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HKU weekly notice (from August 20 to August 27, 2016)

19 Aug 2016

 

“Swallowing difficulties in visually impaired elderly population” Dissemination of Research Findings
Swallowing difficulties can occur as a result of various medical conditions and ageing. Elderly individuals who experience swallowing difficulties are at high risk for malnutrition, dehydration, and reduced quality of life. The Swallowing Research Laboratory of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in collaboration with The Hong Kong Society for the Blind (HKSB) Residential Services, conducted a study that aimed at 1) identifying risk factors for swallowing difficulties; 2) investigating the elderly individuals' self- awareness of swallowing difficulties; and 3) describing the impacts of swallowing difficulty on the quality of life.

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend the press briefing. An elderly participant from HKSB nursing home will also share her experiences in swallowing.

Details are as follows:
Date: August 24, 2016 (next Wednesday)
Time: 11:00 am
Venue: Assembly Hall, 8/F, East Wing, The Hong Kong Society for the Blind,
248 Nam Cheong Street, Shamshuipo, Kowloon
Language: Cantonese
Speakers: Dr Karen MK Chan, Assistant Professor
Director of Swallowing Research Laboratory,
Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education, HKU
Miss Dai Pu, Speech Therapist
Swallowing Research Laboratory,
Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education, HKU
Miss Maureen Tam, Chief Executive
The Hong Kong Society for the Blind
Mr Wilson WS Lam, Physiotherapist I
Residential Services, The Hong Kong Society for the Blind
Mr Armstrong T S Chiu, Occupational Therapist I
Residential Services, The Hong Kong Society for the Blind

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Yuki Wong, Swallowing Research Laboratory, Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel: 3917 1568; Fax: 2559 0060; email: yukiwyy@hku.hk) or Ms Carmen Ng, Communication Officer, HKSB (Tel: 3723 8208 / 9650 3552; Fax: 2788 0040; email : carmen.ng@hksb.org.hk).

Exhibitions at the HKU Main Library refurbished atrium
-- Painting Everyday Life in Myanmar exhibition

In coordination with Ian Holliday, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at The University of Hong Kong and his Thukhuma collection, The University of Hong Kong Libraries will exhibit a collection of contemporary paintings by Myanmar artists.

About the collection
The Thukhuma collection is personal and partial. It does not display the full range of paintings now being produced by Myanmar artists, and certainly there are major gaps. The guiding principle is to present multiple artistic perspectives on a society in transition. Most of the paintings thus date from the past few years. http://thukhuma.org/

Period: Until September 9, 2016
Venue: 2/F Atrium/Exhibitions Area, Main Library, HKU

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

UMAG exhibitions
1. Painted Ceramics: Contemporary Treasures by Jingdezhen’s National Masters from the Lamda Foundation -- Reinterpreting Porcelain Decoration

Period: Until October 23, 2016 (Sunday)

The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will present Painted Ceramics: Contemporary Treasures by Jingdezhen's National Masters from the Lamda Foundation from August 19 to October 23, 2016. Often celebrated as the most Chinese of all art forms, the tradition of porcelain making and decoration in China is wellknown and exhaustively studied. Lesser known in this millennia-long history are the artworks by twentieth-century national masters who have continued their country's ceramic practice and achieved treasures representative of their heritage.

This exhibition introduces Jingdezhen as a manufacturing site for artefacts and it focuses on individual talents and the fame of a few master craftsmen, as well as their history and the uninterrupted production of unique high-quality porcelain objects of inherent beauty. The mastery and endurance of individual painters has left us an array of vessel shapes, compositions and iconographic subject matter that is, at times, both historic and contemporary. Displayed for the first time in public, these 44 artworks by 38 ceramicists represent the strength and ability of Jingdezhen's artistic community through changing times.

Venue: 2/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam

2. When old meets new Spanning Time: Revisiting the Aesthetics of the Northern Song Dynasty through Contemporary Chinese Photography

Period: Until September 4, 2016 (Sunday)

The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and CAFA Art Museum (CAFAM) co-organise an innovative exhibition, presenting works by three artists from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) – Yao Lu, Wang Chuan and Miao Xiaochun. Through their photos and videos, each artist reveals the social landscape of contemporary China and the aesthetic relationship between contemporary art and traditional Chinese culture.

Guided Tours, please click here.
Photography Workshop, please click here.

Venue: 1/F Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam

Opening Hours:
09:30 – 18:00 (Monday to Saturday)
13:00 – 18:00 (Sunday)
Closed on University and Public Holidays

Tel/Email: (852) 2241 5500 (General Enquiry) / museum@hku.hk
Admission: Free
Website: www.hkumag.hku.hk
For guided tours and other exhibition-related activities, please click here.

Connect with UMAG on social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umag.hku
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UMAG_HKU
Instagram: #SpanningTime, #HKUMAG
Weibo: @香港大學美術博物館UMAG

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