2 July
7 July
16 Sept
5 October
7 October
21 October
11 November
9 December
10 December
16 December
Rescue Archaeology in Hong Kong Mr S.T Chin (This was combined with a visit to the Antiquities & Monuments Office)
Anthony Lawrence Retrospective (This was combined with a dinner at the China Club)
The Coming Man 19th Century American Perceptions of the Chinese. Professor Philip Choy and Professor Marion Hom
The Lowson Diary A Record of the Early Phase of the Bubonic Epidemic in Hong Kong in 1894 Professor G H Choa
Two lectures on Vietnam. Dr Norman Owen and Dr Patrick Hase
Hong Kong's Wild Places - Changes through the Centuries Mr Edward Stokes
Disappearing Trades and Artisans of Old Hong Kong
Shanghailanders. Colonial Attitudes and Informal Empire 1843-1943. Dr. R.A. Bickers
Business in China An Historical Perspective (Held jointly with the South China Research Circle at the University of Science and Technology)
Competition and Organisation A Re-examination of Chinese Business Practices Professor Gary Hamilton
1995
20 January
13 February
8 March
A Case Study of a Chinese Funeral Dr. Dan Waters
Ajanta Cave Paintings Mr Benoy K Behl
Ancient Monuments of Angkor Then Preservation and Future Dr Richard Engelhardt
Some of the lecturers are here this evening as guests of the Society and I hope you will re-introduce yourselves to us, and members will welcome them in our midst. And on the subject of lectures and visits the Council is always very receptive to ideas - not only ideas but offers to lead a visit.
Lectures and activities are not however the only areas for which the Society is well known. We again make our views known to the public, we publish an annual journal, and the next one is likely to appear shortly: we celebrate anniversaries, and we will be bringing out a 35th anniversary publication, edited by Dr. Elizabeth Sinn entitled "Villages" with many original contributions by local members. We hopefully provide an impetus