10th Festival of Hong Kong︱第十屆香港節

Aim

The 10th annual celebration of Hong Kong’s history from the perspective of Hongkongese themselves, on the 182nd anniversary of the establish

What is The Festival of Hong Kong?

This Festival, which coincides with Hong Kong Day (26th January), commemorates Hong Kong’s history and unique culture  Day, and is organised by Museum of Hong Kong. This years festival will be the 10th, and the second to be held outside of the Hong Kong, in London (U.K.), and takes place between the 26th to 30th January, 2023.

On each day there will be different activities on HK culture, history and memory, including a regular exhibition featuring historic items on HK including maps, artworks and vinyl. A selection of historical research** will also be shown. 

Besides, each day will have its own focus, and have activities arranged around them*. These being:

• 26/1 (HK Day): Official celebration of HK Day and Hongkong music concert
• 27/1: Popkong: the Georgian Romance and Cheongsam fashion
• 28/1: Family fun day
• 29/1: HK arts and cultural sharing
• 30/1: Conference and talks on HK history, memory and identity

 *more event details to be released soon via our instagram (@museumofhk126)

**Selected Historical Research refers to

(i) Hongkong and Taiwan in Pre-war Era;

(ii) The Choice of 1967: Anguilla, Gibraltar, and Hong Kong; and

(iii) The Meaning of Hong Kong Day.

On the 26th January 1841, Hong Kong was established. For the Manchus mandarins in China this was a humiliation. But what of the indigenous peoples of Hong Kong? What did they think? And how is this event remembered?

Who are Museum of Hong Kong?

Originally formed in 2012, Museum of Hong Kong is a community initiative to remember the peoples perspective in the history of Hong Kong. It is not a physical space, but a collection of memories, artefacts and ideas of its membership, which include local historians, historic researchers and public intellectuals. Since 2014, the Museum has been the organiser of the Festival of Hong Kong. 

Since 2021, the Museum has been based outside of Hong Kong as a U.K. registered company. Besides the Hong Kong Festival, the Museum organises a wide variety of cultural activities, such as a pop-up Hongkongese Cafe/Bingsutt in July 2022; and has conducted courses on Hong Kong history in both U.K. community centres and at a London university. 

Our vision is for contemporary Hong Kong be understood not only from the framework of past imperial powers in Peking and London, but also from the perspective of indigenous Hong Kong people.

Note: Any extra money raised via this fundraiser will be used to fund future Hong Kong studies.

This project successfully funded on 22nd January 2023