Exactly one year ago today, I returned to Ottawa from a research trip in Hong Kong.
Those two-and-a-half weeks were spent lugging camera equipment around the crowded city to interview participants who had something to say about migration, diaspora, and traditional Chinese medicine. That is casting a wide net, as most Hong Kongers have like had experiences and memories–personal or intergenerational–about all three.
On this one year anniversary, I thought I would share some snapshots I took on the trip.
Ornate window in one of the the centuries old walled villages of Yuen Long District in Hong Kong. Jenn Ko, 2017.Waiting for the ferry to Lamma Island. Jenn Ko, 2017.Hardware shops in Hong Kong are nothing like the giant Home Depots here in Canada. They’re cramped, packed full, and bursting with textures and colours. Jenn Ko, 2017.Inside one of the iconic taxis. Jenn Ko, 2017.Pok Fu Lam village of 2018 looks a lot like it did before the islands of Hong Kong were ceded to the British empire over 150 years ago. It is one of the oldest in the city and is designated on the World Monuments Fund’s Watch List of places to be preserved. Parts of the village are considered squatter settlements. It even lacks a modern sewage system. Efforts to conserve its architectural heritage face pushes for land development in the crowded and growing metropolis. Jenn Ko, 2017.Blake Pier, the ever-popular tourist destination of Stanley Bay. The pier was named after Sir Henry Arthur Blake, the twelfth governor of Hong Kong. Jenn Ko, 2017.
Jenn Leah Ko 