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Reapproaching the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong from Interactive Map 1941-1945
Other Talks / Workshops /Local History and Culture /Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series
| Date: | 2025/9/14 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | "The Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong, 1941-1945: A Spatial History Project" research team utilised GIS technology to create an interactive map and database, integrating historical materials from Chinese, English, American, and Japanese sources to reconstruct the military and political apparatus, economic activities, and public health conditions during the three years and eight months of Japanese occupation, presenting the urban spatial transformation of Hong Kong during this period. |
“A Time Railway Journey to Tai Po” Subject Talk
| Date: | 2026/9/20 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Tai Po Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | Conducted in Cantonese. Free and limited admission by reservation. Reservation through telephone or in person starts from 6.9.2026 (Sunday), on a first-come-first-served basis. |
“Lingnan Culture Fun Day” Activities Series—Subject Talk “The Culture and Evolution of Big Buddha Head”
| Date: | 2024/12/21 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Tuen Mun Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
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) |
A Century of Cultural Development in Central and Western District – Harbour
| Date: | 2025/9/20 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | City Hall Public Library (8/F, Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | Victoria Harbour: Transforming from a fishing village to a free port and to a global metropolis and bearing testimony to a century of reclamation. |
“A Time Railway Journey to Tai Po” Guided Tour
| Date: | 2026/9/2 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Tai Po Public Library (The programme is held at the Hong Kong Railway Museum) |
| Description: | Conducted in Cantonese. Free of charge, enrollment on a first-come-first-served basis. Please register at Tai Po Public Library in person by filling in an application form during the period from 9 a.m. on 19 August 2026 (Wednesday). Target Participants: General public aged 6 or above (Participants aged between 6 and 15 is required to produce his/her identity document for verification, and should be accompanied by a parent or an adult guardian) |
Man Mo Temple Autumn Sacrificial Rites
Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series /“Integrating Past with Present: The Journey of Tung Wah’s Intangible Heritage through Time” Subject Talks
| Date: | 2024/9/7 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
| Description: | TWGHs Man Mo Temple, located on Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan, was built in 1847. It was named after the deities revered in the temple – Man Cheong, the God of Literature, and Kwan Tai, the Martial God. A building cluster of immense historical and cultural significance, the temple was declared a monument by the Hong Kong government in November 2010. The Man Mo Temple Autumn Sacrificial Rites, an intangible cultural heritage item of Hong Kong, has been held annually since 1957. Upholding Chinese cultural traditions, the officiating guests and directors of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals perform the Sanxian Ritual (Three Presentation Ritual) in traditional black ceremonial robes. |
Subject Talk : Hong Kong in the War of Resistance : Cemeteries in Southern District - Stories of Heroes in the War of Resistance
| Date: | 2024/8/24 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Aberdeen Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
War of Resistance and Cultural Heritage: Migrant Musicians and Hong Kong’s Musical Development
| Date & Time: | 15 November 2026 (Sunday) 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
Perpetuation of Cantonese Opera in the Early Days through Tung Wah’s Archives
Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series /“Integrating Past with Present: The Journey of Tung Wah’s Intangible Heritage through Time” Subject Talks
| Date: | 2024/11/16 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
| Description: | Cantonese opera was inscribed onto the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 and its early development is closely related to Hong Kong. The TWGHs archives shed light on Cantonese opera performances in Hong Kong during the 19th century, offering information on their peroforming venues, the names of the opera troupes as well as their contribution to charitable causes. Utilising the archives of Tung Wah and other historical materials, the speaker will explore the transformation of Cantonese opera from rural festive entertainment to an urban theatrical performance, and how Cantonese opera singers have progressively gained social recognition. |
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