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HKU weekly notice (from Jun 2 to Jun 9, 2012)

01 Jun 2012

 

HKU to Present Long Service Awards to Senior Staff
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will hold a Long Service Awards Presentation Ceremony to present awards to senior staff members on June 6 (Wednesday).

HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui will officiate at the ceremony to honour dedicated academic and senior administrative staff of the University. Long Service Awards are presented to staff members who have served the University for more than 25 years or 35 years.

A total of 29 staff members will receive the awards this year.

Date:       June 6, 2012 (Wednesday)
Venue:    Convocation Room, Room 218, Main Building, HKU
Time:       5:30 p.m.      

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.

Legal Measures to Address Mainland Births in Hong Kong
With the rising number of children born in Hong Kong whose parents are both not Hong Kong permanent residents, there seems to be a consensus that this source of "new blood" of Hong Kong's population must be stopped.

Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun-ying has already indicated that he will adopt legal measure instead of administrative measures to deal with the problem once and for all. However, different legal measures may give rise to different side effects or incur different social costs in solving the problem. There are now several proposals in the "market" put forward by different legal experts and politicians. What are the rationales behind each of the proposals? What may be the effects or costs of the proposals? How to choose among these different proposals?

Speakers in the Symposium will present their views on these questions. The Symposium aims to provide a platform of deliberation for different viewpoints hoping that a consensus could be reached as at least insights can be generated through the discussion.

Speakers include:
- Professor Johannes M. M. CHAN, S.C., Dean, Faculty of Law, HKU
- Professor Albert H. Y. CHEN, Chan Professor in Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, HKU and Member of the Committee for the Basic Law
- Mr. Johnny MOK, S.C., Member of the Committee for the Basic Law
- Hon Alan Kah-kit LEONG, S.C., Member of the Legislative Council and Party Leader of the Civic Party
- Mr. Benny Y. T. TAI, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, HKU

Moderator: Mr. Eric Cheung, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, HKU

Date: June 9, 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong
Language: English

Please email Flora Leung at fkleung@hku.hk to reserve a place.

For enquiries, please call Ms Leung at 3917-2941.

Bard Music Festival - Tchaikovsky's Chamber Music

Date: June 9, 2012 (Saturday)
Venue: Loke Yew Hall, HKU
Time:
6:45 pm Preconcert Talk: Dr. Chan Hing-yan (HKU Music, language: English)
7:30 pm Performance

Programme:
Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11 (1871)
Tchaikovsky String Sextet in D Minor, Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 (1890)

Performance lasts approximately 1hr 20 mins with intermission

Programme enquiries: 2219 4984/ cyrusc@hku.hk

The organizer reserves the right to change the programme and artists.

The University Museum and Art Gallery "Appreciating Art in the Spring Hall"
Public talks by Museum Director Mr. Yeung Chun-tong

Chinese Names
Date: 6 June 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 1pm to 2pm
Venue: 1/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, HKU
Language: Cantonese

Chinese Calligraphy
Date: 9 June 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Venue: 1/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, HKU
Language: Cantonese

For more details, please visit: http://www.hkumag.hku.hk/lectures_events1_01.html

For enquiries, please call the museum at tel: 2241 5500

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