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HKU weekly notice (from July 22 to July 29)

22 Jul 2011

 

Open Public Forum: How and What and Why Do Writers Write?
The four celebrated British authors Nicholas Coleridge, Adrian Anthony Gill, Tom Parker Bowles, and David Starkey will spend a morning on stage in a conversation moderated by Sir David Tang. Don't miss this unique opportunity to enter into a dialogue with these five brilliant and creative minds!

Date: July 23, 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 noon (autograph session to follow)
Venue:  Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, The University of Hong Kong
Language: English

Speakers:
Nicholas Coleridge, Novelist and Publisher
Adrian Anthony Gill, Critic and Essayist
Tom Parker Bowles, Food Writer
David Starkey, Historian and Broadcaster

Moderator: Sir David Tang

Registration required. For details, please visit: http://100.hku.hk/writersforum/

For enquiries, please contact Mr Cyrus Chan, Events Coordinator of the Faculty of Arts (Tel: 2219 4984 / Email: cyrusc@hku.hk ).

Public Talk at HK Book Fair: You Can Write Better English
China has become a major player in global business, and Hong Kong and its people are a major factor in the Chinese economy.  Yet Hong Kong's grasp of English, the international language of commerce, is embarrassingly poor.  Barry Kalb, a veteran journalist, columnist and journalism lecturer at HKU, will host a talk at the New Book Release Presentation of HK Book Fair 2011 to discuss the situation and what is needed to rectify it.  Mr. Kalb is the author of You Can Write Better English.

Speaker: Mr Barry Kalb, Honorary Lecturer, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, HKU
Date: 25 July, 2011 (Monday)
Time: 11 - 11:45 a.m.
Venue: Hall 3E, HK Book Fair, HK Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai
Language: English

About the book : http://www.hkupress.org/book/9789881946010.htm

Concert series of HKU Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities 2011
In collaboration with the Hell Hot! Music Festival, the HKU Faculty of Arts will offer a series of concerts to the HKU community as part of its Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities 2011.

Festival Opening: Mid Summer Modern
Paul Zukofsky Conducts Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
Date: 26 July 2011 (Tuesday)        
Time: 8pm
Venue: Loke Yew Hall, HKU
Programme:
Igor Stravinsky: Septet (1953)
Milton Babbitt: Composition for Four Instruments (1948) (HK Premiere)
Arnold Schoenberg: Suite, Op.29 (1924-26) (HK Premiere)

Registration at: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e4asyngg6431ed25&oseq=

Ensemble Offspring
Australia's Hottest New Music Ensemble
Date: 3 August 2011 (Wednesday) 
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Theatre, HKU

Registration at: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e4asynieb252bac4&llr=55fmjbdab

Percussion Parallels
Louis Siu and Vicky Shin HellHot Commission
Date: 4 August 2011 (Thursday)    
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Main Building Room 123, HKU

Registration at: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=55fmjbdab&oeidk=a07e4asynk89c9033d6

New American Classics
Opus Two performs Bernstein, Schoenfield & HellHot Commission
Date: 4 August 2011 (Thursday)  
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Theatre, HKU

Registration at: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=55fmjbdab&oeidk=a07e4asynjkb98e0bb6

For enquiries, please contact Ms Phyllis Mak (2859 8048 / kpmak@hku.hk)

Housing Market, Bank Reforms and Local Government Finance in China
Bank reform in China has not yet finished, but now there are two pressing issues relating to banking debts China, that is, rising house prices and local government debts. How to understand the interface of bank performance, house prices and local finance is an important and challenging issue facing the Chinese government. This seminar by Prof. Shujie YAO, Head of School of Contemporary Chinese Studies of the University of Nottingham will address the current situation of these problems and discuss their policy implications on China's future economic reforms.

Date: July 29, 2011 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm - 6pm
Venue: Room 631 meng Wah Complex, HKU, Pokfulam Road, HK
Language: English

For further information, please visit:
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For enquiries, please contact L F Chan by email at chanlf@hkucc.hku.hk

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