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HKU weekly notice (from February 10 to February 17, 2012)

10 Feb 2012

 

HKU Convocation Forum: "If I were the Chief Executive: Voices from the New Generation"
Convocation of The University of Hong Kong and the 30SGroup are jointly organising a forum where new generation from different backgrounds, many of them HKU alumni, are invited to share their views on social topics and voice out their aspirations.

Date: February 11, 2012 (Sat)
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Convocation Room (Room 218), Main Building, The University of Hong Kong
Language: In Cantonese, with Simultaneous Interpretation in English upon request in advance.

Panel Discussions: HKU Alumni
I：Social Activists
- Wong Ho-yin, Land Justice League
- Crystal Chow, Cultural Commentator
- Chung Jah-ying#, Founder of social enterprise "Launch Pilots"

II：One step into the Establishment
- Paul Chan, Political Assistant to Secretary for Food and Health, HKSARG
- Marcus Tse, Member, Eastern District Council (New People's Party)
- Lo Kin-hei, Member, Southern District Council (Democratic Party)

III：New Possibilities: My second career
- Victor Ng, Senior Consultant, Hong Kong Productivity Council
- Rico Chan, Coach of the Hong Kong Arsenal Soccer School (former AO)
- Calvin Tse, owner of a Mexican restaurant (former staff of a Big 4 accounting firm)

IV：If I were the Chief Executive: Voices from the New Generation

Due to limited seats, members of the media please register on or before 9 Feb with the HKU Convocation Secretariat (convocat@hku.hk).

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.

University Artists Scheme: Dialogue with Internationally Acclaimed Visual Artist Gu Wenda
Internationally acclaimed visual artist Gu Wenda will join Professor Greg Thomas of the University's Department of Fine Arts in conversation to discuss his journey from Shanghai to New York and the evolution of his work from Chinese calligraphy and landscape painting to controversial and thought-provoking works such as his United Nations installations《聯合國》 and other projects made using human hair from various nations and ethnic groups.

Date: 13 February 2012 (Monday)
Time: 5:30 to 7:00 pm (with Q&A session)
Venue: KB419, Knowles Building, HKU

Speaker: Visual Artist Gu Wenda (谷文達)
Moderator: Professor Greg Thomas (Department of Fine Arts, HKU)
Language: English.

Gu Wenda (Visual Arts)
Gu Wenda (谷文達) is considered one of the pioneers of Chinese contemporary art. In the early to mid 1980s, he challenged the establishment and influenced an entire generation of artists in China with a series of provocative ink paintings that employed fake or pseudo Chinese characters. After he moved to the United States in 1987, he began creating large-scale installations, using everything from human hair to human placenta powder to create artistic objects and explore the issues surrounding multiculturalism and globalization. Through his work, Gu Wenda has established himself as a powerful commentator on the cultural and linguistic barriers that continue to exist in a globalized era.

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Georgina Challen, Public Affairs Manager, Faculty of Arts (tel: 2219 4250 email: gchallen@hku.hk ) or Ms Phyllis Mak, Programme Manager, Faculty of Arts, HKU (tel: 2859 8048, email: kpmak@hku.hk).

Implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in China: Challenges and Opportunities
Date: February 16, 2012 (Thursday)
Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Venue: Room 223, 2/F Knowles Building, HKU
Language: Translation in English, Putonghua and Cantonese will be provided

Speakers:
- Diane Richler, Chair, International Disability Alliance and Past-Present, Inclusion International
- Carole Petersen, Professor and Director, Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii
- Zhang Wei, Director, Enable Disability Studies Institute
- Chong Chan Yau, President, Hong Kong Blind Union and Vice Chairman of the Joint Council for the Physically and Mentally Disabled

Moderator: Kelley Loper, Assistant Professor and Director, Human Rights Programme, Deputy Director, Centre for Comparative and Public Law, Faculty of Law, HKU

For registration or enquiries, please contact Ms Flora Leung by email at fkleung@hku.hk or by phone at 2859 2941.

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