The City of Victoria - Old Maps and Photos of Hong Kong
The exhibition reveals the everyday life of early Hong Kong and its local scenery through a selection of historical photographs and the first printed map of Hong Kong, which shows the dramatic changes in the island’s waterfront since its early colonial days.
For more information, please visit https://library.ust.hk/exhibitions/the-city-of-victoria-old-maps-and-photos-of-hong-kong/.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
