PROGRAMME
Symposium
Treble Choir Concert of Hong Kong Literature (conducted in Cantonese)
Co-presenter: Hong Kong Treble Choirs' Association
Date: 3 July 2002 (Wednesday)
The Wonderful Prose
Author : Tsao Chip (陶傑), Wong Kwok-bun (黃國彬)
Date : June 29, 2002
Time : 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
City Literature (conducted in Putonghua)
Date: 22 June 2002 (Saturday)
Time: 2:30-5:30pm
Venue: Hong Kong Central Library Lecture Theatre
Stepping into the 21st century, globalisation of the world economy and the exploding urban development have dominated the scene. Cities exceed the boundary of a country and have become regional and provincial metropolis, the focus of development for human civilization as well as the hub of information and culture. Moreover, urban development and infrastructure (technology, information, culture and arts) of these cities are also the most advanced and avant-garde, representing the epochal development of that particular country or region. In view of its humanistic nature, it is more common and obvious for literary work to reflect on the kind of urbanization that cities have undergone, and record the process of human civilization and social change together with the problems and expectations embedded in it.
In recent years, China has also undergone swift changes, many regions have grown rapidly from villages into cities and even special economic zones, such as Shenzhen, Zhuhai. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taipei have further become major cities in Asia with its own unique cultural characteristics. Discussion on the 'three-cities' has emerged everywhere. The literature of the 'three-cities', their cultural similarities and differences, as well as the interrelationship and impact among them are the focus of this symposium.
Moderator: Leung Man Tao (梁文道)
Speakers: Michelle Yeh (奚密) (U.S.A.), Wang Xiao-ming (王曉明) (Shanghai), Liao Ping-hui (廖炳惠) (Taiwan), Xu Zi-dong (許子東) (Hong Kong), Sun Gan-lu (孫甘露) (Shanghai), Luo Yi-jun (駱以軍) (Taiwan), Leung Ping-kwan (梁秉鈞) (Hong Kong)
New Century, New Generation, New Authors (conducted in Putonghua)
Co-organized by Century Version 2.0
Date: 29 June 2002（Saturday）
Time: 2:30-5:30pm
Venue: Hong Kong Central Library Lecture Theatre
Fostered in an era of an extensive use of mass media (newspaper, broadcasting, television, network), the new generation has created their works with rich individual and epochal style, and which the works have also been disseminated widely through the net. The symposium aims to explore on issues including network influence on the development of literature; the style of the new generation authors, their legacy and future development.
Moderator: Ma Ka-fai (馬家輝),Xu Zi-dong (許子東)
Speakers: Yang Xiao-hui (楊曉暉) (Shanghai), Wong Kin-yuen (王建元) (Hong Kong), Chang Hui-ching (張惠菁) (Taiwan), Luo Yi-jun (駱以軍) (Taiwan), CoCo Hon (韓麗珠) (Hong Kong)
The New and Old of Hong Kong Literature: Lyrics Writing (conducted in Cantonese)
Date: 6 July 2002 (Saturday)
Time: 2:30-5:30pm
Venue: Hong Kong Central Library Lecture Theatre
Rhymed prose of the Sung, Yuan and Ming Dynasty (Sung Ci and Sanqu) were the pop songs in ancient times but have turned into literary treasure of today. The lyrics of pop songs are important element in Hong Kong's culture. The different ages of pop song lyrics (Cantonese opera, Cantonese music, Manda-pop and Canto-pop) witness and reflect Hong Kong's different stages of development, some of them are also outstanding literary works. The development of lyrics writing, the authors and the characteristics of their works in respective stages, and the literary and local components embedded in the lyrics are also within the scope of this symposium.
Moderator: Wong Chi-ching (黃子程)
Speakers: Chu Yiu Wai (朱耀偉), Yip Siu-dak (葉紹德)