香港記憶 | Hong Kong Memory

Won second prize in window dressing design contest in 1967 Hong Kong Week

When Kan was working as designer at Tamaya Department Store, the company entered the display window design competition held for the Hong Kong Week. Tamaya made two display windows designed by Kan and his colleague. For one of these 2 windows, Kan used carton boxes printe

Oral History Archives
2009-09-16

Background of the Festival of Hong Kong; young people were enthusiastic with pop culture

The 1967 leftist riots caused Hong Kong great harm. Citizens wanted stability and did not support the leftists, so the riots had to stop in the end. Kan thought that the colonial government had reviewed the governance policy, changed its attitude towards the Chinese and in

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2009-09-16

Took design courses; found interest in commercial art

Kan’s uncle Kan May Tin was a renowned watercolour painter. He offered a watercolour painting class every weekend, and admitted Kan free of charge. Kan started with the basics at the beginning - drawings, pastels, watercolours, etc. Two years later, Kan thought that he sho

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2009-09-16

Kan had strong passion and determination to become an artist

Kan love for arts. He also listened to classical music for leisure and learned musical theories and the art of appreciation for music by reading books himself. He also enjoyed movies and literary magazine such as the “Chinese Student Weekly”. Upon his pen pal’s introduction, h

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2009-09-16

Criticized the Festival of lacking ideology and culture

The Festival of Hong Kong had been held only three times, but Kan had no regret about the Festival haing been suspended. He believed that the Festival of Hong Kong was merely functional in nature by painting a false picture of peace through bustling activities for public enter

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2009-09-16

The cultural activities Kan Tai Keung enjoyed in the 1970s

In the early 1970s, Kan was busy with work. He also opened a private school with his friend teaching design. In addition, he had to spend time with his children after marriage. Hence he seldom participated in the activities of the Festival of Hong Kong. Only occasionally he we

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2009-09-16

The design of the Hong Kong Pavilion in the World Expo 1970, Osaka

As required at his job, Kan went abroad for the very first time to participate in the World Expo 1970 Osaka. To Kan, The 1970 Expo was the most splendid one, and the subsequent events held in Spain and West Germany were not comparable. After World War II, most governments

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2009-09-16

Worked as a tailor after arriving in Hong Kong; no more exposure to art

When Kan made the move from Guangzhou to Hong Kong, his father considered his academic capability (especially English proficiency) was up to the standard of other students, and therefore sent Kan to learn tailoring as an apprentice. Kan’s younger brother entered the Chinese Un

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2009-09-16

Won two champions in a design contest for Hong Kong Pavilion in Osaka Expo 1970

At the World Expo 1970 Osaka, to serve the need of the organzier Hong Kong Pavilion launched a large-scale sculpture competition. Although Kan was the champion in the sculpture competition, his work was not displayed in the Expo. It was too bulky which made transportation diff

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2009-09-16

The Peeping

[Trailer not available] Calvin (Daniel Wu) together with his girlfriend Ah Chor (Jenny Yam) and best friend See Chai (Samuel Leung) run a private detective agency using a high-technology camera to detect and shoot cheating husbands as they secretly rendezvous with their love

Shaw Brothers´ Movies
2002

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