Postcolonial Hong Kong Walking Tours

 
 

This April 2025, please join the students of HKU Comp Lit 2045 for walking tours of neighbourhoods across Hong Kong.

The full schedule with locations and specific themes is below. You can sign-up for tours at jdelam.as.me/walkingtours


Monday, 07 April, 14h:
Central
Business and Commerce

Monday, 07 Apr, 17h:
Sheung Wan
Print Culture and News in Hong Kong

Wednesday, 09 April, 14h:
Kwun Tong
Entertainment Industry in Hong Kong

Thursday, 10 April, 17h:
Tsuen Wan
Industrial, Trade, and Economic History

Friday, 11 April, 16h:
Pok Fu Lam

Sunday, 13 April, 10h:
Sha Tin
Leisure

Sunday, 13 April, 13h:
Kai Tak
Transportation Transformations

Sunday, 13 April, 16h:
Tai Po
Urban development, governance and culture: changing attitudes towards British colonialism

Monday, 14 April, 17h:
Tuen Mun
Urban modernisation

Tuesday, 15 April, 17h*:
Mui Wo (Lantau Island)

Wednesday, 16 April, 10h:
Wong Tai Sin
Colonialism and Migration

Wednesday, 16 April, 14h:
Sai Wan Ho

Wednesday, 16 April, 17h:
Quarry Bay

Thursday, 17 April, 10h:
Chai Wan
Histories of Unknown People

Thursday, 17 April, 17h:
Ap Lei Chau
Development


Friday, 18 April, 10h:
Sham Shui Po
Livelihood and living conditions

Friday, 18 April, 13h:
Mong Kok
Preservation versus Reconstruction

Friday, 18 April, 16h:
Tsim Sha Tsui
South Asian Hong Kong

Saturday, 19 April, 10h:
Fanling
Land and Identity

Sunday, 20 April, 13h:
Hung Hom/Whampoa
Effects of Capitalism and Reclamation
(rescheduled from 12Apr)

Monday, 21 April, 15h:
Tsing Yi
Temples and Cultural Heritage

Wednesday, 23 April, 14h:
Stanley
Imperialism, Violence, and Cultural Identity

Wednesday, 23 April, 17h:
Aberdeen

Saturday, 26 April, 16h:
Kowloon Tong
Architecture
(rescheduled from 12Apr)

Monday, 28 April, 17h:
Kwai Chung
Crime in Hong Kong

Tuesday, 29 April, 17h*:
Cheung Chau

Wednesday, 30 April, 14h:
Tai Hang
Coexistence and Preservation

Wednesday, 30 April, 17h:
Happy Valley
Colonial Burial and Recreational Land

Thursday, 01 May, 10h:
Causeway Bay