Award-winning Exhibition:

The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Heritage Courtyard and Interpretation Centre has organized a themed exhibition to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Hong Kong Tramways. The University of Chicago Campus in Hong Kong has received significant support from Hong Kong Tramways and the Hong Kong Trams Culture Preservation Society, to commemorate this important and historic milestone for Hong Kong transportation.

“Tram Tales: 120 Years of Hong Kong Tramways” has won the bronze prize for “Best Exhibition Event” at The Marketing Events Awards 2024 across North Asia.

Launch Event

Extended Reading

• Tramways ridership statistics (selected years)
• Fears that people had about the early tramways, and how they turned out
• The history of the 1912 boycott
• The Company ownership
• People involved in the schools for workers’ children founded in the late 1940s
• The 1949-50 strike

Virtual Tour

November 25, 2023, to August 31, 2024 (available from Tuesday to Saturday, except public holidays)
*Contact us at heritage_enquiry@uchicago.edu for group visit arrangement