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Vanished and Forgotten Villages in Hong Kong
| Date: | 2026/8/22 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Kowloon Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Speaker: | Dr. WONG King-chung, Desmond |
| Organiser: | Hong Kong Public Libraries |
| Remarks: | Talk conducted in Cantonese. Limited seats. Free admission by phone at 2926 4055 from 8.8.2026 (Saturday). Hybrid mode. Interested parties can watch the live broadcast via Hong Kong Public Libraries YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/hkplgovhkchannel) Members of the public may watch the broadcast at Quarry Bay Public Library. 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: | 2926 4055 |
As Hong Kong underwent rapid urbanisation, many villages were relocated, demolished or simply erased from maps. Today, memories of these villages are fading with time, teetering on the brink of oblivion. Through collections of oral history, archival documents and old maps, this talk revives the images of these forgotten villages, retells their stories and rewrites a collective memory of Hong Kong.
The talk series 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 www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html.
