Fearless of the Night, the Light is Always Bright
Book Release and discussion panel “Seeing in the dark: Hong Kong Harbour and Lighthouses”
Time & Location
12 Dec 2021, 15:00 – 17:00 GMT+8
Hong Kong Maritime Museum
About the Event
Fearless of the Night, the Light is Always Bright
Book release and discussion panel “Seeing in the dark: Hong Kong Harbour and Lighthouses”
The sea is so broad that it can accommodate all rivers. As a cosmopolitan city surrounded by sea on three sides, Hong Kong's civilization has been nurtured by the sea, and its ability to embrace diverse cultures has also been honed.
The traffic flow of this city is busy. While the urban crowd rushes through the grey forest of concrete and steel, there is a group of people who gave up the urban glitz and left their families to guard the safety of the similarly busy maritime transport day and night.
They are lighthouse keepers.
Charles Beattie Allenby Haig Thirlwell was born in a British family in Hong Kong in 1918. His father served Tai Koo Dockyard as Master Mariner and captain of the tug “Tai Koo.”…