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Xi Xi passed away on 18 December 2022.

The Carnival of the Animals, a collection of animal poems by Xi Xi, was published by CUHK Press.

Xi Xi received Lifetime Achievement Award from The 16th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards presented by Hong Kong Arts Development Council.

Stones and Peach Blossoms, a collection of short stories by Xi Xi, was published by Chung Hwa Book Company Hong Kong.

White-Haired Ah Ngo and Others was shortlisted for the Book Award hosted by Sanlian Lifeweek.

The simplified Chinese version of White-Haired Ah Ngo and Others was published by Yilin Press.

The simplified Chinese version of Flying Carpet was published by Yilin Press.

The traditional Chinese version of The Imperial Board of Astronomy was published by Hung Fan Books.

“The Big Rooster” and “On the Loss of Mammoth’s Language,” two pieces of animal poems by Xi Xi, were published in the 95th issue of Fleurs des lettres.

My City and “Maria” the novella were adapted as an immersive theatre show by Theatre Ronin.

To Kwa Wan Stories, a collection of short stories by Xi Xi, was published by Spicy Fish Cultural Production Ltd.

Bull’s Eye and Me, a collection of essays by Xi Xi, was published by Chung Hwa Book Company Hong Kong.

The short stories “A Girl Like Me” and “The Cold” have been adapted by Daniel Lo for a chamber opera performance in Cantonese. It will be performed in the Hong Kong Arts Festival 2021.

The simplified Chinese version of The Imperial Board of Astronomy, a historical novel by Xi Xi, was published by Guangxi Normal University Press.

Xi Xi’s novella The Marvels of Stones was published by Spicy Fish Cultural Production Ltd.

Xi Xi on the film set of Birds of Passage.

Birds of Passage: A Writer of Our City, a documentary filmed by Ho Fuk Yan, will premier in November 2020.

Xi Xi drawing (2020).

Xi Xi drawing at home.

The book cover of The Teddy Bear Chronicles (2020).

The English translation of The Teddy Bear Chronicles by Christina Sanderson was published by the Chinese University Press.

Colleagues of LCS discuss the project with Xi Xi (2020).

My City was chosen as the featured book of One City One Book Hong Kong 2020.

The book cover of My Georgian (2020).

The simplified Chinese version of My Georgian was published by Moveable Type and Yilin Press.