Wilson Lau New Media

Link to Religion section in HK Stories Buddhism in Hong Kong.

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My final project is taking shape. I’ve just finished the drafts of the three articles that will be my contribution to New Media Workshop’s Hong Kong Stories. The articles are: one on the overall changes of Buddhism and activities organized by Buddhist organizations, the other two focus on changes in academic studies of the religion and why it has become more […]

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I have been liaising with several individuals interviews with them for my final project. I am aiming to talk to an executive of the association Buddhist Compassion to get a better understanding of the changes undergone by Buddhist organizations in Hong Kong over the past 10 years. The main point in my article is that whether the economic and political instability in […]

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For my final project “The Changes of Buddhists’ Organizations and Their Activities in Hong Kong since the Handover”, I plan to do a series of short articles and will use several online media to link the various parts.
I plan to have a major long article that will outline the overall changes in attitude towards Buddhism among the population in Hong […]

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Buddhism - a religion, a philosophy, a way of life
As a Hong Kong Chinese, I grew up living with Buddhist’s values at school and at home so much that I have stopped being conscious about it. But recently I have sort of ‘rediscovered’ the religion and have found it such a peaceful religion, especially amidst all […]

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I have picked all the relevant leads so far from my subscriptions to del.icio.us feeds. Here are the possible story leads that I plan to follow up for my final project “changes in Buddhist organisations and their activities in Hong Kong since the handover”:
Radio broadcast - started in August 2006, Metro Radio’s financial news channel broadcasts this programme from […]

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Following the instructions from Rebecca for Week 4 Assignment, I have subscribed to four del-icio.us tags. They are: Buddhism in Hong Kong; Buddhist organisations in Hong Kong; Buddhism academic studies in Hong Kong; and Hong Kong Buddhist blogs.
Technorati Blog Post Search v Google Blog Search
A blog post search in Technorati on the first topic “Buddhism in Hong Kong” has come […]

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The page in wikipedia on which I have worked on is  Religion in Hong Kong, Buddhism and Taoism.  I have beefed up the part on Buddhism and activities organized by Buddhists’ associations in Hong Kong. I have also updated the information with the new “Buddhism- themed” tourist attraction Ngong Ping 360 Skyrail Cable Car on Lantau […]

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As part of the further research for the subject of my final project (the changes undergone by buddhist associations and their activities in Hong Kong since the handover) of the New Media course, I have done some intensive browsing and found the following blogs and sites dedicated to Buddhism with feeds.
Global news
The Buddhist Channel - this […]

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What are the changes that Buddhism, Buddhist organisations/ temples and their activities in Hong Kong have undergone since the handover in 1997?
Under the leadership of the former chief executive Tung Chee Hwa, the SAR government formally recognized the influence of Buddhism in Hong Kong - its followers consitute the largest group of religious followers in the city. In 1997 the SAR government designated […]

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