Hong Kong History Day 2025 

Hong Kong History Day 2025 
Organized by Hong Kong History Centre, University of Bristol 

Date: 6 Sep 2025 (Saturday)
Venue: Arts Complex, University of Bristol, 7 Woodland Road, Bristol
Ticket: Non-student £5 / Student £2
(lunch and refreshment included) 

Please secure your spot by purchasing the ticket on:
https://tinyurl.com/HKhistday2025-tickets

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Program: 
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10:40-11:00
Door opens  

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11:00-11:05
Opening remarks   

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11:05-12:20        
Panel 1 : History and Hong Kong’s New Territories: Meeting Patrick Hase 
(English session)  

Speaker:  
Patrick Hase, Historian  

Moderator:  
John Carroll, The University of Hong Kong  

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12:20-13:20
Lunch break  

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13:20-14:35
Panel 2:  Capital Punishment in Colonial Hong Kong 
(English session)  

Speaker:
Chris Munn, Historian  

Moderator:
John Carroll, The University of Hong Kong

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14:35-15:50
Panel 3: Writing Your Family History
(Cantonese session)  

Speakers:
‘Archival Research and Family History’
Ryan Iu, University of Bristol  

‘Story of my father: Life of a Civil Servant’
Gail Yuen, Manchester Metropolitan University  

‘Why do I promote family history in Hong Kong?’
Dora Choi, Director of To be Continued

Moderator:
Vivian Kong, University of Bristol   

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15:50-16:10
Coffee break  

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16:10-17:25
Panel 4: Cultural Hong Kong: City Magazine and 1970s-1980s 
(Cantonese session)  

Speaker:
Chan Koon Chung, Writer

Moderator:
Lui Tai Lok, Education University of Hong Kong

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17:25-17:30
Closing remarks