| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, July 10, 2015 | 2:00PM - 3:30PM | External Event, Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library 8th floor Robarts Library 130 St. George Street University of Toronto |
Renowned scholar Dr. David Chuenyan Lai will give a lecture on the history of Hongmen, including its origin, organization, and contributions to the anti-Manchu revolution after Dr. Sun Yat-Sen joined the Hongmen society. Dr. Lai will talk about the evolution of the Hongmen society in Canada and British Columbia from Chee Kung Tong, to Chee Kung Party and eventually to Min Zhi Party. The lecture will also describe the significant contributions of Chee Kung Tong to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen’s fundraising trips across Canada, and the conflict between Hongmen and Kuomintang.
The lecture will be conducted in Cantonese and supplemented by Putonghua (Mandarin) and English.
Admission is free. Seating is limited. Please RSVP to events.rclchkl@utoronto.ca
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