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Application for Wan Chai District Council Funds Proposed Application for Wan Chai District Council Funds Proposed Programme – 「在銅鑼灣的一天」故事樂遊蹤 About Us The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage (CACHe) is a non-profit conservation group which aims at promoting the conservation of history, cultures and heritages in Hong Kong. Different kinds of activities are organised for schools, communities and the public to enhance the social awareness of heritage conservation. 3 Vision A Hong Kong that holds cultural heritage appreciation and conservation as its core values 4 Previous Project Review - Publication of a Children’s Picture Storybook ‘A Day in Causeway Bay (在銅鑼灣的一天)’ • Presents different moments in the history of Causeway Bay and Hong Kong in 1960s • Illustrates sites of the past in Causeway Bay – Daimaru Department Store – Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage – The Canal beside the ice house – Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter – Victoria Park Swimming Pool • Features historical scenes of Hong Kong – Water rationing (1963) – The arrival of the Beatles (1964) – Typhoon Ruby (1964) – The first Olympic torch relay in Hong Kong (1964) Complementary Activities Storytelling & Tour • 18 January 2020 • 4 to 9-year-old children & their parents • 2 sessions • 12 pairs / session Storytelling Session Guided Tour Nostalgic Childhood Games Media Coverage • RTHK Radio 1 ‘Happy Daily (開心日報)’ (25 December 2019) • Cable TV ‘Culture Plus (拉近文化)’ (15 March 2020) Previous Project Review - Rice Exhibition (23 March – 29 June 2019) Complementary Activities - Kindergarten Tour Missing one talk photo Complementary Activities - Workshop - Rice Seeding and Missing one talk photo Hong Kong Rice Farming History 謝謝! Thank You! 長春社文化古蹟資源中心 香港西營盤西邊街36A後座 CACHe Annex Block, 36A Western Street, Sai Ying Pun 電話 Tel: 2291 0238.
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