"The Story of Hong Kong Coastal Defence" Thematic Talk Series

Past Talks

I) Coastal Defence System of Hong Kong in the Ming-Qing Period

Date:           30/04/2022 (Sat)
Time:           3:00 – 5:00 PM
Link:            https://youtu.be/ef0IRrKNN90
Speaker:     Professor SIU Kwok Kin
                    (Professor, Department of Chinese Literature, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Hong Kong)
Language:  Cantonese

II) Model of HMS Tamar and the Story of Hong Kong Coastal Defence

Date:           18/06/2022 (Sat)
Time:           3:00 – 5:00 PM
Link:            https://youtu.be/_G0aGl3v3YQ
Speaker:     Mr Thomas WH CHAN
                    (Maker of the Model of HMS Tamar)
Language:  Cantonese

III) Naval Strategy: From Li Hung Chang (1823-1901) to Yen Fu (1854-1921)

Date:           23/07/2022 (Sat)
Time:           3:00 – 5:00 PM
Link:            https://youtu.be/V-8jVDuNhPQ
Speaker:     Professor LEE Kam Keung
                    (Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University)
Language:  Cantonese

IV) Training of the Volunteers in the 1980s-90s

Date:           13/08/2022 (Sat) 
Time:           3:00 – 5:00 PM
Link:            https://youtu.be/yDGP5D5Aqj0
Speaker:     Mr Rocky MOK
                    (Former member of Assault Troop, Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers))
Language:  Cantonese

V) The Story of "Interned Chinese Soldiers" Stranded in Hong Kong

Date:           29/10/2022 (Sat) 
Time:           3:00 – 5:00 PM
Link:            https://youtu.be/6PNl4t7bzeU
Speaker:     Mr SHUM Si
                    (Hong Kong History Researcher)
Language:  Cantonese

VI) The 18-Day War

Date:           10/12/2022 (Sat) 
Time:           3:00 – 5:00 PM
Link:            https://youtu.be/pDqlxrGffDo
Speaker:     Dr KWONG Chi Man
                    (Associate Professor, Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University)
Language:  Cantonese

VII) Military and Social Control on Guangdong Coastal Area in the 19th Century : The Case of the Robbery of the Troughton

Date:          25/03/2023 (Sat)
Time:          3:00 – 5:00 PM
Venue:        2/F Lecture Hall (Quota: 60 persons)
Link:           https://youtu.be/TvOGJ5Elt5Y
Speaker:    Professor PUK Wing Kin (Associate Professor, Department of History, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Language:  Cantonese