Hong Kong History Centre

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫 𝟏𝟓:
Vivian Kong in Panel 1218, Recovering Marginalized Voices in Modern Asian History, at 10:45-12:15

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫 𝟏𝟒:
Tracy Leung in Panel 803: Transnationalizing Hong Kong in Cold War Asia, at 2-3:30

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫 𝟏𝟒:
Allan Pang in Panel 616: Hearing Asian Pasts: Popular Music, Urban Noises, and Maritime Sounds across East and SE Asia, 8:30-10:00

Robert Bickers in Panel 715: Ships as In-between Spaces in Asian and Pacific Waters, 1910s-1960s, at 10:30-12:00

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫 𝟏𝟑:
Phyllis Chan in 516: Beyond Immigration Controls: The Politics of (E)migration in Transnational East Asia, at 3:30-5:00

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫 𝟏𝟑:
Ryan Iu in Panel 312: Transnational History, Memory, and Politics in East and Southeast Asia, at 11-12:30

Doris Chan in Panel 422: Pivotal Places, Diverse Aspirations in East, Southeast, and South Asia: An Interdisciplinary Exploration, at 3:30-5:00

Centre members are also participating/presenting in the following panels. We look forward to sharing with colleagues our work in Vancouver soon.

The Centre research team is currently en route to Vancouver for the Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference. We'll host a reception on Saturday night, at 7:30-9:30, at Pan Pacific Vancouver Oceanview Suite 2.

Come and join us if you are also attending AAS2026!

April 2026 History Salon at Arts Complex, UoB.

Shuk-wah Poon, former professor of history at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, will share on 'The Sea Bathing Culture and Politics in Hong Kong Before the Second World War'.

Cantonese event.

Register:
tktp.as/EUSPXP

Our History Salon resumed last Saturday with a very informative and analytical talk on textile export quota and rent seeking in colonial Hong Kong by Prof. Ngo Tak Wing (University of Macao) and a taste of egg rolls hand-made by Gary and Angel. Fun!

【「屋企歷史自己寫 Part 2 】「倒垃圾的公務員：我的家族史」——袁慧筠 | 'Story of my father: Life of a Civil Servant', Gail Yuen YouTube video by Hong Kong History Centre

We can now revisit all four panel discussions of Hong Kong Day 2025 (6 Sept 2025).
Here is the part 2 of the third panel (Cantonese with English subtitle):

【Writing Your Family History Part 2】
'Story of my father: Life of a Civil Servant', Gail Yuen
youtu.be/e2fDamAeJRI

We are thrilled to host a 3-day hybrid workshop for the preparation of Handbook of Hong Kong history on 19th-21st February. The collection is edited by Prof. Tak Wing Ngo (University of Macao), the Centre’s Visiting Fellow and is scheduled to be published in 2027/2028.

Continue introducing our network of ECS, we have Armaëlle Bonneau sharing with us on her academic journey and current doctoral project “France and the Hong Kong Question: Between Interests and Balances (1951–1986)”.

Full text see:
tinyurl.com/4f93bynt

Upcoming symposium on the frontiers of Hong Kong history!

Alongside the latest postgraduate research and archival practices, we'll benefit from a roundtable featuring Denise Ho (Georgetown), Philip Thai (Northeastern), and Shelly Chan (USCS).

Register at chk.library@utoronto.ca

【「屋企歷史自己寫 Part 1 】「從歷史檔案到家族故事：我的家族史研究經驗」——姚嘉浚 | ‘Archival Research and Family History’, Ryan Iu YouTube video by Hong Kong History Centre

We can now revisit all four panel discussions of Hong Kong Day 2025 (6 September 2025).
Here is the part 1 of the third panel (Cantonese with English subtitle):

【Writing Your Family History Part 1】
‘Archival Research and Family History’, Ryan Iu
youtu.be/YIRlgucJe-A

Chris Munn x John Carroll: Capital Punishment in Colonial Hong Kong | 文基賢與高馬可對談：殖民統治下的死刑：裁決、執行與大館 YouTube video by Hong Kong History Centre

去年9月6日舉行的《香港歷史日2025》，全部四場講座現可在網上重溫。第二場講座（英語）：

夏思義與高馬可對談
《文基賢與高馬可對談：殖民統治下的死刑：裁決、執行與大館》
youtu.be/sp26jH-mYDI

We can now revisit all four panel discussions of Hong Kong Day 2025 (6 Sep 2025).

The second panel:
Chris Munn x John Carroll: Capital Punishment in Colonial Hong Kong
youtu.be/sp26jH-mYDI

University of Bristol Hong Kong History Summer School information session 1

Join us to find out all about this exciting, Bristol-based summer school and ask any questions you have!

events.teams.microsoft.com/event/07dd24...

Patrick Hase x John Carroll: History and Hong Kong’s New Territories | 夏思義與高馬可對談——殖民地歷史與香港新界 YouTube video by Hong Kong History Centre

We can now revisit all four panel discussions of Hong Kong Day 2025 (6 September 2025)

Here is the first panel:
Patrick Hase x John Carroll
Colonial Hong Kong and New Territories
youtu.be/3vtk9SnXig8

Mar 2026 History Salon at Arts Complex, UoB.

Tak-Wing Ngo, Prof at the University of Macau, will share on 'Lai Sun Group’s Transformation and the Rise and Demise of Hong Kong’s Textile Industry'.

Cantonese event.

Register:
tktp.as/EWTAMV

HKHC Speaker’s Series, Prof Tak-Wing Ngo, University of Macau By Hong Kong History Centre

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐳-𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐚: 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧
Prof Tak-Wing Ngo

Hybrid event.

To attend, please register on Ticketpass.
tktp.as/ETNLIH

All four lessons of the first semester's "Hong Kong History Academy" are now available online, you can review all twelve sessions here.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gl_...

Next semester four lessons will be available in April. Please stay tuned!

Welcome to our autumn quarterly roundup!

We remain happily and productively busy, advancing new research from around the world through our talks and video series.

Full text:
www.hkhistory.net/2026/02/02/n...

Dr Kong is now working to develop Chinese-language digital resources to further support the general public in researching and preserving their family history in Hong Kong. Stay tuned in for more updates!

We enjoyed supporting our participants to embark on journeys to find their family’s past in HK, and look forward to hearing what more they might be able to find.

Our Co-Director Dr Vivian Kong and 3 of our doctoral researchers, Alex Cheung, Tracy Leung, and Ryan Iu worked together with the participants to brainstorm how they might pursue their family history research.

Family History Workshop, Session 2
24 January 2026

Last Saturday we welcomed the second cohort of our family history workshop participants back to our campus again for a consultation workshop.

"Hong Kong History Academy" Lecture 4 | Session Two | Kai Tak and Cold War Politics YouTube video by Hong Kong History Centre

"Hong Kong History Academy"

Lecture 4
Hong Kong as an Aviation Hub
Prof John Wong
The University of Hong Kong

Session Two: Kai Tak and Cold War Politics

Watch:
youtu.be/smNPKjJpB2w

"Hong Kong History Academy" Lecture 4 | Session one | Air Traffic before the War YouTube video by Hong Kong History Centre

"Hong Kong History Academy"

Lecture 4
Hong Kong as an Aviation Hub
Prof John Wong
University of Hong Kong

Session One: Air Traffic before the War

Watch:
youtu.be/XSrJbh4Bnzs

Continue introducing our network of ECS, we have Dexter Tse sharing with us his reflections on his academic journey and current doctoral project on “Piracy and British Shipping in Hong Kong, 1900-1945”.

Read:
tinyurl.com/5n78d9ea

Great to see about 60 people showing up in History Salon last Saturday. A stimulating presentation on the Anglo-Chinese negotiation and experience in archival research by Gary Cheung, a veteran journalist and independent researcher, followed by bites of home-made egg rolls😋. What a wonderful day!

HKHC Speaker’s Series, History for All: Translating Research into Impact in Hong Kong History

21 Jan 2026, 3:30 – 5pm (UKT)

Details and Register:
tktp.as/EHNDDR