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HKU weekly notice (from Jun 23 to Jun 29, 2012)

22 Jun 2012

 

“In the World of the Survivor”
International Day Against Torture

Date: June 26, 2012 (Tuesday)
Time: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Venue: Room 201, 2/F Main Building, HKU

Moderators:
Bijo Francis, Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
Kelley Loper, Assistant Professor and Director, LLM (HR), University of Hong Kong

Speakers:
W.J. Basil Fernando, Director, AHRC
Bushra Khaliq, Chairperson, Women in Struggle for Empowerment
Danilo Reyes, Programme Officer, AHRC
Mark Daly, Partner, Barnes & Daly Solicitors
Adrielle Panares, Director, ISS
Aleta Miller, Executive Director, Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre
Alison Mackay, Head, Psychosocial Program, Christian Action

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

HKU Faculty of Engineering to hold Engineering Centenary Distinguished Lecture
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.

Date: June 27, 2012 (Wednesday)
Time:
5:45pm – 6:30pm Reception
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 ).

Smartphone/Tablet “App” for preventing voice problems – A Green Voice Project
Press Briefing
The Voice Research Laboratory of the Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education, HKU has conducted a series of studies (entitled Green Voice Project) to determine how best to help professional voice users, like teachers, to develop a good vocal behavior habit in order to prevent developing voice problems. In one of the studies, 115 teachers were interviewed and the acoustic conditions of 248 classrooms in Hong Kong were assessed between 2007 and 2010. A number of risk factors that might contribute to the development of voice problems in the teachers have been identified. These risk factors, together with the data on the background noise conditions in the Hong Kong school classrooms will be reported. Based on the findings, a Smartphone/Tablet “App” (free) has been developed to promote vocal hygiene in order to prevent the development of voice problems. This application, called “YourVoice”, is available in both iOS (iPhone and iPad versions) and Android (Smartphone and tablet versions) platforms. Details of the “YourVoice” app will also be presented.

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend the press briefing, with details as follows:

Date: June 28, 2012 (Thursday)
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue:  LG01, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong
Speakers:

Professor Edwin M.L. Yiu, Co-Director of Voice Research Laboratory
Dr Karen M.K. Chan, Assistant Professor
Ms Yuki Y.Y. Wong, Research Assistant

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 ).

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