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HKU weekly notice (from Jun 9 to Jun 15, 2012)

08 Jun 2012

 

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.

HKU Faculty of Education Reunion Dinner
In celebration of the University's Centenary, the Faculty has been organizing a series of activities during the academic year 2011-12 with the theme on "Serving the Community for over 90 years". The Reunion Dinner, as a part of the Centenary celebration activities, will be a precious gathering for about 360 friends, alumni, staff, students and supporters of the Faculty. 

The Faculty will officially announce the launch of the  publication "Coffee Table Book" in the Dinner.

Media representatives are cordially invited to cover the Opening Ceremony with details as follows:

Date: June 9, 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 6:15p.m. (Cocktail)
            7:00p.m. (Dinner)
Venue:  Chancellor Room, Level 4, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Queenie Wong, Development and Communications Manager, Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel: 2219 4270 / mobile: 9220 5840 / fax: 2540 6360 / email: qlpwong@hku.hk).

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

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

Chinese Seals
Date: 13 June 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 1pm to 2pm
Venue: 1/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, HKU
Language: Cantonese

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

Lunchtime symposium on the "Fair Employment Opportunities for Rehabilitated Persons"
The symposium aims at appealing for community support for employing the rehabilitated persons and is co-organized by the Correctional Services Department (CSD) and HKU. At the symposium, employers, representative from the CSD, academics, as well as some rehabilitated persons will share their experience; Head of HKU Sociology Department Professor Lui Tai Lok will release the findings of an opinion poll on rehabilitated persons' employers; Professor Karen Joe Laidler, Head of HKU Centre for Criminology, will deliver the welcome address.

A media session will be held after the symposium for rehabilitated catering trainees, who will be responsible for a small part of catering service on that day, and employers and guests attending the symposium to further share their experience.

Date: June 14, 2012(Thursday)

Lunchtime symposium
Time: 12 noon to 2pm
Venue: Loke Yew Hall, HKU

Media session
Time: 2pm
Venue: Room MB122 (near Loke Yew Hall), Main Building, HKU

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Melanie Wan (Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600, email: melwkwan@hku.hk.

Policing the Southern Chinese Seaboard Histories & Systems in Regional Perspective

• Ÿ Keynote: The Democratic Policing as a Contested Drama by Professor Peter Manning, Northeastern
• Ÿ From Colonial to SAR Policing in Macau (Dr. Lawrence Ho, Lingnan)
• Ÿ Policing China: A Case Study of Effective Policing in Hunan (Suzanne Scoggins, UC Berkeley)
• Ÿ Policing Contemporary Hong Kong: Influences and Integration (Gavin Brown, HKU)
• Ÿ Democratic Policing with Taiwanese Characteristics (Dr. Jeff Martin, HKU)
• Ÿ Strategies of Police Cooperation along the Southern Chinese Seaboard: A Comparison with the EU (Dr. Saskia Hufnagel, Griffith)
• Ÿ Moving Forward - A Round Table Discussion

Date: 15 June 2012 (Friday)
Time: 9:30am to 5:30pm
Venue: Room 1118, K.K. Leung Building, HKU
Language: English

For enquiries, please contact Ms Connie Ko by email at connieko@hku.hk or by phone at 2859 2309.

World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) 65th Annual Conference
Since the establishment of WAPOR in 1947, this year's annual conference to be held in Hong Kong is the first time ever in 65 years that WAPOR holds an annual conference outside Europe and North America.

The theme of the conference is "The New World of Public Opinion Research", signifying the importance of new methodologies, new technologies, and new paradigms in the study of public opinion in the era of new media and new way of life in new parts of the world. During the conference, Conference Chairman Dr Robert Chung will release findings from a new wave of survey on the freedom to publish opinion polls around the world. This would be the fifth study conducted by WAPOR on this issue so far. Previous surveys were conducted in 1984, 1992, 1996 and 2002.

Date: June 15-16, 2012 (Friday to Saturday)
Time:
9:30am to 6:30pm (June 15, Friday)
9:30am to 4:30pm (June 16, Saturday)
Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, HKU

For registration and media enquiries, please contact conference Secretary Winnie Lee at tel: 3921 2721, or email at: wapor2012@hkupop.hku.hk.

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