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HKU Heritage Trails – HKU Story

05 Jan 2012

 

To celebrate the centenary of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the University has been organising a series of special campus tour from November 2011. The third tour, featuring stories of HKU, will be held on Jan 8, 2012 (Sunday).

Dr Joseph Ting will lead participants to visit different places and buildings at campus, and talk about the stories of this University, such as the coat of arm, the university motto, the Main Building and how the Old Halls nurtured students who were active in student movements in the 1960s and 1970s. He will also touch on stories of historical figures, such as the then Hong Kong governor Sir Frederick Lugard, Dr Lai Tsi-hsi, head of the Department of Chinese from 1927 to 1935, writer and scholar Professor Hsu Ti-shan, Professor Chen Yin Ko, Professor Zhu Guangqian, distinguished scholar and educator in the field of aesthetics, and more.

Members of the media are cordially invited to join the tour. Details are as follow:

HKU Heritage Trails - HKU Story
HKU has witnessed the changes to Hong Kong and grown with the city. Led by Dr Joseph Ting, the tour will talk about the history of HKU and its influence on Hong Kong.

Dr Joseph Ting is a historian who graduated from HKU, where he majored in Chinese Literature and History. He is also a former Chief Curator of Hong Kong History Museum.

Date：Jan 8, 2012 (Sunday)
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Assembly point：G/F, Main Building
The tour will be conducted in Cantonese

Quota is limited. Members of media please e-mail to carho@hku.hk by Jan 6, 2012 to reserve quota.

About HKU Heritage Trails
The HKU Heritage Trails is a series of special campus tours. The first tour was held in November 2011 and the tours will be held monthly with different themes until April 2012. Led by "Scholastic Tour Leaders", the purpose of the tours is to give the community at large, especially the younger generations, the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the history and architecture of HKU, as well as Hong Kong culture, and pass that knowledge on to future generations. For details and archives of previous tours, please visit http://100.hku.hk/heritage/trails

For media enquiry, please contact Ms Carol Ho of the Communications and Public Affairs Office (Tel: 2219 4263, e-mail: carho@hku.hk)

HKU Heritage Trails

Heritage Trails from Jan to April 2012

1. HKU Story Jan 8, 2012 (Sunday) 15:00 - 17:00
HKU has witnessed the changes to Hong Kong and grown with the city. The tour will talk about the history of HKU and its influence on Hong Kong.

Led by: Dr Joseph Ting

Dr Joseph Ting is a historian who graduated from HKU, where he majored in Chinese Literature and History. He is also a former Chief Curator of Hong Kong History Museum.

2. Students "Chill-out" Places: Past and Present  Feb 04, 2012 (Saturday) 15:00 - 17:00
The popular "Chill-out" places in Central and Western district of HKU students have changed over the past century and the tour will "walk through" those places of the past and present...

Led by: Professor Lui Tai-lok

Professor Lui Tai-lok graduated from HKU and the University of Oxford. He is currently an Academic Officer of the Department of Sociology. He has also published a range of books about the local Hong Kong culture.

3. HKU Literary Footsteps Mar 03, 2012 (Saturday) 15:00 - 17:00
The tour will follow the footsteps of renowned HKU graduates and scholars, such as Eileen Chang and Edmund Blunden, and visit their favourite haunts on campus.

Led by: Ms Wu Yin-Ching

Ms Wu Yin-Ching graduated from HKU, majoring in Chinese and English Language. She is currently an Associate Professor of the Language Centre at Hong Kong Baptist University. She has loved writing since high school and has published a variety of books on prose, poetry and children's fiction.

4. Landscape Tour Apr 14, 2012 (Saturday) 15:00 - 17:00
The HKU Campus is located in Pokfulam with more than 50 hectares. It is adorned with a variety of trees and flowering plants. The tour will explore different landscapes at HKU over times.

Led by: Professor C Y Jim

Professor C Y Jim, graduated from HKU, majoring in Geography and Geology. He is currently a Chair Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography, HKU and is also nicknamed "Dr Tree".

Tours held in2011

Architecture Tour  Nov 19, 2011 (Saturday) 15:00 - 17:30
The tour will introduce participants to HKU's historic buildings and how they have witnessed the development of the University.

Led by: Professor David Lung

Professor Lung is a renowned architect in Hong Kong. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage

HKU Memories from the Archives Exhibition Tours Dec 10, 2011 and Jan 14, 2012 (Saturday)
15:00 - 17:30
Led by: Ms Stacy Gould, the University Archivist (3pm to 4pm, conducted in English)

Led by: Mr Yeung Chun-Tong, Director of the University Museum and Art Gallery (4:30pm - 5:30pm, conducted in Cantonese)