Media

HKU weekly notice (from June 24 to June 30)

24 Jun 2011

 

"Global Forest Observatory: Public Involvement and Training in Scientific Research in Hong Kong" Launching Ceremony 
 The Kadoorie Institute of The University of Hong Kong will officially launch the "Global Forest Observatory: Public Involvement and Training in Scientific Research in Hong Kong" project (the Project) on 25th June 2011 (Saturday). The Project has the below dual objectives: 
 -        To establish a 20 ha observatory forest plot in Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve. It is Hong Kong's FIRST research attempt to investigate long-term forest dynamics, especially under the influence of global climate change. It is also Hong Kong's FIRST and currently the ONLY Forest Dynamic Plot to join 41 other forests in the international research network co-ordinated by the Center for Tropical Forest Science of Harvard University and the Smithsonian Institution; 
 -        To establish a 1 ha demonstration plot in Shek Kong to provide training opportunity for the public to engage in the research.

 The Project signifies a collective effort between various stakeholders in the community: Hongkong Bank Foundation to provide financial support for the first 3 years; The University of Hong Kong through The Kadoorie Institute to provide research and public education platform; The Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden as a voluntary NGO to provide additional expertise on forest science research for the first 3 years and manage and fund for the Project from the fourth year onwards; and the HKSARG through the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department to approve the research site at Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve.

Date: June 25, 2011 (Saturday)
Time:
8:30am Coach pick up for press at Admiralty Centre
9am Coach pick up for press at Romantic Hotel, Kowloon Tong
10:15am Ceremony, Guided Tour and Media Interviews
Venue: Kadoorie Institute Shek Kong Centre

For media inquiries or registration for coach pick up, please contact Ms. Joyce CHOW (2219-4761/9252-5780/ joycewc@hku.hk ) or Ms. Regina LO (2219-4762/9748-2728/ reginalo@hku.hk )

On the Same Campus The Writing Contest Awards Presentation Ceremony
In order to foster public awareness on the development of inclusive education in Hong Kong, a Writing Contest entitled "On the Same Campus" was organized in May 2011 by Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education (CAISE). The event was made possible by the support and funding from HKU'81 Inclusion Fund and Henry Chan Inclusive Education Fund.

On this Saturday, there will be an exhibition of the top 20 Writing Contest awards on Inclusive Education attained by secondary students and parents. Dr. Albert Chau, Chairperson of Steering Committee for Inclusion Funds, will be our guest of honour to officiate at the awards presentation ceremony. Each participant will receive a complimentary copy of the awards collection book.

Media representatives are cordially invited to join the ceremony. Please come to show your support and share the awardees' true stories in inclusive schools.

Date:         June, 25, 2011 (Saturday)
Time:          3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Venue:       Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU (near HSBC Hong Kong Bank)

For media enquiries and interview request, please contact Dr. Filiz Polat, Center Director (Tel: 2857-8544 or Email: filiz.polat@hku.hk ); or, Dr. Vicky Tsang, Associate Director (Tel: 2857-8377 or email: klvtsang@hku.hk ) at Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education (CAISE), Faculty of Education, HKU.

"Critical Resource: The Economics of the Internet Addressing-Routing Space" Lunch Talk
by Professor Milton Mueller, Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, USA

Address space exhaustion is one of the most serious and immediate problems that the Internet faces today. Internet addressing and routing are often treated as technical subjects that are difficult to understand for laymen. Their discussion is couched in terms that are not always apparently economic in nature.  But these technical discourses, laden with acronyms, are deeply economic in nature.  They embrace the most difficult subject matters in economics - situations where markets are alleged to have failed to function efficiently and therefore fairly.  They are the issues of managing scarcity, handling externalities and switching costs, overcoming the failures of common pool resources, avoiding a tragedy of the commons, and negotiating conflicts over the distribution of costs.  The internet is often seen as the Wild West, where there are no rules and regulations, a place before the emergence of civilization and civil society, a place without governance, like the Hobbesian state of nature.  Interestingly to address these problems the Internet has evolved governance institutions native to the Internet to provide workable solutions.  Addressing and routing is a central issue in Internet governance. 

Professor Milton Mueller of Syracuse University returns to Hong Kong to discuss these issues and their relevance to the industry and to Hong Kong in terms that can be understood by non-technical experts.

Date : June 28, 2011 (Tuesday)
Time : 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Talk only)
Venue : Conrad Hotel (Granville Room, Lower Lobby), 88 Queensway, Hong Kong
Medium: English

Contact : Ms. Angelina Hung (atmhung@hku.hk; Tel: 25478472)

Symposium for Child Protection in Chinese Societies: Challenges & Policies
 The symposium aims to bring together social, legal and health professionals to review the current research of child maltreatment and victimization, and to promote multidisciplinary collaboration in child protection. The speakers are from multi-disciplines with substantial expertise in areas such as health, legal, social sciences, policy analysis, and child advocates.

The symposium is organized by HKU Department of Social Work and Social Administration and co-organised by the Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Law, School of Nursing and Against Child Abuse.

Date: Jun 29, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Venue:  Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, Graduate House, HKU
Language:  English and Mandarin (with simultaneous interpretation)
Website: http://socialwork.hku.hk/cp

Programme Highlights:
-  Sexual Offences Records Checks for Child-related Work: Principles and Framework
Mr. Tung-kwok LAI, Under Secretary for Security, Security Bureau of HKSAR
-  Child Fatality Review in Hong Kong
Prof. Nai-kong LEUNG, Chairman, Review Panel of the Pilot Project on Child Fatality Review, Social Welfare Department, HKSAR
- Child Victimization in China: Patterns and Prevalence
Dr. Edward K.L. CHAN, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU

Interview with individual speaker can be arranged upon request. For any enquiries, please contact Ms. Angie Leung at (852) 2219 4732 / angietse@hkucc.hku.hk .

HKU Faculty of Engineering to hold Centenary Exhibition
The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will hold a Centenary Exhibition from July 1 to 3, 2011 where some of the applied research projects of Engineering Departments will be showcased to the public.  The projects include face detection and recognition technology, tracking device and technology for logistic applications, simulation & 3D technology, ventilation, and the application of nano-materials. 

An opening ceremony of the Centenary Exhibition will be held on Friday, July 1, 2011, at 10:30am.  The officiating guests include: Ir Wai Chi Sing, Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Ir Dr Chan Fuk Cheung, President, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers; and Professor Weng-Cho Chew, Dean of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong.

Date:       July 1, 2011 (Friday)
Time:      10:30 a.m.
Venue:    Covered Piazza, Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

For enquiries please contact Ms Veronica Leung, Faculty of Engineering, HKU (Tel: 2219 4707 e-mail: veronica.leung@hku.hk) or Ms Trinni Choy, tel: 2859 2606 email: pychoy@hku.hk or Ms Melanie Wan tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk

Conference on "Chinese Capital: History and Documents" 「華商資本：歷史和文獻」
Bringing together modern historians from different parts of the world such as Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and US, this conference will focus on different important issues of Chinese business and capital from the late 19th century up to the 1980s. By doing so, we hope to shed new light on the ongoing debate on the nature and function of Chinese capital. A better understanding of the concepts and characteristics that define the Chinese business networks, entrepreneurship, family business, and the impact of westernisation on Chinese accounting, commercial law and finance, will help us analyse how they interacted with each other.

Coinciding the conference there will be an exhibition on "Hong Kong Chinese Business: History and Documents" jointly organised with the HKU Libraries' Special Collections during 20 June-11 July 2011 at the HKU Main Library.

Date: July 2, 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 9am - 6pm
Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Museum of History, 100 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Language: Cantonese & Putonghua

For enquiries, please contact Miss Teresa Tsai by email at ttsai@hku.hk or by phone at 2859-2463 or by fax at 2559-3185. 

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