BONNIE AU
VIDEOGRAPHY
BOXING TOURNAMENT FOR DOMESTIC HELPERS ON BOXING DAY
Short Feature
Some of Hong Kong’s boldest domestic helpers slugged it out at the Muay Thai Fighters Club One-Day Tournament on Boxing Day on December 26, 2021. The showcase event is meant to empower one of the city’s most overlooked communities, with most of the participants having spent their Sundays, their only days off, for several months to train for the tournament. A local Muay Thai gym has been offering the helpers low-cost classes as well as a venue to socialise with their community and de-stress as Covid-19 has limited their activities and prevented most from being able to travel to their home countries to visit families.
Produced, filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
FROM ONLINE TO ONSTAGE: HK YOUTUBERS ‘TRIAL & ERROR’ MAKE A SPLASH
Short Feature
The Hong Kong YouTube channel Trial & Error has become all the rage in the Cantonese-speaking world with its offering of comedy skits, parodies, music videos and game shows. Founded by Hong Kong actor Neo Yau Hawk-sau, along with Hui Yin and So Chi-ho, the channel is famous for delivering shows using clever wordplay with Cantonese slang, nonsensical gags and deadpan humour. It has also found success offline, staging two sold-out live shows in Hong Kong in October 2021.
Produced, filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
TEACHING IN HONG KONG ‘RISKY PROFESSION,’ SOME TEACHERS SAY
News Feature
In Hong Kong, students and teachers have been seeing a change in the classrooms this school year as a part of the National Security Law implemented by Beijing. Some – such as the two teachers in this story – are expressing concern and anxiety.
Filmed by: Bonnie Au
HONG KONG’S ‘MINIMALIST’ ADOPTS SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE WASTE
Feature
Kodi Wan has taken Hong Kong’s waste problem into her own hands by practising what she calls a “minimalist” lifestyle. Wan started as a co-founder of an online second-hand item swapping platform, but she has also incorporated habits that help to reduce waste and pollution. By living by her definition of “minimalism”, Wan says she's doing her part to help protect the environment.
Produced, filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
INSIDE CHINA'S BOOMING OCEAN THEME PARKS
Feature
In late 2019, ahead of the release of a new report by World Animal Protection, an international animal welfare organisation, wildlife campaign manager Zheng Yu spoke with China Dialogue Ocean about the conditions these animals are kept in, her concerns for their welfare and the potential for aquariums to play a positive role in wildlife education.
Video Editor: Bonnie Au
HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY MEDIA MOGUL FACES LIFE IN PRISON
Interview
Jimmy Lai has long been a thorn in Beijing’s side. The owner of the unapologetically pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, Lai has been at the forefront of Hong Kong’s protest movement for years. Now, the 72-year-old media mogul faces life in prison under the city’s broad national security law on charges of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China’s security. VICE News sat down with Lai before he was charged under the security law to discuss why he was continuing his fight in the face of overwhelming pressure.
Assistant Camera: Bonnie Au
TRUMP'S FANS IN HONG KONG WORRIED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE UNDER BIDEN
News Feature
Outgoing US President Donald Trump’s tough approach to China won him fans among Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists. For years, the city’s protesters saw Trump as an important ally in their fight.
Now, with US-China relations potentially shifting once again under a Biden White House, some activists worry that their days of finding a friendly ear in the US are numbered.
Assistant Camera: Bonnie Au
HONG KONG'S FIGHT AGAINST CHINA
Documentary
Provided video footage of the October 1, 2020 protest for Axel Springer Akademie's multimedia research project on the stories of Hong Kong anti-government activists.
Videographer: Bonnie Au
CHINESE WHITE DOLPHINS IN CHINA'S SHANTOU WATERS
Feature
Zheng Ruiqiang is a marine biologist based at Shantou University in southern China. He’s been studying Indo-Pacific humpbacks for the past ten years. Often referred to as the Chinese white dolphin, the species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN’s Red List. The populations that still survive along China’s busy coastline are particularly threatened, despite their importance in Chinese culture as a “treasure of the sea”. In this interview, Zheng shares his concerns for the group’s future and the measures needed to protect them.
Video Editor: Bonnie Au
LIFE INSIDE HONG KONG'S PRISONS
Explainer
Once a person is convicted of a crime that requires a custodial sentence in Hong Kong, he or she will be sent to one of the city’s 28 correctional facilities. Hong Kong prisons are divided into three security levels, but what is common among all of them is a strict set of rules and routines prisoners must follow during their time of incarceration. We talked to people who spent time inside Hong Kong’s prisons to get first-hand accounts of what life is like inside.
Produced, voiced and edited by: Bonnie Au
PRISONS IN HONG KONG
Explainer
Tai Kwun on Hong Kong's Hollywood Road is a popular arts and shopping hub that attracts tourists and locals alike. But the complex was once a place no one wanted to visit. It was the first prison in colonial Hong Kong, a complex that started with a few cells before it was expanded into a law and justice centre for the city over the years from 1841 until 2006. Tai Kwun was more recently redeveloped into the cultural hub that still preserves details of its rich history and culture dating back nearly 180 years.
Produced, voiced and edited by: Bonnie Au
WILL HONG KONG RECYCLERS SURVIVE THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
Short Feature
Harold Yip, founder of Mil Mill, talks about how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected his recycling business on carton boxes.
Producer and Editor: Bonnie Au
LOST IN BALLET
Short Documentary
This documentary showcases the only Hong Kong born ballet dancer at the Hong Kong Ballet Group. The story uncovers the hardships and uncertainties of being a professional ballet dancer in Hong Kong.
FOUR-WEEK NEWS ROUNDUP PROJECT (WEEK 4)
Studio News
As part of my master's degree final assessment, I was involved in a four week project where we produced our own news roundup every week in our university's in-house studio. We took up a different role every week.
In the final week, I was the line producer in which I was responsible for allocating tasks to the team, to prepare news content for the final news roundup recording. I overlooked the pre-recorded segments, and monitored the as-lives and news packages to ensure they are ready for the shoot. I also arranged the rundown of the show and coordinated with the director to ensure a smooth rundown.
Check out our project work here:
http://popupnewswire.jmsc.hku.hk/weekly-news-round-up/
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FOUR-NEWS ROUNDUP PROJECT (WEEK 3)
Studio News
As part of my master's degree final assessment, I was involved in a four week project where we produced our own news roundup every week in our university's in-house studio. We took up a different role every week.
For week 3, I was the assistant line producer, where I helped to look out for news and allocate the team to prepare for pre-recorded segments, as-lives and news package. I also monitored the quality and performance to ensure they meet the broadcast requirements before the recording.
Check out our project work here:
http://popupnewswire.jmsc.hku.hk/weekly-news-round-up/
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FOUR-NEWS ROUNDUP PROJECT (WEEK 2)
Studio News
As part of my master's degree final assessment, I was involved in a four week project where we produced our own news roundup every week in our university's in-house studio. We took up a different role every week.
As the technical director in this week's segment, my duty was to operate the live switcher, to ensure the right elements are broadcasted during the recording.
Check out our project work here:
http://popupnewswire.jmsc.hku.hk/weekly-news-round-up/
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FOUR-WEEK NEWS ROUNDUP PROJECT (WEEK 1)
Studio News
As part of my master's degree final assessment, I was involved in a four week project where we produced our own news roundup every week in our university's in-house studio. We took up a different role every week.
As the director for week 1's show, I was in charge of the control room, giving instructions and cues to the technical team to ensure a smooth 30-minute recording. I coordinated with the line producer and provide technical support and preparation.
Check out our project work here:
http://popupnewswire.jmsc.hku.hk/weekly-news-round-up/
PW: jmscmj2018
THE COMEDIAN
Short Documentary
This is a documentary of an Indian who survives in Hong Kong as a Cantonese-speaking comedian.
QUIDDITCH
Sports News Package
Have you ever wanted to experience adventures like the ones in fantastical movies? How about playing Quidditch like in Harry Potter movies?
Chris Lau Kwun-Shing, Founder of HKU Quidditch Club and HKU quidditch player, Ananya Prasad, were also interviewed.
WEATHER REPORT
Studio Recording
Weather Report on 20180521, broadcasted on Campus TV at the University of Hong Kong.
EMPTY THE TANKS
News Package
Filmed on 12-05-2018, a package about a protest in the Hong Kong Ocean Park to demand the freeing dolphins from captivity.
Taison Chang, the Chairman of the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society was also interviewed.
LIFE LIKE FLOWERS
Conceptual Video
This is a conceptual video for a documentary film pitch.
Flowers have life. Flowers led her see through life and death, the meaning of life. Flowers led her realize love and care. Deeply touched by the lives of the flowers, her connection with flowers, has developed a healing effect within.
Denwa is a news media journalist. She has been working in the same industry over the past decade. Having been struggling with depression over the past ten years, along with other life challenges hitting her along the way, she has been seeking ways to find and maintain happiness. For that, she chose floral design…
WEATHER REPORT
Studio Recording
Weather Report on 20180412, broadcasted on Campus TV at the University of Hong Kong.
RE-DISCOVER THE COLOURS OF HONG KONG
Short Film
Hong Kong is known for its vibrant atmosphere, and yet locals become habituated to our surroundings. With our constantly busy and stressful lives, we tend to forget that we are living in such a wonderful place. Through this film, let's take a step back and rediscover the colours and beauty of our home - the Fragrant Harbour.
CHINESE TRADITIONAL QIPAO TAILOR
Short Feature Package
This video introduces one of the oldest tailor-made Qipao shops in Hong Kong.
SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA
Mini Documentary
A short documentary introducing a rare disease - spinocerebellar ataxia.
THE ONE AND ONLY MINIBUS SIGN MAKER
Story
Let's see how the only remaining minibus sign calligrapher in Hong Kong revive this traditional handcraft and business to keep up with the modern world.
SOCIAL VIDEO OF A MINIBUS SIGN MAKER
Social Video
A quick video introducing the only remaining minibus sign calligrapher in Hong Kong.
VIDEOGRAPHY
A HONG KONG TRANSGENDER MAN'S JOURNEY TO BECOMING HIS TRUE SELF
Short Film
Zephyrus grew up feeling something wasn't quite right. During his medical degree studies, he decided to open up to his university counsellor about his gender dysphoria. That made him feel more at ease afterwards as he talked to his peers and family. Fast forward to January 2022, when he decided to fly to Thailand for a sex reassignment surgery. This life-changing decision has led to a new self, as he unlocks and pursues some of the long-held wishes on his bucket list.
FARMERS FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR LAND TO MAKE WAY FOR REDEVELOPMENT
News Feature
The Hong Kong government is forging ahead with a plan to improve Tsui Keng, an agricultural district north of the city’s urban areas. The project involves work to improve drainage, irrigation and access, but it has been met with opposition from farmers who say it might do more harm than good. Farmers who have worked the land for years say they worry about pollution from construction work, and have accused the government of clearing their fields without enough notice. But the government says it will be providing training in new farming techniques and other support that will help farmers increase their yields.
Co-filmed, scripted, voiced, edited by: Bonnie Au
HONG KONG'S CRIME SOCIETIES
Documentary
This is part of Vice's documentary series Open Secrets, this episode explores the rise of triads from running underground societies to influencing national politics between China and Hong Kong through the words of activists, an ex-triad member and government officials.
Associate producer and offline editor: Bonnie Au
*This series has a geo-block applied due to agreements with regional content partners regarding distribution restrictions. (Requires VPN)
BRITISH COLONIAL INFLUENCES THAT STILL EXIST IN HK 25 YEARS AFTER THE HANDOVER
Short Video
From Hong Kong milk tea to “ding ding” trams, British influences still exist in the former colony and contribute to the city’s unique identity. Hong Kong was a British colony for more than 150 years, before it returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. Here are five British hangovers that remain in Hong Kong.
Filmed and edited by : Bonnie Au
MUSIC THERAPY FOR HK'S ELDERLY DURING COVID
News Feature
The mental health among the elderly in Hong Kong has suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, with many confined to elderly care homes since the start of the pandemic. A pilot programme developed by the Hong Kong Society for the Blind aims to address the problem by preventing mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression through a mindfulness-based therapy using Canto-pop music.
Scripted, filmed and edited by: Bonnie Au
TALKING POST: MEET HK'S NEW LEADER JOHN LEE
Interview
From policeman to politician, Hong Kong’s incoming chief executive John Lee has his work cut out for him when he takes office on July 1, 2022. In an exclusive interview kicking off the new season of Talking Post with SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo, Lee promises a more aggressive approach to countering “fearmongering and bad-mouthing” by the city’s critics, and reveals plans for a possible easing of tough Covid-19 restrictions.
Co-filmed and edited by: Bonnie Au
AT 25: HK AFTER THE HANDOVER
Short film
Halfway through the 50 years China promised to let Hong Kong run under one country, two systems, the interpretation of that principle remains a hot topic for debate and has affected all pillars of life in the city.
Co-filmed by: Bonnie Au
BUSINESSES DESPERATE TO REOPEN AS HK REVAMPS COVID-19 MEASURES
News Package
Social-distancing curbs in Hong Kong will be eased starting April 21, 2022, with businesses and various venues allowed to reopen in phases. The Post spoke to several business sectors on what they think of the government policies to tackle the city's fifth pandemic wave.
Co-filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
A GOODBYE TO HK'S JUMBO FLOATING RESTAURANT
News Package
Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant sailed away from its long-time home in Aberdeen Harbour on June 14, 2022. Talks to save the struggling 46-year-old tourist attraction failed, leaving its parent company with no option but to move it to an undisclosed location. As tugboats arrived to tow the boat away, Aberdeen residents showed up to bid it a final farewell.
Filmed and edited by: Bonnie Au
A QUIET JUNE 4TH ANNIVERSARY
News Package
Hong Kong was once the only place on Chinese soil where large-scale commemorations were held to mourn those killed in the June 4, 1989, crackdown on protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Since 1990, football pitches in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park were used as a venue for tens of thousands of people to gather for annual candlelight vigils. Such activities were effectively banned in 2020 by authorities enforcing rules to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and in 2022 the park was sealed off by police.
Filmed and edited by: Bonnie Au
HK COVID-19 CASES REACH 1 MILLION
News Package
Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong officially surpassed the 1 million mark on March 18, 2022, as the city recorded 20,082 new infections. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said a day earlier that her government was re-evaluating strict social distancing rules in place since January that includes flight bans to nine countries and suspension of face-to-face learning in schools. Lam said adjustments to those rules could be announced in a few days, but a government advisor has told the Post the city could ease its restrictions in 6-8 weeks if it met two key conditions.
Filmed, voiced, edited by: Bonnie Au
HK GYMS STRUGGLE TO STAY AFLOAT AS FITNESS CHAINS QUIT CITY OVER COVID CLOSURE
News Feature
Fitness First announced its permanent closure in Hong Kong on March 15, 2022, citing the prolonged social distancing measures that have required all fitness centres to close. It's the second gym chain after Goji Studios to close for good due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Gyms and other businesses have been operating on and off since the start of the pandemic, but the latest closures in January, which are set to expire on April 20, have been the longest. The restrictions have left gym owners scrambling to find ways to stay in business.
Filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
HK NGO OFFERS EMERGENCY SUPPLIES DELIVERY TO ASYLUM SEEKERS AMID LOCKDOWN FEARS
News Package
A Hong Kong NGO has been offering emergency supply delivery for asylum seekers and refugees who are struggling to stock up amid fears of a lockdown when the city conducts its universal testing for Covid-19. Ahead of the planned mass testing, shelves have been emptied in shops and supermarkets over panic-buying across the city. Asylum seekers and refugees receive a monthly government subsidy of HK$1,200 (US$154) in food cards, which can only be used at one designated supermarket. NGO Christian Action, based in Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions, received an overwhelming response from its Facebook appeal, with people from all walks of life donating various supplies, from food to Covid-19 self-test kits.
Filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
BREAKING DOWN OF HK'S DYNAMIC ZERO COVID-19 STRATEGY
News Package
Strict social-distancing rules, snap lockdowns and mandatory testing have defined Hong Kong's "dynamic zero-infection” strategy to curb the spread of Covid-19. City officials insist on pressing ahead as infections rise while other parts of the world move toward a "living with Covid" approach. While Hong Kong has not implemented measures as strict as some cities in mainland China, its leaders have been warned by the central government that deviating from the strategy would be disastrous.
Co-filmed and edited by: Bonnie Au
‘IT'S BEEN A WEEK NOW’: COVID-19 PATIENT TRAPPED AT HOME SHARES FRUSTRATION
News Package
Hongkongers infected with Covid-19 have been frustrated over prolonged waits as local authorities struggle to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The city also saw a five-figure daily Covid-19 caseload for the first time. On February 25, 2022, 10,010 Covid-19 cases and 47 deaths were confirmed.
Produced, co-filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
‘LARGE SCALE LOCKDOWNS’ AND MASS TESTING EXPECTED IN HONG KONG
News Package
The Hong Kong government is expected to impose a “large-scale lockdown” when it requires all residents to complete three coronavirus tests as part of its universal screening drive in the second half of this month, the Post has learned. A source familiar with the situation said the administration also plans to shorten the testing period from a planned 15-21 days to just nine. The city recorded another 32,597 Covid-19 infections on March 1, 2022.
Co-filmed, edited by: Bonnie Au
WHY HK CABBIES SIGN UP TO TRANSPORT COVID-19 PATIENTS FOR TREATMENT
News Package
A taxi service to transport Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms to seven designated treatment clinics in Hong Kong began operating on February 18, 2022. About 300 taxis have been mobilised to ferry patients, despite the risk of exposure to drivers. It's hoped the treatment clinics will ease the strain on the city's hospitals, which are buckling under a fifth wave of Covid-19 infections.
Co-filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
HOSPITALS OVERFLOW WITH COVID-19 PATIENTS AS XI SENDS MESSAGE TO HK'S LEADERS
News Package
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Hong Kong authorities “must mobilise all forces and resources that can be mobilised, take all necessary measures and protect Hong Kong people's lives and health”, to control the fifth wave of Covid-19 infections in the city. Xi's comments, published by local pro-Beijing media on February 16, 2022, came as the city reported a record 4,285 new daily infections. Hospitals are at full capacity, forcing patients waiting for isolation beds to be put into outdoor car parks.
Filmed and edited by: Bonnie Au
HK SEEKS HELP FROM CHINA AS COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET
News Package
Hong Kong has continued to see record highs in daily Covid-19 infections despite implementing its tightest restrictions yet to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus. On February 12, 2022, 1,514 new cases and three more deaths were confirmed. Top city officials have headed to Shenzhen to meet their mainland Chinese counterparts to seek help in dealing with the crisis. Meanwhile, the government has set up more testing sites to increase testing capacity.
Filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
RETURN OF HK'S SOCIAL DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS DEALS HEAVY BLOW TO RESTAURANTS
News Package
All restaurants in Hong Kong must suspend dine-in services after 6pm from January 7, 2022, as part of a renewed round of social-distancing measures introduced to contain the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The catering industry estimates restricting restaurants to serving takeaway only and closing bars and pubs altogether, even for two weeks, will result in losses totalling over US$1 billion.
Filmed, edited by: Bonnie Au
TEMPLE STREET FORTUNE-TELLER PREDICTS WHAT'S AHEAD OF THE YEAR OF THE TIGER
News Feature
Ahead of the Lunar New Year, fortune-tellers have been busy preparing their predictions. The South China Morning Post spoke with Master Joseph, who is based at Hong Kong’s Temple Street in Kowloon to find out what he sees will be in store for the Year of the Tiger.
Filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
‘EXPONENTIAL’ OUTBREAK OF OMICRON TRIGGERS LOCKDOWNS IN HK HOUSING BLOCKS
News Package
Hong Kong health authorities have ordered a five-day lockdown for a second block of flats in a public housing estate building where at least 105 Covid-19 cases were found during mass testing that continued late on January 22, 2022. The outbreak involved at least four buildings of the Kwai Chung Estate in the city’s southwestern New Territories. In a press conference, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said authorities saw an “exponential outbreak” at the estate where the number of infections had jumped fivefold from the previous day.
Filmed, co-scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
HAMSTER OWNERS DROP OFF BELOVED PETS FOLLOWING HK GOVERNMENT'S MASS-KILL ORDER
News Package
Hong Kong hamster owners have begun heeding the government’s call to surrender their pets as part of a mass killing sparked by suspicions of a possible animal-to-human transmission of Covid-19. Dozens of people showed up on January 19, 2022, at the New Territories South Animal Management Centre in Sha Tin to hand over their hamsters to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
Filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
BOXING TOURNAMENT FOR DOMESTIC HELPERS ON BOXING DAY
Short Feature
Some of Hong Kong’s boldest domestic helpers slugged it out at the Muay Thai Fighters Club One-Day Tournament on Boxing Day on December 26, 2021. The showcase event is meant to empower one of the city’s most overlooked communities, with most of the participants having spent their Sundays, their only days off, for several months to train for the tournament. A local Muay Thai gym has been offering the helpers low-cost classes as well as a venue to socialise with their community and de-stress as Covid-19 has limited their activities and prevented most from being able to travel to their home countries to visit families.
Filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
FROM ONLINE TO ONSTAGE: HK YOUTUBERS ‘TRIAL & ERROR’ MAKE A SPLASH
Short Feature
The Hong Kong YouTube channel Trial & Error has become all the rage in the Cantonese-speaking world with its offering of comedy skits, parodies, music videos and game shows. Founded by Hong Kong actor Neo Yau Hawk-sau, along with Hui Yin and So Chi-ho, the channel is famous for delivering shows using clever wordplay with Cantonese slang, nonsensical gags and deadpan humour. It has also found success offline, staging two sold-out live shows in Hong Kong in October 2021.
Filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
HOW DOES HONG KONG HANDLE ITS WASTE?
News Feature
Hong Kong passed a long-delayed legislation to start charging residents for their household rubbish, beginning in 2023. Of the 5.67 million tonnes (6.2 million tons) of solid waste the city generated in 2019, only 29 per cent was recycled. The Post explains Hong Kong’s key waste management strategies, and how the city aims to clean up its garbage problem with a new waste-charging scheme.
Presented by: Bonnie Au
TEACHING IN HONG KONG ‘RISKY PROFESSION,’ SOME TEACHERS SAY
News Feature
In Hong Kong, students and teachers have been seeing a change in the classrooms this school year as a part of the National Security Law implemented by Beijing. Some – such as the two teachers in this story – are expressing concern and anxiety.
Filmed by: Bonnie Au
HONG KONG’S ‘MINIMALIST’ ADOPTS SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE WASTE
Feature
Kodi Wan has taken Hong Kong’s waste problem into her own hands by practising what she calls a “minimalist” lifestyle. Wan started as a co-founder of an online second-hand item swapping platform, but she has also incorporated habits that help to reduce waste and pollution. By living by her definition of “minimalism”, Wan says she's doing her part to help protect the environment.
Produced, filmed, scripted, edited by: Bonnie Au
INSIDE CHINA'S BOOMING OCEAN THEME PARKS
Feature
In late 2019, ahead of the release of a new report by World Animal Protection, an international animal welfare organisation, wildlife campaign manager Zheng Yu spoke with China Dialogue Ocean about the conditions these animals are kept in, her concerns for their welfare and the potential for aquariums to play a positive role in wildlife education.
Video Editor: Bonnie Au
HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY MEDIA MOGUL FACES LIFE IN PRISON
Interview
Jimmy Lai has long been a thorn in Beijing’s side. The owner of the unapologetically pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, Lai has been at the forefront of Hong Kong’s protest movement for years. Now, the 72-year-old media mogul faces life in prison under the city’s broad national security law on charges of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China’s security. VICE News sat down with Lai before he was charged under the security law to discuss why he was continuing his fight in the face of overwhelming pressure.
Assistant Camera: Bonnie Au
TRUMP'S FANS IN HONG KONG WORRIED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE UNDER BIDEN
News Feature
Outgoing US President Donald Trump’s tough approach to China won him fans among Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists. For years, the city’s protesters saw Trump as an important ally in their fight.
Now, with US-China relations potentially shifting once again under a Biden White House, some activists worry that their days of finding a friendly ear in the US are numbered.
Assistant Camera: Bonnie Au
HONG KONG'S FIGHT AGAINST CHINA
Documentary
Provided video footage of the October 1, 2020 protest for Axel Springer Akademie's multimedia research project on the stories of Hong Kong anti-government activists.
Videographer: Bonnie Au
CHINESE WHITE DOLPHINS IN CHINA'S SHANTOU WATERS
Feature
Zheng Ruiqiang is a marine biologist based at Shantou University in southern China. He’s been studying Indo-Pacific humpbacks for the past ten years. Often referred to as the Chinese white dolphin, the species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN’s Red List. The populations that still survive along China’s busy coastline are particularly threatened, despite their importance in Chinese culture as a “treasure of the sea”. In this interview, Zheng shares his concerns for the group’s future and the measures needed to protect them.
Video Editor: Bonnie Au
LIFE INSIDE HONG KONG'S PRISONS
Explainer
Once a person is convicted of a crime that requires a custodial sentence in Hong Kong, he or she will be sent to one of the city’s 28 correctional facilities. Hong Kong prisons are divided into three security levels, but what is common among all of them is a strict set of rules and routines prisoners must follow during their time of incarceration. We talked to people who spent time inside Hong Kong’s prisons to get first-hand accounts of what life is like inside.
Produced, scripted, voiced and edited by: Bonnie Au
PRISONS IN HONG KONG
Explainer
Tai Kwun on Hong Kong's Hollywood Road is a popular arts and shopping hub that attracts tourists and locals alike. But the complex was once a place no one wanted to visit. It was the first prison in colonial Hong Kong, a complex that started with a few cells before it was expanded into a law and justice centre for the city over the years from 1841 until 2006. Tai Kwun was more recently redeveloped into the cultural hub that still preserves details of its rich history and culture dating back nearly 180 years.
Produced, scripted, voiced and edited by: Bonnie Au
WILL HONG KONG RECYCLERS SURVIVE THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
Short Feature
Harold Yip, founder of Mil Mill, talks about how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected his recycling business on carton boxes.
Producer and Editor: Bonnie Au
LOST IN BALLET
Short Documentary
This documentary showcases the only Hong Kong born ballet dancer at the Hong Kong Ballet Group. The story uncovers the hardships and uncertainties of being a professional ballet dancer in Hong Kong.
FOUR-WEEK NEWS ROUNDUP PROJECT (WEEK 4)
Studio News
As part of my master's degree final assessment, I was involved in a four week project where we produced our own news roundup every week in our university's in-house studio. We took up a different role every week.
In the final week, I was the line producer in which I was responsible for allocating tasks to the team, to prepare news content for the final news roundup recording. I overlooked the pre-recorded segments, and monitored the as-lives and news packages to ensure they are ready for the shoot. I also arranged the rundown of the show and coordinated with the director to ensure a smooth rundown.
Check out our project work here:
http://popupnewswire.jmsc.hku.hk/weekly-news-round-up/
PW: jmscmj2018
FOUR-NEWS ROUNDUP PROJECT (WEEK 3)
Studio News
As part of my master's degree final assessment, I was involved in a four week project where we produced our own news roundup every week in our university's in-house studio. We took up a different role every week.
For week 3, I was the assistant line producer, where I helped to look out for news and allocate the team to prepare for pre-recorded segments, as-lives and news package. I also monitored the quality and performance to ensure they meet the broadcast requirements before the recording.
Check out our project work here:
http://popupnewswire.jmsc.hku.hk/weekly-news-round-up/
PW: jmscmj2018
FOUR-NEWS ROUNDUP PROJECT (WEEK 2)
Studio News
As part of my master's degree final assessment, I was involved in a four week project where we produced our own news roundup every week in our university's in-house studio. We took up a different role every week.
As the technical director in this week's segment, my duty was to operate the live switcher, to ensure the right elements are broadcasted during the recording.
Check out our project work here:
http://popupnewswire.jmsc.hku.hk/weekly-news-round-up/
PW: jmscmj2018
FOUR-WEEK NEWS ROUNDUP PROJECT (WEEK 1)
Studio News
As part of my master's degree final assessment, I was involved in a four week project where we produced our own news roundup every week in our university's in-house studio. We took up a different role every week.
As the director for week 1's show, I was in charge of the control room, giving instructions and cues to the technical team to ensure a smooth 30-minute recording. I coordinated with the line producer and provide technical support and preparation.
Check out our project work here:
http://popupnewswire.jmsc.hku.hk/weekly-news-round-up/
PW: jmscmj2018
THE COMEDIAN
Short Documentary
This is a documentary of an Indian who survives in Hong Kong as a Cantonese-speaking comedian.
QUIDDITCH
Sports News Package
Have you ever wanted to experience adventures like the ones in fantastical movies? How about playing Quidditch like in Harry Potter movies?
Chris Lau Kwun-Shing, Founder of HKU Quidditch Club and HKU quidditch player, Ananya Prasad, were also interviewed.
WEATHER REPORT
Studio Recording
Weather Report on 20180521, broadcasted on Campus TV at the University of Hong Kong.
EMPTY THE TANKS
News Package
Filmed on 12-05-2018, a package about a protest in the Hong Kong Ocean Park to demand the freeing dolphins from captivity.
Taison Chang, the Chairman of the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society was also interviewed.
LIFE LIKE FLOWERS
Conceptual Video
This is a conceptual video for a documentary film pitch.
Flowers have life. Flowers led her see through life and death, the meaning of life. Flowers led her realize love and care. Deeply touched by the lives of the flowers, her connection with flowers, has developed a healing effect within.
Denwa is a news media journalist. She has been working in the same industry over the past decade. Having been struggling with depression over the past ten years, along with other life challenges hitting her along the way, she has been seeking ways to find and maintain happiness. For that, she chose floral design…
WEATHER REPORT
Studio Recording
Weather Report on 20180412, broadcasted on Campus TV at the University of Hong Kong.
RE-DISCOVER THE COLOURS OF HONG KONG
Short Film
Hong Kong is known for its vibrant atmosphere, and yet locals become habituated to our surroundings. With our constantly busy and stressful lives, we tend to forget that we are living in such a wonderful place. Through this film, let's take a step back and rediscover the colours and beauty of our home - the Fragrant Harbour.
CHINESE TRADITIONAL QIPAO TAILOR
Short Feature Package
This video introduces one of the oldest tailor-made Qipao shops in Hong Kong.
SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA
Mini Documentary
A short documentary introducing a rare disease - spinocerebellar ataxia.
THE ONE AND ONLY MINIBUS SIGN MAKER
Story
Let's see how the only remaining minibus sign calligrapher in Hong Kong revive this traditional handcraft and business to keep up with the modern world.
SOCIAL VIDEO OF A MINIBUS SIGN MAKER
Social Video
A quick video introducing the only remaining minibus sign calligrapher in Hong Kong.
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