Shades of Life
Yu Yang is a highly respected retired principal. He has a deep affection for traditional Chinese culture and places an emphasis on family values. His eldest son Jack Wu graduated with a journalism degree and works as a magazine editor. Jack likes to get to the bottom of things and sometimes has different opinions than his father on certain social issues. Yu Yang and his daughter Zoie Tam, being 40 years apart, have a major generation gap. Yu Yang finds it difficult to adjust to the rapidly changing technology era. Fortunately, his daughter-in-law Elaine Yiu is a good mother and wife, and keeps the household in perfect order. But as her son grows older, the family is faced with decisions about his education, which brings out the nerves of everyone. The series explores a number of critical issues for Hong Kongers, including education, housing, an aging population, declining competitiveness of youth, Mainland relations, and the immigration trend.
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- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
05-05-201445mThe slogan "Learning: It's more than scoring" reflects the new culture of teaching and learning that is recently promoted by Hong Kong schools. However, in reality, nothing ever g...
- Ep 2
2.Episode 2
06-05-201445mThis is the story about two senior citizens who both live in a subdivided flat. One of them is called FRANKIE, who used to be a police inspector with high academic qualifications,...
- Ep 3
3.Episode 3
07-05-201445mPrincipal MA WUI-CHUNG has decided to take the plunge and give up his million-dollar annual incomes, stepping out of the Hong Kong educational system and establishing a free-of-cha...
- Ep 4
4.Episode 4
08-05-201445mAs the old saying goes, "One may distinguish himself in any trade". CHEUNG HOK-KAU was a student of HO-PANG's father, BAT-DAU, however, he didn't finish high school due to his fam...
- Ep 5
5.Episode 5
09-05-201444mThe competitiveness of an individual might reflect the one of the whole of the society. With existing cutthroat competition in Hong Kong, a human resources consultant points out t...
- Ep 6
6.Episode 6
12-05-201444mThe retirement in old age is an inevitable part of life, however, some outstanding seniors would rather continue to work at the stage of post-retirement. Seeking self-reliance and...
- Ep 7
7.Episode 7
13-05-201445mNew immigrants set foot in Hong Kong, immediately triggering the Hong Kong-Mainland conflict. After years of waiting, our heroine, WONG MEI-FUN, bringing along her daughter, final...
- Ep 8
8.Episode 8
14-05-201444mThe information technology is like a double-edged sword, which could cause damage while improving our life. The fact that the cyber sub-culture and cyber bullying have swept throu...
- Ep 9
9.Episode 9
15-05-201445mForeign domestic helpers are the ethnic minority groups that are closely related to our daily life. Living under the same roof, there have been several court cases in which domest...
- Ep 10
10.Episode 10
16-05-201445mEach day, Hong Kong generates over 3,300 tons of food waste, which takes up 40% of the capacity of the daily waste that is discarded in landfill. And even in the newly established...
- Ep 11
11.Episode 11
19-05-201445mHong Kong people, generations after generations, have spent most of their life time struggling on housing issues. For instances, the middle class do not qualify for Public Housing...
- Ep 12
12.Episode 12
20-05-201445mThe cost of living such as real estate prices and price of goods in Hong Kong has been fairly high in recent years, yet Hong Kong's younger generations might not be able to afford...
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