October Members’ Monthly Meeting 11 October 2018 (Thursday) – An introduction to Sensitive and Unstable minerals Speaker：Mr. S.K. Lai Language：English & CantoneseRocks and minerals looks robust and eternal, but in fact most of them will react with the enviroment and be altered or damaged. Some specimens may need special attention. In this talk,…
September Members’Monthly Meeting 13 September 2018 (Thursday) – Investigating Taiwan Nephrite Speaker：Mr. Chan Chi Keung Language：Cantonese with some English Mr. Chan will deliver a talke about Taiwan Nephrite. He recently reached Taiwan Hualien city to visit the nephrite mine and collect specimens in there. He will share his research results…
August Members’Monthly Meeting 9 August 2018 (Thursday) – Ethiopia Speaker：Prof. Vincent Wong Language：English with some Cantonese Vincent, an anthropologist and logistics professional, will deliver an account of his recent visit to Ethiopia. These presentations by Vincent are always entertaining and full of detail so be sure to mark down the…
July Members’Monthly Meeting 12 July 2018 (Thursday) – The Valuation Factors of Beautiful Gemstones Speaker : Dr. Dominic Mok Language : English / Cantonese Dr. Mok, who is the founder and principal of the Asian Gemmological Institute & Laboratory Limited (AGIL), holds a Master’s Degree in Geology and a Fellowship…
MINERAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP ROOM 503 BGCA, 3 LOCKHART ROAD, WANCHAI 16 June 2018 (Saturday) 3:00 PM TO 5:00 PM – Michael Tracy will conduct a hands-on workshop for members, helping them to take improved photographs of their minerals using any form of camera including smart phones and using lights and…
May MEMBERS’MONTHLY MEETING 10 MAY 2018 (THURSDAY) – Interesting mineralogy in facade stones of HK Speaker : Professor Chan Lung-sang Language : English Professor Chan has conducted a study of various rocks used for façade and exterior cladding in buildings in Hong Kong. His talk will introduce interesting minerals in several façade…
