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Who Needs a Bank Anyway? Going to the Pawnshop in early 20th-Century China and Hong Kong (Conducted in English)
| Date: | 2025/3/21 (Friday) |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
| Moderator: | Professor Cheung Sui Wai (Professor and Department Chairman, Department of History, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
| Speaker: | Professor Elisabeth Köll (Professor and Department Chairman, Department of History, University of Notre Dame) |
| Organiser: | Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Public Libraries; the Department of History, the Chinese University of Hong Kong; the Centre for Comparative and Public History, Department of History, the Chinese University of Hong Kong; and M.A. Programme in Comparative and Public History, Department of History, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. |
| Remarks: | Conducted in English. Admission is free and seat reservation is required. You may register at http://www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/2025_hbc/ or call at (852) 3943-8541 |
| Enquiry Telephone Number: | 3943 8541 |
The talk is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organizing an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit https://ccpo.gov.hk/en.
