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“My Hong Kong, My Taiwan”
Public talk by Professor Lung Yingtai at HKU

22 Nov 2012

 

Professor Lung Yingtai, Minister of Culture of Taiwan, will deliver a talk entitled “My Hong Kong, My Taiwan” at Loke Yew Hall at The University of Hong Kong on December 1, 2012 (Saturday).

The talk is co-organised by the Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Centre. Members of the public are welcome to attend and can register on line at http://100.hku.hk/yingtai.

Details are as follows:
Date:       December 1, 2012 (Saturday)
Time:       7 pm – 8:30pm
Venue:    Loke Yew Hall, Main Campus, HKU
Language:       Putonghua

Registration: http://100.hku.hk/yingtai

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 .

About the speaker

Lung Yingtai, Minister of Culture, is also a celebrated writer, literary critic and public intellectual. Having written 30 books, Lung not only has a large number of devoted readers in her native Taiwan, but her works also have great influence in the Chinese-language world, in Hong Kong, China, and North America.  After receiving her doctorate in English Literature from Kansas State University, Lung Yingtai taught at several universities, including Taiwan Central University and the University of Heidelberg. During her 13 years’ sojourn in Europe, Lung was a regular contributor to newspapers such as the Frankfurter Allgemeinung Zeitung and the Berlin Tageszeitung.

Recognising Taiwan’s potential to share the global cultural spotlight, Lung entered public service as Taipei City Government’s first minister of culture in 1999. She quickly earned a reputation for implementing practical projects that successfully transformed rundown buildings into artist villages, literature houses and museums. The eye-catching results unlocked the cultural potential of the metropolis and ushered in a new era of living for residents.