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Asian Legal History – Extradition and Empire Sovereignty and Subjecthood in Hong Kong (Dr. Ivan Lee, Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore)

9.01, Chen Yu Tung Tower, Law Faculty

In the first book-length study of the imperial history of extradition in Hong Kong, Ivan Lee shows how British judges, lawyers, and officials navigated the nature of extradition, debated its legalities, and distinguished it over time from other modalities of criminal jurisdiction – including deportation, rendition, and trial and punishment under territorial and extraterritorial laws. […]

Public Lecture – Film as Memoir: Cinema Strada (Dr. Donna Ong, Filmmaker)

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Synopsis: Cinema Strada is a poignant memoir tracing the life of Hong Kong film critic Law Kar, who has devoted his life to cinema and the arts. From wartime memories to Cold War tensions and Hong Kong’s cultural boom, Law Kar reflects on shifting eras and the challenge of discerning truth from fiction. As he revisits personal and cinematic milestones, the […]

History in the Making – A History of Aging in Qing China: Self-Representations in Personal Narratives of the Elderly (Dr. Clara Wing-chung Ho, Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University)

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A History of Aging in Qing China examines the history of aging and old age during the Qing dynasty, a pivotal period marked by rapid demographic growth that resulted in the largest elderly population in imperial China. Drawing on previously overlooked first-person accounts from the extensive collections authored by Qing men and women, it offers […]

History Lecture: Jay Winter on Thinking about Silence

Online Event

Jay Winter is the Charles J. Stille Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University.  He is a specialist on World War I and its impact on the 20th century.  Previously, Winter taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Warwick, the University of Cambridge, and Columbia University.  In 2001, he joined the faculty […]

Doing History 101: Writing a Strong Essay

Run Run Shaw Tower 4/F 4.04

Doing History 101: Workshop for Undergraduate Students Workshop Two: Writing a Strong Essay Date: 6 November 2025 (Thursday) Time: 1:00-2:30pm Venue: Room 4.04, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower In our second workshop, we will discuss the components of effective history writing. Learn how to plan your papers, craft compelling historical arguments, and avoid plagiarism. We […]

History in the Making – Electric China: The Origins of the Chinese Electrical and Electronics Industries, 1870-1937 (Dr. Ghassan Moazzin, Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong)

Faculty of Arts Lounge (4.30, 4/F Run Run Shaw Tower)

My current research project aims to reconstruct the history of China’s electrical and electronics industries between the late 19th century and the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937. Situated at the intersection of economic and business history, the history of technology and global history, this project traces the introduction and adaptation of electrical technology […]

Asian Legal History – Penalties of Empire: Capital Trials in Colonial Hong Kong (Dr. Chris Munn, Honorary Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong)

9.01, Chen Yu Tung Tower, Law Faculty

Abstract ‘We must have a procedure – if we are going to hang anyone – that is just,’ said Chief Justice Sir Francis Piggott in 1909, on discovering that Chinese persons accused of murder were being denied interpretation in Hong Kong’s courts. Due process, no matter how costly or inconvenient, was ‘one of the penalties […]

Open Lecture – Stuntmen: Hong Kong’s Disappearing Identity (Albert Leung, Director)

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Albert Leung began his film career as an actor, later expanding his experience as a stuntman and stunt coordinator before moving into directing. His directorial debut, STUNTMAN, co-directed with his twin brother, is a tribute to classic Hong Kong action cinema. The film received nominations and awards. All are welcome. No registration required.

History Talk – A Matter of Life and Death: Relation Work in Wartime Hong Kong (Dr. Nadine Attewell, Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University)

Faculty of Arts Lounge (4.30, 4/F Run Run Shaw Tower)

Talk abstract: On December 25th 1941, the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong became a temporary possession of the Japanese empire. The experiences of the thousands of white British and other Allied soldiers and civilians who were imprisoned in urban camps for the duration of the war have been extensively plumbed by memoirists and scholars […]

History in the Making – Mabel Williams, Racial Capitalism, and the Archive of Afro-Asian Solidarity (Dr. Zifeng Liu, Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University)

Faculty of Arts Lounge (4.30, 4/F Run Run Shaw Tower)

The transnational and transracial alliances that marked the age of Bandung were often stratified along gender and sexual lines. This presentation will offer a feminist consideration of African American female activist Mabel Williams’s representation in China’s media and state archives. I will not only illuminate the reinforcement of heteropatriarchy in the production of those archival […]