Language Matters: Dr Lisa Lim Talks about the Origin of the Word “Praya” and How it Became Part of Place Names in Hong Kong

24 August 2017 (Thursday)

18 August 2017 (Friday) – online

Dr Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in the School of English, talks about the origin of the word “Praya” and how it became part of place names in Hong Kong, in her fortnightly Post Magazine column: Language Matters.

“Hong Kong once had Praya Central, a glorious stretch of seafront that fell victim to reclamation in the late 19th century.”

Please click on the following link for the complete article:

http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/2107162/where-word-praya-came-and-how-it-became-part-place-names

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