Public Lecture - The Hong Kong Resettlement Programme: 1950-1972 (Nov 12 2020)
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on Tue, 11/10/2020 - 13:55
The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong
Public Lecture - The Hong Kong Resettlement Programme: 1950-1972 (Nov 12)
Similar to squatting, resettlement was among the most prominent features of post-war Hong Kong housing development. By 1967, a million Hong Kong people (a quarter of the population then), lived in overcrowded resettlement estates. The resettlement program had become well-known internationally. Life in resettlement estates was an important shared memory among many Hong Kong people.
Illustrated with rare historical photos, Tim Ko, Historian-in-Residence of UChicago Yuen Campus Hong Kong, will share with the audience the stories and primary objective of the resettlement program, which was often mistakenly believed to be housing for refugees. This is, in fact, was far from the truth.
This program will be broadcast in Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles and illustrations of rare historical photos.
