傳媒

香港大學每週活動推介（2013年9月7日至9月13日）

2013年09月06日

 

「自殺新聞的傳染力--如何報道自殺新聞」研討會及
香港大學香港賽馬會防止自殺研究中心2012年香港的自殺數據發佈
香港報業評議會與香港大學香港賽馬會防止自殺研究中心誠意邀請各傳媒於2013年9月7日（星期六），蒞臨「自殺新聞的傳染力--如何報道自殺新聞」研討會及記者招待會。此外，研究中心總監葉兆輝教授將於會上發布2012年香港的自殺個案研究數據，並於研討會後的記者招待會回答傳媒提問，報告將於當天下午3時上載港大傳媒網頁: http://www.hku.hk/hkumedia/c_index.html。

香港自殺新聞層出不窮，香港大學香港賽馬會防止自殺研究中心發現，對於自殺現象，由於人們自身認識以及傳媒的大量報道，容易產生標籤效應以及模仿效應。一些自殺方法例如燒炭自殺在香港盛行一時，甚至流傳至亞洲周邊國家。除此之外，網絡的發達又給自殺新聞帶來新的變化。對於以上現象，新聞工作者有甚麼責任？香港報業評議會特地為自殺新聞制定了建議性守則，以提高新聞工作者報道自殺新聞的責任感。今年9月10日正逢「世界預防自殺日」，香港報業評議會與香港大學香港賽馬會防止自殺研究中心借此機會共同主辦本次研討會，由全港新聞院校協辦，邀請資深講者以及新聞從業員，一起共同探討自殺與傳媒報道之間的關係。

研討會詳情如下：
日期﹕2013年9月7日（星期六）
時間﹕下午2時15分至5時
地點﹕香港大學百週年校園賽馬會教學大樓三樓3.28室

歡迎各傳媒到場採訪。有意出席的記者，請填妥以下回條，並於2013年9月6日（星期五）下午六時前交回本會。

如有任何查詢，請致電本會秘書處章小姐（Tel：2570-4677 Fax：2570-4977），或電郵至 janecheung@presscouncil.org.hk

Contemporary China Studies Public Lecture
Three Potential Wellsprings of Welfare: China’s Minimum Livelihood Guarantee in Comparative Perspective
This lecture will posit three disparate motivations governments may entertain in their execution of welfare programs, particularly programs of social assistance which are targeted at indigent populations and that, unlike insurance programs, do not entail contributions from recipients: 1) they may extend assistance to needy persons on the basis of the principle of the rights of the individual, or social citizenship rights — or, on the basis of the Confucian concept of rites (the rite of benevolence);  2) they may supply protections and grant benefits (such as educational and health care benefits) in order to enhance the productivity of the nation;  and 3) they may offer subsidies for the purpose of pacifying anger and silencing demands on the part of the poor.

Professor Dorothy J Solinger argues that the intended beneficiaries of these three types of projects are, respectively, isolated individuals; society/the state writ large; and politicians.  She uses this categorization to discuss and distinguish official hand-outs in three historical times:  state charity in traditional, imperial times; funds for the impoverished during the Republican era and during the early PRC; and the current policy of aid for the poverty-stricken (the Minimum Livelihood Guarantee program, colloquially termed the dibao).  She finds that, whereas a kind of notion of right to governmental protection adhered under dynastic rule according to the Confucian notion of the rite of benevolence, and Republican and early PRC leaders understood the help they provided as geared toward strengthening the nation, today’s political elite bestow financial aid mainly in hope of pre-empting disturbances and “instability”.

Date:                  September 12, 2013 (Thursday)
Time:                  6:30pm
Venue:               Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Speaker:            Professor Dorothy Solinger
                          Professor of Political Science
                          School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine
Website:           http://www.socsc.hku.hk/ccspl/dsolinger/

Enquiries:          Mr. Ren Au (Email: renau@hku.hk)

Serena Yang Distinguished Lecture
Autonomy and Control in Human Behaviour: Research and Applications Using Self-determination Theory
The motivation of behaviour takes many forms, not all of which are volitional or authentic.  Self-determination theory (SDT) distinguishes motivations in terms of the degree to which they are self-regulated or autonomous, versus regulated by external rewards or pressures that are experienced as controlling.  People’s quality of engagement, persistence and well-being are strongly affected by how autonomous or controlled they feel, a finding that replicates across collectivist and individualistic cultures.  In this Lecture, Professor Ryan will provide an overview of SDT, with emphasis on recent research in education, clinical care, sports, and work.  He will detail how performance and well-being are affected by the motivational strategies of parents, teachers, managers, coaches, and clinicians.  He will also highlight some unique phenomena, such as why video games are so addictive, why people can’t wait for the weekend, and why we are intrinsically motivated to help others. 

Date:                   September 13, 2013 (Friday)
Time:                  6:30pm
Venue:               Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong
Speaker:            Professor Richard Ryan
                          Professor of Psychology and Education
                          University of Rochester
Website:           http://www.socsc.hku.hk/sy/rryan/

Enquiries:          Miss Nikki Wong (Email: nhywong@hku.hk)

道法自然 ─ 饒宗頤道教美術展
香港大學饒宗頤學術館是次主辦「道法自然 ─ 饒宗頤道教美術展」，是饒教授第一次舉辦的道教書畫展覽。

饒宗頤教授的道教書畫可以分成幾類：第一類是他描繪的道教宗師及神仙的畫像，如老子像、張三丰像、八仙圖像等；第二類是他以道教名言為主題的繪畫；第三類則是他書寫道教經典名句的書法作品；第四類是他繪寫與道教有關的帝皇、學者詩詞的作品，如他所臨寫的宋徽宗秋花詩、宋高宗養生論、丘處機青天歌、楊鐵崖及白玉蟾等人的詩句；至於第五類則是與他的學術研究有關，例如他研究馬王堆出土的帛書，故他亦曾臨寫馬王堆出土的《老子》甲、乙本。

是次展品雖為數不多，但從中可見到他對道教的研究十分深邃而具開創性，這一類書畫亦別有一種神清氣淨的境界。

日期：2013年8月23日－ 9月30日
時間：9:00am－6:00pm (星期六、日及公眾假期休息)
地點：香港大學饒宗頤學術館 (香港薄扶林大學道2號2樓，研究生堂旁)
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