RUNDOWN:
6:15 pm: Registration
6:30 pm: Opening Remarks
6:35 pm: Presentation & Discussion
7:35 pm: Q&A 
7:50 pm: End

ASHK member price: HKD60
Non-member price: HKD80

The Chinese almanac is not just a cultural legacy but, for millions of readers in much of China and Chinatowns around the world, also a part of modern daily life. From weddings to financial transactions and even travel, the almanac maintains its allure as a daily guide to a wide range of social, professional and family activities. Joanna C. Lee and Ken Smith, co-authors of the Pocket Chinese Almanac (featured frequently in the New York Times), discuss the almanac’s roots and its modern applications. Joining them is Kin Man Chan, a professional dai kam (bride’s chaperone), taking us on a complete journey from engagement, exchange of betrothal gifts and scheduling for the “big day”.

Joanna C. Lee is an active translator and interpreter, she has served such luminaries as former US President Jimmy Carter, film directors Luc Besson and Peter Greenaway, and Hong Kong film director Johnnie To and consults on Broadway and off-Broadway projects.

Ken Smith writes about Asian arts and culture for the Financial Times and other publications. He is the author of Fate! Luck! Chance!...the Making of “The Bonesetter’s Daughter” Opera and a former English-language editor for the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

Kin Man Chan, an acting graduate of the HKAPA, has performed on television and the local stage for more than a decade. During COVID, he launched a new professional direction guiding couples and their families following manifold matrimonial rituals in age-old traditions. In 2023, he was a featured performer/dancer for Mui Cheuk-yin’s Double Happiness—The Promise of Red, as part of the West Kowloon’s Freespace Dance Festival.

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