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- Panel Exhibition on Elderly Health : Stay Smart – Brain Health and You
- "Charity and Society" Roving Exhibitions
- “Charity and Healthcare: Tung Wah Archives and Hong Kong’s Early Healthcare Development” Subject Talks and Roving Exhibitions
- “Tung Wah Archives and Early Overseas Chinese” Roving Exhibitions
- Pictorial Exhibition on "Braving the Storm: Hong Kong under Japanese Occupation"
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Exhibitions
Romantic Paintings
| Date: | 2021/11/3 (Wednesday) to 2022/6/28 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Arts Resource Centre) |
Roving Exhibition on the Winning Books of the Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards 2021
| Date: | 2022/5/1 (Sunday) to 2022/5/23 (Monday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Kowloon Public Library |
Bridging East and West: Exhibition on Literary Translation in Hong Kong
| Date: | 2022/1/2 (Sunday) to 2022/4/30 (Saturday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (8/F Rare Book Reading Room) |
| Description: | The history of literary translation in Hong Kong can be traced back to the works by the missionary in the mid-19th century. Stepping into the 21st century, the fruitful translated works have already reflected a diversity of the translation skills and forms, facilitating the cultural interaction between East and West, as well as the exchange of thoughts and ideas. Showcasing the books and the manuscripts selected from the Documents Collection Campaign, the exhibition revisits the trend and characteristics of literary translation in Hong Kong. |
Roving Exhibition on the Winning Books of the Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards 2021
| Date: | 2022/4/1 (Friday) to 2022/4/23 (Saturday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | City Hall Public Library |
The Hong Kong Musicians Series: The Revered Cantonese Opera Playwright: YIP Shiu-tuck
| Date: | 2021/12/1 (Wednesday) to 2022/3/31 (Thursday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (10/F Arts Document Reading Room) |
| Description: | The Revered Cantonese Opera Playwright YIP Shiu-tuck (1929-2009) dedicated his life to Cantonese opera. He wrote many popular Cantonese operas and Cantonese operatic songs for different troupes and singers. He made remarkable contribution to Cantonese opera education. He wished his scriptwriting course students can learn from his experience and would enable the spirit of Cantonese opera to pass on from generation to generation. The exhibition showcases the manuscripts, photographs, house programme, leaflets and newspaper clipping. Readers can find out more about this renowned playwright. |
Going downstream: Exploring Wong Nai Chung
| Date: | 2021/10/1 (Friday) to 2022/3/31 (Thursday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (5/F Map Library) |
Mini Photo Exhibition: A Glimpse of Life: Hong Kong in the 60s
| Date: | 2021/10/1 (Friday) to 2022/3/31 (Thursday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (5/F Map Library) |
Exploring Natural Science: Selected Periodicals
| Date: | 2021/12/1 (Wednesday) to 2022/3/31 (Thursday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (4/F Back Issues of Newspapers & Periodicals Reading Area) |
| Description: | To get to know about the world begins with exploring natural science. Let’s study the basic knowledge of science in order to understand the earth we are living in! We have prepared the resources guide which collected local and overseas related periodicals and categorized them into Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Earth Science. Readers are welcome to retrieve the periodicals from either Current or Back Issues of Newspapers and Periodicals Reading Area of Hong Kong Central Library. Readers can also login to the Hong Kong Public Libraries Electronic Resources homepage, through the HyRead and Flipster e-Magazine or China Academic Journals Full- text Databases (CJFD) to read the relevant periodicals. |
News Archive - This Month Past Year
| Date: | 2021/4/1 (Thursday) to 2022/3/31 (Thursday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Back Issues of Newspapers & Periodicals Reading Area, 4/F) |
Roving Exhibition on "Smart Use of Communications Services 2021"
| Date: | 2022/3/16 (Wednesday) to 2022/3/30 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Tsing Yi Public Library |
