An opening ceremony of the “Leisure Space and Historical Memory: A Photo Exhibition on Sun Yat-sen Parks in the World” in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, was held at the HKBU Library on 11 November 2016.

Officiating at the ceremony were Dr. Henry Tan, BBS, JP, Chief Executive Officer of Luen Thai International Group Limited (LTIG), Honorary President of the HKBU Foundation, and Vice-Chairman of the Tan Siu Lin Foundation, Honorary President of the HKBU Foundation; Mr. Li Hexie, Senior Former Vice President of LTIG and Secretary General of the Tan Siu Lin Foundation; Dr. Jim Chang Hok Yan, Chief Librarian of the Hong Kong Public Libraries, Leisure and Cultural Services Department; Mr. Vincent Kwan, Executive Director of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Vancouver, Canada; Professor Adrian Bailey, Dean of Social Sciences; Professor Clara Ho, Head of Department of History; Mrs. Lily Chan, Director of University Advancement; and Mr. Kendall Crilly, HKBU Librarian.

The exhibition is an extended event following the creation of the HKBU-produced database “Sun Yat-sen Parks in the World”, which was launched in March this year.  The exhibition is divided into three parts: “History”, “Current Situation”, and “Highlights”. It draws on a variety of historical sources concerning the 106 Sun Yat-sen parks worldwide to give an overall introduction to the parks as well as to examine their background, establishment, developments, features and facilities. Several of the Sun Yat-sen parks are highlighted in the exhibition.

The exhibition will continue on campus through 29 December 2016. A separate exhibition will be held at the Hong Kong Central Library from 4 January to 28 February 2017.