[It’s Hong Kong] 2023 Autumn Issue

Introduction to this issue: REvisit // Photo tour of old towns and new territories From the beginning of the 20th century to the boom in tourism in the New Territories in the 1960s and 1970s, in addition to different forms of tourist maps, Western tourists, local travelers, and photographers and painters of different styles, from Hedda Morrison to Wu Ba Ling, Mai Feng, Zhong Wenlue, Zhai Weiliang, Liu Guanteng and Ouyang Naizhan, etc., respectively recorded various nostalgic scenery of the old and New Territories through photography, writing and sketching. REzone // From boundary to street The Old Frontier Boundary Street was originally the "Sino-British boundary" established in 1860. After the New Territories were leased, the boundary of Hong Kong moved north to the south of the Shenzhen River. Boundary Street also developed into a street. The three areas north of the road include Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Tong and Kowloon City. It also changed from a village to a city, but there were differences in the process. The development model has formed three communities with completely different properties. REdefine // border, border Border areas such as Sha Tau Kok, Ta Kwu Ling, San Tin and Lok Ma Chau are very unfamiliar to many citizens. With the opening of borders in recent years, more and more people have traveled there, but the history and culture of these border villages and restricted areas, and how they highlight Hong Kong's characteristics, are still little known. REthink // What exactly are Aboriginal people? Before the war, the New Territories largely retained their rural appearance. After the war, the wave of refugees and the development of new towns brought a large number of immigrants, which also put the New Territories on the road to urbanization; in the 1970s, the small house policy was introduced, and even more New Territories residents are divided into two categories: "original residents" and "non-indigenous residents". Who are the “original residents”? REdraw // Ancient cave, every day is the last time Mao Shan, a map illustrator, came to an ancient cave that was facing demolition and used a paintbrush to record everything in the village: old stores, vegetable stands, soy sauce factories, big trees, small animals, and outside the village houses, there are also old villagers who have lived in the village for decades. them. Everyone has a touching story. REspect // Xu Shu and the changes in the New Territories From being sent to Hong Kong as a government student in 1956 to retiring as the Director of the New Territories Administration at the end of 1987, James Hayes (Xu Shu) not only witnessed the important process of the New Territories rural areas becoming new towns, but also used history and anthropology to A pen to record the changes of the New Territories over the past century. Other exciting content: REmove // The Disappearance of Thirteen Townships in Kowloon The area from Po Chi Kok to Lei Yue Mun was immediately included in the "New Kowloon Urban Area" after the New Territories were leased. The "Thirteen Heungs of Kowloon" located in eastern Kowloon were also relocated in the 20th century, especially in the 1950s after the war. dismantle. Nowadays, apart from a small area of Nga Tsin Wai village, the remaining three "urban townships" Ngau Chi Wan Village, Chuk Yuen Village and Cha Kwo Ling Village are about to disappear. REseek // Where is the world, where is home? Where did the "boundary" in the New Territories come from, as well as the various boundaries that separate people? How do the changes in the landscape inside and outside the boundary connect people's belonging to home, and even construct Hong Kong identity? Xu Muyi, who works in architecture, uses photography to raise various questions while capturing another vision outside colonial Hong Kong. REcap // Old Xintian, New Taipei Capital Since the millennium, with the development direction of Shenzhen-Hong Kong integration, the northern part of the New Territories has become the locomotive of large-scale development projects. The Northern City Plan will be launched in 2021. Xintian and the adjacent Ngau Tamwei in the development blueprint will also see greater changes in their original traditional walled villages and rural areas. Reserve // Agriculture, making the New Territories a better place Since the war, Hong Kong's agriculture has transformed from food self-sufficiency to a marginalized industry in society. Kadoorie Farm is not only an important promoter of local agriculture, but also a witness to this change. Looking back at the decline of agriculture in the New Territories over the past few decades, what direction can the new generation of farming take? REsidues // memory sees me After the 1980s, many historical buildings in the New Territories were listed as monuments, but countless villages and landmarks also disappeared during the same period. What can be retained and cleared in a place not only transforms the landscape and community context, but also guides how people remember the place where they live... ISBN: 978-988-74818-0-5 Pricing: HK$140 Printing and production location: Hong Kong Publication date: early October