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1/ Enhancing Efforts: Insights on Changes and Demand of Healthcare through Nephrology
| Date: | 2023/11/11 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
| Description: | Keeping abreast of social progress and changing public demand for healthcare, hospitals constantly upgrade their services. The Department of Medicine and Geriatrics of Kwong Wah Hospital comprises a number of specialist units, including Cardiology, Geriatrics Medicine, Nephrology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Respiratory Medicine, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Rheumatology and Neurology, along with Infectious Diseases, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care added in recent years. In specialist healthcare, Medicine and Geriatrics is the most closely related to people's livelihood. Take Nephrology as an example: all patients suffering from renal failure require lifelong treatment. In 1981, Kwong Wah Hospital began providing haemodialysis treatment with a few hospital beds in a small area; today, the hospital houses a renal centre offering treatment and out-patient services. For decades, the hospital’s renal care team has helped patients with long-term health conditions improve their ability to care for themselves and maintain their quality of life, hoping that they can return to the community and continue with their everyday lives. In this talk, the two guest speakers will illustrate the development of the Department of Medicine and Geriatrics of Kwong Wah Hospital, with emphases on the development of Nephrology, the importance of “co-operation between doctors and nurses” in specialist healthcare development, as well as the people and events they have encountered at work. |
2/ Circle of Life: Evolution of Obstetrics and Midwifery
| Date: | 2023/10/7 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
| Description: | The evolution of medical practices and technologies in Hong Kong sheds light on the development of the city’s obstetric services. In the “Age of Wenpo (Chinese midwives)” more than a century ago, women gave birth at home. Subsequently, western midwives were introduced and the government vigorously encouraged women to give birth in hospitals in an effort to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates. The demand for midwives surged as a result. After the Second World War, society gradually stabilised, and while the demand for obstetric services continued to grow, a baby boom put the obstetric services of public hospitals under unbearable strain. Indeed, the development of obstetrics was inextricably linked with society and people’s livelihood. The obstetric services of Kwong Wah Hospital played a major role in the development of Obstetrics in Hong Kong. Countless babies have been born in the hospital since its establishment in 1911. In 2017, Kwong Wah Hospital transferred the records of its Labour Room from 1935 to 1991 to the TWGHs Records and Heritage Office for permanent preservation and research purposes. In this talk, the speaker will offer a detailed account of how obstetric and midwife services were linked to social development in Hong Kong. She will also share the insights she gained from examining the records of the Labour Room of Kwong Wah Hospital. |
3/ A Matter of Life and Death: Development of Emergency Medicine
| Date: | 2023/9/16 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
| Description: | The Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department is the gateway to a hospital. People with all sorts of health conditions walk through its doors and are never turned away. How do the A&E doctors race against the clock to save patients from the brink of death? Hong Kong’s earliest A&E Department was established in Queen Mary Hospital in 1947. Before the Second World War, how were medical emergencies handled? After the war, Emergency Medicine has gone through various stages of development. In 1997, the Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine became a member of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, and training of specialists in Emergency Medicine was normalised. How do specialists in Emergency Medicine learn the many skills they are required to have? This talk will give you a glimpse of the A&E Department while illustrating the history of Emergency Medicine as well as its relationship with Hong Kong's social development. |
1/ Philosophy and Accounting/Finance
| Date: | 2023/11/10 (Friday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
2/ Philosophy and Creativity!
| Date: | 2023/10/13 (Friday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
3/ Drama and Philosophy (Cancelled)
| Date & Time: | Cancelled |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
4/ Lawyer with a Philosophical Spirit
| Date: | 2023/8/11 (Friday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
1/ Book Display: Exploring Nature
| Date: | 2023/10/1 (Sunday) to 2023/10/31 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Adult Lending Library) |
1/ Children's Book Display: Be a Little Detective
| Date: | 2023/10/1 (Sunday) to 2023/10/31 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Library) |
1/ Quality Reading Culture Exhibition
| Date: | 2023/10/1 (Sunday) to 2023/10/31 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
1/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in Cantonese)
| Date: | 2023/10/31 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
2/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in Cantonese)
| Date: | 2023/10/28 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
3/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in Cantonese)
| Date: | 2023/10/22 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
4/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in Putonghua)
| Date: | 2023/10/20 (Friday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
5/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in Cantonese)
| Date: | 2023/10/14 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
6/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in English)
| Date: | 2023/10/8 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
7/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in Cantonese)
| Date: | 2023/10/3 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
1/ "Monthly Meeting of Joyful Reading" of Reading Programme for Children and Youth: Be a Little Detective (Primary 4 to Primary 6)
| Date: | 2023/10/27 (Friday) |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Activity Room) |
1/ Introduction to Internet
| Date: | 2023/10/25 (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: | 2023/10/21 (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: | 2023/10/19 (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 12 or above)
| Date: | 2023/10/18 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
5/ Introductory Session on the Multimedia Information System (For readers aged 12 or above)
| Date: | 2023/10/8 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
6/ Introductory Session on the Multimedia Information System (For readers aged below 12)
| Date: | 2023/10/6 (Friday) |
| Time: | 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
7/ General Introduction to Library Facilities
| Date: | 2023/10/4 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
1/ Exhibition on Chinese Opera : Bamboo Theatres and Chinese Opera under the Bamboo Shed - Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong
| Date: | 2023/9/6 (Wednesday) to 2023/10/24 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Arts Resource Centre) |
1/ Modernism and Public Markets in Hong Kong
| Date & Time: | 15/10/2023 (Sunday) 3:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | In the 1930s, the Modern Movement of architecture began to widely influence architectural design in Hong Kong. This talk uses government markets designed by the Public Works Department as examples to discuss the way Hong Kong’s public architecture has gradually shifted from the traditional forms and construction techniques of the past to a new era of modern design after the First World War. It seeks to relate changes in the repertoire of market design strategies to Hong Kong’s social, political, and economic contexts. The talk also outlines the chronological development of public markets and systematically analyses how public markets have adapted to the social imperative to modernise. |
2/ Decoding Patterns of Hakka and Punti's Band Weaving
| Date & Time: | 17/6/2023 (Saturday) 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | The elderly of Hakka and Punti from Lung Yeuk Tau village first talks about the traditional patterned band weaving, taking us into the lives of women in the past and helping us understand the relationship between traditional clothing and patterned bands craftsmanship, as well as the meanings behind the colors and patterns of bands. Mrs. Tang Leung Siu Ha, inheritor of Punti's patterned bands, then demonstrates the weaving process and explains the principles behind the double-sided patterns, showing us that weaving concepts can be well executed even with simple tools. This serves as a typical example of small things leading to great wisdom. Ms. Gladys Chiu, inheritor of Hakka and Punti's patterned bands, then shares dozens of patterned band she had woven, her techniques of thread selection and colour matching, as well as the potential applications of patterned band in modern forms. |
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