Joint Exhibition of Women Painters from Beijing and Hong Kong

Hong Kong's return to China is another supreme symbol of peace and dignity. Celebrating this historical occasion, Beijing Women Painters' Association and Hong Kong Contemporary Women Painters' Association held a joint exhibition in Beijing, providing women painters from Hong Kong and the mainland an opportunity to learn from each other. Over more than a century time has brought great changes to the world. The Chinese women's profound love and pursuit of a unified culture for the Chinese nation makes their arts all the more splendid.     

香港各界妇女联合协进会访问团访问北京

At the invitation of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), a 52-member delegation of the Hong Kong Federation of Women visited Beijing from May 23-26, 2007. Gu Xiulian, Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and ACWF President, greeted the visitors. The Hong Kong delegation, through ACWF, made three donations: One each to two vocational schools, and the other to the fund to construct a swimming center. During their stay, the women also visited several ministries and commissions under the State Council, the Central Government's cabinet, and they provided details of their work and the various activities, hosted by Hong Kong women from all walks of life, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.     

Hong Kong Women's Participation in Public Affairs——Myth or Reality?

This is a translation of a speech delivered by Rita Fan at the All-China Women's Federation on 28 September 1996. Ms. Fan is a member of the SAR Preparatory Committee and Vice President of the Hong Kong Women's Association. JUDGING from the current situation in Hong Kong, it is difficult for women to take an active role in public affairs. This is probably due to two factors. The     

Remembering Student Activities in Hong Kong During the War of Resistance Against Japan(Ⅱ)

SINCE its foundation, the Hong Kong Student Association (HKSA) was productive, achieving much success and gaing public support."The students have been organized and shown the power of the collective. It is an ordinary thing on the Mainland, bu is a miracle in Hong Kong...," Shen Pao newspaper read. "The Hong Kong student movement seems promising for Hong Kong youth. The future is bright as the Chinese nation has such promising young people." In 1940, we ended the HKSA's work. The female students' work shifted to schools. Female student leaders went to     

Chinese Nation Joins in Jubilation for Hong Kong's Return

On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong finally returns to the motherland. July 1 was a day of Chinese national pride. Looking back, Hong Kong experienced great changes and the Chinese nation was subjected to humiliation during the 156 years. The Chinese nation had expected and made unremitting efforts to become stronger for more than 100 years. After resuming sovereignty over Hong Kong, the Chinese government will bring a brighter future to Hong Kong under the policies of "one country, two systems," and "Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong, with a high degree of autonomy." Hong Kong and the mainland will conduct more economic and cultural exchanges and create a more splendid future for the motherland.     

妇女进步与我们的未来 全国妇联副主席孟晓驷在香港“北京＋15妇女地位论坛”上的演讲（摘要）

It is my pleasure to be here in Hong Kong at the Beijing ＋ 15 Forum of Status of Women amid the elegance and charm of China＇s Pearl of the Orient, and to have the opportunity to meet and discuss with the women of Hong Kong their good works. As this year marks the 15th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, it is an apt date indeed for the Hong Kong Federation of Women to hold this forum. One hundred years ago, the Second International Socialist Women＇s Conference designated March 8 International Women＇s Day. Since then, March 8 has been a festival for women around the world.     

Singer Han Hong

HAN Hong had a happy childhood in the beautiful Xigaze City, Tibet. From the children's chorus, the military art troupe, the Prize Winning Competition on TV, up to the institute of art, she has never stopped singing. The difference to other singers her age is that she not only wishes to be a singer but a composer. Not satisfied with just singing the songs of others, she began expressing her happiness and sadness by writing her own. Finally she finished her first collection Rays in Tibet, which is the first report card in her musical life and also     

Four Outstanding Women Visit Hong Kong

ON March 2, four of the "Ten Outstanding Chinese Women" of 1995, joined the delegation of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) on its visit to Hong Kong, and delivered speeches to more than 500 Hong Kong women. They visited Hong Kong with the ACWF delegation at the invitation of women's organizations in Hong Kong.     

Friendship as Sisters

AFTER more than 100 years of constant change, Hong Kong has finally returned to the motherland. Looking toward at this special occasion, we cannot forget the past events between the women of the mainland and those of Hong Kong. Since September 26, 1984, when the Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed in Beijing, the women from these two areas have made efforts for Hong Kong's smooth return and stable transition. As the biggest women's organization on the mainland, the All-China Women's Federation has been in close contact with the women of Hong Kong, increasing mutual understanding as well as deepening feelings of sisterhood.     

Two Choreographer-directors Reinvent China's Dance Drama

AFTER serving for eight years as the chief artistic supervisor in the Hong Kong Dance Troupe, Shu Qiao recently returned to Beijing with a brand-new dance drama. named "Memorial Ceremony for Youth." The background story of "Memorial Ceremony for Youth" is based on the life of the poet Yin Fu (1909-1931). Yin Fu is an important revolutionary poet of China's modern literature. He started     

A Hong Kong Woman on Teaching

"SHE has black hair,very beautiful eyes and a smile alwaysplaying on her lips,"sixth-grade Pan Yong wrote in his diary.Hewas describing his teacher,Zhou Kefan,a young Hong Kong womanwho came to teach for half a year in the mainland’s southern remotemountains inhabited by the Yao people. A graduate of the preparatory course from Hong Kong LiBaochun United International Academy of Classical Learning,ZhouKefan has been a good scholar with an agreeable demeanor since shewas little.Just as she had decided to go to the United States to studyfurthe,a voluntary teaching position on the mainland made herchange her mind. A long-term help and support to the Nangang Primary School in     

Remembering Student Activities in Hong Kong During the War of Resistance Against Japan (Ⅰ)

COMPATRIOTS in Hong Kong share a revolutionary tradition. Early in 1922 and 1925, the Seamen's Strike and Guangdong-Hong Kong Strike were taking place in Hong Kong, shocking the country and the world. During the one-year-long Guangdong-Hong Kong Strike, many family members of workers also fought. Late in 1936, influenced by the upsurge of resistance against Japanese aggression in the country, people in Hong Kong rose up to help save the nation. Save-the-nation associations of women, students and literary and art circles went up one after another. When the news that Fu     

"Pipa Fairy Maiden" Zhang Hongyan

WHEN Zhang Hongyan plays the completely traditional Chinese musical instrument, the pipa, she is called a "pipa fairy maiden" by her audiences, "the pipa queen with outstanding talent and appearance" by the Hong Kong press and "a national flower of the Women Philharmonic Orchestra" in Singapore. Having completed her master's degree program at the folk music department of the Central Conservatory of Music. Zhang is continuing there as a teacher. On the unforgettable night of June 9, 1992, Zhang Hongyan presented her first solo concerto concert at the Beijing Concert Hall, in cooperation with the celebrated Central Philharmonic Orchestra based in Beijing and its famous conductor Hu Yongyan. This concert made her the first folk musical instrument player to present a special concerto concert in cooperation with a Western style orchestra. It is the result of many years of effort. Zhang was born in Shengxian County, Zhejiang Province, famous as the home of Yue Opera. Her father is a musician with a Yue Opera     

Hong Kong Fashions

Fashion in Hong Kong has quickly developed. In the 1980s the Hong Kong Developing Bureau started holding the Hong Kong International Fashion Festival. This promoted development in the manufacturing and processing of the garment trade, making Hong Kong the garment center of Southeast Asia.     

Looking Towards the 1995 World Women's Conference——the second international seminar on women's studies

Women's development is a process. It is also a process to await the Fourth World Conference on Women to be held in Beijing in 1995, a process to further mobilize women from various countries to gain equality between the sexes and to take a part in social development. The second international seminar on women's studies was held from November 23 to 26, 1993, at Beijing University in preparation for this day. Some 100 women researchers from Australia, Bangladesh', Canada, the United States, England, Malaysia and Japan, as well as Hong Kong and China participated in the event. It was one of the most lively and active seminars held during this process. To take prompt action in development was a common nderstanding of the participants.     

Wong Leung Kit-Wah and Her Exhibition Tour

BEAUTIFUL ladies painted by beautiful woman Annie Wong Leung Kit-Wah, a renowned painter from Hong Kong recently came to Beijing. Upon the first anniversary of Hong Kong's return to its motherland, Leung held an exhibition of her work at the China Art Gallery. Each piece conveyed her ability to use the unique techniques of Chinese painting to manifest the beauty of women, and her own admiration for women's qualities: grace and poise, modesty and     

"Welcome Home Macao!"

IN 1999, Macao will return to Chinesesovereignty just like Hong Kong'swidely-reported restoration of 1997.Both the Chinese government and Chinesepeople look forward to this occasion like afamily reunion, or the return of a long-lostprodigal son. For we are all Chinese, nomatter whether we reside in Hong Kong,Macao or Taiwan, we share the same yellowskin and black eyes, the same writtenlanguage, the same cultural traditions, andthe unification of the Chinese nation is acommon longing in our common spirit.Whether it is the long dancing dragonssnaking their way down Macao's busy streetson holidays, the sandalwood fans sold inTaiwan's department stores or the Kung Fu ofHong Kong's ever-popular action movies,     

How to Choose—Job Selection for Female Graduates

TIMES have changed. Now rather than seeking a good husband, women find solace in good careers and self-reliance, according to a recent Beijing University survey. A 1995 questionnaire of women graduates of Beijing University indicated that more than half the graduates believe women work in order to gain self-reliance in person and economy; 36 percent of these students agreed that women work in order to show their power, make a contribution to society and realize their own value. The survey of 1,254 people was conducted by Beijing University's "Women's Issues Research Center."     

女性动态(英文)

Mainland and Hong Kong Joint Events in Celebration of 'Beijing 10'On April 25, China Women's Activity Center witnessed the opening ceremonyof the Mainland and Hong Kong Joint Events in Celebration of "Beijing 10"(The year 2005 marks the 10th anniversary o…     

What I like about living in Hong Kong...

I have been to Hong Kong twice,in spring and in fall,and I have always had a great time.The weather was very nice,so I did some sightseeing.I went to the peak,which is the highest point