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Key words Search–Monthly Literary Talk 2026 : Enjoy the Moment with Jin Yong
Barriers To Executing Advance Medical Directives (AMD), Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA), and Will
| Date & Time: | 2025/10/4 (Saturday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | “Three Instruments of Peace” - AMD, EPA, Will - are important legal documents to protect the individual’s right to make decisions on medical care treatments, financial planning and distribution of assets after death. In this talk, speakers will share their experience in the preparation of the three documents - difficulties encountered both on the practical and psychological level, and how these can be overcome. |
Talk of Shi Writing: Rules of Shi Writing with Examples
| Date & Time: | 2/3/2025 (Sunday), 9/3/2025 (Sunday) 2:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Kowloon Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | To provide beginners with basic knowledge of Chinese poetry writing, cultivate their interest in prosodic writing and enhance their proficiency in Chinese. |
Subject talk on “Emotional and Stress Management”: “I've already Done My Best”: Parenting Stress and Self Compassion for Parents of Secondary School Students
| Date: | 2026/4/25 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | San Po Kong Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | Subject Talk Theme: This talk is delivered by a registered social worker who will teach parents how to identify the key sources of parenting stress (including academic performance, use of electronic devices and parent-child communication) and explain how such stress would lead to anxiety, self-blame and conflicts. The speaker will also introduce self-compassion as a cornerstone for stress relief and emotional healing. Through mindful awareness, self-kindness and recognition of our common humanity, alongside effective use of personal time and support networks, parents can stabilise their own emotions before engaging their children with greater calm, transparency and clear boundaries, with a view to fostering a healthy parent-child relationship. |
Looking Ahead in the New Era: Economy Transformation and Youth Psychology
| Date & Time: | 2024/10/20 (Sunday) 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
Talk of Shi Writing: Rules of Shi Writing with Examples
| Date & Time: | 17/3/2024 (Sunday), 24/3/2024 (Sunday) 2:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Lockhart Road Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | To provide beginners with basic knowledge of Chinese poetry writing, cultivate their interest in prosodic writing and enhance their proficiency in Chinese. |
Talk of Shi Writing : Rules of Shi Writing with Examples
| Date & Time: | 19/3/2023 (Sunday), 26/3/2023 (Sunday) 2:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Lockhart Road Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | To provide beginners with basic knowledge of Chinese poetry writing, cultivate their interest in prosodic writing and enhance their proficiency in Chinese. |
Stories Behind Epitaph of Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery
Other Talks / Workshops /Subject Talk Series on Hong Kong Memory (2025/26) /Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series
| Date: | 2025/12/7 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Lockhart Road Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | Built by a group of Chinese leading figures on land granted by the Government in 1913, the Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery opened two years later and became the first permanent and non-religious Chinese cemetery in Hong Kong. Quite a number of famous Hong Kong people in the early days were buried here, including former president of Peking University Cai Yuanpei, eminent philanthropist Fung Ping Shan and renowned calligrapher Feng Shihan. For those who were buried here at that time, their headstones would usually be engraved with epitaphs written by reputable scholars, detailing their life stories and giving the epitaphs another level of meaning. This talk will explore the stories behind the epitaphs and discuss the historical landscape of Hong Kong in depth. |
Adversity Leads to Prosperity: Post-war Development of Hong Kong
Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series /Talk Series on "Hong Kong Memories: Rediscovering Hong Kong's History and Culture"
| Date: | 2025/9/21 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Following the Japanese Occupation of three years and eight months, Hong Kong experienced a sharp fall in population and a breakdown in the economy. Post-war reconstruction was imminent in the 1950s. At this juncture, a large number of mainlanders travelled south to Hong Kong for opportunities and brought with them capital and technologies. However, the Korean War followed and a trade embargo was imposed on China. Hong Kong was forced to transform from an entrepôt to an industrial city, thus laying the foundation for Hong Kong’s economic development. In this talk, the speaker will join us in revisiting the history of the War of Resistance and give an account of the post-war economic changes that Hong Kong underwent, providing a picture of Hong Kong’s metamorphosis from a war-ravaged city to an international metropolis. |
The Greater Bay Area Matters: Medical Services and Technology Entrepreneurship
| Date & Time: | 2024/11/9 (Saturday) 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
Talk of Ci Writing: Introduction of Ci Writing
| Date & Time: | 15/3/2025 (Saturday), 22/3/2025 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | City Hall Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | To provide beginners with basic knowledge of Chinese poetry writing, cultivate their interest in prosodic writing and enhance their proficiency in Chinese. |
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