Libraries in Hong Kong are to join hands in exhibiting the rich development, history and achievements of children's literature in Hong Kong.

The libraries of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) will jointly organise "Passing on the Torch: Exhibition of 65 Years of Children's Literature in Hong Kong" with the Hong Kong Public Libraries.  On display – in November to December 2006, as well as April to May 2007 – will be handpicked creative works by over 30 children's literature writers in Hong Kong.  To arouse the interest and awareness of the public towards children's literature in Hong Kong, a number of valuable magazines and journals in the children's literature field will also be exhibited.

The libraries of the CUHK and the HKIEd will also organise public lectures on approaches to enjoying and creating children's literature.  "Guided Tours for Secondary Students" will be provided after the public lectures on 11 November at the CUHK.  The tours will further introduce the participants to the development and history of children's literature and the valuable collections on display.  Details of the events are as follows:

Details of Exhibition

Date	Venue
4 – 15 November 2006	CUHK University Library Exhibition Hall
18 November – 22 December 2006	HKIEd Mong Man Wai Library
25 April – 14 May 2007	Hong Kong Central Library No. 2-3 Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor

Details of Public Lectures

（1）The Chinese University of Hong Kong – University Library

First Lecture

Topic : Children's Literature: Enlightening Oneself, Enlightening Others

Speakers : Ms Poon Kam-ying, Ms Poon Ming-chu

Date : 11 November 2006 (Saturday)

Time : 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Venue : Lecture Theatre 1 (LSB LT1), Lady Shaw Building, CUHK * with "Guided Tour for Secondary Students"

Second Lecture

Topic : Plaything and Adolescents' Strolling Adventures: Ho Tze's Footprints of Growing up

Speaker : Dr Fok Yuk-ying

Date : 11 November 2006 (Saturday)

Time : 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Venue : Lecture Theatre 1 (LSB LT1), Lady Shaw Building, CUHK * with "Guided Tour for Secondary Students"

(2)    The Hong Kong Institute of Education Mong Man Wai Library

Topic : Unusual Story Speaker : Ah Nong Topic : Childhood Memory: My First Picture Book Speaker : Dr Fok Yuk-ying

Date : 20 November 2006 (Monday)

Time : 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Venue : D2-LP-10 (Block D2, Lower Podium, Room 10) Hong Kong Institute of Education (10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories)

*  The "Guided Tour for Secondary Students" lasts for about 30 minutes.  Registrations by teachers and students of secondary schools are welcome.

Admission is Free.  All members of the public are welcome.  Seats are on first-come-first-serve basis.

Web site:  http://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/Exhibition/hkchildrenlit/