Globalization is a phenomenon that cannot be ignored whatsoever in current times. It has come with profound changes that have greatly impacted contemporary human experiences in many ways including social and cultural life. Hong Kong has not been left behind when all this is taking place . This is so because perspectives of the people of Hong Kong have greatly changed in regard to their social life as well as their culture because they have adopted some aspects of life which is characteristically borrowed from the outside world (Kim 19).
Hong Kong and the larger China have had access to the outside world all thanks to globalization. This in turn has opened it up to the outside world as so much has seeped into the Honk Kong Culture therefore making it possible for interchange of ideas and culture which in turn leads to borrowing of culture from the outside world (Munck 23). This is very possible and true as seen even through the mode of dressing of the youth who have borrowed so much from the West.
The internet has made globalization possible. The way of thinking, acting and behaving of the people of Hong Kong has changed tremendously (Liu 49). This is true as seen through the entertainment industry because by interacting with the whole wider world and its entertainment mechanism, one is left to admire and want to try out different ways of doing things. At the end of the day, a culture may diminish due to the fact that it the borrowed culture and way of doing things may override the culture of the Hong Kong people and therefore affecting their way of life (Keping 19).
It is therefore imperative to note the fact that globalization changes the culture of a people either in a positive or negative way. The youth are the ones who are on the receiving end but everyone seems to be giving in to the ‘heat.’ It is indeed the clash of cultures seems to be bringing up new phenomenon which has to a huge extent been viewed as good by Hong Kong and its environs (Bryman 68).
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