The Department of English at Hong Kong Baptist University will be organising “Hong Kong Week” from Monday 30 April to Saturday 5 May 2018. There will be film screenings with post-screening discussions, roundtable panels, a book launch at the University Library, and the Backreading Hong Kong 2018 Symposium.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please write to the organiser, Tammy Lai-Ming Ho (tammyh@hkbu.edu.hk).

Venue (unless otherwise noted): HKBU Phonology Lab (OEM 708, Oen Hall Building, Ho Sin Hang Campus)

ALL ARE WELCOME

▦ Monday 30 April 2018 ▦
Teaching Translation in Hong Kong
Speakers: Lucas Klein and Marija Todorova
Moderator: Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
Time: 4:00-5:15 p.m.
Registration: http://bit.ly/2nnBH1A
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▦ Monday 30 April 2018 ▦
In the Mood for Love: Film Screening and Lecture
Speaker: Jason S Polley
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Registration: http://bit.ly/2DZfaBA
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▦ Wednesday 2 May 2018 ▦
The launch of Cultural Conflict in Hong Kong: Angles on a Coherent Imaginary
(edited by Jason S. Polley, Vinton W.K. Poon and Lian-Hee Wee)
Speakers: Stuart Christie (brief opening remarks), Kum Hoon Ng, Vinton Poon, Marija Todorova and John Wakefield
Moderator: Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
Time: 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Venue: HKBU Library
Registration: http://bit.ly/2E1iQCY
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▦ Thursday 3 May 2018 ▦
窈窕淑女 (“Cantonese Pygmalion”): Film Screening and Discussion
(NOTE: The film is in Cantonese and there are only Chinese subtitles. Post-screening discussion will be in English.)
Speaker: Lian-Hee Wee
Discussants: Magdalen Ki and Vinton Poon
Time: 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Registration: http://bit.ly/2DXpv13
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▦ Friday 4 May 2018 ▦
Roundtable Discussion: Political Hong Kong
Speakers: Edmund Cheng, Jeffie Lam and Sampson Wong
Moderator: Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
Time: 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Registration: http://bit.ly/2DXptGm
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▦ Friday 4 May 2018 ▦
Roundtable Discussion: Hong Kong Stories
Speakers: Lui Tai-lok and Samson Yuen
Participating Moderator: John Wakefield
Time: 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Registration: http://bit.ly/2nmqAG4
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▦ Saturday 5 May 2018 ▦
Backreading Hong Kong 2018 Symposium
Website: http://backreading.wordpress.com/may-2018
Information & Registration: http://bit.ly/2nm79Ns
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