Two Exhibitions between Two Strikes:
Exhibiting Hong Kong at the British Empire Exhibition
a Collection of Items
兩次大罷工之間的兩次博覽會:
在英京賽會展示香港（藏品集）
Author, designer: Gary Pui-fung Wong
ISBN: 9789887516118
Awards:
Shortlisted in Exhibition Catalogue, 2022 British Book Design and Production Award
Finalist in the History: General category of the 2021 International Book Awards
Honourable Mention in Art and Culture Books, Creative Communication Award 2021
Book specification
284 pages
185mm x 252mm
English, traditional Chinese
History/ collecting/ society/ humanities
Poster printed as the inside back of book jacket
The only comprehensive showcase of Hong Kong to take place in Britain during the colonial era
In 1924 and 1925, the British Empire Exhibition was held at Wembley Park in London to promote cooperation within the British Empire. Hong Kong took part, with its own exhibition area – the Hong Kong Section – which was the only comprehensive showcase of Hong Kong to take place in Britain during the colonial era. The exhibition occurred at a time of great ferment in Hong Kong. In the 1920s, British imperialism and Chinese nationalism shaped the city’s sociopolitical environment. Two large general strikes, both of which involved two major political parties from China (the Communist Party of China and the Nationalist Party), also took place in Hong Kong before and during the exhibition. The organising of the Hong Kong Section, the design of the pavilion, the exhibits, and the contemporary responses in both Britain and Hong Kong all reflect Hong Kong’s relationship with Britain and China in the 1920s.
Hong Kong’s involvement in the exhibition is not very well known in Hong Kong. None of the buildings from the British Empire Exhibition survive today. This book is based on the author’s archival research, and more than 180 items he has collected to tell the story of the Hong Kong Section. The valuable items are a tangible reminder of the era, which bring us back to the 1920s.
Table of contents
- Overall operation of the Exhibition
- The Hong Kong Section
- Other sections and facilities
- Images of Hong Kong in the 1920s
- Souvenirs, media coverage and others
Gary Pui-fung Wong is a lecturer in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds. He received his PhD from the University of Birmingham in the UK and his Bachelor and MPhil degrees from HKU. He now specialises in research and teaching on Hong Kong society, media studies, urban studies, as well as culture and heritage. He has been a lecturer at City University of Hong Kong, Kingston University London and HKU Space Global College Suzhou. Before working in academia, he spent some years in public affairs consultancy and worked at Commercial Radio Hong Kong. He has also been involved in editing and producing more than 50 publications on Hong Kong culture and current affairs. His books include Flat C, 18/F; Evacuating from London and the Chinese version of City of Darkness (co-editor – awarded Hong Kong Book Prize 2015).
作者、設計：黃培烽
國際書號：9789887516118
獎項：
入圍2022年度英國圖書設計及製作獎（展覽目錄）（British Book and Production Awards）
入圍2021年度國際圖書奬（International Book Awards）「歷史：一般類別」決選（Finalist in the History: General category）
2021年度Creative Communication Award 藝術及文化書籍榮譽獎（Honourable Mention in Art and Culture Books）
紙本規格
284頁
全彩色平裝本
185毫米 x 252毫米
繁體中文、英文
歷史 | 收藏 | 社會 | 人文
書套內頁可當作海報展示
在殖民地統治期間，
香港僅此一次在英國進行的綜合展覽
超過180件近一世紀歷史藏品
在1924及1925年，位於英國倫敦的溫布萊公園舉辦了大英帝國博覽會（時稱「英京賽會」），藉以推動大英帝國內的合作。香港於專屬的「香港展區」參展，是在殖民統治期間，香港僅此一次在英國進行的綜合展覽。這次博覽會在香港燥動的年代舉行。在1920年代，香港的社會政治環境深受英國帝國主義及中國民族主義的影響。在籌備及展覽期間，亦發生了兩場牽涉兩個中國主要政黨（共產黨及國民黨）的大罷工。這次博覽會的組織過程、展館設計、展品選擇，以至當時香港及英國的反應，都說明了香港在1920年代與英國及中國的關係。
甚少香港人知道香港曾參與英京賽會，而博覽會的所有建築物現時已不復存在。本書根據作者的檔案研究的研究成果，以及他所收集的超過180件藏品，重組香港展區的故事。這些見證時代的藏品，將帶我們回到1920年代，極具收藏價值。
目錄：
- 博覽會的整體運作
- 香港展區
- 其他展區及設施
- 1920年代香港的形象
- 博覽會的傳媒報導、紀念品及傳承
黃培烽現為列斯大學社會學及社會政策學院講師，在英國伯明翰大學獲博士學位，並於香港大學碩士及學士畢業，現在專注香港社會、傳媒研究、城巿研究，以及文化及歷史議題的研究和教學。他亦曾在香港城巿大學、倫敦金斯頓大學及蘇州港大思培學院任教。在學校工作之前，他曾從事公共事務顧問工作，以及服務於香港商業電台。著作包括《十八樓C座：為民喉舌卌年》、《撤出倫敦》及《黑暗之城：九龍城寨的日與夜》（合編；獲2015年香港書獎）等。
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