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The Hong Kong Memory Portal would be suspended from 13 August 2026 (9:00 pm) to 14 August 2026 (6:00 am). We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

2026, Brief Introduction on "Hong Kong Memory" Exhibition will be held at the following public libraries.

2025, Brief Introduction on "Hong Kong Memory" Exhibition will be held at the following public libraries.

2024, Brief Introduction on "Hong Kong Memory" Exhibition will be held at the following public libraries.

March 2024, the collection “A Century of Fashion: Hong Kong Cheongsam Story” has been launched.

The video recording of talk series on Hong Kong Memory - Searching for Old Time Delicacies - will be available for viewing from 30 January 2024 9:30 a.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

The video recording of talk series on Hong Kong Memory - Jin Yong and the Ups and Downs of Hong Kong Martial Arts Novels - will be available for viewing from 18 January 2024 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

The video recording of talk series on Hong Kong Memory - Preliminary Study on the Spatial History of Hong Kong under the Japanese Occupation - will be available for viewing from 22 September 2023 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

2023 to 2024, Brief Introduction on "Hong Kong Memory" Exhibition will be held at the following public libraries.

March 2023, the collection “Memories of Renowned Lyricist: Richard Lam Chun Keung's Manuscripts” has been launched.

The video recording of talk series on History and Culture of Hong Kong - The Evolution of Chinese Opera from the Perspectives of Cantonese Opera in Contemporary Hong Kong - will be available for viewing from 13 January 2023 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

The video recording of talk series on History and Culture of Hong Kong - Small Industries and Community in To Kwa Wan - will be available for viewing from 23 December 2022 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

November 2022, the collection “Braving the Storm: Hong Kong under Japanese Occupation” has been launched.

The video recording of talk series on History and Culture of Hong Kong - Appreciation and Conservation of Hong Kong's Built Heritage - will be available for viewing from 4 November 2022 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

The video recording of talk series on History and Culture of Hong Kong - Down Memory Lane: Movie Theatres of the Olden Days - will be available for viewing from 7 October 2022 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

2022, History and Culture of Hong Kong - A Vibrant City of Cultures Exhibition will be held at the following public libraries.

July 2022, the collection “A Voice for the Ages, a Master of his Art – A Tribute to Lam Kar Sing” has been launched.

March 2022, the collection “The Oral Legacies Series II: the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong” has been launched.

The video recording of Hong Kong Memory subject talk "The Interesting "Herbal Tea" Culture of Hong Kong" will be available for viewing from 25 March 2022 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

The video recording of Hong Kong Memory subject talk "About Lighthouses of Hong Kong" will be available for viewing from 18 March 2022 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

The video recording of Hong Kong Memory subject talk "Stories of Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage" will be available for viewing from 18 March 2022 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

The video recording of Hong Kong Memory subject talk "The Hakka Unicorn Dance in Hang Hau in Sai Kung" will be available for viewing from 11 March 2022 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

November 2021, the collection “Porcelain and Painting” has been launched.

2021 to 2022, Brief Introduction on "Hong Kong Memory" Exhibition will be held at the following public libraries.

July 2021, the collection “Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage” has been launched.

Mar 2021, the collection “Dockyards of Hong Kong” has been launched.

The video recording of Hong Kong Memory subject talk "Hong Kong Education from 1841 to 1941" will be available for viewing from 19 March 2021 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

The video recording of Hong Kong Memory subject talk "New Year Customs in Hong Kong" will be available for viewing from 5 February 2021 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

The video recording of Hong Kong Memory subject talk "About Hong Kong Currency" will be available for viewing from 22 January 2021 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

The video recording of Hong Kong Memory subject talk "Stories of Tung Wah Archives" will be available for viewing from 18 December 2020 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

Nov 2020, the collection “Hi! Houses: A Journey into the History of Century-old Houses with the Artists” has been launched.

The video recording of Hong Kong Memory subject talk “Factory In and Out: Small Subcontractors, Internal Contractors, and Outworkers in Hong Kong Manufacturing" will be available for viewing from 20 November 2020 7:00 p.m. Thank you for your attention! (Conducted in Cantonese)

July 2020, the collection “Down Memory Lane: Movie Theatres of the Olden Days” has been launched.

2020 to 2021, Brief Introduction on "Hong Kong Memory" Exhibition will be held at the following public libraries.

March 2020, the collection “Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities” has been launched.

8 January 2020 to 28 April 2020, Thematic Exhibition: "Successful Inscription on the Third National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Hong Kong Items" will be held at the Hong Kong Central Library (8/F Cultural and Historical Resources Corner).

November 2019, the collection “Imprint of the Heart: Artistic Journey of Huang Xinbo” has been launched.

July 2019, the collection “Hong Kong Currency” has been launched.

2019 to 2020, Brief Introduction on "Hong Kong Memory" Exhibition will be held at the following public libraries.

March 2019, the collection “The Oral Legacies (1): Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong” has been launched.

November 2018, the collection “A Eulogy of Hong Kong Landscape in Painting: The Art of Huang Bore” has been launched

Hong Kong Memory Portal is awarded one of the 2017 Top 10 Winning Websites at the Meritorious Websites Contest organized by the Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration (OFNAA).

July 2018, the collection “他 FASHION 傳奇 EDDIE LAU 她 IMAGE 百變 劉培基” has been launched.

Hong Kong Memory has gone responsive! Members of the public can access its mobile site using smart phones and mobile devices starting from 28 March 2018.

March 2018, the collection “A Partnership with the People: KAAA and Post-war Agricultural Hong Kong” has been launched.

2018 to 2019, Brief Introduction on "Hong Kong Memory" Exhibition will be held at the following public libraries.

November 2017, the collection “Applauding Hong Kong Pop Legend: Roman Tam” has been launched.

July 2017, the collection “From Soya Bean Milk To Pu'er Tea” has been launched.

2017 to 2018, roving exhibitions of Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong will be held at the following public libraries.

2017 to 2018, roving exhibitions of Brief Introduction on "Hong Kong Memory" will be held at the following public libraries.

March 2017, the collection “History in Miniature: The 150th Anniversary of Stamp Issuance in Hong Kong” has been launched.

1 March 2017 to 6 June 2017, Thematic Exhibition: "Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong" will be held at the Hong Kong Central Library (8/F Cultural and Historical Resources Corner).

November 2016, the collection “Remembrance of the Avant-Garde: Archival Camera Collection” has been launched.

August 2016, the collection “Journeys of Leung Ping Kwan” has been launched.

September 2016 to February 2017, Roving Exhibition: Brief Introduction on "Hong Kong Memory" will be held at Smithfield Public Library, Tiu Keng Leng Public Library and Yau Ma Tei Public Library.

March 2016, the collection “The Legend of Silk and Wood: A Hong Kong Qin Story” has been launched.

January 2016, the collection “Transcending Space and Time – Early Cinematic Experience of Hong Kong” has been launched.

September 2015, the collection “Memories We Share: Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s” has been launched.

Effective from 1 December 2014, the Hong Kong Memory Website (“HKM”) has been handed over to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for continuous maintenance and development.