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Tie the Knot, or Not? The Pakistani Way
15/07/2025
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監製：Gillian Yau
15/07/2025
Arranged marriages by "parents' orders and matchmakers' words" are rarely heard of nowadays in Hong Kong. However, Hina, a third-generation Hong Konger of Pakistani descent, experienced "arranged marriage" ten years ago, when her father arranged for her to marry her cousin who lived in a rural village in Pakistan.
Hina was born and raised in Hong Kong. Despite her Pakistani looks, she pursues freedom of love from the bottom of her heart, as do other Hong Kong people. She refused her parents' arranged marriage and her relationship with her family broke down. In Hina's eyes, her father has always cared for her family, but he became so different when it comes to marriage. Later Hina's sister took her place in the marriage and suffered from domestic violence. It was until then that her parents finally woke up. Their relationship mended.
Determined to choose her own partner, Hina fell in love with her husband from Morocco. She was most touched by her father's understanding and acceptance. Now, Hina is a teacher teaching Chinese to local ethnic minority students to help them integrate into Hong Kong. She shares her experiences with students and hopes that they will realise the importance of pursuing their own happiness.
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Tie the Knot, or Not? The Pakistani Way
Arranged marriages by "parents' orders and matchmakers' words" are rarely heard of nowadays in Hong Kong. However, Hina, a third-generation Hong Konger of Pakistani descent, experienced "arranged marriage" ten years ago, when her father arranged for her to marry her cousin who lived in a rural village in Pakistan.
Hina was born and raised in Hong Kong. Despite her Pakistani looks, she pursues freedom of love from the bottom of her heart, as do other Hong Kong people. She refused her parents' arranged marriage and her relationship with her family broke down. In Hina's eyes, her father has always cared for her family, but he became so different when it comes to marriage. Later Hina's sister took her place in the marriage and suffered from domestic violence. It was until then that her parents finally woke up. Their relationship mended.
Determined to choose her own partner, Hina fell in love with her husband from Morocco. She was most touched by her father's understanding and acceptance. Now, Hina is a teacher teaching Chinese to local ethnic minority students to help them integrate into Hong Kong. She shares her experiences with students and hopes that they will realise the importance of pursuing their own happiness.15/07/2025收看 -
"Fake Westerner" – a Russian Girl with Asian Inside
Jessica Shell came from Russia, but she calls herself “Fake Gwei-Mui (western girl)” on social media. She even gives herself a Chinese name.
A part-time model, she came to Hong Kong from Russia six years ago and fell in love with the city. She likes the way of life and the environment here. She enjoys Cantopop, and is more local than many locals.
Jessica adores a local boy band, and becomes mesmerised with Cantonese. She understands Cantonese but cannot speak the language. She hopes to learn more about the essence of Cantonese and its slang, but she finds Cantonese courses available are too simple. She wishes there were more in-depth programmes so she can learn more than the basics of Cantonese.
Jessica aspires to be an actor, as well as “be a real part of Hong Kong”.08/07/2025收看 -
I see things within 0.3 metre. I am a photographer
Kwok Kin, who was born with 10% vision, loves photography. Even though he can only see things within 0.3 metre, his passion for photography is unbridled. He cannot see things clearly with his eyes, but he feels the world with the rest of his body. The other senses of visually impaired people, especially their sense of smell and touch, are much stronger than normal people. Kwok Kin makes use of this strength to develop his unique world of photography: if he can smell the flowers and feel them blooming in the trees, he can take a photo.
The world of photography is not only Kwok Kin’s playground , where he can unleash his boundless imagination, but it is also his eyes, allowing him to see.
Kwok Kin often goes the long way due to his visual impairment, but because of the long way, he can see more.
In this episode, our host Karan Cholia will travel around Hong Kong and take photos with Kwok Kin and Sightfeeling photographer Fishing Tsoi.01/07/2024收看
