Hong Kong Will Be Destroyed After 33 Years

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Hong Kong Will Be Destroyed
After 33 Years
香港將於33年後毀滅
Production
company
GVA Creative
Release date
  • 3 March 2014 (2014-03-03)
Running time
7 minutes
LanguageCantonese
Hong Kong Will Be Destroyed After 33 Years
Hanyu Pinyin
Xiānggǎng jiāng yú sānshísān nián hòu huǐ​miè
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 zoeng1 jyu1 saam1 sap6 saam1 nin4 hau6 wai2 mit6

Hong Kong Will Be Destroyed After 33 Years (Chinese: 香港將於33年後毀滅) is a Hong Kong science fiction short film produced by a studio called GVA Creative. It was released on YouTube in March 2014 and quickly went viral.

Plot

The premise of the film is that a

meteor
has been projected to destroy Hong Kong after 33 years (i.e., in 2047). The storyline details the subsequent reaction of local residents and the transformation Hong Kong undergoes leading up to the date of destruction.

Censorship

The film is an allusion to the changes that have taken place in the city since the 1997

People's Republic of China; the 2047 meteor a metaphor for the real-world expiry of the autonomy afforded to Hong Kong within the One country, two systems arrangement, and the uncertainty that follows.[1]

The film was subsequently

A spokesperson for the film's production studio responded that authorities were "keeping people away from knowing the truth, that China is trying to suffocate Hong Kong to death by importing Mainland Chinese into Hong Kong until there’s enough people for them to control the elections. After that, there will be no open elections in Hong Kong" and that "They don’t want people to be awake. We can’t stop them, but at least we want to let the world know: we’re dying. Soon, there will be no more Hong Kongers."[2]

See also

List of TV and films with critiques of Chinese Communist Party

References

  1. ^ Collier, Kevin. "China is censoring a 7-minute sci-fi flick about the demise of Hong Kong". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b Roney, Tyler (10 April 2014). "Beijing's Censors Ban Hong Kong Short Film". The Diplomat. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. ^
    Global Voices Online
    . 13 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

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