The Language and Cultural Revival of Hong Kong Hakka, 2007-2017

• Main Authors: Hsu, ChIh-Chun, 徐智俊
• Other Authors: Edwin Yang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/h9j3t9

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 華語文教學系 === 107 === Hong Kong has been appreciated to the worlds for her abundance and splendor from fabulous movies to fantastic gourmet. Therefore,I have been very surprised to spot Hong Kong Hakka since my first visit in 2006 because of my consistent interest and efforts to revive Hakka culture,.Consequently,I have investigated and recorded languages and cultural activities in Hong Kong since August,2016.Hakka language used to be thriving in Sha Tin,Yuen Long,Fanling and Sai Kung(namely New Territories) but it began to decay immensely right after 1970s' British ruling for adopting English and Cantonese as official languages .However,situations has been changing ever after transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997.With more and more mandarin using in daily life,Hong Kong people are considering localism and indigenousness to urge protecting native languages and preserving cultures , which were intensified by the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage treaty adopted by the UNESCO in 2003.Hong Kong also followed on the treaty in 2004 to preserve the heritages.In 2016's legislature bureau election, some candidates took Hakka language and identity as the appeals. In my thesis, mainly I focus my research on language and cultural revival of Hong Kong Hakka from 2007 to 2017. By interviewing some key people to comprehend context and clarify further plurality of localism.Hakka people in Taiwan have been striving for three decades since Returning My Mother Tongue protest in 1988. I am also looking forward to offering some suggestions to mutual exchange for Hong Kong and Taiwan.