A Tale of Two Cities in the 1950s

Very lucky to join a private session led by the curator Ed Stokes in person and exclusively for the Yale Club Hong Kong, thanks to Yale alum Nikki Ng of Sino Group, a main sponsor of the exhibition “Photographs from the 1950s”, about a tale of two cities — Hong Kong and Singapore.

I learned a lot from those historic photos of the two greatest cities in Asia. Both were under British colonial rule for long time and you can see many similarities and differences in their architecture, local traditions, culture, and so on. The exhibition was first launched in Singapore in 2019 and I’m so glad it can be brought to Hong Kong this year, also thanks to Singapore Consulate-General in Hong Kong. I also must say Singapore does a great job to preserve its history, architecture, and people’s memory. Salute to that!

Hong Kong is my home and I have a lot of friends in Singapore. The two places will always have very special positions in my heart. May the Hong Kong-Singapore connections and friendship remain strong!

To learn more about the exhibition, read here.