| Year | Chronology
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| 1958 | April, Librarian of the University of Hong Kong Library Mrs. Dorothea Scott convened a meeting in Fung Ping Shan Library and the decision to establish the Hong Kong Library Association was reached. More than 40 local library practitioners joined the meeting.
September, Hong Kong Library Association was founded.
Mrs. Dorothea Scott was elected Chairman of the Association. |
| 1959 | Ms. Ng Tung-king was elected Chairman of the Association. |
| 1960 | Ms. Dorothea Scott was elected Chairman of the Association.
Miss Roy Land hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Prof. Edmund Blunden hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1961 | Ms. Kan Lai-bing was elected Chairman of the Association.
Mr. J.M. Braga hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1962 | Ms. Kan Lai-bing was elected Chairman of the Association.
Mr. J.D. Pearson hosted 3 sessions of subject talks to the Association
Mr. Chow Jui hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Mr. H.A. Rydings hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1963 | Mr. H.A Rydings was elected Chairman of the Association.
"Libraries in Hong Kong, a directory" was published by the Association.
The first issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Bulletin" was published.
Miss Dorothy Lee hosted a subject talk to the Association.
July, the Association organized a "Seminar on Library Staff"
Miss Elvajean Hall hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1964 | Mr. H.A Rydings was elected Chairman of the Association.
April, A seminar on "Introducing the reader to the library" was organized by the Association in cooperation with the Department of Extra-Mural Studies, University of Hong Kong.
September, the "Certificate Course for Library Assistants" was jointly offered by the Department of Extra-Mural Studies, University of Hong Kong and the Association for the first time.
Mr. J.D. Pearson hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Mr. J.H. Ottemiller hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1965 | Mr. H.A Rydings was elected Chairman of the Association.
May, Dr. J.H.P. Pafford hosted a subject talk to the Association.
August, A seminar on "Libraries in secondary schools" was organized by the Association in cooperation with the Education Department of Hong Kong Government.
October, the first issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Newsletter" was published.
November, Mr. Leo Hua-shen hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1966 | Mr. H.A Rydings was elected Chairman of the Association. |
| 1967 | Mr. J.S. Bristow was elected Chairman of the Association.
September, Mr. F.A. Sharri hosted a subject talk to the Association.
The Extra-Mural Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong offered the first course in librarianship.
"Librarianship: Intermediate Part I" was offered by the Department of Extra-Mural Studies, University of Hong Kong to prepare students for the Part I professional examination of the Library Association, London.
Mr. Eugene Wu hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Dr. Chiu Kai-ming hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1968 | Mr. H.A Rydings was elected Chairman of the Association.
March, "Newsletter of Hong Kong Library Association" was published.
September, Dr. K.T. Wu hosted a subject talk to the Association.
November, A "Symposium on Library Provision for Science and Technology in Hong Kong" was organized to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Association. |
| 1969 | Mr. T.A. Chow was elected Chairman of the Association.
August, Prof. W.L. Saunders hosted a subject talk to the Association.
December, the first issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1970 | Dr. Kan Lai-bing was elected Chairman of the Association.
January, Mr. C.W. Toogood hosted a subject talk to the Association
February, Mr. Raymond N.W. Tang hosted a subject talk to the Association.
April, Dr. G. Chandler hosted a subject talk to the Association.
April, the Association organized a seminar on "Some International Aspects of Librarianship" in the University of Hong Kong Library.
Mr. P.K. Yu hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1971 | Mr. John Lam Cho-hon was elected Chairman of the Association.
April, Mr. John Lust hosted a subject talk to the Association.
The Association's sub-committee on cataloguing submitted the "Report on Cataloguing of Chinese Names" to the 37th General Council of IFLA in Liverpool.
An Advisory Committee to Small Libraries was formed.
Dr. Robert Stevens hosted a subject talk to the Association.
December, the second issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1972 | Mr. H.A Rydings was elected Chairman of the Association. |
| 1973 | Mr. T.A. Chow was elected Chairman of the Association.
September, the "Certificate Course for Library Assistants" was jointly presented by the Association, the Department of Extra-Mural Studies of University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong. Chinese course was given by the CUHK. |
| 1974 | Mr. Malcolm Quinn was elected Chairman of the Association.
January, the Association hosted a tea party and dinner for the LARC delegates
Mr. M. Quinn, chairman of the Association, Mr. H.A. Rydings and Dr. Kan Lai-bing formed a working group to explore on the feasibility of giving professional librarianship courses in Hong Kong.
May, Mr. K.C. Harrison hosted a subject talk to the Association.
June, the first joint examination in English and Chinese for the "Certificate for the Library Assistants" was held.
August, Dr. Kan Lai-bing and Miss S.C. Au-yeung presented a country paper for Hong Kong at the First Conference on International Cooperation for the Asian Libraries held in Tamsui, Taipei.
Mr. James Thompson hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Mr. Philip Rappaport hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1975 | Mr. B.L. Burton was elected Chairman of the Association.
"Library Services in Hong Kong, a New Directory" compiled by Dr. Kan Lai-bing was published under the auspices of the Association and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
June, Mr. Philip Rappaport hosted a subject talk to the Association.
July, the third issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published.
October, Mr. Janos Reeves hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Dr. Eugene Garfield hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Mr. H.O. Roth hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1976 | Dr. Kan Lai-bing was elected Chairman of the Association.
February, Mr. M.E. Robinson hosted a subject talk to the Association.
June, 6 British librarians jointly hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Dr. G.E. Morrison hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Dr. Ross Hempstead hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Mr. R.H. Hassell hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1977 | Miss S.C. Au-yeung was elected Chairman of the Association.
February, Mr. Charles Bleasdale hosted a subject talk to the Association.
March, Mr. D. Hausrath hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Mr. Joseph En-pao Wang hosted a subject talk to the Association.
November, the 4th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1978 | Mr. R.W. Frenier was elected Chairman of the Association. |
| 1979 | Mr. R.W. Frenier was elected Chairman of the Association.
June, Mr. Joseph Wang hosted a subject talk to the Association.
September, the Association organized a dinner with the official delegation of American Librarians to China
October, Mr. Brian Henderson hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1980 | Mrs. Susanna Ko was elected Chairman of the Association.
March, Prof. Helmut Arntz hosted a subject talk to the Association.
June, Mr. W.H. Snape hosted a subject talk to the Association.
August, 8 local librarians including the Chairman of the Association Mrs. Susanna Ko attended the IFLA conference held in Manila
September, Dr. Nancy Lane hosted a subject talk to the Association.
November, the 5th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1981 | Mr. T.A. Chow was elected Chairman of the Association.
January, the 3-year part-time Diploma Course in Librarianship jointly presented by the Association and the Department of Extra-Mural Studies, University of Hong Kong commenced with an enrolment of 24 students.
March, a seminar on "Online Information Retrieval Services in the Hong Kong Context" organized by the Association was held at the American Library
April, an informal seminar on Chinese Library Automation organized by the Association was held at the American Library
June, members visited Wang Pacific Ltd.
November, Mr. Anthony Thompson hosted a subject talk to the Association.
November, Mr. Frederick Kilgour hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Mr. W. Snape hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 1982 | Dr. Kan Lai-bing was elected Chairman of the Association.
January, Mr. Godfrey Thompson hosted a subject talk to the Association.
May, a workshop on book binding organized by the Association was held at the Hong Kong Polytechnic Library.
July, Dr. Kuang-liang Hsu hosted a subject talk to the Association.
Mr. Takaaki Nakabayashi hosted a subject talk to the Association.
The "H.A. Rydings Award" was set up.
November, the 6th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1983 | Mr. Malcolm Quinn was elected Chairman of the Association.
The Association published the "Directory of Special Libraries in Hong Kong"
The first batch of students in "Diploma Course in Librarianship" graduated.
November, the 7th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1984 | Mr. Malcolm Quinn was elected Chairman of the Association.
November, the 8th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1985 | Ms. Ann Lee was elected Chairman of the Association
July, Mr. Chris Kwong served as the Acting Chairman of the Association.
November, the 9th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1986 | Mr. Philip Rappaport was elected Chairman of the Association.
November, the 10th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1987 | Dr. David Yen was elected Chairman of the Association.
The Chairman of the Association was re-titled as the "President".
November, the 11th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1988 | Dr. David Yen was elected President of the Association.
The Association started to discuss with Riverina Institute (the predecessor of the Charles Sturt University) of Australia on jointly organizing a professional librarianship course in Hong Kong.
November, the 12th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1989 | Ms. Elaine Morgan was elected President of the Association.
November, the 13th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1990 | Mr. Colin Storey was elected President of the Association.
March, the 3-year "Diploma in Librarianship" and "Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Science" course jointly presented by the Association, the Department of Extra-Mural Studies, University of Hong Kong and the Charles Sturt University of Australia commenced.
November, HKLA jointly organize a conference on "Managing Now: Fact or Fiction?" with Urban Council Public Libraries
The 14th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1991 | Mr. Colin Storey was elected President of the Association.
The 15th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1992 | Dr. Painan Wu was elected President of the Association.
Dr. Painan Wu passed away. Mr. Chris Kwong stepped up the presidency of the Association.
The "Heleni Linton Bursary" was set up. |
| 1993 | Mr. Chris Kwong was elected President of the Association.
The 16th/17th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1994 | Ms. Mary Leong was elected President of the Association. |
| 1995 | Ms. Mary Leong was elected President of the Association.
July, the Association jointly organize a conference on "Knowledge Management Towards Organisational Excellence" with the IEE Hong Kong
The "Hong Kong Library Association Yearbook 1995" was published. |
| 1996 | Dr. Grace Cheng was elected President of the Association.
The Association published the "Guide to Hong Kong Medical, Health and Welfare Libraries and Information Resources"
August, the Association organized a conference on "The Hong Kong Library and Information Network: A Virtual Gateway to China"
The 18th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 1997 | Ms. Alima Tuet was elected President of the Association.
The "Hong Kong Library Association Yearbook 1997" was published. |
| 1998 | Ms. Alima Tuet was elected President of the Association.
November, the Association hosted a dinner for the delegates from libraries of Mainland China |
| 1999 | Ms. Lucinda Wong was elected President of the Association.
The 19th issue of "Hong Kong Library Association Journal" was published. |
| 2000 | Ms. Lucinda Wong was elected President of the Association.
May, the Association visited the Library in Fudan University, Shanghai |
| 2001 | Mr. Tommy Yeung was elected President of the Association. |
| 2002 | Mr. Tommy Yeung was elected President of the Association.
January, the Association visited the Macau Library
May, the Association visited the National Library of Singapore
May, Ms. A. Holland hosted a subject talk to the Association.
August, the Association hosted the "Hong Kong Library Education an Career Forum"
The "Hong Kong Library Association Yearbook 2002" was published.
December, the Association conferred the first "Honorable Fellow" title to Dr. Kan Lai-bing. |
| 2003 | Dr. Anthony Ferguson was elected President of the Association.
August, Prof. Arsenault hosted a subject talk to the Association.
August, the Association hosted the "Hong Kong Library Education an Career Forum" |
| 2004 | Dr. Anthony Ferguson was elected President of the Association.
April, Mr. Huff hosted a subject talk to the Association.
April, Ms. Pancy Fung hosted a subject talk to the Association.
May, Mr. G. Soete hosted a subject talk to the Association.
July, the Association visited Zhong-shan Library, Guangzhou
August, the Association hosted the "Hong Kong Library Education an Career Forum"
October, Dr. Grace Cheng, etc. hosted a subject talk to the Association.
November, Mr. John Dean hosted a subject talk to the Association.
November, members of the Association attended the "9th Conference" organized by the Zhejiang Library Association held at Jia-hsin.
December, the Association conferred the second "Honorable Fellow" title to Ms. Alima Tuet. |
| 2005 | Ms. Julia Chan was elected President of the Association.
The "Dr. Kan Lai-bing Scholarship" was set up.
May, the Association visited the Library of Beijing University.
July, a "Symposium on "Knowledge Management: Towards Organisational Excellence" was organized by the Association.
August, the Association hosted the "Hong Kong Library Education an Career Forum" |
| 2006 | Ms. Julia Chan was elected President of the Association.
March, Ms. W. Ritter and Prof. Eric Tsui hosted a subject talk to the Association.
May, P. To and Ms. A. Leung hosted a subject talk to the Association.
August, the Association hosted the "Hong Kong Library Education an Career Forum"
August, members of the Association attend the IFLA Annual Conference Pre-meeting held at Seoul, Korea.
October, the Association visited Shenzhen Library.
December, Dr. H. Vogt hosted a subject talk to the Association. |
| 2007 | Mr. Michael Robinson was elected President of the Association.
April, Prof. B. Kauffman hosted a subject talk to the Association.
April, the Association jointly organized the READ Poster Campaign with Hong Kong Education City in support to the World Book Day
June, a "Seminar on philanthropic library development in rural China" was organized by the Association.
August, the Association hosted the "Hong Kong Library Education an Career Forum"
October, the Vice-President of the Association Mr. Jim Chang attend the library conference at Changshu, Jiangsu and presented a paper.
November, members of the Association attended the "Joint Conference on Innovation, Development and Transformation in Libraries" held at Wuyishan, Fujian and presented papers. |
| 2008 | Mr. Michael Robinson was elected President of the Association.
January, Ms. C. Liu hosted a subject talk to the Association.
May, the delegates of the Association visited Nanjing and Suzhou and signed a 5-year cooperative agreement with the Jiangsu Library Association.
August, the Association hosted the "Hong Kong Library Education an Career Forum"
November, a conference on "Looking Back, Moving Forward: Asian Libraries in the World of Information" organized by the Association celebrating the 50th Anniversary was held at Hong Kong Central Library.
The "HKLA Swets Scholarship" was set up.
The "Hong Kong Library Association Yearbook 2008" was published.
December, the Association visited the libraries in Macau and Zhuhai. |
| 2009 | Mr. Jim Chang was elected President of the Association.
March, the Association hosted a dinner with the delegates from "Macau Library and Information Management Association"
April, the paper "50 years' silent cultivation: A brief history of Hong Kong Library Association" by the President Mr. Jim Chang was published in the "Public Library Journal", No. 1, 2009 of Shenzhen Library.
April, Mr. Derek Whitehead hosted a subject talk to the Association.
April, the President Mr. Jim Chang was invited to be the prize presentation guest in a reading programme 2009 organized by the Hong Kong Education City (HKedCity).
August, the Association hosted the "Hong Kong Library Education an Career Forum"
August, Prof. Eric Tsui hosted a "Personal Knowledge Management Tools" workshop
October, the Association visited the "Library Association of the Republic of China" at Taiwan.
The "HKLA Biennial Award" was set up.
December, the Association launched a bilingual homepage with traditional and simplified Chinese versions. |
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