May 2026 History Salon at Arts Complex, UoB. Doris Chan, research associate at the Hong Kong History Centre, will share on 'Migration and British response in post-war Hong Kong'. Cantonese event. Register: tktp.as/EEFWBR

Seaside. Leisure. British colonialism. Politics. An inspiring talk by Prof. Poon Shuk Wah@History Salon on last Saturday.

One month to go before registrations close. Excited to announce the latest addition to the programme: Prof Madeline Y. Hsu (University of Maryland, College Park) and Prof Su Lin Lewis (Bristol) will join the teaching team for the Hong Kong History Summer School! www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s...

We can now revisit all four panel discussions of Hong Kong Day 2025 (6 September 2025), all come with English subtitles. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Continue introducing our network of ECS, WONG Kin Lok Nicholas shares his MPhil project, on how the colonial government sought, from 1945-1967, both to moderate nationalism in commemoration and to reinforce its own legitimacy through memorial practices. tinyurl.com/3yu9tevr

We can now revisit all four panel discussions of Hong Kong Day 2025 (6 September 2025). Here is the fourth panel (Cantonese with English subtitle): Chan Koon Chung x Lui Tai Lok: Cultural Hong Kong: City Magazine and 1970s-80s youtu.be/IZM6i3K7hh4

Echoes of the Cold War and Heritage Making: Commemorating Sun Yat-sen at the Red House in Hong Kong Dr Lok-yin LAW, The Education University of Hong Kong Online event. Register on Ticketpass. tktp.as/EYNLNJ

We can now revisit all four panel discussions of Hong Kong Day 2025 (6 September 2025). Here is the part 3 of the third panel (Cantonese with English subtitle): 【Writing Your Family History Part 3】 ‘Why do I promote family history in HK?’, Dora Choi youtu.be/eS5eoJg7bjc

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!

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 [email protected]

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

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...

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

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...

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 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 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

Jan 2026 History Salon at Arts Complex, UoB. Gary Cheung, veteran journalist and published author, will share on 'Reevaluating the Sino-British negotiation: Learning from declassified British records'. Cantonese event. Register: tktp.as/EZIUSZ

2nd Family History Workshop （6 Dec 2025) Our co-Director Dr. Vivian Kong shared her research experience and offered a crash course on methodology of family history research to an engaging audience earlier today. More coming soon. Watch this space.

Continue introducing our network of ECS, we have Yuan JIN sharing with us on her academic journey and current project on the Kowloon Waterworks system in Hong Kong. Full text see: tinyurl.com/4pwk72vf

5th Workshop of Early Career Researcher on Hong Kong History (27/11/25) Four stimulating presentations by Tsz Hong Lai (Berlin), Duncan Ma (Bristol), Alex Wong (Toronto) and Timothy Chan (Manchester), what a feast of ideas!

"Hong Kong History Academy" 8 lectures, each comprising 3 sessions. Lecture 2 Dogs' Welfares and Social Progress Dr Catherine S. Chan Session three: Modernization and Dogs’ rights youtu.be/rikYbcVQPpI

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰: t.co/ueTuU4kwKE

𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔/𝟐𝟕 Two streams: 𝐚) 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐛) 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 (𝐏𝐆𝐑) 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭. Details: www.hkhistory.net/2025/11/24/v...

"Hong Kong History Academy" 8 lectures, each comprising 3 sessions. Lecture 2 Dogs' Welfares and Social Progress Dr Catherine S. Chan Session two: Limits of “British civilizing mission” youtu.be/8QMZHB38jzM

Dec History Salon at Arts Complex, UoB. Dr Peter Hamilton, Senior Lecturer, Hong Kong History Centre, University of Bristol. he will share on 'Hong Kong Elites’ American Business Strategies in the Cold War'. English event. Register: tktp.as/ECYRPY

Join us for a three-weeks Hong Kong History Centre Accredited summer programmes in summer 2026! More details please see: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s...

Hong Kong History Centre Studentship 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Dept of Hist, University of Bristol 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: UK and International (including EU) 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: Tuition Fees and stipend 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: Sep 26 – Sep 30 (full-time) Details: www.hkhistory.net/2025/11/17/h...

Lesson 2 Dogs' Welfares and Social Progress Dr. Catherine Chan revisits the notions of modernization and a civilized society by examining how our attitudes toward dogs’ rights in HＫ have evolved over time. Lesson 2 session one will be released on Nov 14 (Friday). Stay tuned!

【《香港歷史學堂》有獎問答遊戲 】 【'Hong Kong History Academy' Prize Quiz】 答中下列問題，將可以參加抽獎，獎品為畢可思教授親筆簽名的專著——《太古集團與近代中國》。 Win a signed book ‘China Bound: John Swire & Sons and Its World, 1816-1980' by Prof. Robert Bickers!

Continue introducing our network of ECS, we have Alex Wong sharing with us on his academic journey and current project on rural, village, and indigenous housing in the New Territories of Hong Kong, focusing on the long 1970s (1967-84) and the present. tinyurl.com/jmkbm36a

Continue introducing our network of ECS, we have Yibin Liu sharing with us on her academic journey and current project on why did the global economic crises appear to have limited impact on Hong Kong economy in the early nineteenth century. tinyurl.com/7n8vse6s

Welcome to our quarterly roundup! This summer included significant arrivals and departures, and a packed and lively History Day. Sept has brought a resumption of our Hist Salon and Speaker Series, and a new video series "HK History Academy". Full text: www.hkhistory.net/2025/10/20/n...

Nov History Salon at Arts Complex, UoB. Dexter Tse, PhD researcher at Trinity College Dublin, will share on 'The Last Episode of Hong Kong’s Long History of Piracy'. Cantonese event. Register: tktp.as/EDNHPQ

Our first video of the new series "Hong Kong History Academy" is out! 8 lectures, each comprising 3 sessions. Lecture 1: Swire and Hong Kong Prof. Robert Bickers Session one: Why did the British go to China? youtu.be/1gl_ecm9Tz0

Continue introducing our network of ECS, we have Timothy Cheuk Yin Chan sharing with us with us her reflections on her academic journey and current doctoral project on the development of Hong Kong’s monetary system between 1841 and 1870. Full text: tinyurl.com/2nw4b9sc

𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 Dr Melody Hoi-lam YIU 29 Oct 2025, 3:30 – 5pm (UKT) Research Space, Arts Complex, UoB / Zoom English Hybrid event. Register on: tktp.as/ELUCZG

Oct History Salon at Arts Complex, UoB. Dr Melody Hoi-lam YIU, Research Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture, CUHK, will share on 'Late colonial public cultural architecture in Hong Kong' Cantonese event. Register: tktp.as/EPJYWO