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23 Sep 2011

HKU to launch free mobile app "HK Tram Trail - Traces of Hong Kong's Urban Development"
Tram passengers can now have self-guided tours by making use of a free mobile app "Hong Kong Tram Trail - Traces of Hong Kong's Urban Development" launched by the University of Hong Kong (HKU). The app will be available for free download on September 25, 2011 (Sunday). For details, please refer to the announcement at http://100.hku.hk/.

The "Traces of Hong Kong's Urban Development" app designer and developer Professor Anthony Yeh, HKU Department of Urban Planning and Design and Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning; and the app consultant Dr Joseph Ting, alumnus and the former Chief Curator of the Hong Kong Museum of History, will brief the media on this new app. Details are as follow:

Date: September 25, 2011 (Sunday)
Rundown:
1:30pm Briefing of the mobile app (Venue: MG07, Main Building, The University of Hong Kong)
2:30pm HKU100 Tram Tour from Hong Kong Tramways' Whitty Street Tram Depot to Sheung Wan

Note:

Coach will be arranged for members of media from HKU to Whitty Street Tram Depot
Mobile devices will be provided during the tram tour

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 lecture "Postgraduate Education Trends in the U.S. and Beyond"
Dr. Debra W. Stewart, President of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), the leading organization dedicated to the improvement and advancement of graduate education in the U.S. will and around the world, give a lecture on September 26, 2011 (Monday) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Details of the lecture are as follows:

Date:     September 26, 2011 (Monday)
Time:     11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Venue:   Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, P4, Graduate House, HKU

Meanwhile，the Fifth Annual Strategic Leaders Global Summit, co-hosted by CGS and HKU with the theme "Graduate Education, Career Outcomes for Graduate Students: Tracking and Building Pathways" will be held from September 26 to 28 at HKU. A statement of consensus points or communiqué will be drafted in the final session of the summit. Journalists are cordially invited to discuss the outcomes with the speakers at the close of the final session. Details as follows:

Date:      September 28, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time:      12:15pm
Venue:   Convocation Room, Room 218, Main Building, HKU

For enquiries, please contact Belle Woods, CGS: (202) 223-3791 / bwoods@cgs.nche.edu; or Anna Wong, Graduate School, The University of Hong Kong: (852) 2517-6382 / annaw@hkucc.hku.hk

The Shaw Prize Lecture on Life Science & Medicine by
Professor J Hoffmann, Professor R Medzhitov and Professor B Beutler
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine is privileged to host The Shaw Prize Lecture in Life Science and Medicine this year. The Shaw Prize laureates, Professors Jules Hoffmann, Ruslan Medzhitov and Bruce Beutler, are invited to give us a lecture on their discovery of the molecular mechanism of innate immunity, the first line of defense against pathogens, on September 29, 2011 (Thursday).

The Shaw Prize, established under the auspices of Sir Run Run Shaw in November 2002, is an international award to honour individuals who have achieved distinguished and significant advances in their respective fields. The Prize itself is dedicated to furthering societal progress, enhancing quality of life, and enriching humanity's spiritual civilization.

Details of the Lecture are as follows:

Date:          September 29, 2011 (Thursday)
Time:         9:30am - 12:00noon (Registration starts at 9:00am)
Venue:      Lecture Theatres 3 & 4, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, William MW Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.

Lecture Abstract & Registration: www.med.hku.hk/shawprize2011

Enquiries: Tel: 2819 9994/ 2819 9987. Email: medfac@hku.hk

HKU to present Honorary University Fellowships to 10 distinguished individuals
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will hold a ceremony to present the Honorary University Fellowships to ten distinguished individuals, in recognition of their contributions to the University as well as the whole community.

The ceremony will take place at 5:30pm on Thursday, September 29, 2011 in the Rayson Huang Theatre at the main campus of the University.

Dr the Hon David K P Li, the Pro-Chancellor of the University will officiate at the ceremony.

The Honorary University Fellows are:

1. Dr Robin Yau Hing CHAN
2. Mr Paul Kwok Wing CHEUNG
3. Mr Stanley Yu Lun CHU
4. Dr Laurence Lee Tsun HOU
5. Ir Chai Kwong MAK
6. Mr Patrick Sun Cheong POON
7. Dr David Wai Kin SIN
8. Professor Man Keung SIU
9. Ms Anna Hung Yuk WU
10. Dr Ronald Leslie ZIMMERN

University Artists Scheme：Public Forum on WU XIA
Filmmaker Peter Ho Sun Chan will dialogue with cultural columnist Dr Ma Ka Fai about his latest film WU XIA. The Forum will be moderated by Dr Esther M.K. Cheung from the Department of Comparative Literature, HKU. Topics for discussion include trends and developments in Hong Kong-China co-productions, gender relations, and the impact the film has had on the martial arts genre. There will be a screening of WU XIA before the Public Forum.

Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the event. Details are as follows:

Date: 30 September 2011 (Friday)
Film Screening: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Public Forum: 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Speakers:
Filmmaker Peter Ho Sun Chan (陳可辛)
Cultural Columnist Dr Ma Ka Fai (馬家輝)
Moderator: Dr Esther M.K. Cheung (Associate Professor, Comparative Literature, HKU)

(The Forum will be conducted in Cantonese with simultaneous interpretation in English)

Media enquiries, please contact: Ms Phyllis Mak, Programme Manager, Arts Faculty, HKU (Tel: 2859 8048, email: kpmak@hku.hk) or Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office, tel: 2859 2606, email: pychoy@hku.hk

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