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HKU weekly notice (from May 1 to 9, 2015)

30 Apr 2015

 

Sea Level Measurement Device Design Competition 
for primary and secondary school students at HKU 

The Sea Level Measurement Device Design Competition, jointly organised by the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory and the Hong Kong Meteorological Society will be held at Loke Yew Hall of the University of Hong Kong on May 3 (Sunday).  

A guided tour on the exhibits will be held for the media at 2:45pm. Competition participants will demonstrate and explain their designs. Dr. P.W. Li, Vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Meteorological Society, will tell the cause of climate change and its effect on sea level in Hong Kong waters.

Announcement of results and award presentation will be held at the end of the event. The officiating guests at the ceremony include HKU Associate Dean of Engineering and Principal Investigator of the project Professor Francis C.M. Lau, Dr. P.W. Li of the Hong Kong Meteorological Society, and Assistant Director of the Hong Kong Observatory Miss Sharon S. Y. Lau.  

Media representatives are welcome to attend, details are as follows:
Date: May 3, 2015 (Sunday)
Time:
Exhibition (open to the public):  11:00am to 3:30pm
Media briefing and tour of the exhibits:  2:45pm
Award Presentation Ceremony:  3:30pm to 5:00pm

Venue : Loke Yew Hall, the University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Website : http://i.cs.hku.hk/~sealevel/Competition-English.php

For media enquiries, please contact:

Ms Melanie Wan, Communications and Public Affairs Office, HKU (Tel: 2859 2600 / Email: melwkwan@hku.hk) or Miss Nancy Cheung, Faculty of Engineering, HKU (Tel: 2219 4668 / E-mail: nccheung@hku.hk). 

Lifestyle Migration in Asia – An Interpretive Photography Exhibition

Lifestyle Migration involves relatively affluent people moving either part-time or full-time, permanently or temporarily, to places that they believe will offer them a better quality of life. There is usually an economic incentive to their mobility, but the search for the good life is paramount in their motivations. Lifestyle migration is an increasingly widespread phenomenon, with effects for migrants, locals, cultural life, and economic life. So how and why do lifestyle migrants move from one place to another? Does their old home still play a role in their new lives? What are their needs and aspirations, and the continuities and discontinuities of their mobile lives? What aspects of the social infrastructure made particular destinations attractive for them?

This photography exhibition offers us a glimpse of the diverse motivations and everyday experiences of Western and Hong Kong lifestyle migrants in Thailand, Malaysia and China. Through the eyes of participants in our two-year research project ‘Lifestyle Migration in East Asia: A Comparative Study of British and Asian Lifestyle Migrants’ (RES-000-22-4357) funded by the ESRC/Hong Kong Research Grants Council, these photographs reveal fascinating aspects of life ‘on the move’ for men and women, young families, and those in retirement. The accompanying excerpts offer us a glimpse of the interior worlds of migrants in which experiences, loyalties and memories from two places co-exist and combine.

Exhibition Period:
April 24 - May 8, 2015
MC³@702 Creative Space, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU

Opening Hours
Mon - Fri 10:30am - 6:00pm
Sat 11:00am - 5:00pm
Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

For further information on MC³@702 Creative Space, please visit:
Email電郵: socimccc@hku.hk
Facebook Page專頁：http://www.facebook.com/HkuMccc
Website網頁: http://www.sociodep.hku.hk/mccc.html

Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact Executive Assistant Connie Ko by email atconnieko@hku.hk or by phone at 3917 2309.

Two exhibitions held at HKU UMAG: “Vernacular: Liu Qinghe in Hong Kong” and “Being-there: Works by Chen Shuxia”

The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) collaborates with The Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) to present two exhibitions by renowned Chinese artists Liu Qing-he and Chen Shu-xia: “Vernacular: Liu Qinghe in Hong Kong” and “Being-there: Works by Chen Shuxia” from April 17 to May 24, 2015.

“Vernacular—Liu Qinghe in Hong Kong” is an exhibition that features more than sixty contemporary ink works by Liu Qing-he (b.1961), an artist and professor at the academy who is best known for his unique style of contemporary ink paintings. His works often portray social realities and their impact on Chinese families, individuals and the artist himself.

Furthermore, “Being-there: Works by Chen Shuxia”, displays a selection of paintings by Chen Shu-xia. An exhibiting artist for the past 30 years, Chen’s artwork builds on the traditional genre of oil painting and its long-practised and western-influenced techniques through the presentation of portraits and still-lifes, subjects and styles informed by her daily observations.

Details of the Exhibitions
Period: April 17, 2015 (Friday) to May 24, 2015 (Sunday)
Opening Hours:
09:30 – 18:00 (Mon to Sat)
13:00 – 18:00 (Sun)
Closed on University and Public Holidays

Venue:
Vernacular: Liu Qing-he in Hong Kong - 1/F T.T. Tsui Building, UMAG, the University of Hong Kong, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam
Being There: Works by Chen Shu-xia - 1/F Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, the University of Hong Kong, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam

General Enquiry: Tel: (852) 2241 5500 / Email:  museum@hku.hk
Fees: Free Admission
Website: www.umag.hku.hk/en/

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

HKU Centre for the Humanities and Medicine Presents an Exhibition on the History of Malaria in Hong Kong

The HKU Centre for the Humanities and Medicine is co-presenting an insightful exhibition into the presence and significant impact of malaria on Hong Kong’s history. "Fever: The History of Malaria in Hong Kong" will run until July 26, 2015 at the Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences.

The exhibition encourages multi-sensory engagement with local historical information and artefacts and promotes understanding of the importance of the disease in the development of the territory. Visitors will learn how malaria was eradicated from Hong Kong, as well as the seriousness of the contemporary malaria situation in other regions of the world.

The launch of the exhibition was timed to coincide with World Malaria Day 2015 which aims to raise awareness of malaria as a disease that is preventable and treatable and mobilize action to end the ravages of malaria.

Exhibition - Fever: The History of Malaria in Hong Kong

Period: 25 April – 26 July 2015

Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm (Tuesday - Saturday); 1:00pm - 5:00pm (Sunday & Public Holidays); Closed on Mondays

Venue: Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences, No. 2 Caine Lane, Mid-Levels

The exhibition is co-presented by the Centre for the Humanities and Medicine and the Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences and is supported by the HKU Knowledge Exchange Fund. Further information can be found at http://www.chm.hku.hk/history_of_malaria.html.

For media enquiries or individual interview requests, please contact Mr Cyrus Chan, Events Coordinator, Faculty of Arts (tel: 3917 4984 email: cyrusc@hku.hk).