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HKU weekly notice (from Sept 28 to Oct 5, 2012)

28 Sep 2012

 

Weekend series of tea talks at HKU
The University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong Museum Society jointly present a series of tea talks (in Cantonese).

Second talk on Dancong Tea
Speaker: Ms Elaine Lau
Date: September 29, 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 3 pm to 5 pm
Venue: 1/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, The University Museum and Art Gallery

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

For enquiries, please contact HKU University Museum and Art Gallery at museum@hku.hk or tel: at 22415500.

HKU to present Honorary University Fellowships to nine distinguished individuals
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will hold a ceremony on October 4 (Thursday) to present Honorary University Fellowships to nine distinguished individuals this year, in recognition of their contributions to the University and to the community.

They are:

1. Mr John Koon Chung CHAN
2. Mr Chan Yau CHONG
3. Dr York Yat Ngok CHOW
4. Ms Belinda Kwai Yi HUNG
5. Mr Philip Bing Lun LAM
6. Mr Simon Siu Man SUEN
7. Dr Joseph Sun Pao TING
8. Mr Joseph Chong Chun WONG
9. Dr Nicolas Shu Yan YEUNG

At the ceremony, HKU Pro-Chancellor Dr the Honourable David Kwok Po Li will present the Honorary University Fellowships to the above persons.

Details of the ceremony:
Date: 4 October 2012 (Thursday)
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

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.

Public lecture: U.S. - Asia Relations: The Next Four Years
Presented by the Department of Politics and Public Administration
The speaker Professor Michel E. Brown is the Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs and Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The George Washington University. Before coming to GW, Dean Brown held senior positions at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. He was Co-Editor of International Security, the leading academic journal in the security studies field, for twelve years.

Date: 4 October 2012 (Thursday)
Time: 4:30 pm
Venue: The Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F., The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU, Pokfulam Road, HK

For enquiries, please contact psdhku@hku.hk

HKU Faculty of Engineering to hold Engineering Centenary Distinguished Lecture
The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will hold its Fourth Engineering Centenary Distinguished Lecture on October 5, 2012.  The lecture entitled “How we are where we are today” will be delivered by Ir Blake, Ronald James GBS, OBE, JP. 

As former Chief Executive Officer of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation and  Secretary of Works of Hong Kong Government, Ir Blake will provide a personal overview of Hong Kong during the past fifty years and give insights into the growth of Infrastructure that stands today as one of the Territories fundamental achievements. How this success might be further taken forward, by those who would include many from the University of Hong Kong, will also be suggested towards the end of the presentation.

Professor Norman Tien, Dean of Engineering will officiate at the lecture and the newly elected Legislative Councillor, Ir. Lo Wai Kwok will be the facilitator for the Q&A Session.  The lecture is sponsored by Gammon Construction Limited.

Media representatives are cordially invited to cover the event, the details are:
Date:       5 October 2012, (Friday)
Time:      5:45pm to 6:30pm (Reception)
                6:30pm (Lecture)
Venue:    Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Language: English

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).

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