Public Programmes
Lecture Series on “Kowloon-Canton Railway: Linking up the New Territories”
Jointly organised by Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Pan Sutong Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Policy Research Institute, Lingnan University China Economic Research Programme, Lingnan University Academy for Applied Policy Studies and Education Futures, The Education University of Hong Kong |
| In association with Hong Kong Museum of History |
| Supported by NT West Elder Academies Cluster |
| Venue: Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History |
| Seats: 139 seats, free admission, first come, first served. (Audience will be admitted 15 minutes before each lecture starts) |
| Language: Cantonese (Unless otherwise specified) |
| The Museum makes no representation concerning the contents of the lectures. |
| All lectures will be delivered in public live broadcast mode via Zoom simultaneously |
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| For lectures details, please refer to the poster and map. |
Acquiring Knowledge of the World
25 / 11 (Sat)
2:30 - 5:15pm
The Chinese University of Hong Kong and LI Choh Ming (Conducted in Putonghua)
Professor KING Yeo Chi, Ambrose
(Emeritus Professor, Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
XU Fuguan: Between Family and Country (Conducted in Putonghua)
Dr SUN Wenbin
(Director of the Editorial Department, Hong Kong Chronicles Institute)
Through Traffic or Not: Exploring the Hong Kong Prewar Railway Heritage
Mr SUN Tak Wing, Kevin
(Curator (Education/ Extension & Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum), Hong Kong Museum of History)
Blending Tradition and Modernity
2 / 12 (Sat)
2:30 - 5:15pm
Continuity and Change: Railway Electrification and Rural Festivals and Traditions in the 1980s Hong Kong
Professor CHOI Chi Cheung
(Adjunct Professor, Department of History, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Round The World Cruise Ships and High End Consumer Goods During The Changes of The Kowloon Wharf
Mr MA Koon Yiu
(Retired Engineer)
The KCR at War, 1937-1945
Dr KWONG Chi Man
(Associate Professor, Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University)
Winding through Sea Shores and Green Hills
9 / 12 (Sat)
2:30 - 5:15pm
Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower at Tsim Sha Tsui
Mr SHUN Chi Ming
(Adjunct Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Tao Fung Shan: The Hill where Christ and Buddha Met
Dr CHOY Lee Man
(Director, Fermiland Music Centre)
The LO's of Sha Tau Kok ― An Immigrant Family and the Modernisation of South China
Dr HUI Ching
(Vice-Chairperson, Management Board, Institute of Future Cities, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Spreading Fame in East and West
16 / 12 (Sat)
2:30 - 5:15pm
Governor William PEEL and the Fanling Lodge
Dr TING Sun Pao, Joseph
(Adjunct Professor, Department of History, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Role Model of Education Sponsorship: The Development Process of TIN Ka Ping's Business Enterprise and Charity Education
Dr CHOW Man Kong
(Associate Vice President (Institutional Advancement), The Education University of Hong Kong)
Island House and “Uncle CHUNG”: The Football Diplomacy of David AKERS-JONES
Professor WONG Siu Lun
(Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Emeritus Professor of Sociology, The University of Hong Kong)
Chair
Professor WONG Siu Lun / Dr ZHENG Wan Tai, Victor / Dr CHOW Man Kong
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Programmes are subject to change without prior notice. |
