Hong Kong Heritage
Every week, journalist, broadcaster and local historian, Annemarie Evans, explores Hong Kong, digging up many (often forgotten or unknown) aspects of our cultural, architectural, and artistic heritage.
Listen live via Radio 3's homepage https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3
Saturdays 7.30am - 8.00am (HKT) - first broadcast
Sundays 6.15pm - 6.45pm (HKT) - repeat broadcast
Podcast available weekly after the first broadcast.
If you would like to share your story or some Hong Kong cultural history with us, please email [email protected]
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 756
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
Missionary Robert Morrison (R)
Morrison Hill Road in Wan Chai is no longer a hill but the road is named after Robert Morrison, a Scottish missionary, who came to China in 1807. Author Mark O’Neill tells Annemarie about Morrison…
00:32:00 |
Sun 22 Jan 2017
Missionary Robert Morrison
Morrison Hill Road in Wan Chai is no longer a hill but the road is named after Robert Morrison, a Scottish missionary, who came to China in 1807. Author Mark O’Neill tells Annemarie about Morrison’s…
00:28:30 |
Fri 20 Jan 2017
Clare Hollingworth remembered (R)
British journalist Clare Hollingworth died this week in Hong Kong at the age of 105. Her most famous scoop was announcing the start of the Second World War, but she also won multiple awards as a war …
00:32:00 |
Sun 15 Jan 2017
Clare Hollingworth remembered
British journalist Clare Hollingworth died this week in Hong Kong at the age of 105. Her most famous scoop was announcing the start of the Second World War, but she also won multiple awards as a war …
00:28:44 |
Fri 13 Jan 2017
Queen's Road West, the Vanishing Neighbourhood (R)
On this week’s Hong Kong Heritage Annemarie heads joins lawyer Howard Bilton and photographer William Furniss on Queen’s Road West to look at herbal shops, lanterns, and dried goods stores on one of …
00:32:00 |
Sun 08 Jan 2017
Queen's Road West, the Vanishing Neighbourhood
On this week’s Hong Kong Heritage Annemarie heads joins lawyer Howard Bilton and photographer William Furniss on Queen’s Road West to look at herbal shops, lanterns, and dried goods stores on one of …
00:28:50 |
Fri 06 Jan 2017
Battle of Hong Kong Part II (R)
In the second part of an interview with history researcher Philip Cracknell along the Wong Nai Chung Gap trail, Annemarie hears about the doomed Battle of Hong Kong ahead of the territory’s surrender…
00:32:00 |
Sun 01 Jan 2017
Battle of Hong Kong Part II
Battle of Hong Kong Part II – David Bellis talking on Battle and later PoW diaries – providing day-by-day accounts on Gwulo.com. Philip on battle at Wong Nai Chung Gap – now a trail.
00:28:46 |
Fri 30 Dec 2016
Battle of Hong Kong (R)
Christmas Day, 1941, marked the surrender of Hong Kong to the invading Japanese forces 75 years ago. They would control the territory until August 1945. In the next two programmes, Annemarie join…
00:32:00 |
Sun 25 Dec 2016
Battle of Hong Kong
Christmas Day, 1941, marked the surrender of Hong Kong to the invading Japanese forces 75 years ago. They would control the territory until August 1945. In the next two programmes, Annemarie join…
00:28:58 |
Fri 23 Dec 2016
A teacher remembers (R)
Retired British teacher Christine Speak has been visiting Hong Kong for the 165th anniversary of St Paul’s College. She came there in 1954 with her late husband Reverend Geoffrey Speak, who oversaw …
00:32:00 |
Sun 18 Dec 2016
A teacher remembers
Retired British teacher Christine Speak has been visiting Hong Kong for the 165th anniversary of St Paul’s College. She came there in 1954 with her late husband Reverend Geoffrey Speak, who oversaw …
00:28:55 |
Fri 16 Dec 2016
Reporting on Legco (R)
Where the Court of Final Appeal is now housed was from 1985 to 2011 the home of the Legislative Council. Built in 1912, it was first the supreme court with cells in the basement. Veteran broadcast…
00:32:00 |
Sun 11 Dec 2016
Reporting on Legco
Where the Court of Final Appeal is now housed was from 1985 to 2011 the home of the Legislative Council. Built in 1912, it was first the supreme court with cells in the basement. Veteran broadcast j…
00:28:48 |
Fri 09 Dec 2016
Victoria Harbour – Nicholas Brooke, chairman of the Harbourfront Commission
Victoria Harbour – Nicholas Brooke, chairman of the Harbourfront Commission
00:28:45 |
Fri 02 Dec 2016
China author Richard Kirkby; Philippine artist Janet Gupta; and Jonathan Wattis of Wattis Fine Art
China author Richard Kirkby; Philippine artist Janet Gupta; and Jonathan Wattis of Wattis Fine Art on the map of area around Ap Lei Chau that told lies
00:28:36 |
Fri 25 Nov 2016
150th Anniversary of the Birth of Sun Yat Sen
150th Anniversary of the Birth of Sun Yat Sen
00:28:33 |
Fri 18 Nov 2016
Liz Chater on Sir Catchick Paul Chater Part II
Liz Chater on Sir Catchick Paul Chater Part II
00:28:41 |
Fri 04 Nov 2016
UK-based history researcher Liz Chater on Sir Catchick Paul Chater Part I
UK-based history researcher Liz Chater on Sir Catchick Paul Chater on the 170th anniversary of his birth in 1846. Part I
00:28:58 |
Fri 28 Oct 2016
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