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…
June Members’ Monthly Meeting 14 June 2018 (Thursday) – Quartz – The World’s Timekeeper Speaker : Anthea Strickland Language : English Powerpoint in English The almost universal use of quartz in today’s watches and clocks depends on the mineral’s special symmetry and one special property. This talk looks at the…
APRIL MEMBERS’ MEETING 12 April 2018 (Thursday) – You are encouraged to bring minerals, related equipment and books & magazines to show to or sell to other members and visitors. The material that you bring along to our meetings provides an opportunity for members and visitors to purchase minerals and…
