Location
University of Bristol
Workshop – The History of Press Freedom in Hong Kong, Britain and the Empire/Commonwealth
Hong Kong History Project, University of Bristol, 20 June 2016
Venue – Room G77a, Arts Complex (enter at 3/5 Woodland Road), University of Bristol
9.30am-11am – Session 1
Martin Hewitt, University of Huddersfield – Press Freedom and Regulation in C19th Britain
Simon Potter, UoB – Press Freedom and Regulation in the British Empire and Commonwealth
11am-11.30am – Coffee
11.30am-1pm – Session 2
Su Lin Lewis, UoB – Connected Publics: Syndication Networks and Roving Editors in Penang, Hong Kong, and Colombo c.1920-1940
Cherian George, Hong Kong Baptist University – Legacies of Colonial-era Legislation on Freedom of Expression and Communal Tensions
1pm-2pm – Lunch
2pm-3.30pm – Session 3
Michael Ng, University of Hong Kong – Rule of Law in Hong Kong History Demystified: Student Umbrella Movement of 1919
Vaudine England, Hong Kong History Project, UoB – From Punch to Panda-Monium: what Spikes Satire?
3.30pm-4pm – Tea
4pm-5pm – Roundtable
Mark Hampton (Lingnan University), Robert Bickers (UoB), Sabrina Fairchild (UoB)
There is no charge to attend, but please register by emailing Laura Lanceley – laura.lanceley@bristol.ac.uk, mentioning any dietary or access requirements.