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27 May 2011

HKU students help promote the recovery of the Japanese tourism industry
Thirteen student members of the University of Hong Kong's Japanese Society, A.A.H.K.U.S.U., paid a five-day visit to Japan from May 24 to 28 as part of an initiative to support the country's tourism industry following the deadly March 11 earthquake and tsunami. During their stay in Japan, the students visited Keio University in Tokyo, as well as various places of interest in Hokkaido, in a bid to encourage visitors to return to areas that, although distant from those impacted by the disaster, have seen tourist numbers plummet.

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend a post-trip briefing with three student participants, including Ms. Echo Chan, Chairperson of the Japanese Society, as well as HKU Associate Professor in Japanese Studies Dr. Yoshiko Nakano and All Nippon Airways staff member Ms. Willa To. The students will share their experiences and give an account of their exchanges with Japanese students.

Date: May 30, 2011 (Monday)
Time: 12:00 noon
Venue: Rom 902, Knowles Building, HKU

Details of the visit to Japan are provided below:
ANA-HKU Japanese Society Smile Japan Initiative

Media enquiries, please contact: Mr Cyrus Chan, Events Coordinator, Faculty of Arts, HKU (Tel: 2219 4984, email: cyrusc@hku.hk ).

A Centenary Dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi
Burmese political leader, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi will speak to and interact with Hong Kong public in the University of Hong Kong (HKU) through televised transmissions from Burma. The event, entitled ‘A Centenary Dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi' is organized by HKU's Faculty of Social Sciences. This is the first time Aung San Suu Kyi accepts the invitation of an Asian university to conduct a dialogue since her release from house arrest last November.

As one of the world's most renowned human rights and peace advocates, Aung San Suu Kyi will discuss a broad set of contemporary issues with members of HKU and the Hong Kong public. This lecture will be conducted in the form of a live dialogue.

Date: May 30, 2011 (Monday)
Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm (Hong Kong time)
Video conference between Burma and Hong Kong
Registration from 3:00pm; Seating by 3:15pm
Venue: Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, The University of Hong Kong
Panelists:
- Professor Ian Holliday, Dean of Social Sciences, HKU
- Professor Joseph Chan, Head of Department of Politics and Public Administration, HKU
- Mr Frank Ching, Writer and Commentator

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 .

Distinguished Lecture by Prof Maurice Galton - Why Won't Teachers Change the Way They Teach?
Many authorities, worldwide, are urging teachers to do less talking thereby giving pupils more opportunities to discuss amongst themselves and to engage in more active forms of learning. In Hong Kong, the incentive for these reforms at primary level has been to reduce class size. But change is slow to come. Teaching has been labelled "one of the most conservative of all professions." In this lecture, Professor Maurice Galton will examine some of the reasons offered for teachers' apparent reluctance to change their classroom practice and put forward possible solutions to this seemingly intractable problem.

Date: May 31, 2011 (Tuesday)
Time: 5pm to 6:30pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Language: English

For enquiries, please contact Priscilla Yu by email at eduke@hku.hk or by phone at 2859 2529.

"Project WATERMAN" public lecture
The Project WATERMAN, a joint collaboration between the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Computer Science of HKU, will organise a series of public lectures at the Hong Kong Central Library during April to September 2011, covering topics related to beach water quality forecast, 3D environmental impact assessment, and fisheries management and red tide forecast.

The first lecture titled "Real-time Beach Water Quality Forecast for Hong Kong" was successfully held on April 26, 2011. The second upcoming lecture, titled "3D Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)" will be given by Prof. Joseph Hun-wei Lee (Principal Investigator of Project WATERMAN) and Prof. Wenping Wang (Co-Principal Investigator of Project WATERMAN) on May 31, 2011. The lecture will address the challenges of the EIA practices for the water environment in Hong Kong and introduce the major components in Project Waterman's EIA system.

Date: May 31, 2011 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese and Putonghua (with simultaneous English translation)
Speaker:
- Prof. Joseph Hun-wei Lee, Principal Investigator of Project WATERMAN, HKU; Vice-President for Research & Graduate Studies, HKUST
- Prof. Wenping Wang, Co-Principal Investigator of Project WATERMAN, HKU; Department of Computer Science, HKU

For programme enquiries, please contact Miss Hung at 2859-2663. For media enquiries, please contact Ms. Trinni Choy, Assistant Director of Communications & Public Affairs Office (Tel:2859 2606/ Mobile:9464 3431/ E-mail: pychoy@hku.hk )

The 6th Collaboration Agreement Signing Ceremony between HKU and the State Language Commission of China
The close tie between The Hong Kong Putonghua Education and Assessment Centre (HKPEAC), HKU and The State Language Commission of China has entered a memorable time as this year marks the 15th anniversary for promoting Putonghua education in Hong Kong. The 6th Collaboration Agreement between the two parties will be signed by Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, HKU Vice-Chancellor and Professor Yao Xishuang, Director of The Mandarin Training and Testing Centre, The State Language Commission of China. In the Ceremony, the Centre will invite its students to perform.

Date: June 1, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Venue: Convocation Room (Room 218), Main Building, HKU
Language: Putonghua

For media enquiries and interview request, please contact Ms. Queenie Wong, Development and Communications Manager, Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel: 2219 4270 / mobile: 9220 5840 / fax: 2540 6360 / email: qlpwong@hku.hk )

Book Launch - Troubling American Women
Troubling American Women: Narratives of Gender and Nation in Hong Kong by Stacilee Ford
American women have lived in Hong Kong, and in neighboring Macao, for nearly two centuries. Many were changed by their encounter with Chinese life and British colonialism. Their openness to new experiences set them apart both individually and as a group. Equally, a certain "pedagogical impulse" gave them a reputation for outspokenness that sometimes troubled those around them. Drawing on memoirs, diaries, newspapers, film, and other texts, Stacilee Ford tells the stories of several American women and explores how, through dramatically changing times, they communicated their notions of national identity and gender. Troubling American Women is a lively and provocative study of cross-cultural encounters, shedding light on the connections between the histories of Hong Kong and the US, on the impact of Americanization in Hong Kong, and on the ways in which Hong Kong people used stereotypes of American womanhood in popular culture.

Date：June 1, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 4pm - 5pm
Venue: University Bookstore, G/F Run Run Shaw Building, HKU
Language: English

Registration required. For enquiries, please contact Jenifer Lim by email at upweb@hku.hk

HKU to present Long Service Awards to senior staff
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will hold a Long Service Awards Presentation Ceremony to present awards to senior staff members on June 2, 2011 (Thursday). Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui will officiate at the ceremony to honour dedicated academic and senior administrative staff of the University.

Long Service Awards are presented to staff members who have served the University for more than 25 years or 35 years. Awardees include teachers and professionals from various academic and support service departments.

A total of 19 staff members will receive the awards this year. Recipients include Professor Joe Leung Cho Bun, professor of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration; and Professor Sin Chow Yiu, Hon-Yin and Suet-Fong Chan Professor in Chinese and Professor of the School of Chinese.

Date: June 2, 2011 (Thursday)
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Venue: Convocation Room, Room 218, Main Building, HKU

For the list of recipients, please visit: http://www.cpao.hku.hk/media/110602LSA.doc

HKU weekly notice is sent to its subscribers on Friday afternoons. If you want to receive the event highlights, please regieter with Ms Helen Ho by email at hmsho@hku.hk .

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