9 Dec 2023Chinese Path to Modernization: Symposium in Commemoration of Ding Richang’s 200th Birth Anniversary
* this conference was supported by a donation of HK$ 200,000 from members of the Ding family (descendants of Ding Richang)
15-16 Jun 2023An International Conference on Port Cities in Comparative Global History: Potentials and Issues
18 Mar 2023Book Launch - 《些子往事:香港的盆景藝術與文化史》新書發佈會
4 Mar 2023Workshop on History of Religions in Hong Kong 
26 Aug 2021Transnational Lives in Asia and the Pacific Colloquium
23 Aug 2021Smart Heritage Workshop 
1-2 Nov 2019An International Conference on Positioning Chinese Diasporas in Southeast Asia
14-15 Jun 2019The 11th International Symposium on the History of Christianity in Modern China: Chinese Churches in World Christianities
19 Jan 2019Forum: Discourse, Power and Historical Studies in the Sinographic World
14-15 Jun 2018International Conference on the Catholic Church in China since 1979
16-17 Jun 2017The 10th International Symposium on the History of Christianity in Modern China: The Chinese Church during the Civil War Period [1945-52]
1-2 Dec 2016International Symposium on the Studies of Hong Kong's History and Society
20 Oct 2016

MHRC Colloquium: Port City Communities

  1. Prof. Paul van DYKE "Eighteenth-Century Canton – where Local meets Global"
  2. Dr. Catherine LADDS "Non-Elite Europeans in Early Twentieth-Century East Asian Port Cities"
  3. Dr. David SCHLEY "Disruptive Mobility. Infrastructure, Traffic, and Community in a Nineteenth-Century Port City (Baltimore) "
8 Oct 2016Conference in Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Sun Yat-sen: Sun Yat-sen Studies and Related Issues
12-13 Jun 2015The 9th International Symposium on the History of Christianity in Modern China: Chinese Christianity after 1949
6-7 Mar 2015The Fourth International Symposium on the Maritime Defence of Modern China
9-10 Jan 2015Historical Sources and Issues: A Symposium on the History of the Ming and Qing-Dynasties
7 Jun 2014Conference on Christianity and Chinese Groups
17 May 2014Sun Yat-sen, His Time, and People: Commemorating the 95th Anniversary of the May Fourth Movement
16-17 Apr 20142nd Conference on East Asian Culture and International Relations
10 Jan 2014Modern Chinese Educators: The Philosophies and Practices of Tao Xingzhi and Chen Heqin
14-15 Jun 2013The 8th International Symposium on the History of Christianity in Modern China Christianity and Modernity in Modern China: Comparative Perspectives
2 Apr 20131st Conference on East Asian Culture and International Relations
10-11 Jun 2011The 7th Conference on the History of Christianity in Modern China
8 May 2010Symposium on Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the Chinese Communities in the 21st Century
6 Feb 2010Symposium on Chinese History of Military
12-13 Jun 2009The 6th Conference on the History of Christianity in Modern China: “Chinese Church and the Sino-Japanese War 1937-1945”
3-4 Dec 2008Symposium on Ding Richang and Modern China
27-28 Jun 2008An International Conference on “Retrospect of 20th Century Chinese Historiography”
11-12 Jan 2008The Third Annual Conference of The Asian Studies Association of Hong Kong (ASAHK)
26 May 2007International Conference on ‘Foreign’ Communities, Immigration, and Influence in Modern Asia
23-30 Apr 2007Meeting of East-West Culture: Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Rev. Robert Morrison’s Arrival in China
13 May 2006Conference on Tao Xingzhi and Modern China
28 Apr 2006University and Enlightenment: Historical Perspectives on Higher Education in China and the World
16-17 Dec 2005Conference on Sun Yat-sen
24 Jun 2005Conference on the Scholarship and Thought of Yan Fu
17-18 Jun 2005The 4th Symposium on the History of Christianity in Modern China: “Historical Appraisals of the Indigenization of Christianity in Modern China”
10-12 Jun 2004A Symposium on Hong Kong Historians and Historiography
6 May 2004Symposium on Nationalism in Modern China
17-18 Dec 2003International Conference on the Foreign-educated Students of Modern China
21-22 Nov 2003The 3rd Symposium on the History of Christianity in Modern China

17 Aug 2024

Public Talks at the Hub, Commercial Press Bookstore, Tsim Sha Tsui

Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage: Sek Pun

Prof. CHUNG Po Yin (Interim Head & Professor, HKBU)
Prof. CHAN Kwok Shing (Associate Professor, HKBU)

25 Dec 2023

Lectures on History of Religions in Hong Kong (13)

A Close Look at Anglicanism: The 180th Anniversary of the Foundation of Sheng Kung Hui in Hong Kong

Dr. Chen Ruiwen (Researcher, Centre for Historical Research, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Archives)

10 Oct 2023

Public Lecture

Change and Challenge: Fire Dragon Dance of Pokfulam

Mr. Siu Kwan Lun ( Director, Pokfulam Village Fire Dragon Association)

30 Oct 2023

Lectures on History of Religions in Hong Kong (14)

Chi Lin Nunnery and its Achievements

Dr. LI Kwok-fu (Researcher (Director), Cultural Department of Chi Lin Nunnery; Visiting Professor, International Buddhist College, Thailand)

31 Oct 2023

Public Lecture

Nothing New under the Sun: Examining Shek Pik Villages through the Lens of Permaculture

Dr. CHU Yiu Kwong (Historian, Farm Owner, and Teacher of Agricultural Technology)

29 Jan 2024

Public Lecture

Nothing New under the Sun: Examining Shek Pik Villages through the Lens of Permaculture

Dr. CHU Yiu Kwong (Historian, Farm Owner, and Teacher of Agricultural Technology)

15 Apr 2024

Lectures on History of Religions in Hong Kong (15)

The Clash between Hong Kong Colonial Government and German Missionary Societies

Dr. LEUNG Chui-wa, Iris (Research Fellow, Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong)

19 Apr 2024

Public Lecture

Digital Technology x Oral History: the Legend of Shek Pik

Prof. CHUNG Po Yin (Interim Head & Professor, HKBU)
Dr. KWOK Kam Chau (Lecturer I, HKBU)
Ms. Wendy Ng Wan Yee (Research Associate, HKBU)

30 Sep 2023

Field Trip

Pokfulam Village: “History and Culture in Pokfulam”

The Pokfulam Farm

07 Oct 2023

Field Trip and Interview

Senior Residents of Lei Tong Estate: “History of Lei Tong Estate”

Aberdeen Kai-Fong Welfare Association

14 Oct 2023

Field Trip

Ping Shan Heritage Trail

25 Nov 2023

Field Trip

Central and Sheung Wan

16 Mar, 13 Apr 2023

Field Trip and Interview

Senior Residents of Tui Min Hoi Villages

Caritas Center

23 Mar 2023

Field Trip

Tai Po: “How to Do Business in the Qing Dynasty?”

8-9 Mar 2023

Field Trip

Foshan

13, 20 Apr 2023

Field Trip

Lam Tsuen: “Agriculture Revitalization in Hong Kong”

Gift from Land

9 Nov 2023

Field Trip

Lai Chi Wo: “Balance between Rural and Urban Development”