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HKU Faculty of Engineering to hold Engineering Centenary Distinguished Lecture

20 Jun 2012

 

The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will hold its third Engineering Centenary Distinguished Lecture on June 27, 2012.  The lecture entitled “Passion, Professionalism and Collaboration – in Support of Sichuan Reconstruction援助四川重建 – 專業‧協力‧同心” will be delivered by Ir Professor Mak Chai Kwong GBS, JP.  As the Team Leader of Sichuan Reconstruction in the Development Bureau, Ir Professor Mak will provide an update on the HKSAR reconstruction effort in Sichuan in the past four years and discuss how the reconstruction projects were implemented and managed under different cultural backgrounds, industrial practices and methods of project delivery.

Professor Roland T Chin, HKU Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, will be the officiating guest at the lecture.  The lecture is sponsored by Alpha Appliances Limited.

Media representatives are cordially invited to cover the event, the details are:

Date:       June 27, 2012, Wednesday
Time:      5:45pm – 6:30pm            Receptio
                6:30pm                              Lecture
Venue:     Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

The lecture will be conducted in Cantonese.

For enquiries please contact Ms Trinni Choy, (tel: 2859 2606 email: pychoy@hku.hk), Ms Melanie Wan (tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk); or Ms Bowin Fung, Faculty of Engineering, HKU (Tel: 2859 2483 E-mail: bowin@hku.hk).