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香港大學每週活動推介（2014年2月22日至3月1日）

2014年02月21日

 

Conference on Corporate Governance in East Asia
Japan and Korea Programme 2014 discussion topics include:

• Kawasaki Heavy Industries Case - Is the Outside Director Necessary in Japan?
• Exercising Voting Rights by National Pension Fund and Corporate Governance in Korea
• Outside Directors of Korea: An Alternative or Cosmetics?
• Enhanced Transparency in Corporate Governance under the Korean
• Commercial Code
• Shareholder Derivative Actions and Securities Arbitration in China
• Designing Stakeholder Board
• Current Issues in Corporate Attribution

Date: February 22, 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 9:15 am to 12:30 pm
Venue: Academic Conference Room, 11/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, HKU

For registration and enquiries, please contact Ms Flora Leung by email at fkleung@hku.hk or by phone at 3917 2941.

University Museum and Art Gallery public lecture: Woven Paintings in the Qing Dynasty with Dr. Florian Knothe
This lecture focuses on the visual relationship between woven panels and discusses cross-cultural influences in the weaving of tapestries in East and West. Whereas China has a rich tradition of producing colourful embroidered textiles, the weaving of tapestry, or kesi, was comparatively rare. During the Qing dynasty, European tapestries – then one of the most treasured of all art forms – became known in China through a diplomatic gift received by Qianlong in 1767. From then on, this ‘exotic’ set of textiles, together with a group of European Jesuit painters in the Imperial City, seems to have had an influence over Chinese kesi production and the introduction of linear perspective in painted as well as woven paintings. 

Speaker :
A scholar of Western European art, Dr. Knothe is the Director of the University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG). He received his PhD with a thesis on the royal manufacture and production of art and propaganda in 17th century France. From 2005-2008, he worked as research fellow and associate in European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. During his appointment in 2009 as curator of European glass at The Corning Museum of Glass, he devoted time to research his long-established interests in cross-cultural influences in art and workshop practices in Western Europe and East Asia. This work culminated in his East Meets West exhibition in 2010, and related lectures and conference papers that were presented in the US, Europe, Asia and Africa. In his role as Director, Dr. Knothe aims to connect UMAG internationally so that future collection-oriented research and programming reflect the university’s unique geographic and cultural position between East and West.

Date: February 22, 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Place: 1/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, HKU

Cost: Free admission. All are welcome. 

香港大學美術博物館《邪惡下倖存：阿玆曼畫語》展覽
香港猶太大屠殺及寬容中心、香港大學美術博物館與香港歌徳學院聯合主辦薩拉•阿玆曼在香港的重點展覽―《邪惡下倖存：阿玆曼畫語》。

薩拉•阿玆曼生於匈牙利，現居以色列，是猶太人大屠殺中的倖存者。其作品多為大型畫作，同時還反映她對當年大屠殺的恐怖回憶。1944年，阿玆曼先被驅逐至奧斯威辛集中營，之後才輾轉在伯根•貝爾森集中營渡過艱苦的歲月。

成年以後的阿玆曼，便成為一名出色的畫家。因其戲劇化和鮮明的畫風，而喚起世人對這段殘酷歷史的關注，由此亦教育年輕一代學會珍惜與包容，即便種族之間承載著相異的文化和宗教背景，仍能培養出相互謙讓慈憫的精神。

阿玆曼將到訪香港大學，主持講座和參與多項交流活動。  

展覽開幕禮
日期: 2014年2月25日 (星期二)
時間: 下午6時
地點: 香港大學美術博物館徐展堂樓一樓

展覽日期: 2014年2月26日至2014年5月4日

詳情請瀏覽 www.hkumag.hku.hk 或致電 2241-5500查詢。

S.C. Fan Memorial Lecture: Addressing the Challenges in US–China Relations
Both American and Chinese leaders affirm that they are committed to managing tensions effectively and maximizing cooperation where possible.  But despite the fact that US–China relations now have a very strong base, dangerous short term and corrosive long term challenges remain.  This presentation will identify the key challenges and suggest ways to address them.

Date: February 27, 2014 (Thursday)
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Speaker: Professor Kenneth Lieberthal, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center, The Brookings Institution

Website: http://www.socsc.hku.hk/scfan/2014/index.htm

Enquiries: Ms. Florence Luk (Email: floluk@hku.hk)

「香港大學青少年腦科學計劃」第三個公開講座「視覺錯覺」
「香港大學青少年腦科學計劃」是香港首個專為中學生而設的腦科學計劃！為了給中學生們提供一個了解和體驗腦科學的渠道，香港大學心理學系教授將在2013年12月至2014年6月期間舉辦六個免費公開講座，內容和形式符合中學生的興趣和背景知識。參加學生將獲得「香港大學青少年腦科學家」證書一只，表現優異者還有機會被邀請至香港大學的腦科學實驗室參觀與參與工作坊。

本計劃第三個公開講座的講者是香港大學心理學系的張星恒博士(英語)，講題為「視覺錯覺」，時間為2014年3月1日(星期六)，上午10時30分至12時。座位有限，註冊網站:  http://www.psychology.hku.hk/hkuybs/register.html.

本計劃的腦科學主要課題包括：
1. 專注力(曾加蕙博士)
2. 大腦功能不對稱性 (蕭惠文博士)
3. 視覺錯覺 (張星恒博士)
4. 迷信 (Jeffrey Saunders博士)
5. 睡眠 (劉月瑩博士)
6. 性別發展 (黃泓博士)。

更多詳情請登錄網站 http://www.psychology.hku.hk/hkuybs/

歡迎各學校的邀請，把這些講座帶進中學教室與教師和學生們一同探討和分享。

有興趣的學校，請致電莫小姐 9233-7071或電郵hkuybs@hku.hk了解詳情。

2013港深城市\建築雙城雙年展延伸項目｢都市邊緣: 理想都市．現實生活｣展覽
香港大學訪客中心內的展覽廊以《看見薄扶林村》為題，展示一群薄扶林村村民，對村內歷史文化深入體會的作品。薄扶林村已被列入世界文物監察名單，是香港其中一條歷史最悠久的聚落。展覽的另一組展品台灣藝術家柯念璞的《逆棲－都市邊緣中的對話與重建》，同期於百周年校園內另一座歷史建築逸夫苑展出。

日期:  2014年2月14至28日
時間: 星期一至日早上10時至晚上7時
地點: 香港大學百周年校園地下訪客中心及逸夫苑

查詢，請致電3917 7853