Hobbies of young generations in Asia and Europe

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Motivation

Reasons of choosing the topic…• Related to our daily life• Reflect the culture of Asia and Europe • Reflect the difference in environment and

society of Asia and Europe

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Introduction

• Hong Kong VS France and Germany

• Different hobbies of young generation in the above city/country

• Analysis of the reasons behind the differences: Environmental factors Social and human factors

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Asia-Hong Kong

• Karaoke • Shopping• Cinema• Restaurant (cha chaan teng )• Internet Surfing

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Europe-France and Germany

• Sports• Travel• Party at home• Disco• ……

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Reasons

• Environmental factors• Social and human factors

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Environmental factors

• Quantity of sites• Quality of sites• Accessibility to locations

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Quantity of sites HK: Sites for indoor activities everywhere; lack of appropriate sites

for outdoor activities eg. Cycling path, sports centre, country parks Europe: Sites for outdoor activities are everywhere!Cycling paths in HK: mainly in N.T., any in Hong Kong IslandCycling paths in France: ‘bicycle friendly’

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Quality of the environment HK: roads, cars, tall buildings everywhere, problem of cleanliness Europe: separated area for sports and city life HK: sport grounds are always surrounded by buildings, and the country

parks and beaches are always dirty.

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Accessibility to locations HK: easy to access to shopping malls, big shopping centre,

Karaoke… Europe: easy to access to hiking paths, parks, countrysideLam Wun Yan 06010407

Social and Human Factors

• Lack of Time• Difference in Culture and Mindset• Cost and Convenience of travelling

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Lack of Time• Europe (Germany) 31 Public Holidays (varies from Federal States) Semester Break: about 2 months

• Europe (France) 26 Public Holidays (varies from regions) Semester Break: about 1 month Spring break: 1 week

• Hong Kong 17 Public Holidays Semester Break: about 1 month

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• According to a report published by HKU in 2008, the average working hour of Hong Kong people is 49.6 hours per week

• Average working hour per week: Germany: 35-40 hours France: below 44 hours

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Difference in Culture and Mindset

• EuropeEuropePlans for the holidays

• Hong KongHong KongNo plan for the holidays

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• EuropeEuropeEmphasize quality of life

• Hong KongHong KongEmphasize convenience of life“Instant” (即興 )

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Cost and Covenience of Travelling

• EuropeTravelling is relatively cheap 10 – 30 euros

Well-developed transportation networkmakes travelling easierby plane, train or busLi Kwok Wai 06007287

Well-developed train network with high-speed train

TGV, the fastest train in the world. (574.8 km/h)

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The End

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