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About Lighthouses of Hong Kong
Other Talks / Workshops /Local History and Culture /Subject Talk Series on Hong Kong Memory (2021/22)
| Date: | 2022/1/15 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Tuen Mun Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | In the mid-1850s, construction of lighthouses in Hong Kong adjacent waters was first proposed to guide vessels to their destination ports or to serve as a warning signal of shipping hazards, such as rocks and reefs. Initially, all the proposed sites for the lighthouses were located within China’s territorial waters, and the proposals were turned down by Mainland China. As the maritime transport had been busy, and there was keen support from the business sector, the Hong Kong government built Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse and Green Island Lighthouse in 1875, and Cape Collinson Lighthouse was constructed one year later. Gap Rock Island Lighthouse and Waglan Island Lighthouse, the latter of which was built by the Imperial Maritime Customs, were completed in 1892 and 1893 respectively to facilitate vessels’ entry to Hong Kong from the south and the northeast. In 1905, the new Green Island Lighthouse was constructed to accommodate the light apparatus of Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse. In 1912, Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse was put into service. A team under the Department of Real Estate and Construction of The University of Hong Kong has studied the lighthouses in Hong Kong over the past few years. This talk covers the following: • the origin, design, construction and maintenance of lighthouses; • the roles of lighthouses in the past and present; • past and present environmental circumstances; • the work and life of lighthouse keepers as well as cultural heritage; and • future feasible uses of lighthouses. |
Appreciate the Old and the New of Kwun Tong District Subject Talk (3) : Community Culture in Ngau Tau Kok
Subject Talk on “Happy Reading”: Chinese Culture in Picture Books
| Date: | 2021/12/4 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Yuen Chau Kok Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
Appreciate the Old and the New of Kwun Tong District Subject Talk (2) : Factory Life, Culture and Education in Kwun Tong
Appreciate the Old and the New of Kwun Tong District Subject Talk (1) : Life of Local Residents in Lam Tin
2. Influenza
| Date: | 2021/11/30 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| Venue: | Tai Po Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | Conducted in Cantonese. Seats are limited and allocated on first-come-first-served basis. |
"Culture and History of Wong Tai Sin": (I) Nostalgic Places
| Date: | 2021/11/28 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Ngau Chi Wan Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | Venue: Ngau Chi Wan Public Library Period: November 2021 |
Art Therapy Workshop for the Elderly
| Date: | 2021/11/28 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Tseung Kwan O Public Library |
Subject Talk Series for Elderly on Health Living : Let’s move together - Exercise for the Elderly
| Date: | 2021/11/28 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Ma On Shan Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
Stories of Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage
Other Talks / Workshops /Local History and Culture /Subject Talk Series on Hong Kong Memory (2021/22)
| Date: | 2021/11/27 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | City Hall Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) originates from everyday life and is transmitted from generation to generation. ICH items include various social practices, representations, knowledge, skills as well as the objects, instruments and other things associated therewith. ICH elements can also be identified in clothing, food, accommodation and travel. As ICH has a dynamic and living nature, its substance and form evolve in response to environmental changes over time, so as to provide members of a community with a sense of identity and continuity. This talk gives a brief account of the significance of ICH transmission, and shares with participants the work of promoting and safeguarding ICH in Hong Kong as well as its development. |
