Chinese Culture Promotion OfficeLeisure and Cultural Services Department
Talks / Seminars
| Name of Activity | Venue | Date | Link | |
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| 1 | "Meet the Masters!" Series | Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Centre (located at Sam Tung Uk Museum) |
Until 12.2024 |  |
| 2 | Talk on Chinese Classics: Appreciation of Chinese Classical Poems: Selected Readings of the Nineteen Old Poems (V) / Selected Readings of Su Shi's Poems (V) | City Hall Public Library | 7-9.2024 (Every Sunday, except Public Holidays and specific dates) | |
| 3 | Talk on Chinese Classics: The Writings of Su Shi and His Philosophy of Life | Lockhart Road Public Library | 7-9.2024 (Every Wednesday, except Public Holidays and specific dates) | |
| 4 | Talk on Chinese Classics: The Shimmering Pearl in the Vast Sea – Chinese Folk Art – Development and Inheritance |
Yau Ma Tei Public Library | 7-9.2024 (Every Friday, except Public Holidays and specific dates) | |
| 5 | Hok Hoi Lectures on Chinese Wisdom and Life Pursuits: Tracing the Modernisation of Chinese Music through History | Hong Kong Central Library | 3.8.2024 | |
| 6 | Lecture Series on Chinese Temples Culture: Temple and Deities Carving |
Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History | 4.8.2024 | |
| 7 | Smart Living Talk Series 2024－You need to know about the Healthy Food Therapy for keeping spleen gastric in Four Seasons | Tsuen Wan Public Library | 10.8.2024 | |
| 8 | Smart Living Talk Series 2024－Qigong and meditation, cultivate tranquility of body and mind | Tsuen Wan Public Library | 17.8.2024 | |
| 9 | “Livelihood and Society of Hong Kong before and after the Fall of the City” Thematic Talk Series - The Refugee Problem in Hong Kong during the War of Resistance | Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence | 24.8.2024 | |
| 10 | Chitchat with Museum Directors | Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong Science Museum |
24.8.2024 | |
| 11 | Hong Kong in the War of Resistance: Cemeteries in Southern District - Stories of Heroes in the War of Resistance | Aberdeen Public Library | 24.8.2024 | |
| 12 | "The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Fragrance of Time — In Search of Chinese Art of Scent" Arist Sharing | Hong Kong Museum of Art | 24.8.2024 | |
| 13 | Series on "Culture and History of the Islands District": "Religious Architecture on the Outlying Islands" : Churches and festivals on outlying islands | Tung Chung Public Library | 1.9.2024 | |
| 14 | Series on "Culture and History of the Islands District": "Religious Architecture on the Outlying Islands" : Temples and festivals on Lantau Island | Tung Chung Public Library | 8.9.2024 | |
| 15 | Lecture Series on Chinese Temples Culture: Stories about Shui Yuet Temple at Shan Tung Street, Mongkok |
Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History | 8.9.2024 | |
| 16 | "The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Fragrance of Time — In Search of Chinese Art of Scent" Public Talk on Selected Chinese Paintings (tentative title) | Hong Kong Museum of Art | 8.9.2024 | |
| 17 | Talk Series on Hong Kong Memory in 2024/25: Seal Carving - the Art of Sigillography in Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Central Library | 14.9.2024 | |
| 18 | Subject talk of "Understand the history of the Anti-Japanese War in Hong Kong and enhance national feelings” | Tsuen Wan Public Library | 14.9.2024 | |
| 19 | Series in "Appreciate the Art of Chinese" Subject Talk on Chinese Ink Painting / Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series (i) Introduction to Chinese Ink Painting (ii) The Evolution of Chinese Ink Painting |
Lockhart Road Public Library | 14 and 28.9.2024 | |
| 20 | Series on "Chinese History, Culture and Heritage"： Subject Talk: (i) The Arts of Lion Head - Appreciation of Traditional Paper Crafting (Tentative) (ii) The Art of Lion Head - Past and Present of Paper Crafting (Tentative) |
Shek Tong Tsui Public Library City Hall Public Library |
15.9.2024 (Tentative) 21.9.2024 (Tentative) |
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| 21 | “Livelihood and Society of Hong Kong before and after the Fall of the City” Thematic Talk Series - Chinese Beliefs and Customs in Hong Kong during the Japanese Occupation | Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence | 21.9.2024 | |
| 22 | Subject talk of "Understand the history of the Anti-Japanese War in Hong Kong and enhance national feelings" (Tentative) | Tsing Yi Public Library | 21.9.2024 (Tentative) | |
| 23 | Series on “ Embrace Health” - Subject Talk on “Chinese Medicine Health Preservation in Autumn and Winter” |
Tung Chung Public Libraries | 22.9.2024 | |
| 24 | Subject Talk Series on “Interesting Lingnan Food Culture in Our Daily Lives” | Tiu Keng Leng Public Library Sai Kung Public Library |
6.10.2024 (Tentative) 13.10.2024 (Tentative) |
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| 25 | "History of the North District" Thematic Subject Talk: Knowing the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independent Battalion of the East River (Dongjiang) Column and its Contribution from the Historical Relics of the War of Resistance in Sha Tau Kok |
Fanling Public Library | 20.10.2024 (Tentative) | |
| 26 | Series on "Chinese History, Culture and Heritage"： Workshop: (i) The Arts of Chinese Seal Carving - Workshop on Calligraphy Seal Carving (Tentative) (ii) The Art of Chinese Seal Carving - Workshop on Pictorial Seal Carving (Tentative) |
Shek Tong Tsui Public Library City Hall Public Library |
27.10.2024 (Tentative) 2.11.2024 (Tentative) |
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| 27 | Public Lecture Series on “Lingnan Culture and the World” 2024 - Lingnan: A Literary Landscape | Hong Kong Central Library | 27.10.2024 23 and 24.11.2024 (Programmes details will be announced soon) |
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| 28 | Intangible Cultural Heritage @Wong Tai Sin: (I) Eating with“ICH” | Ngau Chi Wan Public Library | 10.2024 (Tentative) | |
| 29 | Intangible Cultural Heritage @Wong Tai Sin: (II) Hong Kong Story of “Worship” | San Po Kong Public Library | 10.2024 (Tentative) | |
| 30 | Subject Talks on “Chinese Dietary Therapy and Health” | Ma On Shan Public Library Yuen Chau Kok Public Library Sha Tin Public Library |
10 - 11.2024 (Tentative) | |
| 31 | “A Walk-through into Lingnan Architecture” Subject Talks | North Kwai Chung Public Library South Kwai Chung Public Library Tsing Yi Public Library |
10 - 11.2024 (Tentative) | |
| 32 | Talk on Chinese Classics: Exploring Lingnan Culture | City Hall Public Library | 10-12.2024 (Every Sunday, except Public Holidays and specific dates) | |
| 33 | Talk on Chinese Classics: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Culture | Lockhart Road Public Library | 10-12.2024 (Every Wednesday, except Public Holidays and specific dates) | |
| 34 | Talk on Chinese Classics: Traditional Chinese Architectural Culture | Yau Ma Tei Public Library | 10-12.2024 (Every Friday, except Public Holidays and specific dates) | |
| 35 | “Broadway of Lingnan”: Subject Talk series on Cantonese Opera | Ma On Shan Public Library Yuen Chau Kok Public Library Sha Tin Public Library |
2.11.2024 9.11.2024 16.11.2024 |
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| 36 | Talk Series on Hong Kong Memory in 2024/25: Hong Kong Cheongsam Story |
City Hall Public Library | 16.11.2024 | |
| 37 | Subject Talk on Chinese Medicine for the Elderly | Fa Yuen Street Public Library Yau Ma Tei Public Library |
24.11.2024 | |
| 38 | Subject talk about Health Preservation in Chinese Medicine (Tentative) | Chai Wan Public Library Quarry Bay Public Library |
11.2024 (Tentative) | |
| 39 | "Street Walker@Sham Shui Po" Subject Talk Series (Tentative) | Lai Chi Kok Public Library Po On Road Public Library Sham Shui Po Public Library |
11.2024 (Tentative) | |
| 40 | “To Pass On” Series: Talks (Tentative) | Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library Yuen Long Public Library |
11-12.2024 (Tentative) (Programmes details will be announced soon) |
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| 41 | Talk Series on Hong Kong Memory in 2024/25: The Journey of becoming a DJ |
Sham Shui Po Public Library | 7.12.2024 | |
| 42 | Cultural and Historical Heritage in Hong Kong - A Century of Cultural Development in Central and Western District - Business | City Hall Public Library | 12.2024 (Tentative) | |
| 43 | Subject Talk on "Intangible Cultural Heritage in Sai Kung - Hakka Unicorn Dance" | Tseung Kwan O Public Library | 1.2025 (Tentative) | |
| 44 | Series on "A Joyful Lunar New Year with Lingnan Culture" - 1. Subject Talk on "The Interesting Chinese New Year's Food Culture in Canton" & 2. Subject Talk on "Fai Chun．Traditional Chinese New Year Decoration" |
Tung Chung Public Library Cheung Chau Public Library |
1 - 2.2025 (Tentative) | |
| 45 | "The Splendor of the Empire: Understanding the Material Culture of the Qin and Han Dynasties Through Artifacts" Subject Talk (Tentative) | Chai Wan Public Library Quarry Bay Public Library |
4.2025 (Tentative) | |
| 46 | "Keepers with a Discerning Eye: Ancient Chinese Paintings and Calligraphies from the Three Preeminent Collections in Hong Kong" Lecture Series | Hong Kong Museum of Art | 5.2025 - 8.2025 (Tentative) | |
| 47 | Chinese Tea Culture Subject Talks (Tentative) | Tung Chung Public Library Community Library of Islands District |
1.6.2025 (Tentative) |