Recently, Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. On his first day in office, he signed a series of executive orders. These have far-reaching implications for international politics, including withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization. They also address the recently popularized gender identity policy, abandoning "gender identity" based on acquired sexual orientation in favor of traditional "sex" based on biological identity. This will end gender diversity in the federal government, limiting it to male and female. This is bound to have a significant impact on American thought and culture.
Politics often has an immediate impact on cultural development, a fact evident in Hong Kong. Following the passage of the National Security Law, Hong Kong's civilization has fallen, with familiar cultural and educational artifacts vanishing one by one. This is particularly true in 2024. Following the "Hong Kong Major Events Review," this article selects the top ten cultural and educational disappearances in Hong Kong in 2024, documenting the city's profound transformation.
The disappearance of Hong Kong's aesthetic standards
Earlier, "Kennedy Town" was written as "Kennedy Town" on Connaught Road West, and the Chinese and English fonts were also incorrect, reflecting the impact of Hong Kong's long-standing aesthetic standards. In 2024, Hong Kong road signs, which have always used bold black fonts, will gradually switch to the "Classical Ming Dynasty" font from Wenyue Font, a font company invested by Alibaba. Rong Hoi-yan proposed replacing the black text on a white background in the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel with colored lights. The English translation of the Year of the Dragon should follow the Chinese name of "Year of the Loong." The blue flower field outside the East Kowloon Cultural Centre, which looked like a mourning hall, is still fresh in our memory.
The homogenization of protest culture
On the eve of Trump's inauguration, activist Lui Yu-lin went to the US Embassy to present a petition urging Trump to take care of himself. Approximately ten police officers accompanied her and filmed the scene. The police's heavy-handed response to Lui Yu-lin contrasted with the increasingly common culture of mock protests in Hong Kong. On November 22nd of last year, several groups protested at various consulates. The banners they used read, "Strongly condemn XX for using the '35+ subversion case' to 'smear Hong Kong's rule of law and interfere in China's internal affairs.'" With the exception of the names of the United States, Australia, the European Union, and Canada, the designs and punctuation of the banners were identical. The diverse protest culture that Hong Kong had cultivated since the June 4th Incident was completely eroded, and protests without a unified political command were unlikely to succeed.
