July 6, 2018
Images by Lukas Birk
The Myanmar Photo Archive (MPA) is a collection of work by local photographers that has been amassed in the last four years and is still growing. This exhibition showed studio images taken between 1962 and 1985 in Yangon, many at Bellay Photo Studio in Chinatown. The studio,...
July 5, 2018
His address when I first met him was Far East Farm, Stanley, Hong Kong, the rather grand name for the (very comfortable) squatter settlement where he lived with first wife, Janet. It was an open house for anyone wanting to drop by for a beer and a chat. That was in about 1974. Last time we met wa...
June 29, 2018
Born Singapore May 3, 1949; died Bintan, Indonesia, March 22, 2018
In outward appearance he could seem like an electrified imp, writes Philip Bowring.
Morgan Chua as a young man.
But no one was more seriously committed to his craft than Morgan. He joined the Far Eastern Economic Review in th...
June 12, 2018
It is the duty of every Hongkonger to defend the rule of law from the encroachment of authoritarian rule of law, said Benny Tai, warning that Beijing continues to move the “political red line” as it attempts to stamp out dissent.
Kenneth Chan, left, and Benny Tai discuss the erosion of Hong Ko...
28 Jun 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
Priced out of Paradise
SPEAKER
Christopher Dillon
Author & Principal, Dillon Communications
Thursday, June 28, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
As Hong Kong property prices set records, many people are looking overseas for h...
12 Jun 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
Hong Kong's Freedoms Under Threat?
The Challenge for Academia and the Media in 2018
Panelists
Benny Tai
Associate Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong
Kenneth Chan
Associate Professor of Political Science, Baptist University
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
12:30pm ...
30 May 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
How to Raise Money And Do Good in Asia
SPEAKER
John Wood
Founder, Room To Read
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
Free market capitalism has traditionally been associated with profit, prestige and en...
May 4, 2018
A highly ambitious ASEAN wants to create a genuine integrated market much like the European Union (EU) - but it has some way to go, according to Southeast Asia expert Hans Vriens.
Hans Vriens shared his expert knowledge of ASEAN with FCC members and guests. Photo: Sarah Graham/FCC
Despite its ...
3 May 2018 07:00 PM
MOVIE SCREENING
The Fourth Estate: A Screening of The Post with U.S. Consul General Kurt Tong in Honour of World Press Freedom Day
SPEAKERS
Kurt Tong
U.S. Consul General, Hong Kong and Macau
Keith Richburg
Former Washington Post correspondent
Thursday, May 3, 201...
April 26, 2018
The journey from journalist to film producer to environmental crusader was the subject of a talk by Paula DiPerna, who spoke (through an intermediary) about working with legendary filmmaker and ocean explorer, Jacques Cousteau.
Despite losing her voice, Paula DiPerna managed to communicate her...
