7
15 & 16
October
SYMPOSIUM
Natural and Supernatural in Chinese Social Life. The Role of some Traditional Conceptions in Hong Kong today"
K
1. Some basic conceptions and their traditional relationship to society"
LC
2.
Dr. Marjorie Topley
Geomancy and the village: some first hand impressions
*
Mr. James Hayes
3. Chinese traditional medicine and contemporary Hong Kong "
Dr. Gerald Choa
4. "The measurement of elapsed time in Hong Kong: the Chinese calendar; its uses and value"
5.
CA
6.
*
Mr. K. M. A. Barnett
Some ideas concerning food and diet among Hong Kong Chinese
Dr. Gerald Choa
Some aspects of fortune-telling in Hong Kong"
Dr. F. I. Tseung
7. "Ideas of mental disorder and their practical influence
Dr. P. M. Yap
Chinese temples in the local setting"
Mr. James Hayes
8.
9.
Chinese occasional rites in Hong Kong
Dr. Marjorie Topley
29 October
10.
General question time on subjects arising generally during the Symposium. Panel Chairman: Mr. Timothy Birch
Visit to temples and shrines of the Tai Ping Shan district