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HKU weekly notice (from November 15 to November 22, 2014)

14 Nov 2014

 

UMAG“Conforming to Vicinity – A Cross-Strait Four-Region Artistic Exchange Project 2014”
“Conforming to Vicinity – A Cross-Strait Four-Region Artistic Exchange Project 2014” showcases the latest artworks by thirteen artists from Hong Kong, Mainland, Macao and Taiwan. The exhibition will be held from November 15, 2014 to February 1, 2015 at the University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG), the University of Hong Kong.

The “Conforming to Vicinity” project is curated by the chief curator, Feng Bo-yi, and the curators of the four regions, Sarah Ng Sau-wah (Hong Kong), Noah Ng Fong-chao (Macao), Hsu Woan-jen (Taiwan) and Gou Xian-xu (Mainland) and is participated by thirteen artists. The exhibits feature a wide range of art medium with twelve sets of installation/video arts, paintings and photographs by artists from the cross-strait four-regions: Otto Li Tin-lun, Keith Lam and Hung Keungfrom Hong Kong; Carol Kwok, Bonnie Leong, Kitty Leung and Eric Fok from Macao; Lee Ken-tsai, Kuo Hui-chan and Zhao Liu from Taiwan; and Ma Yong-feng, Zhang Wen-chao and Chen Wei from the mainland.

Period: November 15, 2014 (Saturday) to February 1, 2015 (Sunday)
Opening Hours:
09:30 – 18:00 (Monday to Saturday)
13:00 – 18:00 (Sunday)
Closed on University and Public Holidays
Venue: University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU
Tel/Email: (852) 2241 5500 (General Enquiry) / museum@hku.hk
Fees: Free Admission

For details, please visit www.hkumag.hku.hk.
For media enquiries, please contact Elena Cheung by tel: 2241 5512, or email at elenac@hku.hk.

“Langue des Terres I土 • 話”  
HKU Landscape Architecture exhibition and guided-tour
“Langue des Terres I土 • 話” is an art project by the Division of Landscape Architecture, University of Hong Kong. It aims to reveal the stories from the perspectives of the land. The “elements of the landscape” is taken as “first persons” to tell their stories. By listening to stories told by the landscape itself, with its own language, the relationships between landscape and culture are revealed in an alternative way. “Langue des Terres I土 • 話” is part of the “Shaping the Landscape I 塑造大地” Land Art Workshop + Exhibition Series. The series has created land art works in Pok Fu Lam, Lei Yue Mun, and Lam Tsuen before.

Exhibition
Date:  November 14 to December 2, 2014
Time: 10am to 7pm on weekdays, 11am to 8pm on Saturdays and Sundays
Venue: Ground Floor, 4 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Exhibition - Public Launch / Opening
Date:  November 15, 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 2:30 to 5pm
Venue: Ground Floor, 4 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Highlights: Project teams will give sharing about their art creations and experience at Lai Chi Wo

Guided-Tour at Lai Chi Wo
Date:  November 16, 2014 (Sunday)
Time: 9:30am to 4pm (including complimentary boat ride between Ma Liu Shui Pier and Lai Chi Wo)
Venue: Lai Chi Wo Village

Please sign up at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oClVty4CXsQI9eSMqlmhAApuqs-rzHnI69zqXBFi_3c/viewform?c=0&w=1

HKU “Shaping the Landscape” Course Website:
http://fac.arch.hku.hk/la/shapingthelandscape/

“Shaping the Landscape” Facebook FanPage:
https://www.facebook.com/shapingthelandscape

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Vincci Mak (tel: 3917 5654 email: wsvmak@hku.hk).

Heaven on Mind - An Art Exhibition on the Northeastern New Territories
一念天堂-新界東北藝術展
A group of artists with various backgrounds joins hands with villagers from the Northeastern part of New Territories to present “An Art Exhibition on the Northeastern New Territories”, a programme integrating city planning issues and documentary arts in Hong Kong. They believe that art cannot stop bulldozers from destroying the land, but it can awake people’s hearts, open their eyes, giving them a chance to reflect on the mode of development in the northeastern New Territories. The event will investigate the happiness and sadness of the development of New Territories in art form and the artists will lead us to the wilderness of Hong Kong in search of different perspectives of landscape and villagers’ stories.

Exhibition
Date: October 31 to Nov 19, 2014
Venue: MC³@702, The Jockey Club Tower, HKU Centennial Campus, HKU
Opening hours:
Mon - Fri: 10:00am to 6:00pm
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays

For enquiries, please contact Ms Connie Ko by email at connieko@hku.hk or by phone at 3917 2309.

Professor Zhang Guangda to speak in “Frontier and Ethnicity” public forum
The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will present the “Frontier and Ethnicity” public forum on November 18 (Tuesday) and “The Contributions of Émmanuel-Édouard Chavannes towards Chinese Traditional Historiography and the Transformation of European Sinology” public lecture on November 19 (Wednesday). Professor Zhang Guangda, HKU Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities, and Chair Professor of National Chengchi University, Taipei, will be the main speaker. Professor Zhang, a renowned historian, will be engaged in a dialogue to share his views with staff and students on November 20 (Thursday).

“Frontier and Ethnicity” Public Forum
Date: November 18, 2014 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:30pm
Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, HKU
Language: Putonghua
Registration: www.hkihss.hku.hk/zgdforum

Speakers:

• Prof. Zhang Guangda, Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, HKU; Chair Professor, National Chengchi University; Academician, Academia Sinica, Taiwan 
• Prof. Wang Ming-ke, Academician and Research Fellow, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
• Prof. Ding Yizhuang, Research Fellow, Institute of History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences 
• Prof. Rong Xinjiang, Professor, History Department; Director, Center for Research on Ancient Chinese History, Peking University; Chang Jiang Distinguished Professor, Ministry of Education
• Prof. Helen Siu, Mok Hing-Yiu Distinguished Visiting Professor, HKU; Professor of Anthropology, Yale University 

“The Contributions of Émmanuel-Édouard Chavannes towards Chinese Traditional Historiography and the Transformation of European Sinology” Public Lecture
Date: November 19, 2014 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30pm
Venue: Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, HKU
Language: Putonghua
Registration: www.hkihss.hku.hk/zgdlecture

Dialogue with Professor Zhang Guangde
Date: November 20, 2014 (Thursday)
Time: 2pm
Venue: Room 201, 2/F, May Hall, HKU
Registration: www.hkihss.hku.hk/zgdrpg

For enquiries, please contact: Ms. Hilson Ng (Tel: (852) 3917 5011 Email: ihss@hku.hk). 

21^st HKICC Hospice & Palliative Social Work Satellite Symposium
With the theme “The Art of Palliative Social Work – Research, Practice and Beyond”, the half-day program covers topics related to the development of palliative social work in Taiwan, the community-based palliative care movement through learning from best practices in serving the aging population and the most updated local researches, as well as the enhancement of self-competence in facing death and dying, and the development of a culturally responsive end-of-life care pathway.

The Satellite Symposium is organized by the HKU Department of Social Work and Social Administration, with the 21^st Hong Kong International Cancer Congress, Chapter on Medical Social Service Hong Kong Social Workers Association, HKU Centre on Behavioural Health, HKU Centre for Cancer Research, and HKU Sau Po Centre on Ageing as co-organizers, and fully sponsored by the Li Ka Shing Foundation "Heart of Gold" Hong Kong Hospice Service Program.

Members of the media are cordially invited to cover the event with details as below:
Date: November 20, 2014 (Thursday)
Time: 9:00am to 1:00pm (Registration starts at 8:30am)
Venue: Auditorium, 1/F, Hong Kong Council of Social Services, Duke of Windsor Building, 15, Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese

Guest of Honour:
Professor Cecilia Chan (Head & Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU)

Session 1: Redefining Standards to Quality Care
Peaceful hospice – Palliative social work practice and prospects in Taiwan
Dr. Junhua Lee
(Head of Clinical Social Work Division, Social Work Department, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan)

Promoting palliative care in the community – The role of social workers
Dr. Amy Y. M. Chow
(Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU;
Associate Director, Sau Po Centre on Ageing, HKU)

Walking with death – Self-competence of helping professionals
Dr. Wallace C. H. Chan
(Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, CUHK)
Mr. Barry C. L. Lam
(Research Assistant, Department of Social Work, CUHK)

Setting New Standards – A novel Dignity-Conserving End-of-Life Care Pathway Model for Nursing Homes
Dr. Andy H.Y. Ho
(Research Assistant Professor, Sau Po Centre on Ageing, HKU)

Session 2: Expanding Scope of Palliative Care
The Art of Grief – Creative Practices for Men Counselling
Ms Joe Huang
(Assistant Social Work Officer, Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital)

Let’s Talk About Death Today – Starting the Community End-of-Life Conversation
Ms. Pearl Tse
(Founder & Consultant, Togetherness)

From Cradle to Grave – Extending Services for the Ageing Hong Kong
Ms. Rita Chow
(Service manager, Endless Care Services, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals)

For more details, please contact Ms. Amy Choi (Centre on Behavioral Health, HKU; Tel: 2831 5163; email: amychoi@hku.hk), or Ms. Michelle Tam (Centre on Behavioral Health, HKU; Tel: 2831 5215; email: myjtam@hku.hk).

For media enquiries, please contact Ms. Melanie Wan (Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office, HKU; Tel: 2859 2600; email: melwkwan@hku.hk).

HKUL Book Talk: Migration and Theatre (Migration et theater – Migración y teatro)
Speaker: Dr. Nora Parola-Leconte
Moderator: Mercedes Vázquez

The book Migration et Théâtre reveals the great influence of immigration across the social, political and literary spectra in Argentine Theatre. One of the social foundations of this South American country is the concept of the “melting pot”. Massive immigration from eastern and southern Europe doubled the population between 1880 and 1920, therefore changing forever the cultural identity of the country. The imported theatrical genres –mainly sainete- became favorites of the public. Its main characters represented the different nationalities of this melting pot, most of the time shown through caricature. The same characteristics can be seen in the second half of the Twentieth Century when the country witnessed three phenomena: the immigrations from neighboring countries; the immigration of Asians, mainly Chinese; and the minor migration of the first immigrants’ descendants back to Europe, carrying in their luggage new forms of theatre techniques that enriched the Old Continent.

Dr. Nora Parola-Leconte is an Associate Professor of Latin American Literature and History at the UPEC – University of Paris, Est, Créteil, France. She is an expert in Latin American Theatre, mainly from Argentina. Her research focuses not only on theater’s literary aspects but on the influence of the political, social and economical spectra on its creation and performance.

Date : November 20, 2014 (Thursday)
Time : 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Venue :  Special Collections, 1/F, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong
Language : English
Registration: http://lib.hku.hk/friends/reading_club/bt2014_06.html
Media Contact:  Mr. Gary Chin, Tel: 2859 2211 / Ms. Marina Yeung, Tel: 2859 8903

In Search of Myself - Touring Exhibition of Artworks by Chui Tze Hung 2014
An exhibition on the paintings and calligraphy by Mr. Chui Tze Hung at the Jao Tsung-I Petite Ecole of the University of Hong Kong. Mr. Chui is a painter and writer. His works have been shown world-wide over 300 shows, and collected by Hong Kong Museum of Art, Vice President of the United States of America Art Gallery, Fung Ping Shan Museum, the University of Hong Kong etc.

Date:    November 12 to 23, 2014
Time:   Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm
             (closed on public holidays & university holidays)
Venue: Jao Tung-I Petite Ecole, HKU (Tang Chi Ngong Building, HKU)
Telephone: 3917 5598

HKUL: Jorge Luis Borges - of Tigers and Labyrinths Book Exhibition
In coordination with the Consulate General of the Argentine Republic in Hong Kong and Macau, the University of Hong Kong Libraries is holding an exhibition on a private collection of rare and first editions, photo books and book collections of the great Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges.

Jorge Luis Borges (born August 24, 1899, Buenos Aires, Argentina - died June 14 1986, Geneva, Switzerland), is by any account one of the greatest writers of  the Twentieth Century, standing alongside such immortal figures as James Joyce, Marcel Proust, Robert Musil, Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett, Vladimir Nabokov, Hermann Broch, T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Fernando Pessoa, etc. 

Date: November 10 to 21, 2014 (close at 5:00pm on November 21)
Venue: G/F & 1/F (Special Collections), Main Library, HKU

Media Contact:  Mr. Gary Chin, Tel: 2859 2211 / Ms. Marina Yeung, Tel: 2859 8903