This year marks the 55th anniversary of Hong Kong Shue Yan University. To celebrate this milestone, the University is launching the “Community Service Project Series.” The Department of History will organize an academic and community field study activity entitled “Exploring the Aberdeen Fishing Harbour: Discovering the Life Stories of Fisherfolk.”

 Starting from the Aberdeen Fishing Harbour, this activity invites participants to step into a waterborne world distinct from the rhythm of urban life, and to understand Hong Kong’s fisherfolk culture from both historical and everyday-life perspectives.

 At the beginning of the event, participants will take a ferry ride to tour the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter, conducting an on-site field study from a maritime perspective to observe the fishing harbour landscape and deepen their understanding of the history and development of Hong Kong’s fishing industry.

 Participants will then board the Tai Pak Fish-Watching Boat for an exchange session. Through first-hand experience and interactive interviews, they will listen to the life stories of elderly fisherfolk. Integrating academic research with the transmission of local knowledge, the activity enables participants to understand how fisherfolk culture is preserved, sustained, and transformed in daily life, and to reflect on its historical and cultural significance within Hong Kong society.

 Speaker: Professor Pang Suk-Man (Associate Head, Department of History, Hong Kong Shue Yan University; Director, Tin Ka Ping Filial Piety Education and Research Centre)

Topic: Exploring the Aberdeen Fishing Harbour: Discovering the Life Stories of Fisherfolk

Date: 28 April 2026 (Tuesday)

Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Venue: Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter; Tai Pak Fish-Watching Boat

Language: Cantonese