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An Introduction to Hong Kong MemorialsOn 10 October 1892, the SS Bokhara shipwrecked on Sand Island (Penghu Islands) with only 23 survivors out of 148 people on board. Memorials that were erected in memory of the Bokhara victims shed light on the overall significance of memorials and why they are created to preserve historical moments for future generations to understand.Lighthouse Heritage Research Connections, with Subject Specialist Stephen DAVIES (HKU), looks into the history of memorials and what it can tell us about the past.
Lighthouse Heritage Research Connections would like to give Special Thanks to Saint John's Cathedral (Central, Hong Kong).
Weather Science and Maritime MeteorologyOn 10 October 1892, the SS Bokhara shipwrecked on Sand Island (Penghu Islands) with only 23 survivors out of 148 people on board. Nineteenth-century weather science and maritime meteorology was not as advanced as the current century, but still able to illustrate the challenges faced and discoveries made towards understanding the weather.Lighthouse Heritage Research Connections, with Subject Specialist Stephen DAVIES (HKU), looks into nineteenth-century weather science and maritime meteorology in relations to the shipwreck of the SS Bokhara in 1892.
Lighthouse Heritage Research Connections would like to give Special Thanks to the Hong Kong Observatory.
Interpreting Literature in Three Voices 繹藝三聲帶Date: 18 April 2019
Time: 9:00-11:00
Venue: User Education Room (G3611), Run Run Shaw Library
Co-hosted by the Department of Linguistics and Translation and Run Run Shaw Library, students of LT4365 Advanced Literary Translation course presented "Interpreting Literature in Three Voices" demonstrating Poetry Recitation (assorted poems including Song of the Oriole, 黃鳥歌) and Drama Reading (excerpts from King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet & As You Like It) in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
This course was taught by Visiting Professor Ching-Hsi Perng. He is a Professor Emeritus of National Taiwan University and also Chair Professor of the Cross-Cultural Studies at Fu Jen Catholic University.
(Filmed & edited by Daniel Lai, Run Run Shaw Library)
David Marr Henderson Tribute with Felicity Somers EveFelicity Somers Eve, great-granddaughter of lighthouse engineer David Marr Henderson, shares her story of discovering the historical photograph collections of Mr Henderson in Asia, which have been donated to Bristol University's 'Historical Photographs of China' webpage. Lighthouse Heritage Research Connections also revealed to Felicity the Eastern documents and records mentioning David Marr Henderson's contributions to the lighthouses along China's coastlines.
(filmed and edited by Daniel Lai, Lighthouse Heritage Research Connections)
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Lighthouse Memories - An Interview with Professor Peter MathiesonFor the continuation and development of the LHRC project, comments from external educators are seen as very necessary. Professor Peter Mathieson (馬斐森教授) was invited to view the documentary film, The Coastwise Lights of Penghu - The Fisher Island (Yuwengdao) Lighthouse, and shared his comments on this project. In Professor Peter Mathieson's interview, he mentioned that there is some really interesting cultural heritage similarity in this part of the world and Europe. There must be some very interesting human stories from the people involved. Not only are the stories of the lighthouse keepers and their families worth exploring, the roles and importance of the lighthouses are also very interesting educationally. He also expressed a strong belief that bits of the past should be preserved. Lighthouses are such iconic features around the world. He believes that they are probably one of the few things that are similar in every part of the world, even with different cultures, languages, and customs. Therefore, preserving lighthouse heritages and allowing generations of the future to know that this was a very important part of safety and shipping management in the past would be good education and a wonderful piece of work to be preserved.
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Lighthouse Memories - An Interview with Professor Pai Hsien-yung (白先勇教授)For the continuation and development of the LHRC project, comments from external educators are seen as very necessary. Professor Kenneth Hsien-yung Pai (白先勇教授) stated in his interview, this documentary video symbolically inspired him to recall the content in a novel, To the lighthouse, by Virginia Wolf. He encourages young people to travel explore traditional and cultural heritage. Field study on the lighthouses brings a very rare opportunity to get to know our past for the students in a very real way. He believes that the past is as important as the future for the younger generation because people gain experience and knowledge from the past and therefore know how to face their future better. It brought a big impact to (gave some educational lessons to) generations of the future (in terms of the mechanics, history, and culture).
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Introduction to ELC servicesThe video introduces the ELC activities, online resources and self-access centre that help students with their English language learning.
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