Members’ Corner July 2019- Jeremy Hung 洪晞進
Every month, PEN Hong Kong introduces to you one of our members. In July 2019, we are introducing JEREMY HUNG. 香港筆會每月為大家介紹一位會員。2019年7月，我們為您介紹洪晞進。 Jeremy Hung is a Chinese-American filmmaker from Hong...
View ArticleWhy does the gov’t care more about attacks on flags and signs than the...
Ilaria Maria Sala A Chinese flag from a flagpole at Harbour City was tossed into the sea on August 3, during an anti-extradition march. Photo: inmedia.net. Also last Saturday night, a similar...
View ArticleUniversity of Toronto launches law course in global bid to protect media freedom
BY SEAN FINE JUSTICE WRITER PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 on THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CANADA Adrian Ling, one of the students enrolled in the University of Toronto’s new law course aimed to protect press...
View ArticleHong Kong writers resort to poetry amid protests to express the inexpressible
SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED on 5 September 2019 on THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CANADA An anti-extradition bill protester reads a poetry book wearing a helmet and gas mask outside government...
View ArticleUMBRELLA MOVEMENT FIVE YEARS ON: A PEN Hong Kong Statement
雨傘運動五週年: 香港筆會聲明 Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Umbrella Movement, one of the most significant developments in Hong Kong’s postcolonial history. The political awakening and civic engagement...
View ArticlePEN Hong Kong Literature & Human Rights Lecture November 2019- Mohammed...
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/RHzELejxS4qSCjN97 登記連結: https://forms.gle/RHzELejxS4qSCjN97 “In Kashmir a six year old boy peers out of his door and is blinded for life. In Quetta, a student...
View ArticleWe Still Laugh: An Evening with Mohammed Hanif and Local Writers
We Still Laugh: Humour As A Literary Relief ValveDate & time: Thursday 14 November 2019; 7:30-9:00 p.m.Venue: Bleak House Books (Unit 2705, 9 Pat Tat Street, Well Tech Centre, San Po Kong, Hong...
View ArticleMasterclass with Mohammed Hanif (Members only)
We are delighted that our guest speaker at the PEN Hong Kong Literature and Human Rights Lecture November 2019, Mohammed Hanif, will be giving a members-only writing workshop during his visit to Hong...
View ArticleInterview with Mohammed Hanif by South China Morning Post
On a Sunday night, exactly 22 weeks after the protests against an extradition bill had begun on June 9, prize-winning Pakistani journalist and novelist Mohammed Hanif checked into his room at Robert...
View ArticleMembers’ Corner February 2020- Sonia F.L. Leung
Every month, PEN Hong Kong introduces to you one of our members. In February 2020, we are introducing Sonia F.L. LEUNG. 香港筆會每月為大家介紹一位會員。2020年2月，我們為您介紹Sonia F.L. LEUNG。 Sonia began writing when she...
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