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1/ Parent-child play workshop: “Play with me – Bonding through Games”
Date: | 2023/10/7 (Saturday) |
Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Venue: | Po On Road Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
1/ Introduction to MMIS (Adult)
Date: | 2023/10/7 (Saturday) |
Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Venue: | Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library |
2/ Introduction to Library Catalogue (Adult)
Date: | 2023/10/6 (Friday) |
Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
Venue: | Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library |
1/ Meet-the-Authors 2023: The Amazing Journeys of Writers Topic: Chinese Type Design and Societal Changes in Hong Kong
Date: | 2023/10/7 (Saturday) |
Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
Venue: | Fa Yuen Street Public Library |
Description: | For details of the " Meet-the-Authors 2023: The Amazing Journeys of Writers ", please visit the following webpage: https://www.hkpl.gov.hk/tc/extension-activities/event-category/23429/meet-the-authors |
1/ Storytelling for Children (Cantonese)
Date: | 2023/10/7 (Saturday) |
Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
Venue: | Tsim Sha Tsui Public Library |
1/ "Monthly Meeting of Joyful Reading" of Reading Programme for Children and Youth: All about Sports (Junior Secondary)
Date: | 2023/10/7 (Saturday) |
Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
Venue: | Lockhart Road Public Library |
Description: | For details of the "Reading Programme for Children and Youth", please visit the following webpage: http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/rp |
1/ Storytelling for Children (Putonghua)
Date: | 2023/10/7 (Saturday) |
Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
Venue: | Smithfield Public Library |
1/ Reading and Traveling with your Children around the Big Big World
Date: | 2023/10/7 (Saturday) |
Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
Venue: | Sha Tin Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
Description: | Information available in Chinese only. |
1/ Creative Writing Workshops for Youths in 2023 : Mini Novels : Less is More
Date & Time: | 2, 9, 16 and 23 September ; 7, 14, 21 and 28 October 2023 (Saturday) 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm [Application Deadline : 3 August 2023] |
Venue: | Kowloon Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
Description: | To promote literary creation and cultivate an interest in Chinese creative writing among young people. |
1/ Chinese Type Design and Societal Changes in Hong Kong
Date: | 2023/10/7 (Saturday) |
Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
Venue: | Fa Yuen Street Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
1/ 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. |