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CityU hosts the sixth City Literary Awards competition to promote creative writing among young people in Hong Kong and Macau. Entries are invited now.
The award presentation ceremony of the 5th City Literary Awards organised by CityU was held on 15 May. The number of entries reached a record high of 496 this year.
The annual City Literary Festival 2010, organised by Cultural and Sports Committee, Chinese Civilisation Centre, and Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics of CityU, is held on 23 & 24 April.
Young writers now have an invaluable opportunity to have their works reviewed by renowned writers and poets such as Mr Chang Ta-chuen, Mr Bei Dao, Mr Yang Ze and Mr Yang Zhao by participating in the annual City Literary Awards organised by CityU.
Mr Timothy Mo, an award-winning Anglo-Chinese novelist, and Professor Zhang Longxi, Chair Professor of Comparative Literature and Translation at CityU held a dialogue on 4 September to discuss cross-cultural understanding and interaction.
The Fourth City Literary Festival was held from 24 to 27 April in Hong Kong and Macau. Prominent writers spoke at seminars and workshops scheduled for both cities to promote creative writing and help nurture young writers.
An ancient map and Korean classics exhibition and a dedicated Korea Week will take place in March to promote cultural exchange between China and South Korea.
Professor Zhang Longxi, Chair Professor of Comparative Literature and Translation, has been honoured with a special reception marking his election as a foreign member of the esteemed Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. [full story]
For the second successive year, students majoring in BA (Hons) in Language Studies (Korean) in the Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics were awarded scholarships by Samsung Electronics Hong Kong in recognition of their outstanding performance.
The opening ceremony and symposium of the third City Literary Festival was held on 18 April, with 11 well-known local and overseas writers discussing the creative processes behind their prose and poetry.