Media

HKU weekly notice (from September 14 to September 19, 2013)

13 Sep 2013

 

HKU to hold kick-off ceremony for Rooftop Farming Project |
Promoting the awareness of sustainable development and responsible citizenship is one of the common objectives of the General Education Unit and the Sustainability Office of the University of Hong Kong (HKU).  The ‘Rooftop Farming Project’ is a key element of this effort by introducing the practice of organic farming on campus.  It aims to raise the awareness of sustainable lifestyles and foster a sense of responsibility to the natural environment by reconnecting people and farming.  It also aims to explore the potential value of rooftops in a high-density urban city.  By working closely with the vegetarian restaurant on campus, this project demonstrates how one may put in real practice a sustainable food cycle that encourages consumption of local produce with minimal carbon footprints and reduces food waste by composting.

A rooftop farm has been set up at the Runme Shaw Building in HKU and a team of urban farmers has been formed by devoted students.  They are responsible for the maintenance of the farm under the guidance of farming instructors.  A series of urban farming workshops and activities will also be organised to engage more students and staff of HKU.  Moreover, there will be semiannual open farm day for the public.|

The project is co-organised by the General Education Unit and Sustainability Office of HKU, sponsored by the BOCHK Charitable Foundation, and supported by Time To Grow, Greenwoods (HKUSU), and Bijas Vegetarian Restaurant.

Dr. Steven J. Cannon, Executive Vice-President (Administration and Finance) of HKU and Mrs. Ann Kung, Head of Personal Banking (General Manager), Bank of China (Hong Kong) will officiate at the ceremony.  Other guests include Dr. Albert Chau, Dean of Student Affairs and Director of General Education, Dr. Wong Chi Chung, Assistant Director of General Education, Ms. Ann Kildah, Sustainability Manager and representatives from Time To Grow, Greenwoods (HKUSU) and Bijas Vegetarian Restaurant.

Media representatives are cordially invited to the kick-off ceremony.  Details are as follows.
Date: September 16, 2013 (Monday)
Time: 4:00pm
Venue: Rooftop Farm, Runme Shaw Building, HKU

For media enquiry, please contact Ms. Celeste Shai, the General Education Unit, HKU (Tel: 2241 5045 / e-mail: cymshai@hku.hk)

Public Lecture: The Humanities and the International University
By Professor Odd Arne Westad, Visiting Research Professor, Department of History, University of Hong Kong; and Co-Director, Ideas Centre, London School of Economics.

Prof. Odd Arne Westad, a fellow of the British Academy and co-founder and Director of the Centre for International Affairs, Diplomacy and Strategy at the London School of Economics, has wide experience in universities across Britain, Europe, the United States, China, and Asia. He draws on this knowledge to discuss why the humanities remain essential to the international university of the twenty-first century.

Date: September 17, 2013 (Tuesday)
Time: 5.30 to 7.00 p.m.
Venue: Room MB237, Main Building,HKU
Language: English

For enquiries, please contact Andy Leung by email at history@hkucc.hku.hk

Taoist Art of Professor Jao Tsung-i
Taoist Art of Professor Jao Tsung-i held by Jao Tsung-I Petite Ecole of the University of Hong Kong is Professor Jao's first exhibition of Taoist painting and calligraphy.

Professor Jao's Taoist artworks can be classified into several categories-- portraits of Taoist masters and deities, such as Lao Zi, Zhang Sanfeng, and the Eight Immortals; paintings and calligraphy on the topics of Taoist quotations; Taoist poetry or articles by emperors and scholars, such as Poem on Autumn Flowers by Emperor Hui Zong and Essay on Regimen by Emperor Gao Zong of the Song Dynasty, and poetry by Song and Yuan Taoists; his studies of the Mawangdui Silk Manuscripts also influence his creation of calligraphy in that script.

Although the exhibits are not abundant, they reveal his insightful and pioneering perception in Taoism. In addition, his Taoist artworks undoubtedly achieve the realm of purity and stillness.

Taoist Art of Professor Jao Tsung-i
Date: 23 August – 30 September 2013
Time: Mon to Fri 9:00am – 6:00pm
(closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)
Venue: Jao Tung-I Petite Ecole, The University of Hong Kong
(2/F, 2 University Drive, adjacent to Graduate House)
Telephone: 2241 5598