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History
Heung Shing is a
During the 2010
During the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, police shot a student, which prompted students to protest by shouting the phrase "Secondary Schools in Heung Shing" in reference to the fictional city.[2] Protesters used LIHKG to discuss protest tactics. They shared a Google document titled "Heung Shing Online" that pretended to be a video game guide. They used the fictional city's name instead of Hong Kong in an attempt to evade possible repercussions. The document reviewed previous important battles, told demonstrators what to do or not do, and assessed how good defensive equipment was. It discussed what the game's various players should do such as a "dragon egg catcher" being tasked with putting out cases of tear gas.[6]
Analysis
Writing for Ming Pao, columnist Kengo Ip criticised the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) for using the fictitious location of Heung Shing instead of the real city of Hong Kong. He said a fictional city allowed the HKEEA to mandate that students had to answer questions under the premises set by HKEAA. Rather than discuss their beliefs and knowledge on the exam, students had to demonstrate their prowess in being obedient. Ip called the construct "vivid verbal abuse that allowed those in power to interpret the authority of the world to play tricks on the 'cognition' of all students".[7]
Fictional history
Heung Shing is a fictional city that is very similar to Hong Kong.
The exam discusses a fictional couple living in Heung Shing: The husband is named Manlei (文理) and the wife is named Hangmui (杏梅). They got married in the 2002 exam and had a child named "Family Treasure" (家寶) in the 2012 exam. In each year's exam, the couple gets into arguments over their different beliefs about the morals and ethics of
The fictional city is known for its famous schools, including Hang Ten Secondary School (杏壇中學), its most famous; Bok Man Secondary School (博文中學); Gak Mat Secondary School (西區的格物中學); and Heung Shing Cultural University (香城文化大學).[3] Lit Ji Hui (列子虛), a Heung Shing athlete, completed a 100 metres race in 9.69 seconds, setting a world record in a fictional race.[3]
Fictional geography
The fictional Heung Shing is located in Nam Kong (南江) and neighbours Nam Gwok (南國), Shen Shing (新城), and Sha Chau (沙洲).[3] It is shaped like Taiwan after the latter is rotated clockwise by 90 degrees.[3] A 2010 exam said that Nam Kong organised a book fair in 2005, which made number of people entering the Heung Shing Book Fair decrease by 40,000.[9] Heung Shing's planning is "chaotic".[3] It had five districts in the 2007 exam (north, south, east, west, and central), which dropped to four districts in the 2009 exam (the central district was removed), and reverted back to the original number of districts in the 2014 exam (but with the Heung Shing Tourism Bureau now located in the central district).[3]
See also
- Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
- Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination
- Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination
References
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- ^ a b Chan, Nicola; Fung, Kelly; Chik, Nester (2019-10-02). "Hong Kong protests: Shooting of teen protester by police inspires demonstrations at secondary schools across the city". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Chan, Ming-chi 陳銘智 (2017-04-20). "【DSE】公開試集體回憶:香城歷史大重組 文理、杏梅年年嗌交?" [[DSE] Collective memories of the public examination: A major reorganisation of Heung Shing's history. Manlei and Hangmui argue with each other every year?] (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "青年無視版權「Crossover」出事" [Youth ignores copyright "Crossover" and gets into trouble]. Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 2010-02-10. p. F1.
- Oriental Daily(in Chinese). 2013-02-25. p. A13.
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- ^ Ip, Kengo 健吾 (2008-05-03). "潜水、屈机、囧、Orz和(;.ω.)ノ" [Diving, bending machine, 囧, Orz and (;.ω.)ノ]. Ming Pao (in Chinese). p. A24.
- ^ Chinese Languages and Culture Examination Paper, Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination 2001, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
- ^ Chinese Languages and Culture Examination Paper, Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination 2010, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority