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HKU Landscape Tour –Walk through the HKU Campus with Prof C Y Jim

28 Mar 2012

 

The "Landscape Tour" is one of the six guided tours of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Heritage Trails and is also the last in the series. Led by Professor C Y Jim, Chair Professor of Geography, the tour will be held on April 14 (Saturday).

Located in Pokfulam, HKU campus is graced with a variety of trees and flowering plants, such as Azaleas, champion tree Sweet Gum, Flame of the Forest and King Palm in the Main Building, which have witnessed the passing of time at HKU. This spring, Professor Jim will lead a walk through the Campus, from Main Building, Lily Pond and Robert Black College, and explain the features of and stories behind different trees found at the University.

Professor C Y Jim graduated from HKU, majoring in Geography and Geology. He is currently a Chair Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography, HKU, and is also known by the nickname "Dr Tree".

Members of the media are cordially invited to join the tour. Details are as follow:

Date:  April 14, 2012 (Saturday)
Time:  3pm to 5pm
Assembly point：Entrance of Main Building, HKU
The tour will be conducted in Cantonese

Quota is limited. Members of media please e-mail to carho@hku.hk by April 5, 2012 to enroll.

About HKU Heritage Trails
The HKU Heritage Trails is a series of special campus tours. The first tour was held in November 2011 and the tours will be held monthly with different themes until April 2012. Led by "Scholastic Tour Leaders", the purpose of the tours is to give the community at large, especially the younger generations, the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the history and architecture of HKU, as well as Hong Kong culture, and pass that knowledge on to future generations. For details and archives of previous tours, please visit http://100.hku.hk/heritage/trails.

For media enquiry, please contact Ms Carol Ho of the Communications and Public Affairs Office (Tel: 2219 4263, e-mail: carho@hku.hk)

HKU Heritage Trails

1. Landscape Tour  - Apr 14, 2012 (Saturday) 15:00 - 17:00
Located in Pokfulam, the HKU campus is adorned with a variety of trees and flowering plants. The tour will explore different landscapes at HKU over times.

Led by: Professor C Y Jim
Professor C Y Jim, graduated from HKU, majoring in Geography and Geology. He is currently a Chair Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography, HKU and is also nicknamed "Dr Tree".

Previous tours

2. Architecture Tour - Nov 19, 2011 (Saturday) 15:00 - 17:30
The tour will introduce participants to HKU's historic buildings and how they have witnessed the development of the University.

Led by: Professor David Lung
Professor Lung is a renowned architect in Hong Kong. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage

3. HKU Memories from the Archives Exhibition Tours - Dec 10, 2011 and Jan 14, 2012 (Saturday) 15:00 - 17:30
Led by: Ms Stacy Gould, the University Archivist (1500 to 1600, conducted in English)
Led by:Mr Yeung Chun-Tong, Director of the University Museum and Art Gallery (1630 - 1730, conducted in Cantonese)

4. HKU Story  - Jan 8, 2012 (Sunday) 15:00 - 17:00
HKU has witnessed the changes to Hong Kong and grown with the city. The tour will talk about the history of HKU and its influence on Hong Kong.

Led by: Dr Joseph Ting
Dr Joseph Ting is a historian who graduated from HKU, where he majored in Chinese Literature and History. He is also a former Chief Curator of Hong Kong History Museum.

5. Students "Chill-out" Places: Past and Present  - Feb 04, 2012 (Saturday) 15:00 - 17:00
The popular "Chill-out" places in Central and Western district of HKU students have changed over the past century and the tour will "walk through" those places of the past and present...

Led by: Professor Lui Tai-lok
Professor Lui Tai-lok graduated from HKU and the University of Oxford. He is currently the Head of Department of the Department of Sociology. He has also published a range of books about the local Hong Kong culture.

6. HKU Literary Footsteps - Mar 03, 2012 (Saturday) 15:00 - 17:00
The tour will follow the footsteps of renowned HKU graduates and scholars, such as Eileen Chang and Edmund Blunden, and visit their favourite haunts on campus.

Led by: Ms Wu Yin-Ching
Ms Wu Yin-Ching graduated from HKU, majoring in Chinese and English Language. She is currently an Associate Professor of the Language Centre at Hong Kong Baptist University. She has loved writing since high school and has published a variety of books on prose, poetry and children's fiction.