History Salon: Exhibiting Hong Kong at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924-25 | 歷史沙龍：在1924至25年的英京賽會展示香港

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History Salon: Exhibiting Hong Kong at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924-25

Date: 8 June 2024
Time: 2:30 – 4:30pm (UKT)
Venue: Research Space (1.H020), Arts Complex, University of Bristol
Language: Cantonese

In 1924 and 1925, the British government organised the British Empire Exhibition in London to promote cooperation within the British Empire. Hong Kong took part, with its own exhibition area - the Hong Kong Section – to show this small colony to the British public. Two major general strikes, both of which involved major political parties from China, took place in Hong Kong before and during the exhibition. Yet, the Hong Kong Section did not provoke anticolonial sentiments but presented new images of Hong Kong rather successfully. During the talk, the speaker outlines the organising process of the Hong Kong Section, examines how the Section exhibited Hong Kong, as well as reflects on the recent discussion about decolonisation in Britain.

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Gary Wong is a lecturer in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds. He received his PhD from the University of Birmingham. His book Two Exhibitions between Two Strikes was awarded and shortlisted for the Creative Communication Awards, the British Book and Design Awards, and the International Book Awards. He is currently researching on Hong Kong’s radio drama and Wah Fu Estate.

Period	8 Jun 2024
Held at	Department of History (Historical Studies)
Degree of Recognition	National