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Week 10 assignment

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

So far I’ve done the interview. Since the audio I’ve gathered is in Mandarin and not that important, I’ve decided to use text and photos for my final project.Basically, my final project is a text-dominated story supporting by photos, which will be divided it into six sections:
1, Chinese medicine practitioners are entitled to issue sick leave […]

Week 9 assignment

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

I’ve interviewed two Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong, one is a native and the other is a Taiwanese with studying and working experiences in the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Blogging assignment 6.2

Monday, April 9th, 2007

I feel excited to finish my final project in a multimedia format-a combination of text, photos, audio, video and even user interaction- since so far most of the work I’ve done is neither in text nor in video.

Blogging assignment 5.2

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

 This is a photo of Chinese  medicine shop. It is common to see  Chinese medicine shops along the streets in Hong Kong, where 96 per cent of the population is of Chinese decent. Although dominated by Western medicine for more than 150 years, many people still keep the habit of resorting to Chinese medicine.
 

Blogging assignment 4.2

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

I almost find nothing useable materials from Del.icio.us and Techonorai, since all the information offered is about the treatments and basic principles of Chinese medicine, however, what I want to write is about the development of Chinese medicine in Hong Kong, from a social and economic perspective.
I only get one blog via Techonorai search, mentioning […]

Blogging assignment 2.2

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

I only find one feed from Chinese Medicine forum. The website is a complex one with various topics about the Chinese Medicine in Hong Kong. One category focuses on important issues of Chinese medicine practitioner, newly released ordinance, the changes in Chinese medicine education, which is related to my final project. By visiting the website, […]

Blogging assignment 1.2

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

I’d like to talk about the changes of Chinese medicine’s legitimate status in
Hong Kong since the handover. According to Labour Department of HKSAR, from December1, 2006, people can use a certification issued by a registered Chinese medicine practitioner as a sick leave.
Chinese medicine has struggled for its social identification arduously. Albeit the process is tardy, […]