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Hong Kong: A City Without Ground
Jonathan Solomon
28 May 2013
North Korea: New developments beyond the DMZ
Simon Cockerell
30 May 2013
The New Northwest Passage
Cameron Dueck
3 June 2013
Film Screening of "Northwest Passage"
Edwin Lee (Film Editor) with Cameron Dueck
4 June 2013
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Past Events 2012
Adventures in Gabon
Adventures in Gabon
Lecture by: Joyce Samoutou-Wong
Location: Auditorium 1/F, Duke of Windsor Social Services Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
Date: 2012-01-16
Hong Kong born Dr. Joyce Samoutou-Wong left Genreal Practice in the UK and with her her husband Henri established a clinic specifically for sight saving treatment in the Gabon. She talks of life in this country, their project, the people and the landscapes.
Saving Indonesia's Forests and Primates
Saving Indonesia's Forests and Primates
Lecture by: The Crown Princess of Yogyakarta with Dr. Willie Smits
Location: Olympic House, So Kon Po, Causeway Bay
Date: 2012-01-19
We welcome back Dr Willie Smitts who is joined by Gusti Kanjen Ratu Pembayun The Crown Princess of Yogyakarta
Saving Asia's Elephants
Saving Asia's Elephants
Lecture by: Belinda Stewart-Cox, OBE
Location: Ladies Recreation Club, 10 Old Peak Road, Mid Levels
Date: 2012-02-22
Ms Stewart-Cox introduces the extra-ordinarily intelligent Asian elephant then focuses on her work saving the environment of the elephant, while reducing human-elephant conflict, principally in western Thailand.
Afghanistan: From the Oxus to the Pamirs
Afghanistan: From the Oxus to the Pamirs
Lecture by: Bill Colegrave
Location: Ladies Recreation Club, 10 Old Peak Road, Mid Levels
Date: 2012-02-28
A presentation of his RGS London lecture.
The Race to the Pole: Scott, Amundsen and Science
The Race to the Pole: Scott, Amundsen and Science
Lecture by: Professor Edward Larson
Location: Hong Kong Football Club
Date: 2012-03-14
The Quest for Antarctica: from Sir James Clark Ross to Sir Ernest Shackleton
The Quest for Antarctica: from Sir James Clark Ross to Sir Ernest Shackleton
Lecture by: Professor Edward Larson
Location: Regus, Central Plaza, Wanchai North
Date: 2012-03-15
a second lecture by the acclaimed author
Captain Robert Scott: A Centenary Celebration of the First Expedition to Walk to the South Pole
Captain Robert Scott: A Centenary Celebration of the First Expedition to Walk to the South Pole
Lecture by: Professor Edward Larson
Location: Ladies Recreation Club, 10 Old Peak Road, Mid Levels
Date: 2012-03-16
a third lecture by the acclaimed author
Here on Earth
Here on Earth
Lecture by: Tim Flannery
Location: SKH Ming Hua Theological College, Glenealy, Central
Date: 2012-03-21
Climbing Mt Everest with Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Climbing Mt Everest with Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Lecture by: Michael Kobold
Location: American Chamber of Commerce
Date: 2012-03-31
Invitation to Amcham Event: Michael Kobold: Climbing Everest with Sir Ranulph Fiennes
The Hazards of Geography: Earthquakes, Floods and Landslides
The Hazards of Geography: Earthquakes, Floods and Landslides
Lecture by: David Petley
Location: Happy Valley Suite, 2/F HK Football Club, 3 Sports Road, Happy Valley
Date: 2012-04-03
David Petley is the Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, and Wilson Professor of Hazard and Risk in the Department of Geography at Durham University. His lecture examines the hazards that the earth and it's population deal with including landslide, flood and earthquake .
Visit to Lamma Power Station
Lecture by: HK Electric
Location: Lamma Power Station
Date: 2012-04-18
Field Trip: "Visit to Mai Po"
Field Trip: "Visit to Mai Po"
Location: Mai Po
Date: 2012-04-22
The RGS is pleased to offer a guided tour to the Mai Po Marshes, the wetland nature reserve in the North-west New Territories.
Epicentre: Hong Kong
Lecture by: Dr. Ian McFeat-Smith
Location: Ming Hua College, 1 Lower Albert Rd, Central
Date: 2012-04-30
6.30 Book Signing; 7.30 Lecture
North Korea: The Reality
Lecture by: Simon Cockerell
Location: The Hong Kong Football Club, Causeway Bay
Date: 2012-05-08
5.30 onwards Drinks 6.30 – 7.30 Lecture Session 1 7.30 onwards Drinks 8.00 – 9.00 Lecture Session 2
The Crisis of London's Youth
The Crisis of London's Youth
Lecture by: Simon Wheatley
Location: SKH Ming Hua Theological College, Glenealy, Central
Date: 2012-05-14
Consumptionomics : Asia's role in Reshaping Capitalism and Saving the Planet
Consumptionomics : Asia's role in Reshaping Capitalism and Saving the Planet
Lecture by: Chandran Nair
Location: KPMG Conference Rooms, 8/F Prince's Building, Central
Date: 2012-05-16
6.30 Drinks Reception; 7.30 Lecture
Field Trip - Tung Ping Chau
Field Trip - Tung Ping Chau
Lecture by: David Brian
Location: Tung Peng Chau
Date: 2012-05-19
Wild Encounters
Wild Encounters
Lecture by: Paul Mckenzie
Location: Olympic House, So Kon Po, Causeway Bay
Date: 2012-05-22
When China Rules
When China Rules
Lecture by: Martin Jacques
Location: Auditorium 1/F, Duke of Windsor Social Services Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
Date: 2012-05-23
Is Mr Jacques hypothesis in actual fact a reality?
To the Edge of Endurance
To the Edge of Endurance
Lecture by: Tim Jarvis
Location: HK Football Club, 3 Sports Road, Happy Valley
Date: 2012-06-04
Tim Jarvis talk about experiences learned from nearly two decades of polar exploration, and more than 20 years as an environmental scientist.
Diamond Jubilee Celebration
Diamond Jubilee Celebration
Lecture by: Royal Societies in Hong Kong
Location: Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central
Date: 2012-06-05
A joint event held by the Royal Societies to Celebrate Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
Exploring Burma's Geography and Nature
Exploring Burma's Geography and Nature
Lecture by: Wong How Man and William Bleisch
Location: American Club, 48/F Exchange Square 2, Central , Hong Kong
Date: 2012-06-07
"Whatever You Do, Don't Run: Adventures as a Safari Guide in Southern Africa"
"Whatever You Do, Don't Run: Adventures as a Safari Guide in Southern Africa"
Lecture by: Peter Allison
Location: British Consulate General , 1 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty
Date: 2012-06-12
Humorous, knowledgeable and thought provoking stories from one of Southern Africa's most experienced Safari Guides.
"Mongolia: Concert  & Nomad Empire of Eternal Blue Sky"
"Mongolia: Concert & Nomad Empire of Eternal Blue Sky"
Lecture by: National Orchestra of Mongolia & Carl Robinson
Location: Lecture Hall, Ming Hua Theological College, Wyndham Street, Central
Date: 2012-06-14
"Mongolia: Concert & Nomad Empire of Eternal Blue Sky"
"Mongolia: Concert & Nomad Empire of Eternal Blue Sky"
Lecture by: National Orchestra of Mongolia & Carl Robinson
Location: Lecture Hall, Ming Hua Theological College, Wyndham Street, Central
Date: 2012-06-15
An evening of Music and Pictures from Mongolia "Empire of Eternal blue Sky"
Adventures in Bhutan
Adventures in Bhutan
Lecture by: Francoise Pommaret
Location: Auditorium 1/F, Duke of Windsor Social Services Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
Date: 2012-06-18
Bhutan expert Francoise Pommaret provides insights in the culture, geography and natural history of this magnificent unspoilt Kingdom in the heart of the Himalayas
How the Chinese sailed to America?
How the Chinese sailed to America?
Lecture by: Charlotte Harris Rees
Location: Jardine Penthouse, 48/F Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central
Date: 2012-07-09
A lecture about the early arrival of Asians to America as demonstrated by DNA and many other evidences, a subject Charlotte Harris Rees has become fascinated with from her Fathers collection of ols Asian maps anbd his theory of pre-Columbian Asian contact with the Americas. She is the author of Secret Maps of the Ancient World and Chinese Sailed to America Before Columbus: More Secrets from the Dr. Hendon M. Harris Jr. Map Collection.
Annual RGS Quiz
Annual RGS Quiz
Lecture by: RGS HK
Location: Dining Room , HK Football Club, 3 Sports Road, Happy Valley
Date: 2012-07-13
The annual quiz where we test your knowledge on all things Geographical
Extreme Climb to Extreme Jump
Extreme Climb to Extreme Jump
Lecture by: Tim Emmett
Location: JCLT, Olympic House, 1 Stadium Path, So Kon Po, Causeway Bay
Date: 2012-07-16
Tim Emmett extreme rock and ice climber as well as author and TV presenter talks to the RGS about his exploits
Members' Evening: Travels in Ancient Lands
Members' Evening: Travels in Ancient Lands
Lecture by: Russel Abel, Jo James and Edward Nicol
Location: Grappas, Basement Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central
Date: 2012-07-23
RGS HK members Russel Abel , Jo James and Edward Nicol share tales of their travels to Afghanistan Tibet and Ethiopia.
Saving the Ozone Layer
Saving the Ozone Layer
Lecture by: Darin Toohey
Location: American Club, 48/F, Two Exchange Square, Central
Date: 2012-08-03
The End of the Chinese Dream:
The End of the Chinese Dream:
Lecture by: Gerard Lemos
Location: Auditorium 1/F, Duke of Windsor Social Services Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
Date: 2012-08-29
Is China really the dominant world power of the future? Gerard Lemos gives his view.
The Arab Spring: Religious Winter?
The Arab Spring: Religious Winter?
Lecture by: The Rev. Father Nadim Nassar
Location: Ming Hua College, Glenealy, Central
Date: 2012-09-04
Earthwatching
Earthwatching
Lecture by: Nigel Winser
Location: Auditorium. 1/F Duke of Windsor Social Services Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
Date: 2012-09-05
Boundless Horizons
Boundless Horizons
Lecture by: Chris Bonington
Location: Olympic House, Stadium Path, So Kon Po, Causeway Bay
Date: 2012-09-11
A welcome return to Hong Kong by famous British mountaineer and climber Chris Bonington sharing more memories and thoughts from his many years climbing both in UK and abroad.
Protecting the Great Cats - from Africa to Brazil
Protecting the Great Cats - from Africa to Brazil
Lecture by: Dr Mark Chandler
Location: Ming hua Theological College lectue Theatre, access off Gleneally , Central
Date: 2012-09-13
Swimming the North Pole:Campaigning for the Environment
Swimming the North Pole:Campaigning for the Environment
Lecture by: Lewis Pugh
Location: Lecture theatre, Olympic House, 1 Stadium Path, So Kon Po
Date: 2012-09-19
Popular speaker Louis Pugh on his aquatic achievement at the North Pole
Biking the World
Biking the World
Lecture by: Emily Chappell
Location: British Consulate General, 1 Supreme Court Road, Pacific Place, Admiralty, by kind permission of Her Majesty's Consul-General
Date: 2012-10-11
Ms. Chappell tells of the first year of her three-year odyssey cycling around the world.
Chimpanzees: Gombe Revisited
Chimpanzees: Gombe Revisited
Lecture by: Jane Goodall
Location: Dining room, HK Football Club, 3 Sports Road, Happy Valley
Date: 2012-10-26
A dinner with Jane Goodall, most famous for her work with primates in Africa.
Xinjiang: China's Wild West
Xinjiang: China's Wild West
Lecture by: Jeremy Tredinnick
Location: Auditorium. 1/F Duke of Windsor Social Services Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
Date: 2012-10-31
Amphibians: South-East Asia's Environmental Bellweather
Lecture by: Jodi Rowley
Location: KPMG Conference Rooms, 8/F Prince's Building, Central
Date: 2012-11-01
Wang Leng Ridge, Plover Cove Country Park, Guided Trek
Wang Leng Ridge, Plover Cove Country Park, Guided Trek
Lecture by: Prof. Bernie Owen
Location: Wang Leng Ridge, Plover Cove Country Park
Date: 2012-11-03
RGS HK Annual Dinner
RGS HK Annual Dinner
Lecture by: Tony Wheeler
Location: Hong Kong Football Club
Date: 2012-11-09
Famous for founding the Lonely Planet series of travel guides Tony Wheeler speaks to the RGS HK.
Raffles and the Golden Opportunity: from Governing Java to Founding Singapore
Raffles and the Golden Opportunity: from Governing Java to Founding Singapore
Lecture by: The Hon. Victoria Glendinning, CBE, FRSL
Location: Jardine Penthouse, 48/F Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central
Date: 2012-11-19
Annual General Meeting
Lecture by: of RGS-HK
Location: Jardine Penthouse, 48/F Jardine House, One Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong
Date: 2012-11-19
TreePeople: Engaging Nature in Cities
TreePeople: Engaging Nature in Cities
Lecture by: Andy Lipkis
Location: British Consulate General, 1 Supreme Court Road, Pacific Place, Admiralty, by kind permission of Her Majesty's Consul-General
Date: 2012-11-26
A Winter at the South Pole
A Winter at the South Pole
Lecture by: Dr Alexander Kumar
Location: British Consulate General, 1 Supreme Court Road, Pacific Place, Admiralty, by kind permission of Her Majesty's Consul-General
Date: 2012-11-28
The Ultimate Adventure: the Seven Summits, K2, Both Poles and the World Scuba Record
The Ultimate Adventure: the Seven Summits, K2, Both Poles and the World Scuba Record
Lecture by: Khoo Swee Chiow
Location: KPMG Conference Rooms, 8/F Prince's Building, Central
Date: 2012-11-29
A Members' Evening
Lecture by: "Adventures in Ancient Lands"
Location: Ming Hua Theological College lectue Theatre, access off Gleneally, Central
Date: 2012-12-04
Sustainable Economics or Sustainable Ecology?
Lecture by: Dr Satish Kumar
Location: Ming hua Theological College lectue Theatre, access off Gleneally , Central
Date: 2012-12-06
Boat Field trip to Tolo Channel and Double Haven
Lecture by: Dr Jason Ali
Location: North East New Territories
Date: 2012-12-08
The Giant Panda: A Talk on the Wild Side
Lecture by: Marc Brody
Location: Ming Hua Theological College lectue Theatre, access off Gleneally, Central
Date: 2012-12-10