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- 4.23 World Book Day
Preserving Historical Heritage – Stories of Streets in the Central and Western District
Date: | 2023/11/5 (Sunday) |
Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
Speaker: | Mr. Cheng Po Hung |
Remarks: | Conducted in Cantonese. Free admission by reservation. Seats are limited, first-come-first-served. Reserve by phone or online registration. The programme is subject to change without prior notice. Session will be cancelled or postponed if Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above, Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or "extreme conditions" is issued and remains in force 3 hours before the starting time of the session. (*Note: In case of serious disruption of public transport services, extensive flooding, major landslides or large-scale power outage caused by a super typhoon, the Government will make an announcement of "extreme conditions".) |
Enquiry Telephone Number: | 2922 6055 |
The speaker will showcase a precious collection of photographs that portrays the reclamation of land, development of streets, construction of public facilities, and various types of buildings including banks, commercial buildings, government offices, and residences of people from different sectors in the Central and Western district over the past century or so. Participants will also be taken on a journey through time to the heyday of the red light district in Shek Tong Tsui West a century ago.