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Meet-the-Authors 2025: Joyful Writing - When Words meet Music and Mind: Cantopop and Well-being

Date & Time:	19 April 2025 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Venue:	Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
Speaker:	Dr. CHAN Kai-tai Psychiatrist, Lyricist, Writer
Organiser:	Hong Kong Public Libraries, Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Remarks:	• Conducted in Cantonese. Free admission. • Registration by phone begins 2 weeks in advance. Limited seats are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. • Please arrive 5 minutes before commencement of the talk. Registration becomes invalid when the talk begins. Seats will then be allocated to those waiting on-site. • 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 event commences, the event will be cancelled or postponed.
Enquiry Telephone Number:	2921 0335

The speaker will share his personal experience in writing Cantopop lyrics, further delving into the interplay of the creative process and personal growth and daily living. He will also explore the subtle and profound connection between Cantopop songs and our cultural and psychological worlds. Through this familiar everyday experience, the speaker hopes to inspire a sense of shared enjoyment in the public, promoting the mental well-being of the wider community. As the saying goes, "It’s better to enjoy together than alone." So let’s enjoy "Joyful Song Writing" together...

For speaker biography, please refer to the Chinese Version.

This talk is one of the programmes of the Hong Kong Reading Week 2025 and Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival 2025. This year, the LCSD presents the third Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival, themed "More Than Joy". Humour has been a trend-setter of Hong Kong's pop culture scene. The Festival features a diverse range of formats, including stage performances, film screenings, thematic exhibitions, library and outreach activities. Offering an insight into the multifaceted development of Hong Kong's pop culture along the line of "happiness", the Festival brings audiences not only joy and laughter, but also an opportunity to appreciate how pop culture can be transmitted and transformed, and how integration and breakthroughs are possible. For more information, please visit www.pcf.gov.hk/en.

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