Images of Our City: Landmarks and Coastlines of Central
Images of Our City: Landmarks and Coastlines of Central
"Images of Our City: Landmarks and Coastlines of Central" Photo Exhibition and Forum
The "Images of Our City: Landmarks and Coastlines of Central" Photo Exhibition will introduce the history of reclamation projects in Central. Featuring photos and postcards of places such as Queen's Road and Des Voeux Road in the late 19th century, Connaught Road in the early 20th century and Edinburgh Place in the 1950s, the exhibition will show changes to Central's coastline and landmarks across time.
A forum will be held in conjunction with the exhibition. Mr Jacky Yu, webmaster of Old Hong Kong Photo, and Dr Patrick Mok, former manager of the Hong Kong Memory Project, will discuss how online platforms support historic preservation.
You are cordially invited to join the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
The exhibition is organized by Old Hong Kong Photo (http://www.oldhkphoto.com) and co-organized by the Faculty of Arts and Hong Kong Global Network (http://hkgn.net).
"Images of Our City: Landmarks and Coastlines of Central" Photo Exhibition
Exhibition period: 24 March 2015 to 10 April 2015 (Monday to Sunday, closed from 3 April to 7 April)
Opening hours: 8:00am to 11:00pm
Venue: G/F, Chi Wah Learning Commons, Centennial Campus, HKU
Opening Ceremony
Date: 24 March 2015 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Courtyard outside Chi Wah Learning Commons, Centennial Campus, HKU
Forum - Old Images Go Online
Co-organized by the University Bookstore
Date: 31 March 2015 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Venue: University Bookstore (G/F, Chi Wah Learning Commons, Centennial Campus, HKU)
Speakers: Mr Jacky Yu (Webmaster of Old Hong Kong Photo, History Enthusiast), Dr. Patrick Mok (Former Manager of Hong Kong Memory Project, Cultural Researcher)
Language: Cantonese
Details and registration: http://arts.hku.hk/oldhkphoto-forum
Photos of Forum - Old Images Go Online
For enquiries, please contact Mr Cyrus Chan, Events Coordinator of the Faculty of Arts (tel: 3917 4984 / email: cyrusc@hku.hk).
Media Coverage of the Exhibition:
SCMP, Thursday, 02 April, 2015
"Then and now: photographs show Hong Kong harbourfront's startling transformation"
Topick.hket.com, Tuesday, 24 March, 2015
【圖輯】《我城故影》舊相展 重溫中環百年變遷
Singtao Daily, Tuesday, 07 April, 2015
香港舊照片鳥瞰中環海岸綫變化 收集網民珍藏重見消失街道
F01 | 星島教育 | 家長八達通 | By Elsie陳
Comments from the public:
"I've always wanted to learn more about the old Hong Kong and I love how the organizer try to do such an amazing job of collecting all these old pictures. I'm looking forward to seeing more of other districts!"
"It 's interesting to learn a bit a bout HK history. I didn't know HK carried a lot of reclamation projects. The oldest one dates to the late 1900s. And it's interesting to know where I stand used to be part of the ocean."
"I'm a year 3 HKU BA students and I love this exhibition very much. The old geographical scenery is so fascinating. I appreciate the work of you all. Making a good use of the internet and modern technology is the key to revive our history, esp. in the era of identity movement. Thanks and keep up!"
"Thank you very much for arranging such historical exhibition to let us know about how HK is developed all the way through!"
"Thank you so much for all the efforts to make this happen; all our memories can be recalled. Many thanks again."