Jointly-organised by Antiquities and Monuments Office, Development Bureau, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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.

Date & Time Topic Speakers

21.12.2024

2:30 – 5:30 pm

Researches on Dinosaur Fossils and Palaeoanthropology (Onsite Programme)

(1) The History and Methodology of Dinosaur Research (In Putonghua)

Dr. PEI Rui
Associate Professor of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

(2) The Stories of Evolution Told by Fossil X-ray Images (In Putonghua)

Dr. YI Hongyu
Associate Professor of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

(3) The Reconstruction of Livelihoods of Prehistoric Humans (In Putonghua)

Dr. GUAN Ying
Associate Professor of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

5.1.2025

2 – 3:30 pm

Vertebrates - from Land to the Sky

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Prof. Michael Pittman
Assistant Professor, School of Life Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

18.1.2025

2:30 – 5 pm

Exploring the Human Origin and Evolution (Onsite Programme) (In Putonghua)

Prof. GAO Xing
Research Professor of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Professor of University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Adjunct Professor of Jilin University, Northwest University, Zhengzhou University and Sichuan University.

Peopling of the Tibetan Plateau: Paleolithic Discoveries and Research (Onsite Programme) (In Putonghua)

Dr. ZHANG Xiaoling
Researcher of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, focusing on Paleolithic Archaeology

Remarks:

Public Lectures organised on 21 December 2024 and 18 January 2025 will not be live broadcast.

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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.

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No recording of any kind is allowed without prior permission.

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

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