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HKU weekly notice (from January 7 to January 14)

07 Jan 2011

 

Town and Gown Symposium - Symposium on 30 Years of Urban Planning and Development in Hong Kong and China - Past, Present and Future
The symposium has been held to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the founding of Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning (CUSUP). CUSUP was established 30 years ago in 1980 as a teaching and research centre. It was renamed as Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management (CUPEM) in 1991. On 1 July 2008 it was restructured with the research carried out in the re-established Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning (CUSUP) and teaching in the Department of Urban Planning and Design (DUPAD) in the Faculty of Architecture.

Date: January 8, 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Lecture Theatre, HKU
Language: English

For enquiries, please contact Ms Eleanor Wong by email at eleanorw@hku.hk or by phone at  28592721 or by fax at 2559-0468.

HKU 100 Kick-Off Ceremony
HKU 100 Kick-Off Ceremony, the inaugural activity of The University of Hong Kong centenary celebrations, will be held on January 9, 2011 (Sunday). Students, staff, alumni together with their families, residents from the neighbourhood and community centres will join the this fun-filled fiesta. It is expected the occasion will attract 4,000 participants. In the Ceremony, guests will officiate the opening of the HKU Centenary Celebrations. Besides, 2,000 students, staff and alumni from different faculties, halls and organisations will form 16 troupes and join the parade.

Date: January 9, 2011 (Sunday)
Time: 2pm:  Ceremony and parade
        3pm:  Grand photo
Venue: Stanley Ho Sports Centre, Sha Wan Drive, Pokfulam

For media enquiries, please contact: Ms Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2606, email: pychoy@hku.hk  or Ms Melanie Wan (Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk

Conference on Hong Kong in the Global Setting
Since the mid-nineteenth century, Hong Kong has been a stage for encounters that transcend the simply local, a node for a wide range of connections in every sphere--economic, political, cultural, diplomatic - that mean that Hong Kong functions as an integral part of a wide variety of global networks. In many respects, Hong Kong has throughout its history been not just a meeting place for East and West, but also an international city/region that blurs and problematizes such sharp binary distinctions, forcing us to question and redefine conventionally accepted concepts and categories. This conference will enable more than two dozen scholars from around the world to explore aspects of Hong Kong history from comparative and cross-disciplinary perspectives. Registration required.

Opening Keynote Address by Prof. Wang Gungwu: "On the edges of globalisation? Hong Kong's Twentieth Century" Date: 10 January 2011 (Monday)
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Theatre, Graduate House, HKU
Language: English

Plenary addresses and conference sessions:
11 January 2011 (Tuesday), 8.30 a.m.- 7 p.m.
12 January 2011 (Wednesday), 8.30 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Venue: Council Chamber, 8/F, Meng Wah Complex

For enquiries, please contact Ms Karen Leung by email at kklleung@hku.hk or by phone at 22194186 or by fax at 25467477.

Seminar: Evolving Asia and the Pacific Region -- Challenges for Education
The presentation highlights key challenges in the development of education in a region where economies and labor markets are rapidly evolving. Asian Development Bank's (ADB) strategic and operational priorities for support to education are discussed. Approaches for sustainable development of education and its financing are analyzed. The presentation stresses the importance of pursuing new forms of partnerships, including with cutting edge regional education expertise hubs such as the University of Hong Kong.

Speaker: Jouko Sarvi, Practice Leader & Chair, Education Sector Committee and Community of Practice, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank.

Moderator: the seminar is co-chaired by Professor Mark Bray and Professor G.A. Postiglione.

Date: 11 January 2011 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:45pm to 2pm
Venue: LG02 Hui Oi Chow, HKU
Language: English

For enquiries, please contact Emily Mang by email at cerc@hku.hk or by fax at 25174737.

HKU Libraries' Reading Club to hold book talk on the history of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals  
Theme Book: «善與人同-與香港同步成長的東華三院»
Speaker: Dr Joseph Ting
Moderator: Ms Stella See, Head of Records and Heritage Office of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

Date: 13 January 2011 (Thursday)
Time: 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue: Special Collections, 1/F, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese (Simultaneous Interpretation to English)

For registration, please visit: http://lib.hku.hk/friends/reading_club/bt2011_01.html
For further information, please visit:
http://lib.hku.hk/friends/reading_club/bt2011_01.html

For enquiries, please contact Marina Yeung by email at: mstyeung@HKUCC-COM.hku.hk

EAS Information Day
HKU will hold an information day to brief students and parents on the Early Admissions Scheme for 2011.

Date: January 15, 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 9 am - 1 pm
Venue: Loke Yew Hall, HKU

Please visit: For media enquiries, please contact: Ms Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2606, email: pychoy@hku.hk  or Ms Melanie Wan (Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk

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