game world and the real world. These flags altogether cover an amazing aspects of Hong Kong, including not only its...
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Triads
Abstract: Chinese organized crime syndicates, or triads, often appear in video games based in Hong Kong. They are more than just villains - if you check the story and character settings carefully, we...
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Victoria Harbour
Abstract: Apparently a well-known Hong Kong attraction, Victoria Harbour still has quite a few unsung facts and tales, as also described in video games. In this article, we are going to unveil these...
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Kai Tak Airport
Abstract: Even though Kai Tak Airport has been replaced by Chek Lap Kok Airport since 1998, it continues to stay in the mind of many people, and influence the city in both video game world and the real...
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Pre-modern Hong Kong
Abstract: While our immediate impression of Hong Kong is often the modern one with busy streets and tall buildings, the pre-modern one is equally interesting and some video game developers have...
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Trains
Abstract: Trains can be found in some video games set in Hong Kong. These trains are more than proving that the games are set in the city. They are recording the evolution of the trains, as well as how...
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Double-decker trams
Abstract: Double-decker tram is so iconic to Hong Kong that we could even make use of its presence to decide whether a video game scene is based in Hong Kong or other Chinese city. This article will...
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Secret Agents and Operations
Abstract: In quite a few video game set in Hong Kong, we can find secret agents from around the world executing various kinds of secret operations in the city. In this article, we will go through them...
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Hong Kong Movies
Abstract: In this article, we are going to track the footprints of classic Hong Kong movie genres on video game Hong Kong, including Kung Fu, wuxia, action crime and superhuman: not only how they have...
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Hong Kong Politics
Abstract: Despite its sensitivity, real-world Hong Kong politics could be found here and there in video game Hong Kong. Amazingly, altogether they have recorded not only the key political events of...
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Bars, Discos and Nightclubs
Abstract: Bars, discos, nightclubs and the like alcohol-serving entertainment venues could often be found in video game Hong Kong. What these appearances mean is not just the popularity of these...
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Mahjong
Abstract: In video game Hong Kong, from time to time you may find traces of a tile-based game known as mahjong. These traces are not only reflecting mahjong as a popular entertainment of Hongkongers,...
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School Life
Abstract: This article examines the various perspectives of Hong Kong school life depicted in video games. The Hongkongers' common experience so recorded helps not only local players to reminisce about...
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