To promote the cultural and intellectual life of Hong Kong, the Libraries has created the University of Hong Kong Libraries Reading Club. The Reading Club will sponsor a series of book talks featuring leading members of Hong Kong intellectual community.
Spring 2008
On Writing : a Memoir of the Craft / Stephen King
| Speaker: | Tony Tsoi |
| Moderator: | Leung Man-tao |
| Date: | 13 March 2008 |
| Time: | 7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: | Cantonese |
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| Speaker: | Tong Ching-siu |
| Moderator: | Dr Esther Cheung |
| Date: | 27 March 2008 |
| Time: | 7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: | Cantonese |
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A Prisoner of Birth / Jeffrey Archer
| Speaker: | Mr Jeffrey Archer |
| Date: | 31 March 2008 |
| Time: | 5:00 - 7:00 pm |
| Language: | English |
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Public Lecture: The Chinese Canadian Immigration Project
| Speaker: | Professor Peter Ward |
| Moderator: | Dr Elizabeth Sinn |
| Date: | 3 April 2008 |
| Time: | 7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: | English |
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Imperial Masquerade: The Legend of Princess Der Ling/ Grant Hayter-Menzies
| Speaker: | Grant Hayter-Menzies |
| Date: | 10 April 2008 |
| Time: | 7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: | English |
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| Speaker: | Dr Ming-gon John Lian |
| Moderator: | Mr Andrew Tse |
| Date: | 24 April 2008 |
| Time: | 7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: | Cantonese |
Click here to re-visit the book talk 我在輪椅上挑戰命運
| Speaker: | Ms Christine Loh (陸恭蕙女士) |
| Moderator: | Dr Anthony W. Ferguson (Librarian, HKU) |
| Date: | 29 May 2008 (Thursday) |
| Time: | 7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: | English |
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Fall 2008
能說「不」的秘密 (Critical Thinking in Action)
| Speaker: | Mr Perry Lam (林沛理先生) |
| Moderator: | Mr Pang Chi Ming (彭志銘先生) 次文化堂社長 |
| Date: | 11 September 2008 (Thursday) |
| Time: | 7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: | Cantonese |
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China Witness: Voices from A Silent Generation
| Speaker: | Ms Xinran Xue (薛欣然女士) |
| Moderator: | Dr Anthony W. Ferguson (彭仁賢博士) |
| Date: | 17 September 2008 (Wednesday) |
| Time: | 7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: | English |
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| Speaker: | Mr Leung Man Tao (梁文道先生) |
| Moderator: | Dr Wan Yiu Chuen (尹耀全博士) |
| Date: | 9 October 2008 |
| Time: | 7:15 - 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Language: | Cantonese |
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Hong Kong 24-7: The City that Invades our Art
| Speakers: | Mr David Clarke and Ms Xu Xi (許素细女士) |
| Date: | 27 November 2008 |
| Time: | 7:15 - 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Language: | English |
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| Speaker: | Ms Dai Ching ( 戴晴女士) |
| Moderator: | Professor Chan Yuen Ying (陳婉瑩教授 ) |
| Date: | 18 December 2008 |
| Time: | 7:15 - 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Language: | Putonghua |