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Roving Exhibition on the Successive Winning Books of the Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature
Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature /Other Literary Activities /Roving Exhibitions of the Winning Entries of the Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature
| Date: | 2020/3/1 (Sunday) to 2020/3/24 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Lam Tin Public Library |
| Description: | Since 1991, Hong Kong Public Libraries has organised bi-annually the "Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature". The Awards aims to commend local writers for their outstanding achievements and encourage them to continue creating quality Chinese literary works, as well as promote publication of these quality works by local publishers. To further publicize the winning works of the Awards, Roving Exhibition of the Successive Winning Books of the Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature are organised. |
Roving Exhibition on the Successive Winning Books of the Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature
Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature /Other Literary Activities /Roving Exhibitions of the Winning Entries of the Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature
| Date: | 2020/3/1 (Sunday) to 2020/3/24 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | North Kwai Chung Public Library |
| Description: | Since 1991, Hong Kong Public Libraries has organised bi-annually the "Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature". The Awards aims to commend local writers for their outstanding achievements and encourage them to continue creating quality Chinese literary works, as well as promote publication of these quality works by local publishers. To further publicize the winning works of the Awards, Roving Exhibition of the Successive Winning Books of the Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature are organised. |
Talks on Creative Writing in Chinese in 2020: Poetry【Talk Cancelled】
Talk on Creative Writing in Chinese /Awards for Creative Writing in Chinese /Other Literary Activities
| Date & Time: | 8 March 2020 (Sunday) 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | To share experience in literary creation and cultivate public interest in literature. |
Talks on Creative Writing in Chinese in 2020: Children's Story and Children's Picture Story【Talk Cancelled】
Talk on Creative Writing in Chinese /Awards for Creative Writing in Chinese /Other Literary Activities
| Date & Time: | 8 March 2020 (Sunday) 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | To share experience in literary creation and cultivate public interest in literature. |
The 13th Hong Kong Literature Festival - Pre-festival Competition: Literary Performance Competition (Cancelled)
Other Literary Activities /Other Awards and Competitions /Pre-festival Competition /Hong Kong Literature Festival /Literary Performance Competition
| Date & Time: | 12 March 2020 (Thursday) (Deadline for Application) |
| Description: | The Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will organise the 13th Hong Kong Literature Festival from 22 June to 12 July 2020. A pre-festival competition titled “Literary Performance Competition” is being held to enhance the pleasure of reading and stimulate students’ self-learning ability through interpretation, by means of vocal expression and body language, of what they know and understand about a literary work. Participants, either on their own or with a partner, are required to give an interpretation of a Chinese story of their choice in the form of storytelling. The time limit for each performance is 5 minutes. Local primary students are welcomed to participate. |
The 13th Hong Kong Literature Festival - Pre-festival Competition: “Childhood Memories” Chinese Writing Competition (Result Announcement)
Other Literary Activities /Other Awards and Competitions /Pre-festival Competition /Hong Kong Literature Festival /Chinese Writing Competition
| Date & Time: | 12 March 2020 (Thursday) (Closing Date) |
| Description: | To promote literary creation and reading, the Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will organise the 13th Hong Kong Literature Festival from 22 June to 12 July 2020. Members of the public are welcome to participate in the pre-festival Chinese writing competition titled “Childhood Memories”. Participants are required to write an essay in CHINESE for not more than 2000 words (including punctuation) and may assign a title to their essays. The entry should be about their lives, experiences and emotions in childhood in the form of a descriptive, narrative or expressive work. All entries will be judged on their literariness, forcefulness and emotional expressiveness. |
Talks on Creative Writing in Chinese in 2020: Literary Criticism 【Talk Cancelled】
Talk on Creative Writing in Chinese /Awards for Creative Writing in Chinese /Other Literary Activities
| Date & Time: | 29 February 2020 (Saturday) 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | To share experience in literary creation and cultivate public interest in literature. |
Talks on Creative Writing in Chinese in 2020: Essay 【Talk Cancelled】
Talk on Creative Writing in Chinese /Awards for Creative Writing in Chinese /Other Literary Activities
| Date & Time: | 29 February 2020 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | To share experience in literary creation and cultivate public interest in literature. |
Talks on Creative Writing in Chinese in 2020: Fiction【Talk Cancelled】
Talk on Creative Writing in Chinese /Awards for Creative Writing in Chinese /Other Literary Activities
| Date & Time: | 29 February 2020 (Saturday) 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | To share experience in literary creation and cultivate public interest in literature. |
Roving Exhibition on the Winning Entries of the 29th Chinese Poetry Writing Competition 2019 (Cancelled)
Chinese Poetry Writing Competition /Other Literary Activities /Chinese Poetry Writing Competition Exhibition
| Date: | 2020/2/1 (Saturday) to 2020/2/25 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Chai Wan Public Library |
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