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HKU weekly notice

31 Mar 2017

 

HKU to hold final pitch of first DreamCatchers 100K Entrepreneurship Seed Fund
The final pitch of the first HKU Entrepreneurship Seed Fund, DreamCatchers 100K will be held on April 2 (Sunday). 20 finalists led by HKU students and young alumni will pitch their business idea or prototypes on the day to compete up to ten $100,000 seed fund awards. Some of the teams include:

• Gistnote (an intelligent research and writing tool for students and researchers)
• Capheart (a brand new emergency rescue network channel for sudden cardiac arrest patients)
• Electrifying our bikes (Electrifying our bikes! provides an extraordinary online -platform that redefines electric mountain biking experiences and promotes exchanges among enthusiasts with the provision of advanced mechanical hardware support)
• Peacify(a smart sock designed to keep track of a baby's vital signs, alerting parents if there are any abnormalities)
• BioCap (a portable and inexpensive chip that provides an easy and real-time diagnosis of influenza. The analyzed results are shown by capturing colour information on the chip)

Event details:
Date: April 2, 2017 (Sunday)
Time: 1 to 6:30pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theater, HKU
Language: English

Adjudicators

• Professor Guanhua Chen Co-founder, Hong Kong X Technology Startup Platform; Professor, Department of Chemistry, HKU
• Professor Andy Hor Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), HKU
• Dr SC Kim Director, Technology Transfer Office, HKU
• Herman Lam Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Ltd
• Ricky Lei Founding Partner, Hong Kong Beijing Co-Create Fund
• George Tee Chief Technology Officer, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation

Programme Rundown:
1300   1st Session of Pitching
1450   Break and Networking
1520   2nd Session of Pitching
1700   Judges Deliberation & Networking & Live Voting (Decide People’s Choice Award)
1745   Results Announcement
1830   End

For more event and team details: http://goo.gl/Gq5mb9

Enquiry:
Technology Transfer Office Mr Taurus Yip (Tel: 3917 1743/ 9359 4229; Email: taurus.yip@hku.hk) OR Mr Laurence Tang (Tel: 3917 1714/ 6076 9413; Email: laurence.tang@hku.hk)

JC A-Connect Family Fun Day@HKU
The United Nations declared April 2 as the World Autism Awareness Day in 2007, with the goal to highlight the need to help improve the quality of life of persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), so that they can lead full and meaningful lives as an integral part of society. Every April, leading ASD advocacy organisations worldwide initiate a range of activities accordingly. “JC A-Connect: Jockey Club Autism Support Network” (JC A-Connect), a project funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, echoes the call of the United Nations to spread the message.

On April 2, JC A-Connect will organise JC A-Connect Family Fun Day, in collaboration with the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong as well as Caritas-Hong Kong, Heep Hong Society, New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, SAHK, the Salvation Army and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, in an effort to gather service providers and caregivers from all sectors and raise the public’s awareness and understanding of ASD. The project will also draw on mass media and other on-line platforms to promote a positive image of ASD.

JC A-Connect Family Fun Day is an event with three activity zones, namely ‘Experiential Tour’, ‘Family Game Zone’ and ‘Community Engagement Activities’. By joining different experiential workshops and fun activities, participants will have a deeper understanding of ASD and the needs of not only individuals with ASD, but also their families, which in turn will promote social inclusion. Moreover, participants can enjoy precious time with their families, while expressing their love and care of people with ASD.   A painting exhibition “Autistic and Artistic” supported by the Hong Kong Autism Awareness Alliances will also be held on the day.

JC A-Connect Family Fun Day is open to the public and admission free. Participants are recommended to dress in BLUE as a gesture of support. For event details, please refer to the webpage at http://www.socsc.hku.hk/JCA-Connect/funday2017/. 

Media representatives are invited to join the event with details as follows:
Date:   April 2, 2017 (Sunday)
Time:   2:00 – 6:00pm (Media registration at 1:40pm)
Venue: Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre, Centennial Campus, HKU

For media enquiries, please contact
Miss Vanessa Sit (Tel: 3917 1203 /9267 8877; Email: vansit@hku.hk)
Miss Phoebe Kan (Tel: 3917 1207/ 9720 2238; Email: phoebeka@hku.hk)
Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

The Stephen Hui Geological Museum to present the largest exhibition on private mineral collections in Hong Kong

Period:  Now till August 31, 2017

This exhibition will showcase over 200 precious minerals from 18 collectors from Hong Kong homes. Highlights are the infinite variety of minerals on display including one of the best gemmy single crystals of Tanzanite from Merelani Mine, a very rare large gem quality Aquamarine on Albite with large fluid inclusions from Balochi, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and a 18 cm large gemmy Rhodochrosite on Quartz from the famous Sweet Home Mine in Colorado, U.S.A.. The mineral display cabinet of the late Dr Stephen Hui Sze-fun with a selection from his private collection is also included.

Details of the Exhibition:
Venue:  1/F, Stephen Hui Geological Museum, James Hsioung Lee Science Building, Main Campus, the University of Hong Kong
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays, University and Public Holidays
Free Admission

Special Weekend Openings from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on:
April 22/23, 2017 (Earth Day, special program to be announced later)
May 13/14, 2017 (International Museum Day)
June 10/11, 2017
July 15/16, 2017
August 12/13, 2017
Stephen Hui Geological Museum website: http://www.earthsciences.hku.hk/shmuseum/
The Mineralogy Society of Hong Kong website: http://www.minsochk.org/ENG/home.php

General Enquiries:
Tel: (852) 22415472  / Email: shmuseum@hku.hk

Media Enquiries:
HKU Communications and Public Affairs Office Rhea Leung (Tel: 2857 8555/ 9022 7446; Email: rhea.leung@hku.hk)

UMAG exhibitions
1. Illustrious Illuminations II: Armenian and Georgian Christian Manuscripts from the Eleventh to the Eighteenth Century --- Exquisite manuscripts from the Caucasus

Period: Now till June 11 2017 (Sunday)

Armenian illustrated manuscripts are some of the most lavishly decorated codices of the Christian churches from the Middle East. The Gospels are paramount among these, primarily because of the Armenian community’s respect for the sacred texts, revering them in the same way that Greek and Russian Christians regard holy icons. Such texts were carried into war by Armenian rulers and individual copies of the Gospels were often given sacred names and believed to hold miraculous powers.

Few Armenian manuscripts predate the Middle Ages. Individual examples of manuscripts from the seventh century are among the earliest known. Since the eighth century, Arab domination within Armenia largely suppressed Christian artistic expression, and no work is known prior to the end of the Caliphate in the mid-ninth century. Although a few manuscripts survive from the later ninth and tenth centuries, extant Armenian illustrated manuscripts are not common until the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Examples from these early periods begin the exhibition’s chronological display, introducing the tradition of teaching the Gospel through both word and image. The show is then complemented by a set of Georgian Gospel leaves illustrating the Evangelists.

The UMAG is grateful to Robert McCarthy for his generosity in sharing these many fine works with the general public.

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

2. Louis XV’s Qianlong Tapestries and Battle Scene Prints at the Imperial Court in Beijing A crossover of Chinese and French Imperial Collections

Period: Now till May 28 2017 (Sunday)

This unprecedented exhibition highlights four of the magnificent chinoiserie tapestries of Chinese Emperor Qianlong and the print of the Conquests of the Qianlong Emperor. This exhibition is one of the events of Le French May this year.

Venue:  1/F, T.T. Tsui 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.umag.hku.hk/en/

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