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Chris Patten in Dialogue with HKU Community

27 Oct 2008

 

(Hong Kong, October 29, 2008) Chris Patten will have an exclusive dialogue with students and members of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on global issues on November 4, 2008.  This will be the first forum he leads during his stay in Hong Kong between November 2 and November 6, 2008.

Lord Patten will discuss global issues facing our world today, based on the topics and themes in his new book What Next? Surviving the Twenty-First Century, including globalization, energy, international crime, weapons of mass destruction, nuclear proliferation, small arms proliferation, climate change, water shortage, migration, epidemic disease to the fraying of the nation state.  The forum is organized by HKU General Education Unit in association with External Relations Office, Centre of Development and Resources for Students, and the University Bookstore.

Lord Patten was the last Governor of Hong Kong and former Chancellor of HKU from 1992 to 1997.  He is currently the co-chair of the International Crisis Group and of the Anglo-Indian Round Table, and Chancellor of Oxford and Newcastle universities.  From 1999 to 2004 he was the European Commissioner for External Relations, and made a life peer in 2005. 

Members of the press are cordially invited to attend the forum and the press session, please return the reply slip to us by fax on or before November 2, 2008.  Seats are limited and they will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis, please register now!

Date:       November 4, 2008 (Tue)
Time/Venue:    
3.30pm - 4.50pm   Talk & Book signing - Loke Yew Hall, 1/F Main Building, HKU 
4.55pm - 5.20pm   Press Session - Rm G07, G/F Main Building, HKU

(Photographers are reminded to bring their long lenses.)

Programme :

3.30pm  Introduction of Lord Patten by HKU Director of General Education Dr. Albert Chau, and presentation of souvenir by HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui

3.35pm  Talk by Lord Patten

3.50pm  Panel discussion for Lord Patten and 4 HKU students

4.10pm  Q&A

4.30pm  Book signing by Lord Patten

4.55pm - 5.20pm  Press Session - Lord Patten to meet all press together

Book signing tickets are available upon purchase of Lord Patten's new book at the University Bookstore or at the counter in Loke Yew Hall on event day.

For media enquiries or live broadcast, please contact Ms. Cherry Cheung, Senior Manager (Media), HKU (mobile: 8208 1686, email: cherry.cheung@hku.hk)