University YMCA® (HKU)
Pass the Baton: Movable-type Printing Tour x Children Service Day
Programme Registration
(Registration Deadline: 6/11/2021)
Eligibility: HKU students with valid University YMCA (HKU) membership
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Enquiries about Membership Registration and the Programme: WhatsApp Us / 3917-8091 / uniy@hku.hk
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About the Programme
Have you ever heard of the term ‘sunset industry’? In the era of rapid technological advancement, the wide application of machinery leapfrogs production efficiencies by hundredfolds. However, the beauty of traditional craftsmanship has slowly got eliminated as time goes by. Movable-type printing, one of the four great inventions in China that symbolises the technological revolution in printing history, slowly got eliminated due to its limited productivity.
This programme aims to give participants an overview of this valuable printing technique through a guided tour at a printing factory that has been preserving the art of movable-type printing for more than 60 years in Hong Kong. What's more? Participants will get the chance to pass on the baton of this traditional culture by creating stamps that mimic the printing technique with children on the service day.
Programme Details
Service Target: Junior Primary Students
Language: Mainly Cantonese, English Translation available
Fee: $50 + $50 Deposit (Deposit refundable upon completion of programme with satisfactory performance)
Day 1 - Briefing Session and Guided Tour at Traditional Printing Factory
Date: 13 Nov 2021 (Sat)
Time: 13:00 - 16:30
Location: HKU & Sheung Wan
Details: To explore traditional printing techniques and get to know more about the daily life of printing companies. Participant will also receive a mini notebook with customised name printed as souvenir after the tour.
Day 2 - Service Day with Children
Date: 20 Nov 2021 (Sat)
Time: 09:30 - 12:30
Location: Tai Koo (Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong Kornhill Centre)
Details: To make DIY potato stamps and create art with children while sharing and educating them about the traditional culture learnt from the first day. Participants are also required to lead some parts of the programme.
Application Deadline: 30 October 2021 (Sat) 23:59
Enquiries: Uni-Y Student ExCo Chloe (9382-5292), Jeff (9497-0028) / uniy@hku.hk
About University YMCA (HKU)
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