9 Feb 96
Locomotives of the Sugar Railways of Java
Mr Brian Pearce
8 Mar 96
Paper Folkfore
Dr Janet Scott
In addition to these lectures we have had a series of 8 lectures given in association with the exhibition on buildings in Hong Kong presented jointly by the Society and the Antiquities and Monuments Office as follows:
Title
Lecturer
Villages in the New Territories
Dr. Patrick Hase
Kowloon Walled City (in Cantonese)
Dr. Elizabeth Sinn
Approach to Conservation - Work on Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (in Cantonese)
Mr S L. Lam
The Space and Face of 19th Century Urban in Hong Kong
The Rey Carl Smith
The Military Installations in Guangdong Coastal Area during the Qing Dynasty (in Cantonese)
Dr. Anthony Siu
The Architecture of Necessity: On the inhabiting of City Form and Space in Hong Kong
Mr. Desmond Hu
Our Heritage: Hong Kong's Old Chinese and Colonial Buildings
Dr. Daniel Waters
The Three Hamlets of Mut Wo - Pak Mong, Tu Ho and Ngau Kwu Long
Dr. Joseph Ting (in Cantonese)
The response to these was excellent even though they were held on a Saturday afternoon. It was particularly gratifying to note that four were presented in Cantonese,
Many of the lecturers are with us to-night and we welcome them as our guests.
In addition to the above no less than 15 visits within Hong Kong and three visits outside Hong Kong have been organised as follows:
Date
Place
7 May 95
Tam Kung Festival, Shaukerwan
13 May 95
Maryknoll Fathers, Stanley
27 May 95
Balthus Exhibition, HK Museum of Art
15 Jun 95
1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, Malaysia Lines
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