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HKU weekly notice (from March 14 to March 21, 2015)

13 Mar 2015

 

The 26th Biennial Intervarsity Games Kick-Off Ceremony

The 26th Biennial Intervarsity Games Organizing Committee will hold a Kick-off Ceremony for the event on March 17 (Tuesday).

Ms. Vivien C.C. Lau, Vice-President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong; and Hong Kong Artist Mr. Alfred Hui will be the guests of the ceremony.

Ms. Lau and Mr. Hui are both HKU alumni. Ms. Lau was the Bronze Medalist of Tenpin Bowling in 1978 Asian Games while Mr. Hui was admitted to HKU through Sports Scholarship Scheme for his outstanding achievement in Soccer.

The Biennial Intervarsity Games (BIG) has been organized for over a 60-year period. With over 700 students participating this year, the BIG will continue to foster friendship among the participating universities from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia etc.

Details of the Kick-off Ceremony are as follows:

Date: March 17, 2015 (Tuesday)

Time: 12:30 pm

Venue: Sun Yat Sen Place, the University of Hong Kong

For media enquiries, please contact Miss. Vickie Tse, Vice Chairperson of the 26th Biennial Intervarsity Games Organizing Committee (Tel: 67055601/ E-mail: vicechairbig2015@gmail.com).

HKU to confer an honorary degree upon Dr Henry Hu Hung Lick at the 193rd Congregation

The Pro-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Dr David LI Kwok Po will confer the degree of Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa upon Dr Henry Hu Hung Lick, in recognition of his contributions to higher education and society, at the 193rd Congregation to be held on March 19, 2015 (Thursday).

Honorary Degrees are awarded to individuals in recognition of their distinguished service and commitment to the University, the community, and to academia. They are also conferred to those who have made valuable intellectual, social and cultural contributions to society and the world.

The 193rd Congregation
Date:  March 19, 2015 (Thursday)
Time:  5:30pm
Venue:  Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, the University of Hong Kong
(Note: Photographers are reminded to bring their long lenses and not to use flashlight)

For media enquiries, please contact: Ms Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2606 email: pychoy@hku.hk  or Ms Melanie Wan (Senior Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk

HKU Hung Leung Hau Ling Distinguished Fellow in Humanities

Professor David Der-Wei Wang to speak on “Panglossian Dream and Dark Consciousness: Modern Chinese Literature and Utopia”

Professor David Der-Wei Wang, HKU Hung Leung Hau Ling Distinguished Fellow in Humanities and Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature at Harvard University will visit the University of Hong Kong (HKU) from March 19 to 22. A series of events will be organised during his visit.  Details are as below:

HKU Hung Leung Hau Ling Distinguished Fellowship in Humanities Lecture:

“Panglossian Dream and Dark Consciousness: Modern Chinese Literature and Utopia”

by Prof. David Der-Wei Wang

Date: March 20, 2015 (Friday)

Time: 4:30pm

Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, the University of Hong Kong

International Symposium on Utopia and Utopianism in the Contemporary Chinese Context: Texts, Ideas, Spaces

Date: March 20 - 21, 2015 (Friday and Saturday)

Time: 9:00 pm

Venue: Kong Siu Luey Hall, Robert Black College, the University of Hong Kong

Contemporary Chinese Documentary Series: Meet the Director –“China Dream Series: Making Friends with Mr. Zhang”

Date: March 21, 2015 (Saturday)

Time: 6:00 pm

Venue: Room T6, Meng Wah Complex, the University of Hong Kong

More information about the Public Lecture, the Symposium and the film screening is available online at: http://www.hkihss.hku.hk/events/utopia/index.html

Festival PLUS: Special Screening of “Datong: The Great Society” and Discussion with Director Evans Chan and Prof. David Der-wei Wang

Date: March 22, 2015 (Sunday)

Time: 2:30 pm

Venue: Recital Hall, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wanchai, Hong Kong

For more information about the Festival PLUS program, please visit: http://www.hk.artsfestivalplus.org/Events/view/193

Professor David Der-wei Wang

David Der-wei Wang is Hung Leung Hau Ling Distinguished Fellow in Humanities at the University of Hong Kong and Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature at Harvard University. He is also Director of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Inter-University Center for Sinology, USA. In 2004, Professor Wang was elected Academician of Academia Sinica. He specializes in modern and contemporary Chinese literature, late Qing fiction and drama, and comparative literary theory.

For arrangement of interview with Professor Wang and media enquiries, please contact Miss Siow Boon Chia of the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences at 3917 8131 or email: sbchia@hku.hk .

Exhibitions and activities at UMAG
1. “The real” in the eyes of artists in “Desiring the Real: Austria Contemporary Art”

Period: February 18, 2015 (Wednesday) to March 22, 2015 (Sunday)

This thematic exhibition presents contemporary artworks by 25 Austrian artists who investigate, through images and installations, representations of ‘the real’, and the subjective perception of reality by individual onlookers.

In “Desiring the Real”, one medium, such as film or video art, can take on the artistic qualities of another art form, such as Chinese ink painting, as shown in the fluid and expressive video installation Cluster (2010) by Rainer Gamsjäger. Through representations of the real, the perception of the receiving persons and their individual paradigms are critical to the understanding of the real and to the judgment of reality.

This remarkable concept was originally commissioned by the Federal Chancellery of Austria in 2012, and has since been shown in modern and contemporary art museums in Serbia, Mexico, Cuba, Croatia, Italy, Turkey, Macedonia and France.

2. “Silent Poetry: Chinese Contemporary Ink”: an imaginary sound of ink paintings

Period: February 11, 2015 (Wednesday) to April 2, 2015 (Thursday)

“Silent Poetry” showcases Chinese ink paintings as if they are beautiful poems which contain no words and sound. Unlike so many of the mass-produced popular artworks today, these Chinese contemporary ink paintings differ from their traditional counterparts in terms of their form, style and techniques. Contemporary ink paintings challenge some concepts of traditional Chinese paintings and individual artists apply unconventional mediums, materials and tools to change the traditional painting practice and to break constraints while preserving their profound values at the same time. Participating artists include Chen Jun, Du Xiao-tong, Hao Shi-ming, Li Wei, Pan Wen-xun, Sun Hao, Xu Hua-ling, Xu Jia-cun and Zhu Zheng-ming.

To tie in with the exhibition, a wide range of activities including workshops entitled “Drawing in the Gallery (Family Class)” and “Artistic Creation: From Photo to Painting” will be held on February 28, 2015 and March 7, 2015 respectively; while an academic lecture entitled “Chinese Contemporary Ink Paintings on transformation, curation and collecting” will be held onMarch 14, 2015 to enhance the public’s knowledge of and interest in contemporary ink paintings.

Guided tours for schools
UMAG exhibitions will involve dedicated education and outreach activities. The museum welcomes all school groups as well as tertiary institutions to request guided tours led by trained docents during our touring hours (Monday-Saturday, 09:30 – 17:00). Guided tours are available in English, Cantonese and Mandarin. To request an appointment, please contact Miss Elena Cheung on 2241-5512 or elenac@hku.hk for booking and further information.

UMAG opening hours:
09:30am – 6:00 pm(Mon to Sat)
1:00 – 6:00pm (Sun)
Closed on University and Public Holidays

Venue: 1/F Fung Ping Shan Building, University Museum and Art Gallery, the University of Hong Kong, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam
Tel/Email: (852) 2241 5500 (General Enquiry) / museum@hku.hk
Fees: Free Admission
Website: www.hkumag.hku.hk