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1/ Enjoy Reading, Value Playing - Parent-child Workshop - The Mice 30.11.2024 19:15 - 20:45
| Date: | 2024/11/30 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Toy Library) |
2/ Enjoy Reading, Value Playing - Parent-child Workshop - The Mice 23.11.2024 19:15 - 20:45
| Date: | 2024/11/23 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Toy Library) |
1/ Reading the Photograph : Understanding the Meaning Behind the Photograph
| Date: | 2024/11/30 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
1/ Reference Book Display: The Art of Lingnan
| Date: | 2024/11/1 (Friday) to 2024/11/30 (Saturday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Arts Resource Centre) |
1/ "Monthly Meeting of Joyful Reading" of Reading Programme for Children and Youth: Travel Around the World (Kindergarten to Primary 3)
| Date: | 2024/11/29 (Friday) |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Activity Room) |
1/ Roving Exhibition on Reading Supernova of Reading Programme for Children and Youth in 2023-2024
| Date: | 2024/11/27 (Wednesday) to 2024/12/26 (Thursday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Children's Library) |
1/ Introduction to Internet
| Date: | 2024/11/27 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
2/ Introductory Session on the Multimedia Information System (For readers aged below 12)
| Date: | 2024/11/24 (Sunday) |
| 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: | 2024/11/21 (Thursday) |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
4/ Introductory Session on the Multimedia Information System (For readers aged 12 or above)
| Date: | 2024/11/17 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
5/ General Introduction to Library Catalogue (For readers aged below 12)
| Date: | 2024/11/16 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
6/ General Introduction to Library Catalogue (For readers 12 or above)
| Date: | 2024/11/13 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
7/ Introduction to Language Learning Centre
| Date: | 2024/11/12 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
8/ Introductory Session on the Multimedia Information System (For readers aged 12 or above)
| Date: | 2024/11/10 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
9/ General Introduction to Library Facilities
| Date: | 2024/11/6 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
10/ Introductory Session on the Multimedia Information System (For readers aged 12 or above)
| Date: | 2024/11/3 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
1/ Library Guided Tour (Conducted in English)
| Date: | 2024/11/26 (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: | 2024/11/23 (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 Putonghua)
| Date: | 2024/11/17 (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 Cantonese)
| Date: | 2024/11/15 (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: | 2024/11/9 (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 Cantonese)
| Date: | 2024/11/3 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (G/F User Education Hall) |
1/ Cantonese Literature from the Late Qing to the Republican Era: On Liao Entao’s Xixiao ji
| Date: | 2024/11/24 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | The Cantonese poems in the Xixiao ji by Liao Entao (1865–1954; style name Fengshu) are in strict poetic metre and formal tone patterns, while the Cantonese vocabularies used are rather lively and witty. These poems, thus, are catchy and memorable among Cantonese readers. In fact, the Xixiao ji does not belong to a new genre, but it stems from Cantonese literature with a long-standing history. This lecture introduces some pieces from the Xixiao ji, as well as explores the origin and evolution of Cantonese literature. |
2/ Dictionaries, Textbooks and Periodicals: Foreign Language Learning of Lingnan Literati in Hong Kong and Macau in Late Qing
| Date: | 2024/11/23 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | In the late Qing period of China, Hong Kong and Macau shared the doubly unique position in the Lingnan region. Both ports were the initial contact zones for the young Cantonese generation in the region to be exposed to foreign languages and western learning; both were the origins and nexus of exchange for the bourgeoning print culture, which was represented by the surge of new types of publications, such as bilingual dictionaries, language textbooks, newspapers and magazines. From this historical backdrop emerged a generation of Cantonese bilingual literati, who would in turn impact the diversifying linguistic landscape, print culture and educational environment in the region. The lecture unfolds a varied set of accessible and interesting primary sources recently found in digital archives in Hong Kong, China and the U.S., to engage the public audience in re-living the learning, working and expatriate experience of these late-Qing Cantonese bilinguals who made their very first steps in Hong Kong and Macau. The lecture will focalise two of such characters – Yung Wing (1828–1912), and Kwong Ki Chiu (1836 –1891), whose lives were deeply connected by the Chinese Education Mission to the U.S., and whose paths will shed lights on the historical moments when Lingnan literati reaches the World. |
3/ Literary Gathering and Exchange: The Story of Kam Shan Literary Society in Hong Kong (1972–1991)
| Date: | 2024/10/27 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Literary gathering for Spring Purification (Xiuxi) on the Double Third Festival (i.e., the third day of the third lunar month) has been deep-rooted in Hong Kong literary circles. The Kam Shan Literary Society, led by scholar-merchants Chen Boqi, Liang Yaoming, Liang Qizheng, He Zhuping, and Pan Xinan (a.k.a. Pun Sun-on), organized such literary gatherings for two decades, during 1972 to 1991, consecutively. They brought together literati in Hong Kong for drinking, composing poems, making paintings and calligraphy, as well as playing music and chess. These literary gatherings were held in Nam Tin Chuk Temple in Tsuen Wan, Yan Lo on Kam Shan of Taipo, Wun Chuen Sin Kwoon in Fanling, etc., contributing greatly to the development of Hong Kong classical poetry, paintings, and calligraphy. |
1/ The Empty Nest
| Date & Time: | 2024/11/17 (Sunday) 03:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | The increase in migration overseas in recent years resulted in a new social phenomenon of “Left Behind” parents. The feeling of abandonment and loneliness can lead to depression and physical deterioration. Are there steps that the children can take before migrating to assist their parents to adapt better and improve their quality of life? And what support and services our society can provide to address the helplessness of this group of elderlies? |
2/ Financial Planning for the Elderly
| Date & Time: | 2024/10/27 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | The importance of forward financial planning, often overlooked, is an issue that needs to be addressed while the elders are still in a sound state of mind. Their lack of knowledge in these matters compounds the problem – what can be done to ensure timely planning so that their assets will be used according to their wishes and in their best interests? |
3/ A Dilemma for Ageing Parents – Who will Take Care of My Child When I am Gone?
| Date & Time: | 2024/9/8 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Children are at all times precious gifts for parents, even if they are the ones with special needs and/or disabilities. Parents have to bear tremendous burdens to take care of them and have been worrying about how long they could sustain to be the carers, especially when their age creeps on. How would the parents face the issues of life and death? |
4/ In Sickness or In Health
| Date & Time: | 2024/8/10 (Saturday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | In my old age and increasing frailty, the heavy demands on me to take care of a physically dependant spouse is getting more difficult day by day. Helplessness overwhelms me - who can I turn to for help? Our speakers, including professionals and carer, will share their knowledge and experience on this issue. |
1/ Perpetuation of Cantonese Opera in the Early Days through Tung Wah’s Archives
| Date: | 2024/11/16 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
| Description: | Cantonese opera was inscribed onto the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 and its early development is closely related to Hong Kong. The TWGHs archives shed light on Cantonese opera performances in Hong Kong during the 19th century, offering information on their peroforming venues, the names of the opera troupes as well as their contribution to charitable causes. Utilising the archives of Tung Wah and other historical materials, the speaker will explore the transformation of Cantonese opera from rural festive entertainment to an urban theatrical performance, and how Cantonese opera singers have progressively gained social recognition. |
2/ Elegance in Hong Kong – Cheongsam, Cultural Integration and Symbol of Identity
| Date: | 2024/10/12 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
| Description: | Since its introduction to Hong Kong in the beginning of the 20th century, the cheongsam has developed into an internationally recognised iconic Chinese costume, deeply embedded in the city’s unique cultural ecology. From everyday attire to ceremonial costume, its evolution has been closely linked to local social practices, providing a sense of identity for the Chinese community. The cheongsam is a symbol of identity on multiple levels: in different ancestral groups and social communities, there are corresponding variations, applications and interpretations. This talk will examine how, over the past century, men’s and women’s cheongsam have reflected the changes in society and become an important component of Hong Kong culture. It will also explore topics such as the sense of identity and lifestyle of Hong Kong people and globalisation through the cheongsam. |
3/ Man Mo Temple Autumn Sacrificial Rites
| Date: | 2024/9/7 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
| Description: | TWGHs Man Mo Temple, located on Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan, was built in 1847. It was named after the deities revered in the temple – Man Cheong, the God of Literature, and Kwan Tai, the Martial God. A building cluster of immense historical and cultural significance, the temple was declared a monument by the Hong Kong government in November 2010. The Man Mo Temple Autumn Sacrificial Rites, an intangible cultural heritage item of Hong Kong, has been held annually since 1957. Upholding Chinese cultural traditions, the officiating guests and directors of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals perform the Sanxian Ritual (Three Presentation Ritual) in traditional black ceremonial robes. |
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