Tying The World Together: Hong Kong at the Frontier of Global History

When: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm, Monday, March 16, 2026

Where: Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library

Please RSVP by emailing chk.library@utoronto.ca.

This symposium will bring together world-leading experts, archivists, and junior scholars to discuss the latest research, expanding archival collections, and the path forward.

公路、啤酒、食山頭︰新界深井的傳統社會組織與社區發展

When: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Saturday, March 7, 2026

Where: Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library

Please RSVP by emailing chk.library@utoronto.ca.

本講座將透過融合不同之田野研究材料、訪談內容、土地丈量及交易紀錄、鄉村組織及私人文獻、政府檔案資料等去剖析深井由二十世紀初至二十一世紀初之百年發展，並以此去思考政府政策、不同時期本土工業之興起與華南地區傳統民間組織應對之關係。

首屆許之遠人文講座︰與許之遠教授談經論詩

When: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Saturday, March 7, 2026

Where: Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library

Please RSVP by emailing chk.library@utoronto.ca.

As part of our Open House Special, we are honoured to host the Inaugural David Zhiyuan Hui Lecture in Humanities.

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Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library Open House 利銘澤典宬開放日

When: 10:00 pm - 6:00 pm, March 2 (Sat.) & March 22 (Sun.), 2026

Where: Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library

Come and see a display of materials drawn from across our collections.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome. No registration required!

Questions? Email us at chk.library@utoronto.ca.

Un/settling Intimacies in Speculative Hong Kong: A Conversation with Larissa Lai

When: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Monday, March 2, 2026

Where: Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library

Please RSVP by emailing chk.library@utoronto.ca.

Join Yiwen Liu for a conversation with Larissa Lai to discusses the novel’s representation of the Hong Kong Cricket Club and the Wong Nai Chung Village, the ethics of writing Hong Kong, and the stakes of building un/settling relationships in both Hong Kong and Canada.

Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library

The Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library features a unique research collection on Canada-Hong Kong studies. It provides resources and space to accommodate the continuous growth of research interest in Hong Kong, and its relation to Canada and other regions in the world.

In close collaboration with the Asian Institute, Chinese Canadian Studies Program and the Department of East Asian Studies, the Library serves as an important link between the University and the external community, through cultural and educational events involving Hong Kong immigrants and Chinese community organizations.

More about the RCL Canada-Hong Kong Library.

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Richard Charles Lee Canada Hong Kong Library

Location & Hours

Location

130 St. George Street, 8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1A5
Map
Email
416-946-8978

Hours

Monday - Friday: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday: Closed

Collection Highlights

Resource Guide to Hong Kong Studies
This Resource Guide to Hong Kong Studies aims at providing users with an introduction to the print, electronic and open access research resources related to Hong Kong Studies at U of T and on the open Internet.
Carl T. Smith Collection
This collection, consisting of 56 reels of microfilm, provides information on individuals, organizations, buildings, roads, land matters and important events relating to Hong Kong, Macau and China's coastal cities from the mid 19th century onward.
Digitized Works of Lee Yee
Jointly with the Hong Kong Studies Initiatives at UBC, the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong has commenced on the project to digitize works of Mr. Lee Yee.
Laurence Tam Collection
The Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library received a special donation from Mr. Laurence Tam, the Chief Curator of Hong Kong Museum of Art from 1985 to 1993. The donation consists of over six hundred items of books, historical photos of Hong Kong in