the transition hasn t always been smooth, but hong kong retains its own currency and identity. it s one of the most densely packed cities on the planet, it s got more skyscrapers than anywhere else on earth and it s a fusion of cantonese culture with a colonial past. sojoin me as i explore this unique mix of east and west where. .. ..i put my dumpling making skills to the test. she laughs 0k, well, not bad. yeah! ..learn more about the visual identity of the city. ..and meet the conservationist putting hong kong back in touch with its rural roots. came out of nowhere and they kind of sound like ducks. who knew? horn blares now, this is the way to arrive into hong kong. i m on the star ferry, which goes from kowloon all the way into the heart of hong kong island. and it costs about four hong kong dollars, which is about 50 us cents, so i think it s fair to say this is probably one of the best value cruises in the world. you ll find hong kong off the southern coast of mainland
the missing british boy who was found after six years is expected to travel back to the uk over the weekend. the grandmother of the now 17 year old said she can t begin to express her relief and happiness. now on bbc news: talking movies: review of 2023. hello from new york. i m tom brook and welcome to our talking movies review of 2023. in today s programme, highlights from the world of cinema in the past 12 months. hi, barbie. hi, ken. we ll be revisiting barbenheimer one of the more memorable movie events of 2023. he s going to now. pull me off the train. also, during the year, tom cruise did it again, bringing us a new mission: impossible film, but it didn t perform as well as expected. and 2023 was defined by industrial strife in hollywood, with both writers and actors going on strike. we hear from an actor who spent time on the picket lines. i m the king of rock and roll! and year s end brought forth a wealth of documentaries poised for awards all kinds of stories,
we start with the israel gaza war, and the qatari television network aljazeera has said one of its cameramen has been killed in gaza as the result of an israeli strike. aljazeera said that samer abu daqqa was wounded either by shrapnel or in a drone strike on a school in khan yunis, in central gaza. he bled to death when rescue workers failed to reach the school. this comes as hundreds of people gathered in tel aviv on friday night to call for the israeli government to secure the release of the remaining hostages held by hamas. the israeli military has admitted it killed three israeli hostages in gaza city, after they were mistakenly identified as a threat. the israeli defense forces have expressed deep remorse over the incident, which is now under investigation. from jerusalem, here s our correspondent, lucy williamson. israel s army is in gaza to kill hamas fighters and bring hostages home. clear targets obliterated in the chaos of conflict. three of those shot dead in th