LS Project Presentation

Chan I Hang (2)Ho Lon Yin (12)Lam Kei Yin (21)Lau Tsz Yan (23)Ting Pui Yee (34)

Is it a MUST to serve sharks fin in wedding banquets?

How eager do you want shark fin?

News of sharks fin soup

Background Information…Background Information…

Eating shark fin soup in the marriage was Eating shark fin soup in the marriage was concerned as concerned as the way of getting shark fin is the way of getting shark fin is rather cruel. rather cruel.

People started to concern about :People started to concern about :

Is it really necessary to eat the shark fin in the Is it really necessary to eat the shark fin in the wedding banquets?wedding banquets?

Background Information…Background Information…

Importance of the sharks in the Eco-

system• Sharks – play an important role in the food chain.• Help preventing the spread of diseases by eating some

dead bodies.(information from WWF)

 How serious is the problem?• Hong Kong is the biggest shark fin importing city, it had

imported about 9000 tons of shark fin in 2009.• The number of sharks hunted for their fins reaches 89

millions

Research Method

BBooks and Newspaper ooks and Newspaper

WWebsitesebsites

QQuestionnaireuestionnaire

Guiding Question: 1. 1. Have the people concern about the environmental Have the people concern about the environmental

problem?problem?

2. what’s the meaning of eating shark fin?2. what’s the meaning of eating shark fin?

(In tradition China and modern China) (In tradition China and modern China)

3. What is the matter they consider before they eat 3. What is the matter they consider before they eat shark fin? shark fin?

4. Is there anything to replace shark fin? 4. Is there anything to replace shark fin?

(Can the meaning still be preserved?)(Can the meaning still be preserved?)

Our QuestionnaireOur Questionnaire

TTotal respondents : 80 otal respondents : 80

DDuration : 31uration : 31stst March – 28 March – 28thth April (29 days) April (29 days)

Aim : To know people’s attitude towards eating sharks Aim : To know people’s attitude towards eating sharks fins soup in the wedding banquets fins soup in the wedding banquets

To find out that whether eating shark fin soup is still To find out that whether eating shark fin soup is still necessary necessary

1. Do you think shark fin soup is IMPORTANT in a marriage ( or other feast)?

Conclusion:Conclusion:Most people think Most people think shark fin soup is not shark fin soup is not important in a important in a marriage.marriage.

2. Why is shark fin important? (People who answer YES)

Conclusion:Conclusion:The reasons that most The reasons that most people love having people love having shark fins are diverse.shark fins are diverse.

3 . Why is shark fin NOT important?

(People who answer NO)

Conclusion:Conclusion:We can see that shark We can see that shark fin soup is not fin soup is not important because of important because of thetheenvironment reason . environment reason .

4. What do you think is the IMPORTANCE of the shark fin

soup in a feast?

Conclusion:Conclusion:Most people think that Most people think that shark fin soup is only a shark fin soup is only a dish.dish.

Opinion Question

5. What is your feeling about

sharks fin soup ?

Answers from respondents• a kind of waste in different aspects• don’t have much feeling as it is only a dish• It can be replaced by using other dishes.• It will be very cheap if there is no shark fin soup.• Hunting sharks for their fins is cruel • Won’t eat shark fins anymore

Analysis : People do not care about the cultural meaning of

serving shark fin soup as expected. People concern about the environmental quality

rather than the Chinese tradition.

Conclusion

More people think that shark fin soup More people think that shark fin soup is not important.is not important.

Many people think that Many people think that environmental problemenvironmental problem is more is more importantimportant than than showing offshowing off..

People think that shark fins People think that shark fins can be can be

replacedreplaced by other food. by other food.

How can we strike a balance between traditional cultural practice and conserving the environment?

Replace shark fin with vermicelli (粉絲 ) Shark fins don’t have taste at all. All

its taste depends on the soup. Therefore, using glass noodle can have the same flavor with the shark fin.

Vermicelli has a high nutritional value. It also facilitates digestion.

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Conclusion

Thanks for listening!!