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The scope of conservation work is broad and the content of which is ever-changing. As regards, in addition to attending daily conservation work, we keep abreast of the advance of conservation science and technology through literature survey, scientific research and professional exchange with overseas counterparts in order to heighten our standard in the preservation of cultural heritage.

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Liu, R.W.T., Lowe, E.Y.M., Chiu, G.K.W., and Long, M.C.I. (2022) Discovering Connections! Analysis of Black Ink Sketches with Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection. Online poster presentation at: Computational Approaches for Technical Imaging in Cultural Heritage (7th Image Processing for Art Investigation (IP4AI) meeting), 27-29 April 2022, online.
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Lowe, E.Y.M., Liu, R.W.T., Chiu, G.K.W. and Long, M.C.I. (2022) The Secret of Black Marker Pens: Identification Workflow with Non-invasive Hyperspectral and Macro X-ray Fluorescence Imaging Techniques. Online poster presentation at: Reflecting on the Past, Imagining the Future,, American Institute for Conservation (AIC)'s 50th Annual Meeting, 13-18 May 2022, Los Angeles, USA and online.
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Cheung, M.S.K., Tam,P.P.L., and Tsui, W.S. (2022) Detection and Quantification of the Emission of Formic Acid and Acetic Acid Under In-situ Storage and Display Environmental Conditions in Museum. Online poster presentation at: 15th International Conference Indoor Air Quality in Heritage and Historic Environments (IAQ2022), organized by University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, the National Museum of Slovenia and the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RHIS), 14-16 September 2022, Ljubljana, Slovenia and online.
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Lai, W.F. and Tang, C.M.W. (2021) A study of the damascening techniques of incense burners of the Ming Dynasty. Sciences of Conservation and Archaeology, 33 (3), 118-126.
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Cheung, A.Y.K., Solazzo, C. and Tsui, W.S. (2021) Unveil the Gold – Revealing Metal Threads and Decorative Materials of Early Twentieth Century Traditional Chinese Children's Hats. Studies in Conservation, 66 (6), 357-374.

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Alice Tsang C.H. (2018). 'Textile Conservators gather in Hong Kong to Unroll and Unfold… IIC Palace Museum 2017 Hong Kong Symposium'. In News In Conservation, Issue 64 February 2017, Reviews, Page 16-17.
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Eddy ST Leung, Kit Wong and Alice Tsang (2018) A Study of Environmental Factors in the Adaptive Re-use of a Historic Building in Hong Kong. Poster presentation at: 26th Biennial Congress of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC), 10-14 September 2018, Turin, Italy.
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Eddy ST Leung, Kit Wong and Alice Tsang (2017) The Rebirth of the Door Gods: Conservation of a Pair of Traditional Chinese Timber Entrance Doors. Poster presentation at: 18th Triennial Conference of the International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC), 4-8 September 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Eddy ST Leung, Alice Tsang, Monique Chan and Ronnie Kam (2017) Reviving a Chinese "Mosaic": The Art of Jiǎn Cí. Poster presentation at: 18th Triennial Conference of the International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC), 4-8 September 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Yeung, E.S. and Cheung, A.Y.K. (2017). Dramatic Effects on a Static Stage: Cantonese Opera Costumes at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. In: Brooks, M.M. and Eastop, D.D., eds. Refashioning and Redress: Conserving and Displaying Dress. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 213-224.

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Liu, A.W.S., Chan P.C.W. and Law E.C.Y. (2017) Analysis of Synthetic Dyes and the Treatment of 1910s - 1950s Historic Chinese Wedding Documents. Poster presentation at: 45th Annual Meeting of American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 28 May – 2 June 2017, Chicago, USA.
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Tang M.W. and Lai W.F. (2017) Unveiling ancient gold inlay technique of a bronze belt plaque Oral presentation at : Non-destructive and microanalytical techniques in art and cultural heritage 2017, 2-6 May 2017 Bilbao, Spain.
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Liu, A.W.S., Tsui, W.S. and Ho, M.Y.M. (2016) The Management of Preservation and Conservation of Rare Books-The Outsourcing Service of Preservation and Conservation of Rare Books, Documents and Archives: Taking Employment of Specialize Personnel of Hong Kong and Foreign Countries as Example. Paper presentation at: Conference Proceedings of International Conference on the Preservation and Conservation for Rare Books, 4-7 November 2016, Guangzhou, China.
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廖慧沁、陳俊和，(2016)，《文獻保存的推廣教育-珍藏上醫館》。海報於2016年11日4日至7日在中山大學圖書館及中山大學資訊管理學院所舉辦之「2016古籍保護與修復國際學術研討會」上發表。
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Liu, A.W.S., Wong, A.K.K. and Yeung, E.S. (2016), ‘Challenges and approaches in conserving New Ink Art'. In Townsend, J.H., Nevin, A., Atkinson, J. K., Saunders, D. and Brokerhof, A. (eds), Preprints of Saving the Now: Crossing Boundaries to Conserve Contemporary Works: IIC 2016 Los Angeles Congress, 12-16 September 2016, Los Angeles. UK: Taylor & Francis, S2 120-125.

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Leung, E., Tsang, A., Wong, J. and Kan, D. (2016), ‘How far should we go? A controversial issue in mural conservation in Hong Kong'. In Townsend, J.H., Nevin, A., Atkinson, J. K., Saunders, D. and Brokerhof, A. (eds), Preprints of Saving the Now: Crossing Boundaries to Conserve Contemporary Works: IIC 2016 Los Angeles Congress, 12-16 September 2016, Los Angeles. UK: Taylor & Francis, S2 300-301.

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Tse, J. (2016), ‘Development of a new environmental monitoring system for museums and galleries using RFID-enabled technology'. In Townsend, J.H., Nevin, A., Atkinson, J. K., Saunders, D. and Brokerhof, A. (eds), Preprints of Saving the Now: Crossing Boundaries to Conserve Contemporary Works: IIC 2016 Los Angeles Congress, 12-16 September 2016, Los Angeles. UK: Taylor & Francis, S2 334-335.

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Wong, Y.K., Liu, S., Kam, R., Lai, W.F. and Tsang, A. (2016), ‘Conservation of outdoor sculpture: Challenges of three installations in Hong Kong'. In Townsend, J.H., Nevin, A., Atkinson, J. K., Saunders, D. and Brokerhof, A. (eds), Preprints of Saving the Now: Crossing Boundaries to Conserve Contemporary Works: IIC 2016 Los Angeles Congress, 12-16 September 2016, Los Angeles. UK: Taylor & Francis, S2 340-342.

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Tang C.M.W. and Lai W.F. (2015) Unveiling Chinese Red Dyes Through the Centuries with Quadrupole-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. Poster presentation at: Non-destructive and Microanalytical Techniques in Art and Cultural Heritage 2015, 27-30 April 2015, Catania, Italy.
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Tsang A.C.H. and Liu C.P.C. (2015) Enhancing Conservation Experience and Sustaining Conservation Endeavors – Using Public Programmes as Leverage to Build Up an Audience for Conservation. Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material National Newsletter, 131, 7-8.
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Liu A.W.S. (2015), The 21st Century Museum Climate Monitoring System. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XL-5/W7, 305-309.
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Tse, J.C.Y. (2016) Discover the Fascinating History of the Historic Fireboat Alexander Grantham. Presentation at: The Furture of Museum and Gallery Design Conference, 13-15 November 2015, Hong Kong.
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Tsang, A.C.H. (2016) A Future for the Past and Present - Leveraging on Conservation Educational Programmes. Presentation at:The Furture of Museum and Gallery Design Conference, 13-15 November 2015, Hong Kong.
1. Cheung, A.Y.K., Sam, L.W.A., Messerschmidt, L. and Yeung, E.S. (2014) The Analysis and Conservation of a Chinese Silk Birthday Hanging of the Qing Dynasty. In: Townsend, J.H., Nevin, A., Rivers, S., Knight, B., Chan, S.W., Yeung, E., Tang, C. and Liu, C., eds. Proceedings of An Unbroken History: Conserving East Asian Works of Art and Heritage: IIC 2014 Hong Kong Congress, 22-26 September 2014, Hong Kong. London: Maney Publishing, S 28-31.

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2. Leung, E.T.S., Kan, D.W.K. and Kam, R.Y.K. (2014) A Two-step Consolidation Approach in Conserving an Unfired Clay Statue. In: Townsend, J.H., Nevin, A., Rivers, S., Knight, B., Chan, S.W., Yeung, E., Tang, C. and Liu, C., eds. Proceedings of An Unbroken History: Conserving East Asian Works of Art and Heritage: IIC 2014 Hong Kong Congress, 22-26 September 2014, Hong Kong. London: Maney Publishing, S 88-91.

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3. Liu, A.W.S., Ho, M.Y.M. and Lai, C.Y. (2014) Solving a Conservation Problem: The Treatment of a Batch of Century-old Chinese Manuscripts Printed with Fugitive Red Grid-lines. In: Townsend, J.H., Nevin, A., Rivers, S., Knight, B., Chan, S.W., Yeung, E., Tang, C. and Liu, C., eds. Proceedings of An Unbroken History: Conserving East Asian Works of Art and Heritage: IIC 2014 Hong Kong Congress, 22-26 September 2014, Hong Kong. London: Maney Publishing, S 248-249.

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Long, M.C.I. (2014) SEM-EDX Analysis of Blue and Green Pigments Used in Nineteenth-Century China Trade Paintings. Poster presentation at: An Unbroken History: Conserving East Asian Works of Art and Heritage: IIC 2014 Hong Kong Congress, 22-26 September 2014, Hong Kong.
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Shing-wai Chan (2014), 'The IIC 2014 Hong Kong Congress – the Organising Committee's perspective'. In News In Conservation, Issue 45 December 2014, IIC News, Page 13-14.
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Tse, J.C.Y., Tsang, A.C.H., Liu, S.W.S. (2013) Safe or not? A Proactive Approach to Look After An Aircraft Display at the Hong Kong Science Museum. In: Hyslop, E., Gonzalez, V., Troalen, L. and Wilson, L., eds.Proceedings of Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group, 16-20 September 2013, Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh: Historic Scotland and ICOM, 29-34.
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Liu, A.W.S. (2012) Traditional Mounting Styles and Presentation Techniques of Scrolls. In: Cather, S., eds. The Decorative: Conservation and the Applied Arts: IIC 2012 Vienna, 10-14 September 2012, Vienna, Italy. London: The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 369-370.

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Cheung, A.Y.K., Tsang, A.C.H., Sam, L.W.A. (2012) Glittering Decorative Art: Reflective Cantonese Opera Costumes. In: Cather, S., eds. The Decorative: Conservation and the Applied Arts: IIC 2012 Vienna Congress, 10-14 September 2012, Vienna, Italy. London: The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 346-347.

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Tsang, A.C.H. (2011) Museum Object Conservation Documentation System in Hong Kong. Poster Presentation at: Cultural Heritage / Cultural Identity: The Role of Conservation: ICOM-CC - 16th Triennial Conference, 19-23 Seprember 2011, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Leung, E.S.T., Yeung, E.S., and Chan, S.W. (2010) Strike a Balance - Repair or Replace. Paper presentation at: 7th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historic Construction, 6-8 October 2010, Shanghai, China.
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Yeung, E.S. and Chan, C.W. (2010) Conservation Education in Hong Kong, China. Paper presentation at: The Committee for Conservation Session, 22nd General Conference of the International Council of Museums, 7-12 November 2010, Shanghai, China.
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Tse, J.C.Y., Liu, S.W.S., Yeung, E.S., Chan, S.W., (2010) An integrated Structural Health Monitoring System for the Preservation of the Historic Fireboat Alexander Grantham. Paper presentation at: Metal 2010 Conference, Interim Meeting of the Metal Working Group of the International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation, 11-15 October 2010, Charleston, USA.
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廖慧沁、郎翠研、陳承緯 (2010，6 月)。《各種內牆油漆之有機化合 物/揮化物的成份比較及對紙本文物的影響》。論文發表于「自然因素 與文獻保存保護亞洲地區研討會」，北京，中國。
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黎業佳 (2009，12 月)。《中國外銷油畫的修復》。論文發表于「中 國‧繪畫作品(油畫)修復與保護國際研討會」，廣州，中國。
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Tsang, A.C.H. (2008) Building an Audience for Conservation in Hong Kong. In: Diversity in Heritage Conservation: Tradition, Innovation and Participation: ICOM-CC - ICOM-CC - 15th Triennial Conference, 22-26 September 2008, New Delhi, India. New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 1154-1159.
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Cheung, A.Y.K., Lai, W.F. and Tsang, A.C.H. (2008) Study of Natural History Specimens Using X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. In: Diversity in Heritage Conservation: Tradition, Innovation and Participation: ICOM-CC - ICOM-CC - 15th Triennial Conference, 22-26 September 2008, New Delhi, India. New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 568.
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Leung, E.S.T., Lai, W.F., Yeung, E.S. and Chan, S.W. (2008) Bring Back the Grandeur: Conversion of Kom Tong Hall to Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum. In: Diversity in Heritage Conservation: Tradition, Innovation and Participation: ICOM-CC - ICOM-CC - 15th Triennial Conference, 22-26 September 2008, New Delhi, India. New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 897-904.
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Tse J.C.Y., Chan, S.W. and Yeung, E.S. (2008) The Fireboat Alexander Grantham: An Accessible Artifact. In: Saunders, D., Townsend, J. and Woodcock, S. eds. Conservation and Access: Contributions to the London Congress, 15-19 September 2008, London, UK. London: The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 136.

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Chan, S.W., Leung, E.S.T. and Yeung, E.S. (2008) Finding the Missing: Wall Tiles Transfer for Kom Tong Hall. In: Saunders, D., Townsend, J. and Woodcock, S. eds. Conservation and Access: Contributions to the London Congress, 15-19 September 2008, London, UK. London: The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 243.

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Liu A.W.S. (2008) Comparing the Properties of Contemporary Chinese Papers Manufactured in China with Japanese Kozo Washi Paper. In: Papers of the 29th Internation Congress of Paper Historians, 27-31 May 2008, Stockholm, Sweden. IPH, 65-74.
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Tang, C.M.W. and Lai, W.F. (2007) The Clay Print Librettos: History and Conservation Implications. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 46 (2), 175-185.
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Lai, W.F. and Tang, C.M.W. (2007) Gold or Black? - The Secret Behind a Chinese Wedding Document (Study and treatment of a Chinese Wedding Document). In: Pagliarino, A. and Osmond, G. eds. Contemporary Collections: Preprints from the AICCM National Conference, 17-19 October 2007, Brisbane, Australia.
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Lai, W.F. (2007) Conservation Input for Fabricating a Contemporary Artwork. In: Pagliarino, A. and Osmond, G. eds. Contemporary Collections: Preprints from the AICCM National Conference, 17-19 October 2007, Brisbane, Australia.
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Cheung, A.Y.K., Yeung, E.S. and Chan S.W. (2007) A Threat of PEST?-"Foodstuff" as Components of Installation Art for a Museum Exhibition. In: Pagliarino, A. and Osmond, G. eds. Contemporary Collections: Preprints from the AICCM National Conference, 17-19 October 2007, Brisbane, Australia.
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Chan, S.W., Yeung, E.S. and Tse, J.C.Y. (2006) Bringing a Second Life to a Historical Vessel, the Conservation Strategy for Fireboat Alexander Grantham. Poster presentation at: The Object in Context: Crossing Conservation Boundaries: IIC 2006 Munich Congress, 28 August - 1 September 2006, Munich, Germany.

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Liu A.W.S. (2006) Chinese Papers: Their Developments, Characteristics and Permanence. The Book and Paper Group Annual, 25, 2006.
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Cheung, A.Y.K. (2005) A Study of Sequins on a Cantonese Opera Stage Curtain. In: Rogerson, C. and Garside, P. eds. The Future of the Twentieth Century: Collecting, Interpreting and Conserving Modern Materials: AHRC Research Centre for Textile Conservation and Textile Studies: 2nd Annual Conference, 26-28 July 2005. London: Archetype, 122-127.
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Liu A.W.S. (2004) Restoration of a 1930s Lease Document: Combination of a Traditional Chinese Mounting Technique with a Western Paper Splitting Method. In: The Book and Paper Group Annual, 23, 123-126.