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HKU weekly notice (from April 4 to April 11, 2015)

02 Apr 2015

 

HKU Department of Japanese Studies exhibition on Early Japan Airlines Advertising
The University’s Department of Japanese Studies is holding a unique exhibition on the way Japan Airlines promoted its first international services to San Francisco and Hong Kong. The exhibition, entitled “Hong Kong – Japan Connections: In the Air and On Campus”, will run until April 30, 2015, in the Ground Floor Gallery of Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU.

The exhibition was put together by Dr. Yoshiko Nakano of the Department of Japanese Studies, School of Modern Languages and Cultures. It features Japan Airlines ads from the 1950s to the 1970s which Dr Nakano has collected as part of her research into how Japan represented itself overseas after World War II.

Period: March 24 to April 30, 2015
Venue: Ground Floor Gallery, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU Centennial Campus

For media enquiries, please contact Mr Cyrus Chan, Events Coordinator, Faculty of Arts (tel: 3917 4984 email: cyrusc@hku.hk).

Student-led photo exhibition of Old Hong Kong Images held at HKU
A student-led exhibition, "Images of Our City: Landmarks and Coastlines of Central", is held in the Foyer of Chi Wah Learning Commons, HKU. The exhibition introduces the history of reclamation projects in Central. Featuring photos and postcards of various sites, including Queen's Road and Des Voeux Road in the late 19th century, Connaught Road in the early 20th century and Edinburgh Place in the 1950s, the exhibition explores changes to Central's coastline and landmarks across time.

Founded in 2012, “Old Hong Kong Photo” aims to conserve the collective memory of Hong Kong citizens through the development of an online museum. The photo exhibition is an initiative led by students from the University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Exhibition period: March 24, 2015 to April 10, 2015 (closed from April 3 to 7)
Opening hours: 8:00am to 11:00pm
Venue: Foyer of Chi Wah Learning Commons, HKU

For media enquiries, please contact Mr Cyrus Chan, Events Coordinator, Faculty of Arts (tel: 3917 4984 email: cyrusc@hku.hk).