Hitch a Ride on Water series

The Society for Hong Kong Studies is delighted to announce that a new event series “Hitch a Ride on Water: Frank Fischbeck Collection” will be held in February – March 2023 co-organised by WMA and the Society for Hong Kong Studies.

This event series is an extension of WMA Frank Fischbeck Collection exhibition which is taking place from Feb 17 – Mar 31, 2023 at WMA Space.

The public event series consists of one ferry tour and two separate seminar sessions.

#3 Talk

主題:【水之道：當今香港海洋議題研究的構造、處境與可能】

日期&時間: 30 March 2023, 18:30 – 20:00 HKT

地點: 中環永和街23-29號俊和商業中心8樓

語言: 廣東話

香港開埠至今，維港兩岸已經歷八次填海造地，但隨著近日政府公佈的城市發展藍圖，維港有機會面臨第九次填海。

近年本土研究社曾進行填海、造島、海事工程、海界、濕地、海港、離島及海洋空間想像的民間研究工作，近日亦與團體發佈名為《問題島途》的研究報告，審視全球大型填海及人工島工程的實況與問題，察覺到海洋相關議題與一般土地規劃發展議題的特殊處境，從社會感知、議題性質、空間想像都有著「非一般」構造。

是次講座透過從議題研究與倡議經驗出發，探索本土海洋議題研究與其他 (如土地議題研究) 的特性，期望凝聚不同關注本地海洋研究的朋友，開啟討論當今海洋相關以至香港議題研究面對的現況與可能。

講者：本土研究社成員 陳劍青 

// 地理學與城市研究專業、關注都市規劃，與及香港各種空間問題，無時無刻不在思考透過研究推進城市進步議程，具與趣發挖各種事物可研究的潛能，不時飄流在各大院校兼任講師。第一次上電視做訪問說過：「地理，就是地方的道理」。

#1 Ferry tour

Title: A Ride on Our Harbour 「順維港而行」

Date & Time: 10 March 2023, 16:30 – 19:00 HK time

Location: Central Ferry Pier 中環碼頭

Language: Cantonese

Presenter:
Dr. Sampson Wong 黃宇軒, the author of “Hong Kong Walking Studies” and urban researcher

About the ferry tour:

展覽「隨水而泊」以島嶼四面環海的特性為切入點，從水的角度探討島嶼如何因水利造就的航貿而發展。在香港的語境下，維多利亞港由開埠至今如何推進香港的發展？維港對這個城市，以至這裹的人的價值和意義又是甚麼？

WMA與香港學會將聯合主辦「順維港而行」。是次海上之旅將提供一個最直接且第一身的角度，讓參加者在渡輪上感受維港與城市的流動、認識維港被忽略的部分。從陸地移師海上，《香港散步學》作者、城市研究者黃宇軒 Sampson Wong 亦將分享如何以水域的角度考察城市，以及填海與城市扣連的各種記憶。

渡輪會由中環碼頭出發，駛往維港西面，穿過昂船洲大橋並繞過青衣回程，歷時2小時。期待與大家一起隨水探尋這個城市!

The exhibition ‘Hitch a Ride on Water’ takes the definition of an island as an entry point, and examines how the water establishes the trade activities and thus the developments of an island. How Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour came to define the city since its opening as a port city? What is the significance of the Victoria Harbour to this city and the people here?

Co-organised by WMA and the Society for Hong Kong Studies, the ferry tour ‘A Ride on Our Harbour’ aims to provide the most direct and first-hand experience to feel the pulse of the City and to understand the often neglected parts of the Harbour. ‘Walking’ from the streets to the sea, the author of “Hong Kong Walking Studies” and urban researcher Sampson Wong will also share his ways to observe the city from the perspective of water, and the various collective associated with different phases of reclamations.

The ferry will depart from the Central Pier, sail to the west of Victoria Harbour, cross the Stonecutters’ Bridge and bypass Tsing Yi for the return journey, which lasts for 2 hours. We look forward to exploring this city by hitching a ride on water with you.

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#2 Seminar

Title: Archives: Responsibility, Accountability, Provenance

Date & Time: 17 March 2023, 18:30 – 20:00 HK time

Format: hybrid
In person at WYNG Space (16/F, Chun Wo Commercial Centre, No. 23-29 Wing Wo Street, Central, Hong Kong) + Zoom online

Presenter:
Garfield Lam, University Archivist and Head of Archives, Special Collections and Preservation and Conservation, The University of Hong Kong

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