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HKU Faculty of Arts to hold exhibition opening and memorial gathering for Professor Leung Ping-kwan (Yesi)

29 Jan 2013

The "Good Company: Leung Ping-kwan's Hong Kong" Exhibition commemorates the work of our city's foremost literary voice, Yesi, who sadly passed away on January 5, 2013. The exhibition is inspired by Leung Ping-kwan's collaboration with nine artist friends and communicates their shared vision of Hong Kong. Five of the exhibits, including a photograph taken by Yesi, have not been shown before. The nine artist photographers are Leong Ka Tai, Raymond Chan Wai Man, Alfred Ko Chi Keung, Lee Ka Sing, Wong Kan Tai, Wong Wo Bik, Michael Wolf, So Hing Keung and Kwan Pun Leung. 

Poetry and literary creation were central to Yesi's life; so was friendship. The exhibition shows how friendship and poetry can nourish each other, displaying the author's poems alongside his friends' photographs. It also offers a bibliographical survey of Leung Ping-kwan's work in three genres - poetry, prose, fiction – from earlier to more recent times. The exhibition, held as part of the Faculty of Arts Centenary and co-organized by the University of Hong Kong Libraries, will run from 30 January to 1 March 2013. 

The Opening Ceremony for the exhibition will be held tomorrow (Wednesday, January 30). The Dean of Arts, Professor Kam Louie, University Librarian, Mr Peter Sidorko, and Professor Elaine Ho of the School of English will officiate at the Ceremony. 

Professor Elaine Ho of the School of English will meet the media before the ceremony on the exhibition and to introduce the exhibits. Details are as follows: 

Date: 30 January 2013 (Wednesday)
Time: 5:00 pm
Venue: Atrium, G/F, Main Library, HKU 

Opening Ceremony
Date: 30 January 2013 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: Atrium, G/F, Main Library, HKU
Language: English 

The Opening Ceremony will be followed by a Memorial Gathering, led by Dr Esther Cheung, staff, students and alumni of the Department of Comparative Literature:
Memorial Gathering
Date: 30 January 2013 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Venue: 1/F, Special Collections, Main Library, HKU
Language: Cantonese and English 

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Georgina Challen, Public Affairs Manager, Faculty of Arts (tel: 3917 4250 email: gchallen@hku.hk) or Ms Melanie Wan (Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk.