City Literary Festival 2014 opening ceremony and talk
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Event: City Literary Festival 2014 opening ceremony and talk
Date: 25 April 2014 (Friday)
Time: 10:30 am
Venue: Wei Hing Theatre, 6/F, Amenities Building, CityU
City Literary Festival 2014 will be held at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) on 25 and 26 April.
Professor Way Kuo, University President, will officiate at the ceremony on 25 April. An exclusive literary talk featuring some of the most influential novelists, essayists, poets and literary critics from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan will take place after the opening ceremony.
Participants of the talk include Professor Cheng Pei-kai, Visiting Professor at CityU’s Chinese Civilisation Centre (CCIV), Professor Bei Dao, Mr Li Rui, Ms Lily Hsueh, Mr Perry Lam, Professor Ji Jin, Professor Huang Ziping, Professor Chen Zishan, Mr Yip Fai, Mr Liu Wai-tong, Mr Yan Lianke, Professor Cheng Chou-yu and Professor Xu Zidong.
A “Meet the Writer” session aimed at secondary school students and a workshop on writing poetry run by Mr Liu Wai-tong will take place on 26 April.
The theme for his year’s festival is “City Living”. The event, which started in 2006, includes the City Literary Award Competition, talks by writers and critics, and dialogues between them and audiences.
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