Perceiving the Living Community in Hong Kong Assignment | Online Assignment

Perceiving the Living Community in Hong Kong: From the Local University Students’ Point of View

Group Fieldwork Report *ONLY DO THE Introduction part* (around 350words, not includes Questions) – Describe why to choose this Topic, identified research question(s).

Student groups will conduct their own field research to answer the identified research question(s). Selected theoretical framework(s), pertinent methodological practice(s), and justified methodical application(s) should be articulated thoroughly in the presentation.

Topic: Perceiving the Living Community in Hong Kong: From the Local University Students’ Point of View

1. Students form groups (our group 6 students each) to conduct fieldwork activities, and ultimately present and write up a report on the above topic. Each group should hand in one write-up only. (I will provide details on file)

2. Each group chooses ONE qualitative research methods covered in the course: 1) In-depth Interview (2-3 interviewees per student) Phone recording*

3. Based on the chosen method, each group conducts data collection

4. Each group brings back its raw data, how the data can be analyzed. Presentation on its findings and analyses.

Final topic: How do local residents perceive of North District community changes in the past ten years?

Questions: Answer a simple questionnaire at the beginning (to understand the background of interviewee) Gender, age, education, occupation, income

1. Where do you live in the North District? When did you start living in this area? How long have you lived in the North District? Do you live alone or with your family?
2. What does your community mean to you? important or just a resting place? feeling?
3. Can you describe how do you see and feel the North District community in the past 10 years? Any changing? If not, why?
4. If there is a change, does the community change have a direct impact on you? Describe your own view and reasons, any stories?
5. Can you describe any particular experiences that related to changes in your community in the past 10 years? Any examples?
6. Can you describe how do you get involved in community change? How to adapt to environmental changes? Any examples?
7. From your perspective, what factors do you think have caused the community to change for the past 10 years? Why? how do you feel?
8. How do your family members or neighbors view the community changes in this decade? Are there differences between the same age group or different age groups? Reasons?
9. What do you think will change in your community in the future? if not, why?
10. What changes do you expect from your community in the future? what actions can you expect to help the community develop?

My Clips analyzes (Moon)

Two categories:
A. Tourists
B. Mainland students (study in Hong Kong) + their parents (New immigrant)

Book chapter that Professor Wing Chung uploaded at canvas
Identify what themes & thoery
William Sewell’s framework: Resource, Values and Power ➡ probably the themes will get

Community changes:
1) Language – values/culture
2) Shopping habits – Resources (e.g. dirty) ➡ or and Values (e.g. more quarrels)
3) Community outlook: Resource (e.g., small shops decrease, chain stores increase; increase in pharmacy) ➡ Values (e.g., worsening human flavor)
4) Political atmosphere: Power (e.g., more radicalized politics, Reclaim SheungShui protests) ➡ Values (e.g., worsening human flavor)
5) Community economy- Resources (e.g., more choices, more vibrant community)
6) Societal burden – Resource (e.g., health, education, MTR) ➡ Power (e.g., mainlanders take more than locals)

Analysis (3 themes):

Resource
Shopping habit… focus on mainland tourists, more people came to shop and buy things in their community, make the environment quality decline (dirty+crowded) > values (more quarrels, worsening human flavor)
Community outlook… small shops decrease, chain stores increase, increase in pharmacy, changed store operation model to service mainland tourists as a target > values (worsening human flavor)
Community economy… economy grown, more choices [stores], more vibrant [food] community (positive influence!)
Societal burden…heavier, because the growth of new immigrants and tourists, health, education, MTR resources are allocated > related to power (mainlanders take more than locals)
Values
Language… more mainland students study in Hong Kong school, using more Mandarin in classroom, instead of cantonese
Power
Political atmosphere…people living in there became more radicalized politics, Reclaim “SheungShui protests > values (more quarrels, worsening human flavor)

1 part summary (around 150 words)