“The Story of Coastal Defence in Guangdong and Hong Kong during the Ming and Qing Dynasties” Thematic Talk Series

The talks will be conducted in Cantonese, unless otherwise specified.

I) Analysing the Opium Wars from a Military Perspective

Date:        26/4/2025 (Sat)
Time:       11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Speaker:   Dr Michael FUNG
                  (Council Member, Hong Kong History and Culture Society) 

II) The Gate Inspector and Issues regarding the Coastal Defence of Guangdong in the Ming Period

Date:        3/5/2025 (Sat)
Time:       11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Speaker:   Dr TAM Ka Chai
                  (Associate Professor, Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University)   

III) Piracy around Hong Kong, 1841–1898: Official Suppression and Chinese Activities

Date:        28/6/2025 (Sat)
Time:       11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Speaker:   Dr LUK Chi Hung, Gary
                  (Assistant Professor, Department of History, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)