What Bamboo Means to Hong Kong and Macau?

Schedule

Mon, 30 Nov, 2026 at 06:30 pm

UTC+08:00
Location

Room 436, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong, HK

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Would Hong Kong be the same place without bamboo?
Join Professor Daniel Elam, co-director of the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Cultures, as he talks with Zolima Culture Guide editor and writer Christopher DeWolf, scholar and photographer Rafaella Endrizzi, industrial designer Dennis Cheung, and founders of Macau-based multidisciplinary studio Impromptu Projects, Rita Machado and João Ó, about the role bamboo has played in Hong Kong’s culture and cityscape.
Event details:
Date: 30 November 2026 (Monday)
Time: 6:30–8:30 pm
Venue: Room 436, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, The University of Hong Kong
Speakers: Christopher DeWolf, Dennis Cheung, Rafaella Endrizzi, Rita Machado & João Ó (Impromptu Projects)
Moderator: Daniel Elam, Comparative Literature, HKU
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Where is it happening?

Room 436, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, The University of Hong Kong, The University Of Hong Kong, 70 Pok Fu Lam Rd, Sai Wan, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

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