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As we approach the end of this year, Google Hong Kong’s Year in Search 2020 has brought together different local and international headlines, people, and pop culture that Hong Kong people searched the most this year. In 2020, COVID-19 ranked first as the most trending local headline (no surprises there), while the most searched on google The keywords in Hong Kong were the US elections, closely followed by the online shopping platform HKTVmall and the Hong Kong Observatory. Apart from the more obvious topics, there were also some interesting keywords and trends that made it to different lists.
Photograph: Courtesy of Savor Life HK
Since Hong Kong is a very enthusiastic city, many searches focused on various recipes and ingredients. This year, drunk duck tongue made it to the top of the hot recipe list, along with takoyaki, Dalgona coffee, and naan, ranking it in the top 10 hottest recipes. reflecting people’s interest in international cuisine.
Photograph: Courtesy of Rosewood Hong Kong
Many Hong Kong residents also searched for the meanings of new slang, online slang and trending phrases, with the word ‘staycation’ being the most searched term on Google Hong Kong this year. Other trending phrases Hong Kongers searched for included ‘travel bubble’, ‘BLM’ (Black Lives Matter), and 見 字 飲水 (kin jee yum sui), which translates to ‘see this and drink water’, a phrase that comes from a meme created to remind others to drink water regularly and stay healthy.
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It is also clear that Hong Kong people are obsessed with television dramas, such as five local drama series: Forensic Heroes IV (Forensic Heroes IV), Al Cappuccino (Anti-Magic), Airport Strikers (Airport Strikers), The dripping sauce (大 酱园), and Line Walker 3 (Apostle Walker 3)as well as K-dramas The world of the married and Forced landing on you, they were at the top of the list. Meanwhile, local film productions Beyond The Dream (ghost love), The Grand Grandmaster (Grand Master Neidai), and I’m living it (melvin) all made it to the list of most popular movies, along with Japanese anime movies Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train and Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna.
If you want to see other trend lists for the year in Google searches 2020, visit this Google Trends link for more information.
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