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

𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 Closing Date: 24 Sep 2025 The postholder will be a core member of this exciting initiative and will bring oral history experience and skills to the Centre. Details: tinyurl.com/HKHCRA

Welcome to our quarterly round up. We've hosted a number of academic talks and public-focused events, reflecting our commitment to advancing scholarly debates, and engaging with the broad wider interest in understanding HK’s diverse history. Full text: www.hkhistory.net/2025/08/01/n...

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟔 𝐒𝐞𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 (𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲) 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭: 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 £𝟓 / 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 £𝟐 (𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝) Please secure your spot by purchasing the ticket on: tinyurl.com/HKhistday202... Programme: tinyurl.com/hkhchistday2...

Emerging Paths in Hong Kong History: Graduate Conference 2025 25-26 June 2025 21 papers by PhD students and young scholars from Europe, North America, Asia and Britain and a keynote speech by Gina Tam. What a wonderful feast of ideas and research insights! Full programme: tinyurl.com/2sbzdkpu

History Salon 17 May 2025 An insightful and engaging talk at our History Salon this afternoon by Prof John Wong of HKU on the history of Hong Kong’s linked exchange rate system. Thank you John for the wonderful talk!

June Cantonese Hist Salon at Arts Complex, UoB. Reynold Tsang, lecturer in the Dept of History at the University of Hong Kong, will share on the topic 'Tracing the First Museums in Hong Kong'. Register: tktp.as/EIJRFF

Welcome to our latest quarterly round up. We’ve had a busy and productive three months, and a ten years now. This January we marked the tenth anniversary of the launch in January 2015 of our Hong Kong History Project, predecessor to the HKHC. Full text: www.hkhistory.net/2025/05/07/n...

HKHC Speaker's Series, Dr. Jenny Huangfu Day 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝒖𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔, 𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒂 23 May 2025, 9:30 – 11am (UKT) On Microsoft Teams Register: tinyurl.com/58cwss87

May Cantonese Hist Salon at Arts Complex, UoB. Prof. John D. Wong, a professor and an associate dean in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong, will share on the topic 'Why the peg? Then and now.' Register: tktp.as/ECTKRJ

History Salon 12 April 2025 Prof. Kwong Chi Man (HK Baptist University), our visiting scholar, gave a perceptive and comprehensive review of the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong (1941-1945) and shared his insight on his spatial history project in the Centre. What a great feast of thoughts!

HKHC Speaker's Series, Dr. Stella Meng Wang 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 8 May 2025, 1 – 2:30pm (UKT) On Zoom Register: tktp.as/EQBIEB

April Cantonese Hist Salon at Arts Complex, UoB. Dr. Kwong Chi Man, associate prof. in the hist dept of Hong Kong Baptist University, will share on the topic 'Three Years and Eight Months': Experiencing the Second World War in Hong Kong. Register: tktp.as/ELLZEL

🔥✨A reminder to all who are interested: The Abstract and CV Submission Deadline is this Friday, 14 March 2025💥⚡️

HKHC Speaker's Series, Dr. Kwong Chi Man 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝: 𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟏-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟓 1 Apr 2025, 3:30 – 5pm (UKT) Register: tktp.as/ESNOUC

The presentations from Hong Kong History Day 2024 are now uploaded and you can view them on YouTube. 香港歷史日2024的所有演講已經全部上載，大家可一次過於YouTube重溫。 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

March Cantonese Hist Salon at Arts Complex, UoB. Samuel Dic Sum Lai, PhD Candidate at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS, will share on the topic 'The Normalized Abnormal: History development of Hong Kong Caacaanteng'. Register: tktp.as/EUXOYW

Continue introducing our network of ECS, we have Hoyee Tse sharing with us with us her reflections on her academic journey and current doctoral project on the visual imagery produced during the Hong Kong social movement between 2019 and 2020. www.hkhistory.net/2025/02/25/i...

Yesterday we had an interesting panel discussion on Hong Kong and modern global history with guest appearance of David Clayton of York University, and our own Su Lin Lewis, Simon Potter and Robert Bickers this afternoon.

We will have our family history workshop in May. In-person Cantonese workshop. 香港史研究中心將於5月31日在布里斯托大學舉辦家族史工作坊。廣東話實體活動。 Register／報名: forms.office.com/e/vJiXubjaNf

HKHC Speaker's Series, Dr. Liza Wing Man Kam, University of Vienna, Austria Learn to oppress: Intellectual trajectory in constructing the colonies in Hong Kong and Taiwan 7 Mar 2025, 3:30 – 5pm (UKT) Arts Complex, University of Bristol Register: tktp.as/EIWBOG

Welcome to our latest quarterly round up. We have continued to host a fascinating and thought-provoking series of talks, online and in-person, that attract a diverse audience from within and importantly from outside the university. Check out more on: www.hkhistory.net/2025/02/12/n...

'Hong Kong History Day 2024' now on YouTube! Panel on ‘History education beyond classroom’ Video 1: Reynold Tsang The University of Hong Kong History of Local Museums

On 24 Feb, we will have Prof. David Clayton delivering a talk on his latest research, exploring HK’s place in modern global history. The talk will be followed by a panel discussion featuring historians from the UoB. Hybrid event, register: tktp.as/EETOKO