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HKU weekly notice

23 Jun 2017

 

“The Dirty of Loudness”
HKU BA (Urban Studies) student wins international GIS award
with research on Traffic Noise Pollution in Western District
Mr Kenneth WongKiu-ho, a Year 4Bachelor of Arts student in the Urban Studies programme at the University of Hong Kong (HK),has won the Esri Young Scholars Award (YSA) 2017 for his entry “The Dirty of Loudness – Investigation on Traffic Noise Pollution to Residents in Western District”.

His research aims to identify the impact of traffic noise pollution on the residents of the Western District, and the results reveal that part of the buildings in Western District are exposed to serious traffic noise pollution. One of his research findings showed that traffic noise of about 60 buildings located next to the highway exceeded recommended standards all day.

Kennethhas been invitedto receive the Award at the 2017 ESRI User Conference in San Diego, California, in July thatwill be attended by over 16,000 scholars and representatives from the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) industry worldwide. His work will represent Hong Kong and be displayed alongside that of other Young Scholar winners from around the world in the conference.

Members of the media are cordially invited to meet Kenneth to learn more about his research before he leaves for San Diego. Details of the press briefing are as below:

Date: 26 June 2017 (Next Monday)
Time: 11 a.m. to 12 noon
Venue: Room 606, 6/F, Knowles Building, Main Campus, The University of Hong Kong

About The Young Scholars Award
The Young Scholars Award is an international Award launched in 2012 by Esri in the USA, the global market leader in Geographic Information Systems software, to recognize the exemplary works in geo-spatial sciences of undergraduate and graduate students at universities around the world. The contest for this Award was launched in Hong Kong for the first time this year in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Esri China (Hong Kong).

Media enquiry:
Ms Rhea Leung, Communications and Public Affairs Office (tel: 2857 8555/ 9022 7446; email: rhea.leung@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