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HK Central Library to hold talk on street names
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     Hollywood Road, Queen's Road and Boundary Street are streets that are familiar to the public, but what are the interesting stories and the history behind their names? The Hong Kong Public Libraries of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will hold a talk titled "Hong Kong History Behind the Street Names" at 3pm on June 15 (Sunday) at the Lecture Theatre of Hong Kong Central Library.

     There have been different naming methods and systems for streets in different periods of history. In the early years, most of the streets in Hong Kong were named after notable people. In recent years, street names have often been associated with local features or auspicious words.

     Dr Lau Chi-pang will introduce the origins of street names in Hong Kong so that the connected local history can be explored from different perspectives. The talk will be conducted in Cantonese with free admission on a first-come, first-served basis.

     Dr Lau is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and the Coordinator of the Hong Kong and South China Historical Research Programme of Lingnan University. He is also the Director of the Hong Kong Local Records Office and the Editor-in-Chief of the Comprehensive Records of Hong Kong project. Dr Lau has been actively engaged in community and cultural services and is a member of the Town Planning Board, the Advisory Committee on Revitalisation of Historic Buildings, the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust Council, the Public Libraries Advisory Committee and the History Museum Advisory Panel, as well as a Museum Expert Adviser of the LCSD.

     For enquiries about the talk, please call 2921 0351.

Ends/Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:31

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