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HKU weekly notice (from January 19 to January 25, 2013)

18 Jan 2013

CADENZA Community Project: AIMS-Active Interest Mentorship Scheme
Second Active Interest Expo
Every year about 60,000 working adults in Hong Kong enter retirement. Due to the influence of the 1950s baby boom, the retirement population will peak around 2018, when up to 300,000 people will leave work within a few years.

Successful adjustment to retirement is the crucial first step to quality aging. On the other hand, poor adjustment is a major risk factor for mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. Therefore adjustment and preparation to retirement is a major social issue. However, because of limited resources, most corporations can only provide basic preparation such as leaflets or one-off seminars for soon-to-retire employees. In order to promote real behavioral change for retirement preparation, practical support along with universal and cost-effective strategies are required.

In response to the challenge, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Hong Kong Christian Service jointly launched a two-year project, CADENZA Community Project: AIMS - Active Interest Mentorship Scheme in 2011, funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. By introducing a mentorship intervention model, individuals who will retire soon or have just retired are assisted to develop active interests, participating in interactive and meaningful activities to derive satisfaction and motivation for a healthy and positive retired life. AIMS have recruited a total of 57 mentors and 96 mentees for the scheme.

The project will organize the 2^nd Active Interest Expo at the Sky Dome Atrium Discovery Park in Tsuen Wan tomorrow (January 19) from 11am to 5pm. The event includes active interest performance, sharing of retiring experience, and exhibition booths for various active interests. Details are as follows:

2^nd Active Interest Expo Inauguration Ceremony

Date: January 19, 2013 (Saturday)
Time: 1pm
Venue: Sky Dome Atrium Discovery Park in Tsuen Wan

Officiating guests:
Chairman of Elderly Commission Professor Chan Cheung-ming,.
CADENZA Project Director Professor Jean Woo

For enquiries about the project, please contact Dr Herman Lo (tel: 3917 2098/e-mail: hermanlohk@gmail.com). For media enquiries, please contact Ms Trinni Choy Pui Ying, Assistant Director (Media), Communications & 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.

“Shaping the Landscape” Exhibition
HKU Landscape Architecture exhibits collaborative student artworks to tell the Environmental and site histories of the former Lei Yue Mun quarry
The “Shaping the Landscape” Exhibition is carried out as part of an undergraduate class at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). The theme of this exhibition is to explore human’s changing relationships with nature through collaborative and site-specific art. In the process, student artists are fully immersed in the histories and context of site in order to conceive works of art that arise from this immersion. The series of artwork captures the phenomenological qualities of the site, picking up from local materiality, colour and textures, light and wind, and site histories.

The exhibits of the HKU class will be shown at the Lei Yue Mun Plus Gallery in Lei Yue Mun from January 19 to April 8, 2013, as part of a larger cultural heritage series, with an aim to raise awareness to Lei Yue Mun’s outstanding cultural landscape and its significance, as well as a general sensitiveness to the landscape surrounding us.

An opening ceremony will be held on January 19, 2013 (Saturday). A guided tour on the exhibits will be held after the ceremony.

“Shaping the Landscape” Exhibition Opening Ceremony

Date: January 19, 2013 (Saturday)
Time: 3pm
Venue: Jockey Club Lei Yue Mun Plus Gallery
Address: 45 Hoi Pong Road Central, Lei Yue Mun, Kowloon

For the opening hours of the gallery and map, please visit: http://www.jclymplus.org/

(The exhibition will form part of the Jockey Club Lei Yue Mun Plus Gallery’s anniversary exhibit entitled “賽馬會鯉魚門創意藝術館週年展覽: 文化傳承與創意藝術”)

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Vincci Mak, Assistant Professor at Division of Landscape Architecture, email: wsvmak@hku.hk , tel: 3917 5654; or Ms Melanie Wan (Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk .

HKUL Used Book Sale
Books for sale are duplicates donated by HKUL supporters or withdrawn copies from the library collection. Books from various subjects, both in Chinese and English, are priced at HK$20 and up. Also available is a selection of fiction for leisure reading.

Putting the duplicates and withdrawn copies on sale not only promotes reading by allowing the public to get the books they need at a good price, but also fully utilises these materials. Proceeds from the sale will contribute towards the purchase of new books, library materials, programmes or services.

Details:
Date: January 21, 2013 (Monday)
Time: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Venue: Multi-purpose zone, Level 3 Main Library, HKU, Pokfulam Road, HK

Webpage: http://lib.hku.hk/friends/booksale/

Note:

To support going green, please bring your own bag.
Owing to manpower constraints, we cannot handle book search requests.
Used books are available on a first come, first served basis. There will be no reservation of used books.
The used books are not displayed in any specific order.
Please do not bring any books into the sales venue.
Please tender exact fare.
For individual buyers, no purchase limit.
No exchange or refund.
These books are primarily for personal use. Bookstore representatives are asked not to come until after 5 pm in order to give as many individuals as possible a chance to buy the books they want the most.

For enquiries, please contact Ms Marina Yeung at friends@lib.hku.hk / 2859 8903

How do we know if an Education Reform is Successful?
Insights from European and Asian Education Innovations Public Forum
Many countries around the world have launched major education reform and innovation initiatives since the 1990s so that schools can better prepare our younger generation for life and work in the 21^st century. Hong Kong has also launched its comprehensive education reform at the turn of the new millennium, focusing on lifelong learning and learning to learn. In the Forum, the following questions will be addressed:

How do we know if the education reform is successful?

How do we know what we have achieved or failed to achieve?

What can we learn from international and our own experiences, so as to better achieve our reform goals?

Date:       January 23, 2013 (Wednesday)
Time:       5:30pm to 7:00pm
Venue:    Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

Insight on the findings and recommendations will be given by Professor Cheng Kai Ming, Co-Convenor of Strategic Research Theme on Science of Learning of HKU; Dr Yves Punie, Senior Scientist of Institute for Prospective Technology Studies of European Commission; Professor Nancy Law, Director of CITE and Associate Dean of Faculty of Education of HKU; Dr Gwang-Jo Kim, Director of UNESCO, BKK; and Dr K K Chan, Deputy Secretary of Education Bureau of HKSAR.

For media enquiries and interview request, please contact Ms Queenie Wong, Development and Communications Manager, Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel.: 2219 4270 / Mobile: 9220 5840 / Fax: 2540 6360 / E-mail: qlpwong@hku.hk ).

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