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Talks / Workshops
A Critical Study of The Water Margin
| Date: | 2019/7/6 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Sha Tin Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | The Water Margin is a very popular and famous classical Chinese fiction, however, it is not a "good" fiction according to the high standards of literature. In this seminar, we will discuss the problems of this fiction, and the reasons why it is so popular and famous if it is not good enough. |
Weapon Theatre: The Story of Hong Kong Coastal Defence
Other Talks / Workshops /"A Closer Look at the History of Hong Kong Coastal Defence" /"A Closer Look at the History of Hong Kong Coastal Defence" Storytelling Workshops for Children
| Date: | 2019/7/6 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | North Kwai Chung Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | The theatre will focus on the historical development of Hong Kong's coastal defence with illustration of military facilities and weapons such as coastal guns, torpedo, warships and the redoubt of the Lei Yue Mun Fort. |
Mastering Gongfu Tea
| Date: | 2019/6/22 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | South Kwai Chung Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | Gongfu tea, originated in the Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province, is a traditional Chinese way to infuse tea. Let's join the talk and learn more about the techniques from an array of utensils to brewing skills. |
Nemesis Warship Model-making
Other Talks / Workshops /"A Closer Look at the History of Hong Kong Coastal Defence" /"A Closer Look at the History of Hong Kong Coastal Defence" Paper Armament Model-making Workshops
| Date: | 2019/6/22 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| Venue: | Kowloon Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | Nemesis Warship (1840s): The warship belonged to the British East India Company and took part in the Opium War. |
How to Treat Frozen Shoulder with Traditional Chinese Medicine
| Date: | 2019/6/21 (Friday) |
| Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Sheung Shui Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a condition characterized by stiffness and pain in your shoulder joint. The stiffness that makes you difficult or impossible to move, causes so much inconvenience in your life. You might also feel the pain in the shoulder muscles that wrap around the top of your arm, and even in your upper arm. Worse still, the pain could get worse at night, which can make it hard to sleep. A Chinese medicine practitioner will illustrate to the definition, causes and preventions of frozen shoulder through this seminar. |
Green Burial Talk
| Date: | 2019/6/19 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
| Venue: | Tiu Keng Leng Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
Chinese Medicine for Knee Osteoarthritis
| Date: | 2019/6/18 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Chai Wan Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | An introduction of the risk factors, symptoms, preventive measures and Chinese medicine therapy for knee osteoarthritis. |
Restoration of Tai Kwun: Centenary Story of Central Police Station
Other Talks / Workshops /Local History and Culture /Subject Talk Series on Hong Kong Memory (2019/20)
| Date & Time: | 15.6.2019 (Sat) 3:00pm-5:00pm |
| Venue: | City Hall Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | In this talk, the speaker will introduce the origin of the name “Tai Kwun”; its roles in law enforcement, the judicial system and correctional services; and Tai Kwun in different periods, namely the World War I, pre-World War II, Japanese Occupation and post-World War II periods, as well as Tai Kwun at present/in future. |
The UK Strategy of Asia in Hong Kong (1901-1941)
Other Talks / Workshops /"A Closer Look at the History of Hong Kong Coastal Defence" /"A Closer Look at the History of Hong Kong Coastal Defence" Public Lectures
| Date: | 2019/6/15 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Tai Po Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
Knowing More about Spinal Deformity
| Date & Time: | 2019/6/15 (Saturday) 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Topic 1: Spine Deformities in Children Topic 2: Adult Spinal Deformity |
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