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HKU weekly notice (from April 1 to April 9)

01 Apr 2011

 

Seminar: "The Situations of the Rule of Law in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong"
The HKU Faculty of Law Centre for Comparative and Public Law, and China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group have co- organized a seminar to review the situations of the rule of law in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Mainland, with an emphasis on the human rights issues.

Date: April 2, 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 3pm - 6pm
Venue: Council Chamber, 8/F, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Speakers:
- Mr. Poon Siu To (Famous China News Commentator in Hong Kong)
- Mr. Weng Kuo-Yen (Lawyer, Member of Committee for Human Rights, Taipei Bar Association)
- Three Mainland Chinese Human Rights Lawyers

* Simultaneous interpretation in Putonghua and English will be provided for the seminar.

Please email Flora Leung at fkleung@hku.hk  to reserve a place.

The Association of Commonwealth Universities Conference of Executive Heads 2011
Higher Education in Hard Times - Risk, Reputation, Reform: Developing new business in a changing environment
The ACU Conference of Executive Heads 2011, organised by The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and co-hosted by The University of Hong Kong (HKU), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK), will be held on April 6 - 8, 2011. This Conference is also one of the HKU Centenary celebration programmes. 13 speakers from UK, Hong Kong, Australia, Malaysia, South Africa and India will address the audience and share their thinking on issues such as strategy, reputation and partnership. Plenary discussions including Creating and Retaining a Global Identity, Strategic Partnerships, Risk, Reputation and Reform in the E-Environment, Engaging with Higher Education in China and Commercialising Research will be held. Professor Jamil Salmi, Tertiary Education Co-ordinator of the World Bank will deliver a keynote in the Inaugural Ceremony.

Inaugural Ceremony and Conference Day 1
Date: April 6, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:30am - 5:30pm (9:30am - 11:00am Inaugural Ceremony)
Guests of Inaugural Ceremony:
- Mr Michael Stone, Secretary General of the University Grants Committee
- Dr Theuns Eloff, Chair of the ACU Council
- Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Vice-Chancellor , The University of Hong Kong
- Professor Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Professor John Leong, President, The Open University of Hong Kong
- Mr David Foster, Executive Director, The Croucher Foundation
- Mr Peter Upton, Director South China of British Council
Venue: Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, G/F, William MW Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road, The University of Hong Kong

Conference Day 2
Date: April 7, 2011 (Thursday)
Time: 9:30pm - 6:00pm
Venue: Lee Shau Kee Building, Lecture Theatre 6 (First Floor), The Chinese University of Hong
Kong

Conference Day 3
Date: April 8, 2011 (Friday)
Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm
Venue: Serena Yang Lecture Theatre, The Open University of Hong Kong, 30 Good Shepherd Street
Language: English

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 .

University Artists Scheme 2011-2012 Inauguration Ceremony
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will welcome four world-renowned artists to its University Artists Scheme 2011-2012 in an inauguration ceremony to be held on April 7 (Thursday). The four artists are Filmmakers and HKU Alumni Ms Mabel Cheung (張婉婷) and Mr Alex Law (羅啟銳), Visual Artist Mr Gu Wenda (谷文達), and Conductor Ms Yip Wing-sie (葉詠詩). The ceremony will be officiated by HKU Dean of Arts, Professor Kam Louie in the presence of Mr Daniel Chan, Managing Director, Paragon International Ltd, and various guests. The Ceremony will be followed by the Public Forum "Echoes of Memory: Days of Apprenticeship" with University Artists Ms Mabel Cheung and Mr Alex Law who will discuss their films and share fond memories of their student life at HKU.

Date: 7 April 2011 (Thursday)

University Artists meet the media
Time: 4pm
Venue: VIP room, Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

University Artists Scheme 2011-2012 Inauguration Ceremony
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

Public Forum - Echoes of Memory: Days of Apprenticeship
Time: 6:00pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU                                                                                            
Speakers: Mabel Cheung, Alex Law

Limited seats are available for the public. For details, please contact Faculty of Arts, HKU (Tel: 2219 4724), or register at http://arts.hku.hk/UAS/publicforum. The programme will be conducted in English.

Media enquiries, please contact: Ms Phyllis Mak, Programme Manager, Faculty of Arts, HKU (Tel: 2859 8048, email: kpmak@hku.hk) or Ms Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office, HKU (Tel: 2859 2606, email: pychoy@hku.hk

Education Seminar Series (4)-"Talking with Parents the Quality of‘i'Generation's Information Technology Education"
In the seminar, the following issues will be discussed:
-What are the skills our 'i' generation have?
-How can parents access the standard of children's IT education?
-How can parents improve the quality of children's IT education?
-What are the effective curriculum school can use to help children develop a positive thinking to face the challenges in the 'i' generation?

Date：April 9, 2011(Saturday)
Time：2:30pm
Venue：LG06, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU
Speakers:
- Professor Nancy Law, Associate Dean and Director of Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE), Faculty of Education, HKU
- Dr Allan Yuen, Associate Professor and Deputy Director of CITE, Faculty of Education, HKU
- Dr Lee Yeung, Assistant Director of CITE, Faculty of Education, HKU
- Mr Li Chi Shing (Po Leung Kuk Chee Jing Yin Primary School) and Miss Ng Ching Man (HKUGA College)
Language: Cantonese

For enquiries, please call Tel: 2219 4246

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