The Foreign Correspondents' Club was founded in Chongqing in 1943 and moved to Hong Kong in 1949. It is a club for the media, business and diplomatic community. It is located at 2 Lower Albert Road in , next to the Hong Kong Fringe Club.
The FCC is a members-only club with the following membership categories:
* Correspondent
* Journalist
* Associate
* International media-related corporate
* Diplomatic
The heart of the FCC is The Main Bar which maintains its reputation for colourful characters both from the media and other professions. The FCC has two restaurants on the first floor: the Main Dining Room focussed primarily on western-style cuisine, and the Chinese Restaurant.
In the basement is Bert's Bar, named after the late Bert Okuley, long time FCC member and jazz pianist. Bert's features live jazz several nights each week, often with the house band under the leadership of Musical Director Allen Youngblood. The pool table in Bert's also hosts annual 8-ball and 9-ball tournaments and is the home table of teams playing in local leagues of both codes.
The basement also contains The Work Room where local and visiting members can use the broadband-connected facilities to prepare their articles, and a small but well-equipped Health Club with sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi.
The membership of the FCC includes reporters, photographers and radio and television teams, the Chief Executive of the SAR and leading figures in the worlds of business and diplomacy.
When prominent international figures from the worlds of commerce, politics or entertainment visit Hong Kong, many choose to address the FCC's speaker lunches as the best means of reaching their desired audience - both directly and through media coverage of the events. Recent speakers include the Chief Executive , former Chief Secretary Mrs Anson Chan and last Governor of Hong Kong, .
Located in the original Ice House at the top of Ice House Street the Club occupies one of the few remaining colonial buildings in core Central.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Bat dau tu nay
"Bat dau tu nay" is a phrase meaning "From now on" pr ''From this point forward'' . It was made famous in a frequently broadcast Vietnamese radio PSA on Radio Television Hong Kong in Hong Kong during the late and early . The frequency of the broadcast meant that many learned this Vietnamese phrase , and the phrase eventually became a metaphor for Vietnamese people.
In 1988, the Government of Hong Kong announced the policy of Comprehensive Plan of Action in an attempt to stop the continuing influx of boat people after the communist takeover in Vietnam and Laos. After the "cut-off day" on June 16, 1988, the Indochinese people who fled to Hong Kong would no longer automatically be considered as ''prima facie'' refugees, but only asylum seekers. They had to be screened to qualify for refugee status. Those who were screened-out would be sent back to Vietnam and Laos under an orderly and monitored repatriation program.
One way for the Hong Kong Government to propagandize this policy was to make an announcement in Vietnamese on Radio Television Hong Kong , which is a radio corporation operated with funding from the Government. The Government intended to use this radio announcement to inform the Indochinese boat people that they might be repatriated, and to discourage them from coming to Hong Kong.
The radio announcement was broadcast several times in a day. Although most Hong Kong people didn't know Vietnamese, they gradually memorized the pronunciation of the announcement.
The radio announcement began with a sentence in , the most commonly spoken Chinese variant in Hong Kong.
香港對越南船民已經實施甄別政策。跟住嗰段越南話廣播，就係向佢哋講述呢個政策嘅內容。
This was then followed by a paragraph in Vietnamese .
B?t ??u t? nay, m?t chính sách m?i v? thuy?n nh?n Vi?t Nam ?? ???c ch?p hành t?i H?ng K?ng. T? nay v? sau, nh?ng thuy?n nh?n Vi?t Nam ki?m cách nh?p c?nh H?ng K?ng v?i th?n ph?n nh?ng ng??i di t?n vì v?n ?? kinh t? s? b? coi là nh?ng ng??i nh?p c?nh phi pháp. Là nh?ng ng??i nh?p c?nh phi pháp, h? s? kh?ng có chút kh? n?ng nào ?? ???c ?i ??nh c? t?i n??c th? ba, và h? s? b? giam c?m ?? ch? ngày gi?i v? Vi?t Nam.
After that, the announcement ended with another sentence in Cantonese Chinese.
剛才嗰段越南話廣播，係向企圖進入香港嘅越南船民，講述香港對佢哋實施嘅甄別政策。
The announcement was aired frequently on RTHK, one of the most popular radio channels in Hong Kong. Due to the fact that the announcement was in a foreign language, it drew the attention of a lot of the audience in Hong Kong. Gradually, a lot of Hong Kong people remembered the pronunciation of the first phrase, "B?t ??u t? nay". They often transliterated the phrase in Cantonese Chinese as "北漏洞拉" or "不漏洞拉", although the actual pronunciation is closer to "不竇杜拉". As more and more Hong Kong people learnt this Vietnamese phrase, they started to use its Cantonese transliteration to represent Vietnamese people.
However, this phrase is usually considered as derogatory, or even racist. Some Hong Kong people that do not know the meaning and the background of this Vietnamese phrase often think that it has a positive meaning like "Sawadee" in Thai, or as "your attention", "dear friends", "dear compatriot", "dear comrades", or even "hello". If they use this Vietnamese phrase to greet a Vietnamese person, the Vietnamese person would probably either be offended, or not understand what is going on.
The first recorded instance of the usage of "B?t ??u t? nay" in Hong Kong entertainment programmes was during the 1980s, when it was used in a segment of the light entertainment show Enjoy Yourself Tonight. In the segment, a fight in the refugee camp was parodied, and two actors, using the stage names "B?t ??u" and "T? nay", roughed up one of the audience in the "legislative council" meeting who was well known for creating commotions during Legislative Council meetings.
During the 1990s, some asylum seekers managed to use self-made tools to cut through the fence around the refugee camps and escaped. This incident was replayed on RTHK's news parody programme . In the video, the phrase was split into the following
*B?t ??u?
*t?! .
*nay! .
In the early 2000s, Vietnamese cuisine became popular in Hong Kong, and the phrase, which had faded out of memory after the resolution of the refugee problem, resurfaced in an advertising campaign for a Vietnamese restaurant.
During the 2003 SARS epidemic in Hong Kong, Eric Kot , a local comedian, phoenetically spoofed the original refugee policy announcement to parody the SARS crisis.
The format of the spoof was similar to the original announcement.
越南政府已經向香港市民入境限制。越南政府已經向香港疫民實施隔離政策，以下嘅一段廣東話廣播，係向企圖進入越南嘅香港疫民，講述呢個政策嘅內容:
This was then followed by a paragraph in Cantonese .
一入就拉，疊起一堆，莫問到越南，驗疫執行大行動。唔理肥瘦，請勿進越南，遵守入境奉告，強闖者入境隨時係咁大，帶銀來入境照「烹」，藏匿者將公刊樣貌，發現會被控，兼大碌竹蹦，傳播者被監禁，之後照踢出越南！
After that, the announcement ended with another sentence in normal-toned Cantonese Chinese.
以上係越南政府已經向香港嘅市民入境檢疫嘅政策。
Background of the radio announcement
In 1988, the Government of Hong Kong announced the policy of Comprehensive Plan of Action in an attempt to stop the continuing influx of boat people after the communist takeover in Vietnam and Laos. After the "cut-off day" on June 16, 1988, the Indochinese people who fled to Hong Kong would no longer automatically be considered as ''prima facie'' refugees, but only asylum seekers. They had to be screened to qualify for refugee status. Those who were screened-out would be sent back to Vietnam and Laos under an orderly and monitored repatriation program.
One way for the Hong Kong Government to propagandize this policy was to make an announcement in Vietnamese on Radio Television Hong Kong , which is a radio corporation operated with funding from the Government. The Government intended to use this radio announcement to inform the Indochinese boat people that they might be repatriated, and to discourage them from coming to Hong Kong.
The radio announcement was broadcast several times in a day. Although most Hong Kong people didn't know Vietnamese, they gradually memorized the pronunciation of the announcement.
The content of the announcement
Original text of the announcement
The radio announcement began with a sentence in , the most commonly spoken Chinese variant in Hong Kong.
香港對越南船民已經實施甄別政策。跟住嗰段越南話廣播，就係向佢哋講述呢個政策嘅內容。
This was then followed by a paragraph in Vietnamese .
B?t ??u t? nay, m?t chính sách m?i v? thuy?n nh?n Vi?t Nam ?? ???c ch?p hành t?i H?ng K?ng. T? nay v? sau, nh?ng thuy?n nh?n Vi?t Nam ki?m cách nh?p c?nh H?ng K?ng v?i th?n ph?n nh?ng ng??i di t?n vì v?n ?? kinh t? s? b? coi là nh?ng ng??i nh?p c?nh phi pháp. Là nh?ng ng??i nh?p c?nh phi pháp, h? s? kh?ng có chút kh? n?ng nào ?? ???c ?i ??nh c? t?i n??c th? ba, và h? s? b? giam c?m ?? ch? ngày gi?i v? Vi?t Nam.
After that, the announcement ended with another sentence in Cantonese Chinese.
剛才嗰段越南話廣播，係向企圖進入香港嘅越南船民，講述香港對佢哋實施嘅甄別政策。
Meaning of the announcement in English
The use of the phrase to refer to Vietnamese people
The announcement was aired frequently on RTHK, one of the most popular radio channels in Hong Kong. Due to the fact that the announcement was in a foreign language, it drew the attention of a lot of the audience in Hong Kong. Gradually, a lot of Hong Kong people remembered the pronunciation of the first phrase, "B?t ??u t? nay". They often transliterated the phrase in Cantonese Chinese as "北漏洞拉" or "不漏洞拉", although the actual pronunciation is closer to "不竇杜拉". As more and more Hong Kong people learnt this Vietnamese phrase, they started to use its Cantonese transliteration to represent Vietnamese people.
However, this phrase is usually considered as derogatory, or even racist. Some Hong Kong people that do not know the meaning and the background of this Vietnamese phrase often think that it has a positive meaning like "Sawadee" in Thai, or as "your attention", "dear friends", "dear compatriot", "dear comrades", or even "hello". If they use this Vietnamese phrase to greet a Vietnamese person, the Vietnamese person would probably either be offended, or not understand what is going on.
Portrayal In Hong Kong Media
Early portrayal
The first recorded instance of the usage of "B?t ??u t? nay" in Hong Kong entertainment programmes was during the 1980s, when it was used in a segment of the light entertainment show Enjoy Yourself Tonight. In the segment, a fight in the refugee camp was parodied, and two actors, using the stage names "B?t ??u" and "T? nay", roughed up one of the audience in the "legislative council" meeting who was well known for creating commotions during Legislative Council meetings.
1990s
During the 1990s, some asylum seekers managed to use self-made tools to cut through the fence around the refugee camps and escaped. This incident was replayed on RTHK's news parody programme . In the video, the phrase was split into the following
*B?t ??u?
*t?! .
*nay! .
2000s
In the early 2000s, Vietnamese cuisine became popular in Hong Kong, and the phrase, which had faded out of memory after the resolution of the refugee problem, resurfaced in an advertising campaign for a Vietnamese restaurant.
During the 2003 SARS epidemic in Hong Kong, Eric Kot , a local comedian, phoenetically spoofed the original refugee policy announcement to parody the SARS crisis.
Text of the Spoof Announcement
The format of the spoof was similar to the original announcement.
越南政府已經向香港市民入境限制。越南政府已經向香港疫民實施隔離政策，以下嘅一段廣東話廣播，係向企圖進入越南嘅香港疫民，講述呢個政策嘅內容:
This was then followed by a paragraph in Cantonese .
一入就拉，疊起一堆，莫問到越南，驗疫執行大行動。唔理肥瘦，請勿進越南，遵守入境奉告，強闖者入境隨時係咁大，帶銀來入境照「烹」，藏匿者將公刊樣貌，發現會被控，兼大碌竹蹦，傳播者被監禁，之後照踢出越南！
After that, the announcement ended with another sentence in normal-toned Cantonese Chinese.
以上係越南政府已經向香港嘅市民入境檢疫嘅政策。
Broadcast Drive
Broadcast Drive is a in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. The road is notable as having played host to five broadcasting outlets in Hong Kong at one point in the 1970s, and the hill on which the road is located was known as ''Ng Toi Shan'' during that time. The five broadcasters were:
*Radio Television Hong Kong , whose headquarters was inaugurated in 1969
*Commercial Radio Hong Kong
*Television Broadcasts Limited
*Rediffusion Television , later renamed Asia Television Limited ; and
*Commercial Television
The area became known as ''Four-station Hill'' in 1978 following Commercial Television's collapse. Its studio building was acquired by RTHK for its television unit, and was reopened as Television House in 1986.
TVB moved its operations to the Clearwater Bay TV City in 1992, and ATV moved to Tai Po in 2007, leaving RTHK and CRHK the only remaining broadcasters on the road. RTHK has announced plans to move its operations to Tseung Kwan O within the next few years. The reason for the departure of broadcast stations is partly due to the rising value of the land occupied and stations cashing in the rise in value.
The area is also a well known high end residential neighborhood, and is home to those mainly from professional and upper middle class backgrounds.
*Broadcast Drive intersects two other roads with names related to broadcasting: Marconi Road and Fessenden Road .
*''Ng Toi Shan'' is a reference to an existing Wutai Shan in which is a notable setting in Louis Cha's novels.
*It is also notable for being one of the most popular 'skate spots' for skateboarders in Hong Kong.
*Radio Television Hong Kong , whose headquarters was inaugurated in 1969
*Commercial Radio Hong Kong
*Television Broadcasts Limited
*Rediffusion Television , later renamed Asia Television Limited ; and
*Commercial Television
The area became known as ''Four-station Hill'' in 1978 following Commercial Television's collapse. Its studio building was acquired by RTHK for its television unit, and was reopened as Television House in 1986.
TVB moved its operations to the Clearwater Bay TV City in 1992, and ATV moved to Tai Po in 2007, leaving RTHK and CRHK the only remaining broadcasters on the road. RTHK has announced plans to move its operations to Tseung Kwan O within the next few years. The reason for the departure of broadcast stations is partly due to the rising value of the land occupied and stations cashing in the rise in value.
The area is also a well known high end residential neighborhood, and is home to those mainly from professional and upper middle class backgrounds.
Trivia
*Broadcast Drive intersects two other roads with names related to broadcasting: Marconi Road and Fessenden Road .
*''Ng Toi Shan'' is a reference to an existing Wutai Shan in which is a notable setting in Louis Cha's novels.
*It is also notable for being one of the most popular 'skate spots' for skateboarders in Hong Kong.
Annie Wong
Annie Chung Wong is a TVB actress in Hong Kong. She is currently working for TVB. In an interview she said:"I want to become a hairdresser, make-up artist and dresser. As an artist one can learn all three things."
* Chinese name: 鍾煌
* English name: Annie Chung Wong
* Date of Birth: December 5, 1984
* Welcome to the House as Gou Wai Ting or 高B
* Bar Benders
* Maidens' Vow
Profile
* Chinese name: 鍾煌
* English name: Annie Chung Wong
* Date of Birth: December 5, 1984
Filmography
* Welcome to the House as Gou Wai Ting or 高B
* Bar Benders
* Maidens' Vow
ATV News
ATV News is the newsgathering arm of Asia Television Ltd in the Philippines. It provides news programmes to both its ATV Home, ATV World as well as the 24-hour ATV News Channel on cable channel 27 in Manila).
* CBS Evening News
* ATV Putonghua News
* Putonghua Economic Bulletin
* Weather News - Cantonese and Putonghua
* China News Update
* Financial Report - Cantonese
* Main News And Weather Report - Cantonese
* Late News - Cantonese
* Financial Update - Cantonese
* China News Express
ATV News has 10 overseas bureaux and has feeds from CNN and CBS.
* 24-hour news channel - Cantonese
* finance news channel - Cantonese
Besides producing daily news reports, ATV offers eight news programmes: six in Cantonese, two in English. Its news programmes broadcast in Cantonese are:
* ''Monetary Word''
* ''Chasing Current Affairs''
* ''Decoding Current Affairs''
* ''Following Ad Hoc News''
* ''Investment Strategy''
* ''Mr. Tsang's Show'' .
Its two English-language news programmes are ''Newsline'', a discussion show, and ''Inside Story'', a topical magazine show.
* Claire Yiu
* Cheung Wai-tsz
* Kwok Tse Ting
* Renato Reyes
* Maria Ressa
* Luchi Cruz-Valdez
* Charie Villa
?-''News Bureau Chiefs
News Broadcasts
* CBS Evening News
* ATV Putonghua News
* Putonghua Economic Bulletin
* Weather News - Cantonese and Putonghua
* China News Update
* Financial Report - Cantonese
* Main News And Weather Report - Cantonese
* Late News - Cantonese
* Financial Update - Cantonese
* China News Express
ATV News has 10 overseas bureaux and has feeds from CNN and CBS.
News Channels
* 24-hour news channel - Cantonese
* finance news channel - Cantonese
News Programmes
Besides producing daily news reports, ATV offers eight news programmes: six in Cantonese, two in English. Its news programmes broadcast in Cantonese are:
* ''Monetary Word''
* ''Chasing Current Affairs''
* ''Decoding Current Affairs''
* ''Following Ad Hoc News''
* ''Investment Strategy''
* ''Mr. Tsang's Show'' .
Its two English-language news programmes are ''Newsline'', a discussion show, and ''Inside Story'', a topical magazine show.
Staff
* Claire Yiu
* Cheung Wai-tsz
* Kwok Tse Ting
* Renato Reyes
* Maria Ressa
* Luchi Cruz-Valdez
* Charie Villa
English News Anchors
?-''News Bureau Chiefs
English Youth Reporters
English Senior Reporters
Hong Kong Audit Bureau of Circulations
The Hong Kong Audit Bureau of Circulations , or HKABC in short, was established in April 1995.
It is a non-profit organization which aims at promoting the cause of circulation auditing in Hong Kong. It seeks to encourage a higher standard of circulation data management and reporting so as to protect the rights of advertisers and buyers, and uphold the integrity and credibility of publishers.
It is a non-profit organization which aims at promoting the cause of circulation auditing in Hong Kong. It seeks to encourage a higher standard of circulation data management and reporting so as to protect the rights of advertisers and buyers, and uphold the integrity and credibility of publishers.
Teacup in a Storm
Teacup in a Storm was a popular radio show in Commercial Radio Hong Kong. This show discussed and aired grievances by callers about the government.
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