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Monthly Literary Talk 2024: Bloom and Chant - Canon and Canonisation
| Date & Time: | Talk Rescheduled to: 23 March 2024 (Saturday) 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Speaker: | Prof. KWOK Bit-chee Prof. POON Ming-kay |
| Organiser: | Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Public Libraries, Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK |
| Remarks: | • Conducted in Cantonese. • Free admission on first come, first served basis. • Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the talk for admission. • The quota and admission arrangements for the talk will be updated from time to time. Please note the latest announcements made by the HKPL and follow the instructions of venue staff. • The talk may be recorded in video and/or audio format for review. • If Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above or a Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or "extreme conditions" announced by the Government is in force 3 hours before the talk commences, the talk will be cancelled. The talk was held successfully. Please visit the following link to view the video (Chinese Version Only):  |
| Enquiry: | 2921 2645 (Extension Activities Unit, Hong Kong Public Libraries) Monday - Friday (Except Public Holidays) : 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
| Topic 1: | Early Cantonese Phonology: Reconstruction and Development |
| Speaker : | Prof. KWOK Bit-chee |
| Topic 2: | Benevolent Beasts in the Animal World |
| Speaker : | Prof. POON Ming-kay |
