# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Old Hong Kong Photos & The Tales They Tell
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 02:30 pm – Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: David Bellis, B.E.M., who runs the popular website www.gwulo.com, will visit Exeter to show some of his fascinating photos of old Hong Kong. 

Dating from the early 20th century back to the 1880s, the photos show an old Hong Kong that has long since disappeared. They have been scanned at high resolution, enabling David to show us the photos' minutest details, and so reveal their hidden stories.

 • Date : Saturday, 8 November 2025
 • Time : 2:00pm doors open. 2:30pm talk begins. (Talk lasts appx 1 hour, followed by Q&A, and time to chat with fellow guests.)
 • Theme : Extracts from his first book of photos and stories of old Hong Kong
 • Venue : Exeter Library (Rougemont room), Castle Street, Exeter EX4 3PQ
 • Pre-Booking is required : To order your ticket(s), please email grace@gwulo.com
 • Lecture cost :
 - Standard ticket : £10 / person
 - Full time student : £5 / person
(Grace will share the booking payment BACS details on receipt of your booking email)

The speaker : David has recently returned to the UK after more than thirty years in Hong Kong. He started the Gwulo website in 2009 giving a unique space for people to learn about Hong Kong’s history and share their experience. With over 50,000 pages, including over 30,000 pictures, it is a marvellous resource for those interested.

David received the SCMP’s Spirit of Hong Kong award for Heritage Preservation for his work on Gwulo in 2014. More recently he was awarded the British Empire Medal for his services to Heritage Preservation in Hong Kong, in this year's New Year’s Honours List.

David is a regular speaker, using photos from his collection to introduce Hong Kong’s history in a way that is easy for audiences to enjoy. He has also published a series of five illustrated books, Volumes 1 – 5 of 'Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell'. The Chinese translation of Volume 1 was published this year. The books will be available to buy at a discounted price, either in person at the event, or by pre-order when you buy your tickets.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/exeter/old-hong-kong-photos-and-the-tales-they-tell/200029129447518
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Exeter
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Exeter Library
- **lat**: 50.7218
- **long**: -3.5336
- **full address**: Exeter Library, Jessops, 82 Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3HR, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Gwulo: Old Hong Kong (https://allevents.in/org/gwulo-old-hong-kong/24025772)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 02:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Exeter Library, Jessops, 82 Fore Street, Exeter, EX4 3HR, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Gwulo: Old Hong Kong
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Old Hong Kong Photos & The Tales They Tell ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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