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1/ Let’s Plan a Chinese Ancient Book Library (Workshop)
| Date & Time: | 2018/11/29 (Thursday) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Activity Room 1, G/F) |
2/ Chinese Ancient Books in Hong Kong
| Date & Time: | 2018/11/23 (Friday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
3/ Explore Conservation of Chinese Rare Books (Workshop)
| Date & Time: | 2018/10/25 (Thursday) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Activity Room 1, G/F) |
4/ The Chinese Book: Its Origin and Bookbinding Evolution
| Date & Time: | 2018/10/19 (Friday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
5/ Stories Behind the Text: Rare Books from the Fung Ping Shan Library, University of Hong Kong (Workshop)
| Date & Time: | 2018/9/21 (Friday) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Activity Room 1, G/F) |
6/ Collecting the Past: Treasures in the Fung Ping Shan Library, University of Hong Kong
| Date & Time: | 2018/9/14 (Friday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
7/ Workshop on the Processing of Literary Treasures in Tribute to Hok Hoi Library Scholars (Workshop)
| Date & Time: | 2018/8/23 (Thursday) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Activity Room 1, G/F) |
8/ “From The Treasure House”: Chinese Rare Books and Hong Kong Literary Archives in CUHK Library
| Date & Time: | 2018/8/17 (Friday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
9/ TWGHs Historical Records and Traditional Chinese Culture (Workshop)
| Date & Time: | 2018/7/26 (Thursday) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Activity Room 1, G/F) |
10/ Guangzhou Canon: Preservation of Ancient Books and Their Inheritance
| Date & Time: | 2018/7/21 (Saturday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
11/ Print Media and the Changes in Tang and Song Dynasty (Workshop)
| Date & Time: | 2018/6/22 (Friday) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Activity Room 1, G/F) |
12/ From Spread and Read to Receive and React: the Publication of Books, the Writing Styles in the Literary World and the Trends of Poems
| Date & Time: | 2018/6/15 (Friday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
1/ Talk 6
| Date & Time: | 9 November 2018 (Friday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
2/ Talk 5
| Date & Time: | 5 October 2018 (Friday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
3/ Talk 4
| Date & Time: | 7 September 2018 (Friday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
4/ Talk 3
| Date & Time: | 3 August 2018 (Friday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
5/ Talk 2
| Date & Time: | 20 July 2018 (Friday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
6/ Talk 1
| Date & Time: | 8 June 2018 (Friday) 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
1/ Street Naming of Kowloon
| Date: | 2018/1/2 (Tuesday) to 2018/9/30 (Sunday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (5/F Map Library) |
1/ Internet Information for Daily Life and Health
| Date: | 2018/9/21 (Friday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Computer and Information Centre) |
2/ Information and Resources on Internet
| Date: | 2018/8/17 (Friday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Computer and Information Centre) |
3/ General Introduction to Internet
| Date: | 2018/7/27 (Friday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Computer and Information Centre) |
1/ Reference Book Display: People in Hong Kong
| Date: | 2018/5/1 (Tuesday) to 2018/8/31 (Friday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (8/F Cultural and Historical Resources Corner) |
1/ Reference Book Display: Chow Suk-ping's tales of old Hong Kong
| Date: | 2018/5/1 (Tuesday) to 2018/8/31 (Friday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Hong Kong Literature Room) |
1/ The Vanished Villages
| Date: | 2018/5/2 (Wednesday) to 2018/8/28 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (8/F Cultural and Historical Resources Corner) |
1/ Chaozhou Hungry Ghosts Festival: Intangible Cultural Heritage, Collective Memories and Identities
| Date & Time: | 2018/8/25 (Saturday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | This talk explores what is the Chaozhou Hungry Ghosts Festival and why it has become Hong Kong’s intangible cultural heritage and China's national-grade intangible cultural heritage. It examines how this traditional religious custom in the rural Chaoshan area has been brought to Hong Kong by the migrants, and was further developed and transformed. In the context of decolonization and reunification to China, the speaker will delineate how the festival reflects Hong Kong’s identity and collective memories. |
2/ Hong Kong’s Got Fishpond – Aquaculture of Fresh-water Fish in Hong Kong History
| Date & Time: | 2018/5/12 (Saturday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Hong Kong Fresh-water fish aquaculture industry, which is an important part of local agriculture history, has a long history and its uniqueness in Hong Kong. To better understanding the development of local fresh-water fish aquaculture industry and its social, ecological and economic value, this talk will introduce the history, heyday and decline of the fresh-water fish aquaculture industry of Hong Kong. Fish species, rearing method and the ecological value of fishpond will also be introduced. |
1/ Old Markets in the New Territories
| Date: | 2018/2/1 (Thursday) to 2018/7/31 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (5/F Map Library) |
1/ The Hong Kong Musicians Series: POON Cheuk: a Playwright's Life and Works
| Date: | 2018/4/1 (Sunday) to 2018/7/31 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (10/F Arts Document Reading Room) |
| Description: | The renowned playwright POON Cheuk (1921-2003) dedicated his life to Cantonese opera, film and gospel songs in Cantonese opera style. He wrote many popular works, including the Cantonese opera “Two Heroic Families”, “War and Never-ending Love”, Cantonese opera film “The Precious Lotus Lamp” and gospel song in Cantonese opera style “Resurrection”. The exhibition introduces POON Cheuk's life and works through displaying the manuscripts of music scores, scripts, Cantonese opera handbill, gramophone record and photographs. Readers can find out more about this renowned playwright. |
