Hong Kong: From Protest to Perdition? Where Next for One Country Two Systems?

An online Reading Room discussion with author and historian Sam Dalrymple, hosted by Sophie Ibbotson.
15 September 2025, 18.30 BST
The Hugh Leach Memorial Lecture
Sir William Patey KCMG LLD, 25 September 2025 14.00 BST
At the Royal Astronomical Society and Online
A two-day online conference hosted in partnership with the FCDOA and the IIAS. 6 & 7 November 2025 13.00-17.00 GMT
Sean Paterson is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society living in Guangzhou A small town in Gansu is having something of a moment. Dunhuang, famous for its treasure-troves of Buddhist art and hoard of ancient manuscripts, and for the underhanded way that foreign adventurers pilfered huge quantities of both, is back in the limelight….
Sean Paterson is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society living in Guangzhou Hong Kong is often referred to as ‘the gate to China’, and even today, it’s common to hear the broader Pearl River Delta megalopolis referred to in similar terms. Some might say the same of Shanghai. However, those who focus on the…
Julius Kochan, RSAA Travel Awards 2024 Recipient, with guest host Dr Winnie King
25 June 2025, 14.00 BST Online