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HKU weekly notice (from November 20 to November 27)

19 Nov 2010

 

Age-friendly Cities with Cooperation & Participation - The Asian Pacific Perspective Regional Conference
Age-friendly Cities with Cooperation & Participation - The Asian Pacific Perspective Regional Conference will be hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong on 19 and 20 November (Friday & Saturday). The conference aims at providing a platform for the participants from around the world to share experiences of policy, research, and practices on how age-friendly city framework as promoted by World Health Organization (WHO) has been achieved in the Asia Pacific region.

Day 2 Conference
Date: November 20, 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong

For details of the Conference, please visit: http://www.hku.hk/socsc/afccp/
 
For enquiries, please contact Miss Vanessa Sit, HKU Faculty of Social Sciences at 2859 2983 or 9267 8877.

HKU Faculty of Dentistry Open Day
To enhance the public awareness to the Faculty's education training, research, patient care and social commitment, The Faculty of Dentistry of HKU will hold a joint open day with Prince Philip Dental Hospital on 21 November 2010 (Sunday). The Open Day will showcase the activities, services, programmes, and facilities of the Faculty. Guided tours will be held and the public will be able to visit the Faculty's problem based learning areas, simulation laboratory, Centre for Advanced Dental Care, library, postgraduate habitats as well as dental and research laboratories.

Date: November 21, 2010 (Sunday)
Time: 10am - 2pm
Venue: Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Sai Yin Pun, Hong Kong

Registration for guided tours online: http://facdent.hku.hk/openday2010/index.php

More information can be found on the Faculty website: http://facdent.hku.hk/newsevents/index.html

For enquiries, please contact Communications and Development Manager Ms. Melody Tang at 2859 0210 or meltang@hku.hk.　　

The Second HKU Centenary Distinguished Lecture
"HIV/ AIDS - a Scientific and Human Adventure in Response to an Emerging Epidemic"
by Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Nobel Laureate 2008
Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008. She was the first scientist to identify the HIV retrovirus which enabled the worldwide study of treatment and preventive measures to AIDS after such discovery. In the lecture, Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi will describe how the emergence of HIV shocked the modern Medicine in the middle of 20th century. She will explain how the scientific, clinical and patient communities, supported by local authorities and international organizations are mobilized to fight against AIDS.

Date: November 22, 2010 (Monday)
Media Interview Session
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Venue: Alumni Chamber, 7/F, William MW Mong Block, No.21 Sassoon Road
Interviewee:
- Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
- Dr. Zhiwei Chen, Director of AIDS Institute, HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Centenary Distinguished Lecture and Panel Discussion
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Moderator: Professor Lee Sum-ping, Dean of Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU
Panelists:
- Dr. Leong Che-hung, Council Chairman of HKU and Chairman of Hong Kong AIDS Foundation
- Dr. Robert Peckham, Co Director of Centre for the Humanities and Medicine, HKU
- Dr. Loretta Wong, Chief Executive of AIDS Concern

Lunch with a Nobel Laureate
A group of 20 senior secondary school students and medical undergraduates will meet Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi for "Lunch with a Nobel Laureate". As an extension of the Centenary Distinguished Lectures, the "Lunch with a Nobel Laureate" aims to foster Knowledge Exchange between university and secondary schools, and help students broaden their horizons by meeting face-to-face with some of the most brilliant minds in the world today.

Date: November 23, 2010 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Venue: 1 University Drive, University Lodge, the University of Hong Kong


 
For media enquiries, please contact Miss Sam Kwong (Tel: 2819 9305 ) or Miss Gillian Keung (Tel: 2809 5102) of The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine.

Social Innovation Public Lecture - 點亮生命: 如何凝聚善行力量
Mr Wang Chien Shien, President of Taiwan's Control Yuan, will give a talk at HKU on November 22 (Monday). The talk is organised by HKU Faculty of Social Sciences.

Date: November 22, 2010 (Monday)
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Council Chamber, 8/F, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Language: Putonghua

For further information, please visit: http://www.hku.hk/socsc/sipl/cswang
 
Registration required. For enquiries, please contact Miss Nikki Wong by email at nhywong@hku.hk or by phone at 2241 5540 or by fax at 2549 3341.

Hong Kong Political Reform Series: Deadlock Broken - What Next?
The conference is jointly organized by the HKU Centre for Comparative and Public Law, HKU Centre for Civil Society and Governance and the National Democratic Institute to discuss the way forward of Hong Kong's political reform.

Date: November 27, 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm
Venue: Council Chamber, University of Hong Kong

Chairpersons:
- Prof Michael Davis, Professor of Law, CUHK
- Steve Vines, Political Commentator
- Ray Yep, Research Director, SynergyNet
Speakers:
- Prof Albert Chen (HKU), Member, Basic Law Committee
- Prof Michael DeGolyer, Director, Hong Kong Transition Project
- Albert Ho, Legislator, Chairman, Democratic Party
- Regina Ip, Legislator, Chairperson, Savantas Policy Institute
- Allen Lee, Former NPC Delegate
- Alan Leong, Legislator, Vice Chairman, Civic Party
- Ma Ngok, Assoc Prof, Dept of Government and Public Administration, CUHK
- Ronny Tong, Legislator, Executive Committee Member, Civic Party
- Ada Wong, Chair, Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture
- Jimmy Wong, District Councilor (Tai Po)

A draft Conference programme can be download at http://www.hku.hk/ccpl/  .

For enquiries, please contact Flora Leung by email at fkleung@hku.hk or by phone at 2859 2941.

Education Seminar Series 2010: "Talking Liberal Studies with Parents"
The HKU Faculty of Education has organized a series of seminars examining the various subjects taught in schools nowadays, including languages, liberal studies, mathematics and other subjects. The seminars are intended for parents and the focus will be on the role parents are playing in the rapidly changing teaching and learning environment. The third seminar in the series will look into the challenges and opportunities in the teaching and learning of liberal studies.

Date: November 27, 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Venue: T1 Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Language: Cantonese

For enquiries, please contact Ms Natalie Tsui by email at ntsui@HKUCC.hku.hk

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