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HKU weekly notice (from April 13 to April 20, 2012)

13 Apr 2012

 

Education Seminar Series (6) "Using Clear and Soft Voice to Teach Your Kids"
The Faculty of Education of the University of Hong Kong will be the sixth education seminar "Using Clear and Soft Voice to Teach Your Kids". The focus will be on voice problems and the right ways for teachers and parents to use their voices to teach children.

In the seminar, the following issues will be discussed:
- Have teachers and parents ever lost their voice when they teach the kids?
- How long can a man shout continuously?
- How can we teach the kids without having a sore throat?
- Is it the best way to teach your kids in a loud voice?
- Can we teach the kids with less strength?

The speaker Professor Edwin Yiu has a speech therapy qualification and specializes in voice research, and is a professor at the HKU Faculty of Education. Professor Yiu has recently developed a standardized acupuncture treatment protocol, which has proven scientifically to be effective in treating vocal nodules in patients who overuse their voices. He has also developed smartphone and tablet healthy voice promotion Apps to help the community to have a better understanding of their voice in order to prevent voice problems.

Date: April 14, 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 2:15pm - 4:00pm
Venue: LG06, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Queenie Wong, Development and Communications Manager (Tel: 2219 4270 / Mobile: 9220 5840 / Fax: 2540 6360 / E-mail: qlpwong@hku.hk).

S. C. Fan Memorial Lecture - The Pattern of Growth and Governance in China and India: A Comparative Assessment in Political Economy
After an overview of the rate and pattern of economic growth, poverty and inequality in the two Asian giants, there will be some discussion of the nature of capitalism and governance systems in the two countries, with an emphasis on accountability failures in both countries.

Date:              17 April 17 2012 (Tuesday)
Time:              6:30pm
Venue:            Rayson Huang Theatre
Speaker:         Professor Pranab Bardhan, Professor of Economics, The University of California, Berkeley

Enquiries:       Miss Nikki Wong (Email: nhywong@hku.hk)

Evening concert: Tracing Schnittke with Euna Kim (violin) and Evelyn Chang (piano)
One of the most celebrated composers in the 20th century, Alfred Schnittke favoured violin in many of his works. The tone quality of the instrument enabled him to express himself, as he felt it resembled the human voice. His music most memorably records the raw emotions of human life.

Notably influenced by J.S. Bach and Shostakovich during his early years, Schnittke's compositional language is uniquely polystylistic, an expression where he juxtaposed and combined music of various styles past and present. In this recital, violinist Euna Kim and pianist Evelyn Chang bring together works by the three composers, showcasing the compositional and musical ties across the centuries.

Date: 18 April 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Loke Yew Hall, HKU

Programme Enquiries: tel: 2859 7045, email: music@hku.hk,

Programme:

• J.S. Bach: Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 5 in F minor BWV 1018
• Shostakovich: Four Preludes from Op. 34
• Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style
• Schnittke: Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 1

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

Global Citizenship Public Lecture: Global Free Expression in the Internet Age Challenges and Opportunities
We are all neighbours now. Four billion people are connected by the internet or mobile phones. The boundaries of state control over the flow of information and ideas are more permeable, although not a few states resist this. What should be the norms for freedom of expression in such a transformed world? What are the legitimate limits to free speech? Professor Garton Ash presents a major Oxford University research project on this subject (freespeechdebate.com) and discusses its implications for Asia and the West.

Speaker: Professor Timothy Garton-Ash, Professor of European Studies, University of Oxford
Date: 20 April 2012 (Friday)
Time: 6:30 to 8pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Language: English

For enquiries, please contact Ms. Florence Luk by email at floluk@hku.hk or by fax at 2549 3341.

Hong Kong Political Reform Series: What is Happening to Our Political System?
Speakers:

• Allen Lee, Former Member, National People's Congress
• Joseph Lian, Columnist, Hong Kong Economic Journal, Former Member, CPU
• Ray Yep, Research Director, SynergyNet
• Professor Anthony Cheung, Non-Official Member, Executive Council
• Horace Cheung, Vice Chairman, DAB
• Professor Joseph Cheng, Former Secretary-General, Civic Party
• Professor Michael DeGolyer, Director, Hong Kong Transition Project

Moderators:

• Simon N. M. Young, Director, Centre for Comparative and Public Law
• Eliza Lee, Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance

Date: 21 April 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 9:10 am - 1:30 pm
Venue: Theatre 2, G/F Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Language: English

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