Tag / Hong Kong
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RAS around the World: Part Two
Continuing with our “RAS around the world” theme, this week’s blog has been kindly written by the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. Despite the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, they have…
16 April 2021 -
Celebrating World Maritime Day
Today (24th September) is designated by the United Nations as World Maritime Day. This is an annual event occurring on the last Thursday in September which celebrates the professionalism and courage of…
24 September 2020 -
Sinologists of yore: traces spotted during a few days in Hong Kong
I recently visited Hong Kong to participate in a conference, Crossing Borders: Sinology in Translation Studies, organized by the Department of Translation and Research Centre for Translation at the Chinese University of…
12 July 2019 -
RASHKB Friends lectures Spring 2019 – David Bellis: Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell: Volume 2
Our friend David Bellis has kindly offered to come and talk to us again on his collection of photographs of old Hong Kong. David will share some more of his favourite photos…
4 February 2019 -
Dr Andrew Arsan talks on Beirut and Hong Kong
On Thursday 9th November, Dr Andrew Arsan, from the University of Cambridge, gave the next lecture in our RAS Lecture Series. His lecture was entitled “Beyond Formal and Informal Imperialism: Beirut, Hong…
10 November 2017 -
Coromandel – books, plants and snakes
This week we hosted the launch of Charles Allen’s book, Coromandel: A personal history of Southern India. This latest publication focuses on southern India. Charles spoke to a very full lecture theatre, giving…
3 November 2017 -
CANCELLED Dr Andrew Arsan (University of Cambridge). Beyond Formal and Informal Imperialism: Beirut, Hong Kong, and the Growth of European Power c.1830-1870
We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled
27 July 2016
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