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Encyclopedia > Below the Lion Rock

Below the Lion Rock (Traditional Chinese: 獅子山下) is a TV show about the lives of Hong Kong citizens that ran from 1974 to 1994. The series was a collection of unrelated stories produced by the RTHK, and depicted the life stories of different social strata set against backgrounds that are today part of Hong Kong history, such as the Shek Kip Mei fire that burnt down the slums, and the early immigrants from Mainland China. The stories showed the perceptions people had on the society back in those times. Parts of the series were repeated on the ATV Home Channel after the lyrics of its theme song was recited by Anthony Leung, the ex-financial secretary when ending his budget report in April 2002. This action immediately caused a fever to ensue, especially among the nostalgic older generations who remember the series so well. It was a very emotion-moving series and was thus highly successful. Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Television Programs RTHK produces public affairs television programs which are broadcast by Hong Kongs three commercial television channels, TVB, ATV and Cable TV. These programmes include Hong Kong Connection (鏗鏘集), A Week in Politics (議事論事), Media Watch (傳媒春秋) and Police Magazine (警訊). ... Shek Kip Mei (石硤尾) is an area in New Kowloon, the North Eastern Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong. ... The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as mainland China. Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: 中国大陆; Traditional Chinese: 中國大陸; pinyin: Zhōnggúo Dàlù; literally The Chinese Massive Landmass or Continental China) is an informal (disputed — see talk page) geographical term which is usually synonymous with the area... Antony Leung Kam-chung GBS JP (梁錦松, Pinyin: Liáng Jǐnsōng, born 1952 in Hong Kong with family root in Shunde, Guangdong) was the former Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for April, 2002. ...


In May 2005, a new season consists of 10 episodes started to air on TVB Jade. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Wikimedia Commons has media related to: May 2005 Deaths in May May 26: Eddie Albert May 25: Ismail Merchant May 25: Sunil Dutt May 25: Graham Kennedy May 22: Thurl Ravenscroft May 21: Howard Morris May 21... TVB Jade (無綫電視翡翠台) is the flagship Cantonese TV channel established by Television Broadcasts Limited. ...


External links

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  • Official Website


 

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