Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre 
Quota: 110 seats; first come, first served

Lectures will be conducted in Cantonese unless otherwise specified. Free Admission. To be delivered simultaneously through live broadcast via Zoom (Please stay tuned on our latest announcement).

Date & Time Topic Speakers

19.10.2024

3 – 5 pm

Jamia Mosque and Islamic Belief

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Lecture ID: 889 8208 5767
Password: 661581

Mr. Cheung Tai Yan
Vice Chairman of Executive Committee, Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association;
Former Head of Hong Kong Island and Islands Development Office,Territory Development Department

26.10.2024

3 – 5 pm

Decoding the Historic Background and Architectural Features of June Li Building
(Main Building of St. Stephen's Girls' College)

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Lecture ID: 830 5672 3780
Password: 265375

Ms. Chau Wai-chu, Maggie
Principal, St. Stephen’s Girls’ College

2.11.2024

3 – 5 pm

Exploring the Historical Background and Architectural Design of The Bethanie

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Lecture ID: 884 8707 9810
Password: 473554

Mr. Christopher Law Kin Chung
Founding Director, the Oval Partnership Ltd.;
Former Member of the Antiquities Advisory Board

3.11.2024

3 – 5 pm

A 1300-year luminescence-based chronology for terraced cultivation in Hong Kong’s mountains: Implications for research, knowledge exchange & landscape management (In English)

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Lecture ID: 858 4512 8128
Password: 194819

Dr. Mick Atha
Research Associate, McCord Centre for Landscape, Newcastle University, UK

16.11.2024

3 – 5 pm

Tracing the Historic Background and Architectural Merits of the Ex-Portuguese Community School (Escola Camões)

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Lecture ID: 835 1425 2652
Password: 065629

Dr. IP Chung-man, Tony, MH
Member of the Antiquities Advisory Board

17.11.2024

4 – 6 pm

The landing of prehistoric fish – its 400-million-year journey (In Putonghua)

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Lecture ID: 882 8063 7441
Password: 274692

Dr. LU Jing
Professor researcher of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

23.11.2024

3 – 5 pm

Exploring the Global Maritime Trade in the 16th Century through Unearthed Chinese Porcelain Wares (In Putonghua)

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Lecture ID: 878 0051 3460
Password: 504401

Prof. QIN Dashu
Professor, School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University

24.11.2024

3 – 5 pm

Beyond a Century: A Glimpse of Ohel Leah Synagogue (In English)

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Lecture ID: 821 3919 0879
Password: 053095

Mr. William Mocatta
Trustee Emeritus

Rabbi Dr. Asher Oser
Rabbi of Ohel Leah Synagogue

30.11.2024

3 – 5 pm

Connected Religiosity: The Architecture of the Christ the King Chapel; First Church of Christ, Scientist; and the Hindu Temple in Hong Kong

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Lecture ID: 814 2226 7685
Password: 223741

Prof. Ho Puay Peng
Professor, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore;
UNESCO Chair on Architectural Heritage Conservation and Management in Asia

Remarks:

Online lecture will be delivered in live broadcast. Please ensure your device is connected to a stable network. If you are using mobile network, please make sure that you have sufficient mobile data.

For the user guide of Zoom, please visit https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us

Audience will normally be admitted 15 minutes before the lecture starts. Earlier admission may be arranged if necessary.

Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

The Centre makes no representations on the contents of the lectures.

No recording of any kind is allowed without prior permission.

Enquiries: 2208 4488 / enews@amo.gov.hk

Special Arrangements of Education Activities under Inclement Weather Conditions