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HKU weekly notice (from September 6 to September 13, 2014)

05 Sep 2014

The first study in HK on ‘Sports for All: participation of people with physical disabilities’
The first study on equal opportunities for people with physical disabilities to engage in sports activities in Hong Kong, conducted by a student research team from the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in partnership with 1st Step Association, has unveiled that only less than one-fifth of the physical disabled people interviewed were satisfied with the government’s implementation of the “Sports for All” policy, which aims to encourage the public to take part in sports and physical activities regularly. Nearly half of the interviewees were unsatisfied with the government’s effort in promoting the policy.

A press conference will be held to release the findings and make recommendations on policy and enhancement of facilities and manpower training, for promotion of sports and physical activities among the physically disabled. At the conference, 1st Step Association members will share experience and the difficulties they encountered in participating in sports activities.

Details are as follows:
Date: September 7, 2014 (this Sunday)
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 am
Venue: Room 5.33, 5/F, the Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU (Map)
Host: Mr. Yeung Cho-fung, student representative of the research team, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU
Guest speakers:
Dr Kenneth Chan Ka-lok, Legislative Councillor and Deputy Chairman of LegCo Panel on Home Affairs;
Mr. Yip Kin-keung, registered Social Worker, 1st Step Association
1st Step Association members
Language: Chinese

For enquiries, please call ”Sports for All: participation of people with physical disabilities” research team Ms Lam Tsz-ki at 9095 2041 or email to pwpdsportsforall@gmail.com.

“Suicide Prevention: One World Connected”
2014 World Suicide Prevention Day Press conference
The HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will collaborate with two suicide prevention NGOs to hold a press conference on the World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 (Wednesday). The 2014 international theme for World Suicide Prevention Day is 'Suicide Prevention: One World Connected.'

At the conference, CSRP will release the latest suicide rates in Hong Kong and related demographic characteristics. The centre will also release recent research findings on suicidal risks of people “disconnected” from society, from groups including the cyber youth and the elderly. The challenges and opportunities to reconnect with these people making use of the various resources in an internet era will also be discussed. Two NGOs, Suicide Prevention Services (SPS) and the Samaritans will share experience on how to reach out and engage the disconnected people using various approaches. The press conference will call on the various stakeholders in society to join efforts and resources for the enhancement of people’s wellbeing and to save life.

Details of the press conference are as follows:
Date: September 10, 2014 (Wednesday)
Time: 2 pm（Media registration starts at 1:30 pm）
Venue: Studio 1, 2/F, HKJC Building for Interdisciplinary Research, 5 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, HK

Speakers:
Professor Paul Yip. CSRP Director, HKU;
Mr. Vincent Ng, Executive Director of SPS
Ms. Liz Chamberlain, Chairman of the Samaritans

Program:
1. Professor Paul Yip releases the latest suicide rates in Hong Kong and introduces recent research findings from the CSRP including:

latest suicide rates in Hong Kong and the demographic characteristics;
Research findings from a recent study on Cyber youth and their mental health;
Research findings from a recent study on online search and spreading of charcoal burning suicide;
Research findings from a recent study on elderly residents’ social activities and subjective well-being;
Challenges and opportunities to connect disconnected people in the Internet era.

Mr. Vincent Ng introduces SPS’s services and responses to the challenges and opportunities to connect disconnected people.
Ms. Liz Chamberlain introduces the Samaritans’ services and responses to the challenges and opportunities to connect disconnected people.
Questions and answers

For media enquiries, please call Mr. Rickey Yau at tel: 2831 5232, or send email to: csrp@hku.hk.

University Museum and Art Gallery exhibitions: “Picasso Ceramics”
The University Museum and Art Gallery is holding an exhibition of “Picasso Ceramics” from the Nina Miller Collection, which provides a unique opportunity to study the sculptural qualities and three-dimensional aspect of Pablo Picasso's work, never before seen in Hong Kong. From World War II to the end of Picasso's life in 1973, the Spanish artist created thousands of carefully sculpted and, often, colourfully glazed, objects that give testimony to his artistic diversity, ingenuity and enormous creative powers.

The exhibition includes more than 100 ceramic works, both Picasso's Madoura editions and unique individual pieces, as well as lithographs and posters designed by the artist, and images by renowned photographers depicting Picasso in his studio and home. Coming from one of the largest collection of the artist's ceramic ware in the world, this is the first time that the London-based Nina Miller Collection is ever seen publicly.

Details of the exhibition
Period: September 3, 2014 (Wednesday) to November 2, 2014 (Sunday)
Opening Hours: 9:30am to 6:30pm (Monday to Saturday);
1:00 to 6:00pm (Sunday).
Closed on University and Public Holidays

For details of the exhibition, please visit the museum’s homepage at:www.hkumag.hku.hk
Venue: 1/F, T.T. Tsui Building, University Museum and Art Gallery, the University of Hong Kong
For location of the museum, please visit: http://www.hkumag.hku.hk/location.html
Tel/Email: (852) 2241 5500 (General Enquiry) / museum@hku.hk
Fees: Free Admission

Media enquiries:
UMAG Communication Officer Miss Elena Cheung, Tel: (852) 2241 5512, Email: elenac@hku.hk

Exhibition – “Career Discovery in Landscape Architecture” Workshop 2014
Since 2009, HKU Faculty of Architecture has been organizing the “Career Discovery in Landscape Architecture” (CDLA) - an exploration program for high school students who are interested in bringing a more sustainable living environment to our city. CDLA offers a 3-week program each summer to young people to experience what it is like to be in the profession of landscape architecture.

This year, CDLA is taking students to install a 1:1 scale “Playscape” installation at HKU Campus, hoping to bring active participation to public spaces, and to induce new ways of interpreting landscape architecture by using Chinese steamers and plant materials. Through the themes of “Sit”, “Lie”, “Step”, “Cave”, “Reach”, and “Pass Through”, students will create play spaces that require visitors to perform the themed action in order to interact with plants selected.

Date: Aug 15, 2014 (Friday) to Sept 19, 2014 (Friday)
Venue: Top of Sun Yat Sen Steps at HKU Campus (Run Run Shaw Podium)

For more information, please visit:
http://fac.arch.hku.hk/summer/hk/cdla/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-University-of-Hong-Kong-Career-Discovery-in-Landscape-Architecture/419307761513300

For media enquiries, please contact:
Ms Vincci Mak, Program Director of CDLA (Tel: 3917 5654 / wsvmak@hku.hk)

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