Hong Kong People's Ancestral Origins: Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Macao

PolyU Artists’ Alliance 

Hong Kong People's Ancestral Origins: Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Macao

Dr Joseph S. P. Ting

PolyU Artists' Alliance Member
PolyU Historian-in-Residence
Former Chief Curator of the Hong Kong Museum of History 

Talk

Rescheduled Date & Time: 17 April 2024 (Wednesday), 7 pm
Venue: Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, PolyU

Hong Kong People's Ancestral Origins – Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Macao

Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Macao sit next to each other at the Pearl River Delta. The three cities share a common cultural history and have formed the unique Xiangshan Culture in modern times, nurturing many significant figures in politics, business, the military and education. Since the beginning of China’s economic reform in the 1980s, Hong Kong has been encouraging foreign investment in Zhongshan and Zhuhai, part of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, for joint development and mutual benefit. In recent years, the formation of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has facilitated the integration of Hong Kong, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Macao and neighbouring cities to promote coordinated development in the region. In addition to giving a talk, Dr Joseph S P Ting will lead PolyU students and staff on a historical exploration to Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Macao to visit the local museums, places of historical architecture and monuments, and trace the personal histories of well-known figures in the three cities, thus examining the relationship with Hong Kong and deepening our understanding of Hong Kong people’s ancestral home.

Important Notes

1. The programme will be conducted in Cantonese.
2. Each applicant can register for up to 2 tickets for the Talk. Free admission. First-come, first-served.
3. Limited wheelchair seats available, please contact us at 2766 7100 for reservation and arrangement.
4. Videos and photos will be taken during the Programme for PolyU’s archival or promotional purposes.

Please enrol at the following link on or before 16 April 2024. Successful applicants will be notified by email individually.

Enrolment: https://polyu.hk/zylxD 

Biography of Dr Joseph S. P. Ting, BBS

Dr Joseph S.P. Ting was born in Guangzhou and graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a BA in 1974, followed by an MPhil in 1979 and a PhD in 1989. As Chief Curator of the Hong Kong Museum of History from 1995 to 2007, Dr Ting played a vital part in the planning and implementation of the new Hong Kong Museum of History premises, Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence and Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum. 

Dr Ting is currently a member of the Culture Promotion Committee and a university fellow of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; adjunct professor and honorary senior research fellow of the Centre for Comparative and Public History, Department of History, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; honorary professor of the School of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong; member of the Departmental Advisory Committee, Department of Chinese and History, City University of Hong Kong; member of the Advisory Board on History, Lingnan University; museum expert adviser  and member of the Museums Advisory Committee, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, HKSAR Government; member of the Board of Trustees, The Lord Wilson Heritage Trust; honorary fellow of The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Education and the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong; deputy director of the Hong Kong Local Records Office; and member of the Board of Hong Kong Palace Museum Limited. In addition, he is an honorary adviser to or committee member of a number of local museums and museums in mainland China. For his exceptional achievement in museum management and his lifelong endeavour in history, the HKSAR government bestowed a Bronze Bauhinia Star upon him in 2019.

Dr Ting has a wide range of research interests: history of Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Macao; history of overseas Chinese communities; Dr Sun Yat-sen and Hong Kong; China trade paintings, etc. Since his retirement in 2007, Dr Ting has published more than ten books, two of which won the Hong Kong Book Prize.