Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony 香港大學奠基儀式

This NFT combines an archival photograph of the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Frederick Lugard, as he prepares to lay the foundation stone of the Main Building with the gold trowel used on this historic occasion. The stone is suspended in front of Sir Hormusjee Mody, whose generosity brought HKU into existence. He presented the trowel to Sir Frederick who used it to lay the foundation stone of the Main Building. HKU is closely associated with the month of March: in addition to the foundation laying ceremony in March 1910, the university was incorporated by ordinance in March 1911, and its first building was opened in March 1912. 組成此NFT 的兩幅珍貴藏品，為前港督盧吉爵士準備為本部大樓奠下基石的一刻，和當時使用的金灰匙。奠基石當時懸垂在麼地爵士前方，他隨...View all