Hong Kong - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette
Facts and StatisticsLocation: Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China Population: 6,855,125 (July 2004 est.) Ethnic Make-up: Chinese 95%, other 5% Religions: eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10% Language in Hong KongEnglish and Chinese are Hong Kong's two official languages. The
dialect is the most commonly spoken language in the territory, though English is the language of the business an hotel employees, many urban Hong Kong residents, most young people and shop and service personnel understand and speak it to some degree. Other Chinese dialects. such as Mandarin (Putonghua), Shanghainese, and Chiu-Chow can be heard as well. Major hotels have employees with knowledge of other languages, such as French, German, Japanese and Mandarin. Translation services in many languages are also available from major hotels' business centres.&&Hong Kong Society & CultureThe Concept of Face.Face is an intangible quality that reflects a person's reputation, dignity, and prestige. .You may lose face, save face, or give face to another person. .Companies as well as individuals have face and this is often the rationale behind business transactions. .You give someone face by complimenting them, showing them respect, or doing anything that increases their self-esteem. .Such actions must be done with the utmost sincerity. Doing them in a patronizing manner causes both parties to lose face..Humiliating people by publicly reprimanding them, insulting them publicly, or contradicting them in front of someone else causes them to lose face. Confucianism / Hierarchy / Family Values.The teachings of Confucius describe the position of the individual in Hong Kong Chinese society. .Confucianism is a system of behaviours and ethics that stress the obligations of people towards one another based upon their relationship. .Confucianism stresses duty, loyalty, honour, filial piety, respect for age and seniority, and sincerity. .These traits are demonstrated by the Hong Kong Chinese in their respect for hierarchical relationships. .Although not readily apparent to the casual observer, there are strict rules about appropriate behaviour and the manner in which people must act in order to respect the hierarchy.
Etiquette and Customs in Hong Kong
Meeting and Greeting.The handshake is commonly used when greeting westerners. .The Hong Kong Chinese handshake is rather light. .During the greeting, many Hong Kong Chinese lower their eyes as a sign of respect. .There is no need for you to emulate this gesture, although prolonged eye contact should be avoided during the greeting. .If you are at a large function, you may introduce yourself to other guests. .At smaller functions, it is polite to wait for your host or hostess to introduce you. .The Chinese traditionally have 3 names: The surname, or family name is first and is followed by two personal names. The first personal name is their father's name and the second personal name is their own name. .Address the person by an honorific title and their surname..If they want to move to a first name basis, they will advise you which name to use. .Some Chinese adopt more western names and may ask you to call them by that name. Gift Giving Etiquette.A gift may be refused one or two times before it is accepted. .If you are invited to someone's home, bring good quality sweets, fruit, flowers, or imported spirits to the hostess. .Do not give red or white flowers. .Do not give scissors, knives or other cutting utensils, as they indicate that you want to sever the relationship. .Do not give clocks, handkerchiefs or straw sandals, as they are associated with funerals and death. .Do not wrap gifts in white, blue or black paper. .Gold and red are lucky colours, so they make excellent gift wrapping. .Elaborate gift wrapping is important. .Do not give odd numbers as many are considered unlucky. .Never give a quantity of four items. .Eight is a particularly auspicious number, so giving eight of something bestows good fortune on the recipient. .A small gift for the children i however, do not give green hats. .Always present gifts with two hands. .Gifts are not opened when received. Dining Etiquette.Table manners are rather relaxed in Hong Kong, although there are certain rules of etiquette. When in doubt, watch what others do and emulate their behaviour..Wait to be told where to sit. There is often a seating plan. .Wait for the host to tell you to start eating or for him to begin eating. .Food is served on a revolving tray. .You should try everything. .Never eat the last piece from the serving tray. .Burping is considered a compliment. .Chopsticks should be returned to the chopstick rest after every few bites and when you drink or stop to speak. .Always refuse a second serving at least once if you don't want to appear gluttonous. .Leave some food in your bowl when you have finished eating. .When you have finished eating, place your chopsticks in the chopstick rest or on the table. Do not place your chopsticks across the top of your bowl. .The host offers the first toast. You may reciprocate later in the meal.
Business Etiquette and Protocol in Hong Kong
Building Relationships & Communication.Although businesspeople in Hong Kong do not require long-standing personal relationships to do business, many businesses are family- owned, so personal relationships are an integral part of the enterprise. .Once you have begun to work with a Hong Kong businessperson, it is important to maintain the relationship. .When you first meet, expect a fair amount of small talk. Your Hong Kong colleagues will want to get to know you well enough that they are comfortable working with you. .Do not be surprised if you are asked questions that might be considered extremely personal in your home country. .The Hong Kong Chinese are generally sophisticated and cosmopolitan. .They are quite familiar and comfortable with people from other countries..Although some businesspeople may overlook poor behaviour for the sake of the business deal, many will not. .The Hong Kong Chinese take a long-term view of business relationships. .Hong Kong Chinese are direct communicators, although they also make use of non-verbal communication. .In general, businesspeople are non- confrontational and will never overtly say no, so that they do not embarrass the other person. .If someone sucks air through his/her teeth while you are speaking, it means that they are unhappy with what you have just said. If at all possible, try to re-state your position or modify your request, since you have made the other person extremely unhappy..As in many Asian cultures, silence is a form of communication. .Resist the urge to jump into the conversation if your Hong Kong business colleague remains silent for a minute. Business Meetings & Negotiations.Appointments are necessary and should be made between 1 and 2 months in advance if you are travelling to Hong Kong. .Avoid trying to schedule meetings during Chinese New Year (late January or early February) as many businesses close for a week during that time. .You should arrive at meetings on time. .If you are detained, telephone and advise the person you are meeting. .There will be a period of small talk before getting down to business discussions. .When meeting your Hong Kong business associates, allow the most senior person in your delegation to lead the group and be introduced first. .Business negotiations happen at a slow pace. .Avoid losing your temper or you will lose face and damage your relationship. .Do not use high-pressure tactics. You might be out-maneuvered. .Decisions are usually made at the top of the company. However, the pace of decision making is swifter than in other Asian countries. .Your starting price should leave room for negotiation. Never offer your best price initially. .Business is more price than quality driven. .If you are signing a contract, the signing date may be determined by an astrologer or a feng shui practitioner. Business Card Etiquette.Business cards are exchanged after the initial introductions. .Have one side of your business card translated into Chinese, with the Chinese characters printed in gold, since it is an auspicious color. .Business cards are exchanged using both hands. .Hand your card so the typeface faces the recipient. .Examine business cards carefully before putting them in a business card case. .It is important to treat business cards with respect - never write on someone's card unless directed to do so. .Your own business cards should be maintained in pristine condition. .Make certain your business card includes your job title. This helps your Hong Kong business colleagues understand where you fit in your company's hierarchy. &&
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"Tokyo Drift" redirects here. It is not to be confused with .
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 American
directed by , produced by
and written by . It is the third installment of
franchise though in terms of series chronology, it takes place after the events of the , , and
films. The film stars , , ,
and . The film was shot in
and parts of , the latter often covered with props and lights to create the illusion of the Tokyo style.
While the rest of the actors from the previous films are not in the film,
reprises his role as
at the end of the film.
In Arizona, 17-year old high school student Sean Boswell () and Clay () race their cars to win Clay's girlfriend Cindy. When Sean cuts through a structure and catches up to Clay, Clay hits Sean's car repeatedly until a high speed turn which causes th Clay's wealthy family helps him escape punishment, but Sean's numerous past racing activities causes his mother to send him to live with his father in Tokyo, who is stationed there for the U.S. Navy.
At his new school, Sean meets a fellow American named Twinkie (), who introduces Sean to Tokyo's
scene. Sean has a confrontation with Takashi ()—aka DK (Drift King)—over Sean talking to DK's girlfriend Neela (), resulting in Sean challenging DK to a race. Han Seoul-Oh (), a friend & business partner to DK, lends Sean his car for the race. DK easily beats Sean due to Sean's inexperience at drifting, and Sean wrecks Han's car. The following day, Han tells Sean that he must work for him. Sean and Han become friends, with Han teaching Sean how to drift and lending him another car for future races. Han explains that he is helping Sean because Sean is the only person willing to stand up to DK. Sean later moves in with Han and soon masters drifting, gaining some reputation after defeating DK's right-hand man, Morimoto. Sean soon asks Neela out on a date, and learns that after her mother died she moved in with DK's grandmother resulting in her hooking up with DK. DK beats up Sean the next day, telling him to stay away from N Neela leaves DK and moves in with Sean and Han.
DK's uncle Kamata () (the head of the ), informs DK that their business is not meeting expectations, and DK realizes that Han has been stealing from him. DK and Morimoto confront Han, Sean, and Neela about the thefts. Twinkie causes a distraction allowing Han, Sean, and Neela to flee, pursued by Morimoto and DK; Morimoto is killed in a crash, and Han is rammed by an oncoming car ( to be ) and dies when it fatally explodes.
Sean and Neela escape to his father's home, followed by DK. Neela leaves with DK to avoid a gun fight between Sean, his father and DK. Sean's father demands that Sean return to the United S Sean insists on staying. Sean returns the stolen money to Kamata and proposes a race against DK to determine who will leave Tokyo. Kamata agrees and sets the race to take place on DK's mountain. The following morning, Sean finds that the police have confiscated all of Han's cars. Sean and Han's friends quickly build a new car using Sean's father's old car and the engine from Han's beat-up car.
That night, on the mountain, crowds ga After the race starts, DK takes the lead, but Sean's training allows him to catch up to DK. DK resorts to ramming Sean's car, eventually missing and driving off the mountain while Sean crosses the finish line. Kamata keeps his word and lets Sean remain in Tokyo.
The next night, Sean, now the Drift King,
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as Sean Boswell, a 17 year old social outcast interested in illegal street racing.
as Han-Seoul-Oh, Takashi's friend & business partner (and old friend of ) who becomes friends with Sean and teaches him how to drift. After
and also , he settled in
and owns a tuning shop. He works with Takashi mainly since his garage is on the turf of Takashi's uncle Kamata, who is the head of the .
as Twinkie. He is Sean's first friend who he meets in Tokyo and who introduces Sean to the drift world. He himself drives a
theme, and he himself dislikes racing, making a living by selling stolen American goods to classmates and drivers.
as Neela, an Australian who is Takashi's girlfriend, but later on falls for Sean. She is an outsider due to her background, since her mother died when she was 10 and she was a hostess. Takashi's family took her in and raised her. She drives a .
as Takashi/DK (Drift King). He is a professional street racer and is crowned as Drift King (or DK) but in reality, he is only known since his uncle is the head of the
and he uses it as a leverage.
as Morimoto, Takashi's closest friend and right-hand man. He drives a yellow-black . He is a typical high-school bully, but in reality, he is not very smart.
as Lieutenant Boswell, Sean's father who works as a US naval officer and is stationed in . He owns a , but he is now fixing it in his garage since he found it scrapped of parts one day.
as Clay, the football quarterback of Sean's school whom Sean challenges for a race. He is a typical rich kid and owns a .
as Cindy, Clay's girlfriend, who suggests that Clay and Sean compete to win her.
as Earl, one of Han's friends.
as Reiko, Earl's friend.
as Ms. Boswell, Sean's mother, who was fed up with moving her and Sean around, sends him to Tokyo, to live with his dad.
as extra in the race that took place down through the hillside. She was a friend and crew member of Takashi/DK, expert driftor.
as . He is Han's old friend, and arrived in
when he heard the news about Han's death.
as Kamata, Takashi's uncle. He is the head of the
who also manages business on his turf.
"After I'd seen , I knew Justin was a director I wanted to do business with. He was the first we approached, and…he loved the idea of filming it. This movie needed enthusiasm, and he was the director to do it. Absolutely tireless."
, who had produced the two previous installments, began working on the film in 2005. On June 8, 2005, Moritz hired
to direct The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Lin, who wasn't intimately familiar with drifting when he was approached to helm the project, recalled: "I was in film school when The Fast and the Furious came out, and I saw it along with a sold-out crowd who just ate it up. What really excited me about directing this film was the chance to harness that energy—create a whole new chapter and up the ante by bringing something new to the table for the audience who loves action and speed." Vin Diesel agreed to make his cameo in the film in exchange for Universal's ownership to rights of the
and character, in lieu of financial payment.
which Black's character trashes in his first race in Japan is depicted as having an
which itself is donated to the Mustang. However, the car in the movie was actually powered by the S15's original
engine. The
Fortune body-kitted
driven by Sung Kang's character was originally built by Veilside for the 2005 Tokyo Auto Salon but was later bought by Universal and repainted (the original was dark red, not orange and black like in the film).
The car in which 's character appears at the end of the film is a highly customized 1970 , Steven Strope's "Hammer", built for the SEMA show. It started life as a Satellite, but now is a
SCC tested the cars of the film, and noted that the cars in Tokyo Drift were slightly faster in an acceleration match up with the cars from .
personalities , , and
were consulted and employed by the movie to provide and execute the drifting and driving stunts in the film. , Rich Rutherford, Calvin Wan, and Alex Pfeiffer were also brought in when it was revealed that none of Universal's own stunt drivers could drift. Some racing events were filmed within the
parking lot in Los Angeles.
Toshi Hayama was also brought in to keep elements of the film portrayed correctly after being contacted by , an old high school friend who starred in Justin Lin's , the organizers of the Japanese series, and his former boss at A'PEXi. Among them were keeping certain references in check (the usage of
in straights but not in turns, keeping the usage of references from sponsors to a minimum, etc.). Hayama also joked that a prop car was "stolen" by some of the action stars who took the car for an impromptu "drift session" from which the car never returned.
Despite mixed reviews, Tokyo Drift brought in over $24 million on its opening weekend. The movie itself was in limited release in Japan (released under the name Wild Speed 3). As of January 28, 2007, the domestic box office take totalled $62,514,415 with another $95,953,877 from the foreign box office, resulting in total receipts of $158,468,292. Tokyo Drift grossed lower than its predecessor films. However, it was considered successful enough to justify continuing the series with a fourth film, as long as Vin Diesel returned to the main cast. His cameo at the end of this film was originally meant to foreshadow his appearance in a , before it was instead decided to set the
before this one.
The film received mixed reviews from critics. The film holds a rating of 37% on
and a score of 46 out of 100 on .
praised the film, giving it three out of four stars, saying that director
"takes an established franchise and makes it surprisingly fresh and intriguing," adding that Tokyo Drift is "more observant than we expect" and that "the story [is] about something more than fast cars".
felt that "the opening half-hour may prove to be a disreputable classic of pedal-to-the-metal filmmaking." Kirk Honeycutt of
said that "it's not much of a movie, but a hell of a ride".
gave Tokyo Drift one and a half stars out of four, saying: "There's no discernible plot [...] or emotion or humor."
from ReelViews also gave it one and a half stars out of four, saying: "I expect a racing film to be derivative. That goes with the territory. No one is seeing a Fast and the Furious movie for the plot. When it comes to eye candy, the film is on solid ground—it offers plenty of babes and cars (with the latter being more lovingly photographed than the former). However, it is unacceptable that the movie's action scenes (races and chases) are boring and incoherent. If the movie can't deliver on its most important asset, what's the point?"
strongly criticized the film, saying, "The whole thing is preposterous. The acting is so awful, some of the worst performances I've seen in a long, long time." Similarly,
said that Tokyo Drift "suffers from blurred vision, motor drag and a plot that's running on fumes. Look out for a star cameo—it's the only surprise you'll get from this heap."
said: "[The main character] has no plan and no direction, just a blind desire to smash up automobiles and steal a mobster's girlfriend. [...] As for the racing scenes, who cares about the finesse move of drifting, compared to going fast? And who wants to watch guys race in a parking lot? For that matter, who wants to watch guys race down a mountain, with lots of turns?"
, who directed the
of the series, said: "If you were to just watch 'Tokyo Drift,' you'd say 'I never want to see anything related to Fast and Furious again."
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on June 20, 2006.
rated it three stars out of five. RapReviews rated it two out of ten. Another album, the Original Score, has 30 tracks, most composed by
and one track "Welcome to Tokyo" composed by Tyler and the musician . The album was released by
on June 27, 2006, with 64 minutes and 10 seconds worth of music. Tyler partnered with music producers
for the 2006 film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.
"Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)"  
"Six Days" (Remix) (featuring )
"The Barracuda"  
"Restless"  
"Round Round"  
"She Wants to Move" (DFA Remix)
"Cho Large" (featuring )
"Resound" (without intro)
"Speed"  
"Bandoleros" (featuring )
"Mustang Nismo" (featuring )
Songs featured in the film, but not in the soundtrack
"Chaos Step" by
"You'll Be Under My Wheels" by
"I Got It from the Town" by
"Top of The World" by
"Mamacita" by
All music composed by Brian Tyler except where noted.
"Touge"  
"The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift"  
"Saucin'"  
"Neela Drifts"  
"Preparation"  
"N2O"  
"Mustang Nismo"  
"Underground"  
"Hot Fuji"  
"This Is My Mexico"  
"Welcome to Tokyo" (written by
and Brian Tyler)
"DK vs. Han"  
"Downtown Tokyo Chase"  
"Aftermath"  
"Empty Garage"  
"DK's Revenge"  
"Journey Backwards"  
"Sumo"  
"Shaun's Crazy Idea"  
"Dejection"  
"Kamata"  
"Two Guns"  
"I Gotta Do This"  
"Megaton"  
"Neela Confronts DK"  
"Winner ... Gets ... Me"  
"War Theory"  
"I Don't Need You to Save Me"  
"Neela"  
"Symphonic Touge"  
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