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20 May 2011

"Hong Kong - Shanghai Future Leaders Internship Program 2011" kick off ceremony
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has collaborated with the Hong Kong-Shanghai Youth Exchange Promotion Association to arrange for the first time thirty HKU students to take up summer internships in some of the leading companies in Shanghai.

A ceremony will be held tomorrow (May 21) at HKU to kick-off the event. Ms. Tong Shu Lan, Vice Head of Youth Development Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government; Ms. Kitty Yu, Principal Assistant Secretary of Home Affairs; Mr. Andrew Yao, JP, President of Hong Kong-Shanghai Youth Exchange Promotion Association; and Dr. Albert Chau, HKU Dean of Student Affairs will officiate at the ceremony.

A total of 30 students were selected from among 300 applicants to take up various internship posts at leading Mainland and overseas companies in Shanghai including consulting firms, banks, private equity firms, property developers, law firms and entreprises. Under an executive shadowing scheme with the companies, the students will have the opportunities to know about the decision-making and strategic planning at senior management levels. During the two months' stay in Shanghai, they will also join a group of Harvard students for a series of activities including leadership training, visits and social services.

Date: May 21, 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Venue: Council Chamber, 8/F, Meng Wah Complex, HKU

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.

Send-off Ceremony for Service 100 Summer Programmes
Throughout the years of HKU existence, HKU students are active advocates for improving human conditions and have launched a variety of community projects related to peace and development, climate change, environmental sustainability, AIDS, fair trade, hunger and poverty alleviation, and universal education, etc. in serving those in need locally as well as across the globe. In the summer of 2011, more than 100 HKU students will be joining over 20 projects to serve across Asia, Africa and Latin America. A Send-off Ceremony will be held on May 23, 2011 (Mon) to farewell our passionate student volunteers.

Date: May 23, 2011 (Monday)
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Venue: Sun Yat-sen Place, HKU.
Language: English

For enquiries, please contact CEDARS - Student Development by email at cedars-programmes@hku.hk or by phone at 2857 8387.

‘China's renaissance man' Professor Jao Tsung-i to be honoured
World renowned Chinese scholar Professor Jao Tsung-i will be honoured at a University of Tasmania ceremony in Hong Kong. Professor Jao will have an honorary Doctor of Letters conferred on him at HKU's Wang Gungwu Theatre.

Known as one of China's most outstanding scholars, Professor Jao is expert in many fields in the arts and has helped established China's rightful place in the global cultural pantheon by bringing to the attention of the world at large the richness of Chinese literature, history and art. Professor Jao has taught at the University of Hong Kong, the National University of Singapore and Yale University, and has lectured in France, Japan, mainland China, Taiwan and Macau.

Now 95 years old, Professor Jao has an impressive record of achievement to his name; along with publishing more than 80 books and 500 papers, he is currently Wei Lun Honorary Professor of Fine Arts and Emeritus Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Date: May 23, 2011 (Monday)
Time: 5:00p.m.
Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, HKU

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.

Centenary Distinguished Lecture by Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Charles Doherty: "Virus Killers and Killer T Cells"
Renowned scientist Professor Peter Charles Doherty, recipient of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996, will give a Centenary Distinguished Lecture entitled "Virus Killers and Killer T Cells". In the lecture, Professor Doherty will share his expertise and knowledge on the mechanism, history and achievements of human beings fighting against viruses, and also his insights in the future development of anti-viral vaccines in an immunology perspective.

Professor Peter Charles Doherty is the first person with a veterinary qualification to win a Nobel Prize. Fascinated by the formation of diseases since his adolescence, he resolved to graduate in veterinary science and later pursued a research career in the area of virology. His greatest achievement lies in the discovery of how immune system recognises virus-infected cells. His discovery explains the mechanism of killer T cells identifying and destroying virus-infected cells, while leaving the normal healthy cells unharmed. The groundbreaking discovery not only fundamentally changes the understanding of immunity, but also provides a brand-new direction to the design of vaccines, bringing new hopes to the everlasting combat of human beings against viruses. Members of the media are cordially invited to cover the events, the details are listed as follows:

Date: May 24, 2011 (Tuesday)

Media Interview Session
Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Venue: Room 701, 7/F, Knowles Building, HKU
Moderator: Professor Lau Chak-sing, Chair Professor and Chief of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Centenary Distinguished Lecture by Professor Peter Charles Doherty
Time: 5:00pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Moderator: Professor Lau Yu-lung, Doris Zimmern Professor in Community Child Health, Chair Professor and Head of Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Panelists:
- Professor Roland T. Chin, Deputy Vice-Chancellor/Provost of HKU
- Professor Lau Chak-sing, Chair Professor and Chief of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Date: May 25, 2011 (Wednesday)

Lunch with a Laureate
A group of 25 senior secondary school students and HKU medical undergraduates will meet Professor Peter Charles Doherty for "Lunch with a Laureate". As an extension of the Centenary Distinguished Lectures, the "Lunch with a 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.

Time: 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Venue: University Lodge, 1 University Drive, The University of Hong Kong

JMSC Public Talk: Leo Goodstadt on How the West Created and China Survived the Global Financial Crisis
Mr. Goodstadt will speak about his latest book, Reluctant Regulators: How the West Created and China Survived the Global Financial Crisis, and the writing & research process behind it.

While Mr. Goodstadt is perhaps best known for his service as chief policy advisor to the Hong Kong government from 1989 to 1997, he has a long and distinguished connection with HKU - and with journalism. In 1964, two years after he arrived in Hong Kong as a Commonwealth Scholar, Mr. Goodstadt was appointed a Lecturer in Economics at HKU. Two years later, he joined the Far Eastern Economic Review as Deputy Editor, a position he held until 1976 when he embarked on a new career as a consultant economist. He also has served as Hong Kong Correspondent for The Times of London, and for ten years hosted a public affairs program on local broadcaster ATV. In 2001, HKU awarded Mr. Goodstadt with an Honorary University Fellowship.

Date: May 27, 2011 (Friday)
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
Venue: T4, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong
Language: English

For enquiries, please contact Communication Manage Kylie Chan by email at kyliec@HKUCC.hku.hk or by phone at 2219 4416.

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