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HKU weekly notice

16 Jun 2017

 

HKU survey reveals gaming addiction problem among Hong Kong upper primary students New website to offer information and prevention tips
The Social and Health Psychology Laboratory of the Department of Psychology at the University of Hong Kong conducted a “Survey on the Gaming Habits among Hong Kong Upper Primary students” from March to May in 2017. A total of 2,006 Primary 4 to 6 students were surveyed. Results revealed that the problem of gaming addiction is prevalent among the students. Special attention should be paid to the high prevalence of exposure to violent video games reported by the respondents.

The phenomenon of gaming addiction has aroused concerns among medical and mental health professionals. The American Psychiatric Association, which possesses strong global influences in the medical profession, is advocating additional research into this condition and may possibly classify it as a formal mental problem in the future. Thus, apart from gambling addiction, gaming addiction may become the second mental problem classified under behavioral impulse control disorder.

The research team will hold a press conference on June 20 (Tuesday) to disseminate the survey findings.

In addition, the research team will give an account of the effectiveness of a Game Over Program (GOP) offered earlier at a number of local schools to assist parents of upper primary school students to handle children’s gaming problems. The team will also announce the launch of a new website to provide information on gaming addiction and preventive measures.

Details of the press conference are as follows:
Date: June 20, 2017 (Tuesday)
Time: 11am
Venue: Function Room,11/F, Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam  

For media enquiries, please contact:
Department of Psychology, HKU
Ms Stella Tam
Project Coordinator
Tel: (852) 3917 4158
Email: stella23@hku.hk

Communications and Public Affairs Office, HKU
Ms Melanie Wan
Senior Manager (Media)
Tel:(852) 2859 2600
Email: melwkwan@hku.hk

Exhibition: Sociology Capstone – Innovative. Integrative. Experiential.
Discover how our undergraduate capstone experience produces research that transforms both society and our students. This unique exhibition showcases our students’ work, and HKU Sociology’s vision for it’s undergraduate capstone programme.

HKU Sociology believes that Capstone should be something more than a ‘research project’ or ‘thesis’… we have designed our course to be distinctive, to encourage maximum creativity and innovation, and to push students to define and implement their own unique learning experience.

This exhibition presents outstanding examples of student work, interactive displays, and videos, and introduces our aspirations for the continued growth of our Capstone experience.

Date: 05/06/2017 to 30/06/2017
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 17:45
Venue: MC³@702 Creative Space, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Language: English

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

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:
July 15/16, 2017
August 12/13, 2017

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
Ying Tianqi: What Remains in Ruins -- Questioning the ethics of deconstructing architectural heritage

Period: Now till August 27 2017 (Sunday)

Ying Tianqi was born in 1949 in Wuhu, a city located in southeastern Anhui Province. The public presentation of these artworks translates the artist’s nostalgia for and contemplation of two unique and emotionally charged ancient sites in Anhui province that are celebrated for their historic architecture. Within his visual language, images of ruins are embedded in abstract or geometric forms with textural surfaces and colours that inspire associations with architectural frames and fragments, as well as traces of bricks and tiles from Anhui’s architectural heritage.

Both an artist and activist, Ying Tianqi continues to be socially engaged in the process of heritage preservation and the reconstruction of the ancient city of Wuhu. In 2014, his heritage proposal to the government was centred around the concept of ‘Remains—Rebirth’. As part of this initiative, he mobilised thousands of villagers to retrieve bricks in order to rebuild his home town. Through this action he directly questioned the widely accepted practice of re-building rather than conserving and restoring built environments. The UMAG exhibition visually and critically contemplates decay and reconstruction, bridging the past and the future. 

The exhibition will be accompanied by a programme of lectures, guided tours and workshops highlighting aspects of the transformation of our ever-developing built environments.

Venue: 1/F, T.T. Tsui Building, UMAG, HKU, 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 Communications Officer Miss Elena Cheung, Tel: (852) 2241 5512, Email: elenac@hku.hk
UMAG Programme Assistant Miss Chelsea Choi, Tel: (852) 2241 5509, Email: cchelsea@hku.hk