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HKU weekly notice (from June 30 to July 8)

30 Jun 2011

 

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.

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

Faculty of Engineering Centenary Exhibition:
Date:       July 1 to 3, 2011 (Friday to Sunday)
Time:      10:30 am - 10:00 pm
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"
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. 

HKU to release 2011 Third Quarter Hong Kong Macroeconomic Forecast
A press conference is scheduled on July 5, 2011 (Tuesday) to announce the "Hong Kong Macroeconomic Forecast", supplying headline macroeconomic indicators for Hong Kong's economy in the third quarter of 2011.

Sponsored by the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the forecasting project is managed and prepared by the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Study Centre of the Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy.  It provides the community with reliable, transparent and useful forward-looking economic information to gauge the movements and effects of Hong Kong's activities on a quarterly basis.

The forecasting system has proved to be very useful in tracking the short-term fluctuations of the economy, particularly in predicting turning points of the business cycles.

Date: July 5, 2011 (Tuesday)
Time:  3:00pm
Venue:  United Conference Centre, 10/F., United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

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.

Public Forum on Back to Learning
The Strategic Research Theme (SRT) on the Sciences of Learning and the Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) under the Faculty of Education will be co-organizing the Public Forum Back to Learning on July 5, 2011.

Although education reform is at the top of every nation's agenda, often the basic rationale behind the reform is not clear. In some cases, they are piecemeal reforms. This begs a fundamental question: What is the core focus of education? What should be central to education reform? Answers to these questions converge to one element: Learning! The core focus of education should be student learning. This would involve at least two major dimensions. One, what should students learn? Two, how should students learn?

Top researchers on learning and global policy leaders will meet in Hong Kong. They would like to share with educators and the general public their ideas and recommendations. The theme is how to restore learning as the core education policy concern, and to make sure fore-running research results on learning will inform policy-making and make impact on education.

Date:        July 5, 2011 (Tuesday)
Time:       4:30 - 6:00pm
Venue:     Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Language: English
Website:  http://backtolearning.cite.hku.hk/

Chairpersons:
Prof Cheng Kai Ming, Co-convener of the SRT on the Sciences of Learning, HKU
Prof Nancy Law, Director of CITE, HKU

Lead Speakers:
Dr Mmantsetsa Marope, Director, Division for Basic to Higher Education and Learning, UNESCO, Paris
Prof Keith Sawyer, Professor of Psychology and Education, Washington University in St. Louis

Respondent:
Mr Kenneth Chen, Under Secretary for Education, Education Bureau, HKSAR

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 /E-mail: qlpwong@hku.hk).

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