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1/ News Archive - This Month Past Year
| Date: | 2021/4/1 (Thursday) to 2022/3/31 (Thursday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Back Issues of Newspapers & Periodicals Reading Area, 4/F) |
1/ The Hong Kong Musicians Series: Tung Chor and National Chinese Music in Hong Kong
| Date: | 2021/8/1 (Sunday) to 2021/11/30 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (10/F Arts Document Reading Room) |
| Description: | TUNG Chor (1927-2009) was a seasoned Chinese music conductor, composer and critic. He composed and arranged many musical works, as well as conducted various Chinese orchestras and choirs in Hong Kong. He has made remarkable musical achievements in his life time. The exhibition showcase the music scores, photographs, house programmes, newspaper clipping and trophy. Readers can learn more about his contributions in the field of national Chinese music in Hong Kong. |
1/ Sports World: Selected Periodicals
| Date: | 2021/8/1 (Sunday) to 2021/11/30 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (4/F Back Issues of Newspapers & Periodicals Reading Area) |
| Description: | Sports are becoming an indispensable part of healthy living. To raise readers’ awareness and interest in different types of sports, we have prepared the resources guide in sports and categorized them into Ball Games, Athletics, Combats Sports, and Water Sports. Readers are welcome to retrieve the periodicals from either Current or Back Issues of Newspapers and Periodicals Reading Area of Hong Kong Central Library. Readers can also login to the Hong Kong Public Libraries Electronic Resources homepage, through the HyRead and Flipster e-Magazines or China Academic Journals Full- text Databases (CJFD) to read the relevant periodicals. |
1/ Resilience in the Pandemic
| Date & Time: | 2021/11/21(Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | The SARS epidemic in 2003 made Hong Kong people become experts in the fight against the epidemic. At the end of 2019, another deadly virus struck. With the dexterity and adaptability of Hong Kong people, can Hong Kong speed up its recovery and get new learning? Will Hong Kong people's crisis awareness, mental spiritual health and social support be inspired? Friends facing serious illnesses are suffering from the epidemic prevention measures, which poses various challenges to caregivers. Through research reports and case sharing, discover the positive energy of Hong Kong people's perseverance and unyielding "resilience". |
2/ The new normal of death
| Date & Time: | 2021/10/17 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | This pandemic has deepened our confrontation with death. In the past, we could always view death as "the death of others", occasionally a little sympathetic. But when death is everyday happening around you and me, the number of diagnosed cases and deaths learned from the media every day seems to have become a number. |
3/ The sequelae of the novel coronavirus
| Date & Time: | 2021/9/19 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | The spread of the novel coronavirus has caused many unprecedented psychological anxieties. Hong Kong’s living space has always been narrow and crowded. For families that are usually not very harmonious, harassment and torture of each other like "beasts trapped". There will be many twisted psychological phenomena and suffering. Let us discuss how to ease these sequelae of the pandemic. |
4/ Priority in fighting the pandemic: Who can control life and death?
| Date & Time: | 2021/8/15 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Isolation of patients diagnosed with novel coronavirus to prevent virus spreading is legally reasonable. However, some elderly or dying patients are not able to receive care and visits from relatives, which makes this period particularly lonely or melancholy. What appropriate arrangements can be made on the balance among law, ethics and compassion? |
1/ Can We Plan Our Life?
| Date: | 2021/11/12 (Friday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
2/ “A Leap of Faith” — Reason and Faith
| Date: | 2021/10/8 (Friday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
3/ Happy Life with Cancer
| Date: | 2021/9/10 (Friday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
4/ Philosophical Counseling on Career in AI Era
| Date: | 2021/8/13 (Friday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
1/ A journey of reading: Hong Kong Central Library 20th Anniversary Exhibition
| Date: | 2021/6/30 (Wednesday) to 2021/11/2 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Arts Resource Centre) |
1/ Treatment of cancer — how to dovetail the needs of the community; pain management and palliative care
| Date & Time: | 2021.10.30 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Topic 1: Treatment of cancer - how to dovetail the needs of the community Topic 2: Pain management Topic 3: Palliative care |
2/ East-West integration in the treatment of cancer; treatment of colorectal cancer
| Date & Time: | 2021.09.12 (Sunday) 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Topic 1: What is East-West integration and the benefits of East-West integration Topic 2: A comprehensive analysis of colorectal cancer Topic 3: East-West integration and common problems encountered by patients in the process of treatment - from the perspectives of western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine |
3/ Role of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of cancer
| Date & Time: | 2021.08.14 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Topic 1: Basic concepts of traditional Chinese medicine Topic 2: Treatment of cancer from traditional Chinese medicine angle Topic 3: Compare and contrast of western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of cancer |
4/ Treatment of breast cancer and how to prevent cancer
| Date & Time: | 2021.07.18 (Sunday) 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Topic 1: An overview of breast cancer Topic 2: Breast cancer surgery and its physiological and psychological impact on cancer patients Topic 3: How to prevent cancer — a comprehensive analysis |
1/ Introduction to Internet
| Date: | 2021/9/29 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
2/ General Introduction to Library Catalogue (For readers aged below 12)
| Date: | 2021/9/18 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
3/ Introduction to e-Books & e-Databases: e-Reading : e-Books and e-Magazines
| Date: | 2021/9/16 (Thursday) |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
4/ General Introduction to Library Catalogue (For readers aged 12 or above)
| Date: | 2021/9/15 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
5/ Introduction to Language Learning Centre
| Date: | 2021/9/14 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
6/ Introductory Session on the Multimedia Information System (For readers aged 12 or above)
| Date: | 2021/9/12 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
7/ Introductory Session on the Multimedia Information System (For readers aged below 12)
| Date: | 2021/9/10 (Friday) |
| Time: | 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
8/ General Introduction to Library Facilities
| Date: | 2021/9/1 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
1/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/9/26 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
2/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/9/19 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
3/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/9/12 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
4/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/9/5 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
5/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/8/29 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
6/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/8/22 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
7/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/8/15 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
8/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/8/8 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
9/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/8/1 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
10/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/7/25 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
11/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/7/18 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
12/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/7/11 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
13/ Parent-child Storytelling Workshops: Ready for Summer
| Date: | 2021/7/4 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
1/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in Cantonese)
| Date: | 2021/9/26 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
2/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in Cantonese)
| Date: | 2021/9/24 (Friday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
3/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in Cantonese)
| Date: | 2021/9/18 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
4/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in English)
| Date: | 2021/9/12 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
5/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in Putonghua)
| Date: | 2021/9/7 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
6/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in Cantonese)
| Date: | 2021/9/4 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
