Lecture Series on “This and That Waterloo” (滑鐵盧變窩打老」講座系列)

27 Nov, 4, 11, 18 Dec 2021   |   Hong Kong Museum of History & Online

Speakers

Welcome Speech

Prof. Siu-lun Wong, SBS, JP
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, HKIAPS

Anecdotes about the City (27 Nov 2021)

Passage of Time: Pre-war Chinese Public Dispensaries in Yaumati
Mr. Kevin T. W. Sun
Curator, Hong Kong Museum of History

Heavenly Street: Waterloo Road and LAM Chi Fung Family
Prof. Kam-keung Lee
Professor Emeritus, Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University

Bruce LEE and Post-war Development in Kowloon
Dr Ching Hui
Vice-Chairperson, Management Board, Institute of Future Cities, CUHK

A City Where East Meets West (4 Dec 2021)

Hong Kong 1979: LIU Dingzhong, LIAO Chengzhi and the Resumption of Sovereignty
Prof. Siu-lun Wong, SBS, JP
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, HKIAPS

J. P. BRAGA, a Leading Portuguese Merchant and the Development of Central Kowloon in the Early 20th Century
Dr Joseph S. P. Ting
Adjunct Professor, Department of History, CUHK

The Stories of the Local Eurasian Community and Diocesan Boys’ School:
With the Focus on the Zimmern and Lowcock Families
Prof. Nicholas L. Chan
Associate Professor, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK

Helping People to Help Themselves (11 Dec 2021)

The Sheung Tai Temple in Kowloon City – Past and Present
Mr Chi-ming Shun
Former Director, Hong Kong Observatory

Kowloon Residents’ Association and Kowloon Hospital
Mr Koon-yiu Ma
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Real Estate and Construction, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong

Building a Garden City: Sudden Death of C. M. Ede and His Unaccomplished Plan
Dr Victor Zheng
Associate Director (Executive), HKIAPS

Rise and Flourishing of the City (18 Dec 2021)

James WONG’s “Lion Rock Spirit”
Dr Chun-hung Ng
Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Sociology,
The University of Hong Kong

Phoenix Rises from Ashes: Disastrous Fire and Land Supply
Dr Lee-man Choy
Director, Fermiland Music Centre

From Periphery to Core: Step by Step Development of the Kadoorie Family
Dr Victor Zheng
Associate Director (Executive), HKIAPS

Closing Remark

Prof. Siu-lun Wong, SBS, JP
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, HKIAPS

Organizers

HKIAPS, CUHK
Pan Sutong Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Policy Research Institute
and China Economic Research Programme, Lingnan University

Supporting Unit

Hong Kong Museum of History

Following the success of a previous lecture series on Nathan Road, the lecture series continued by exploring the historical legacy of Waterloo Road. The topic of the lectures varied from business families that were once located on Waterloo Road, to the history of a famous school. The lives of residents and the development of hospitals along the road were also discussed.

The first lecture was titled “Anecdotes about the City”. The lecture series was opened by Mr Kevin T. W. Sun, who elaborated about pre-war Chinese public dispensaries in Yaumati; Prof Kam-keung Lee described Waterloo Road as “Heavenly Street” and explained its relationship with the Chi-fung Lam Family; Dr Ching Hui examined the famous movie star Bruce Lee who lived on Waterloo Road and post-war development in Kowloon.

The second lecture showed how Waterloo Road represented Hong Kong as a city where East meets West. Prof Siu-lun Wong marked 1979 as a milestone for the resumption of sovereignty, he introduced two vital persons, Dingzhong Liu and Chengzhi Liao, who were based on Waterloo Road; Dr Joseph S. P. Ting introduced J. P. Braga, who was a Leading Portuguese Merchant and his influence on the development of Central Kowloon in the early 20th Century; Prof Nicholas L Chan unfolded the stories of the local Eurasian community and the Diocesan Boys’ School, with a focus on the Zimmern and Lowcock families.

The third lecture was about the NGOs and charities that were established along Waterloo Road. Mr Chi-ming Shun illustrated the past and present of the Sheung Tai Temple in Kowloon City; Mr Koon-yiu Ma examined the relationship between the Kowloon Residents’ Association and Kowloon Hospital; Dr Victor Zheng told the story of C. M. Ede and his unaccomplished plan to establish a garden city in Kowloon Tong due to his sudden death.

The last lecture illustrated the rise and flourishing of Hong Kong. Dr Chun-hung Ng laid out James Wong’s “Lion Rock Spirit”; Dr Lee-man Choy discussed how a disastrous fire earlier in Hong Kong affected land supply; Dr Victor Zheng exemplified the step-by-step development of the Kadoorie Family.

A total of around 591 people attended the lecture series.■