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HKU weekly notice (from May 11 to May 17, 2013)

10 May 2013

 

Five Years after the Wenchuan Earthquake: Community and Organisational Responses and Transformations

Speakers:

• Professor Joshua Miller,
  Associate Dean and Professor, School for Social Work, Smith College
• Professor Feng Yen
  Professor, Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University
• Professor Fan Bin
  Professor, Chair, Department of Social Work, East China University of Science and Technology

Panelists:

• Mrs. Sheila Purves
  Project Director, International and China Programmes, The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation
• Ms. Bonnie So
  Deputy Secretary General (Services), Hong Kong Red Cross
• Professor Johnston Wong
  Representative, Social Workers Across Borders

Date: May 14, 2013 (Tuesday)
Time: 9am to 1pm
Venue: Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, the Jockey Club Tower, HKU
Language: English

For registration and details of the symposium, please visit: http://foss.hku.hk/ExCEL3/?p=6868

For enquiries, please contact Mr. Alan Tang by email at alantsl@hku.hk or by fax at 2517 0806.

HKU Second Century Lecture Series
Inaugural lecture by Professor Jonathan Spence: Below the State: The Many Lives of Those Contesting Authority in Eighteenth Century China
Professor Jonathan Spence holds the title of Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University and has long been regarded as one of the most influential historians of Chinese history. This public lecture examines how early Chinese sources from three hundred years ago guide us into the worlds where the ordinary bureaucrats lost their way. It looks at the universe of peddlers and doctors, exiles and wanderers, exam candidates and temple guardians, forgers and inn-keepers, fortune tellers, mountain dwellers and travelling salesmen.

The Second Century Lecture Series aims to maintain the momentum of the University's Centenary celebrations by bringing the most distinguished scholars in their field to share their experience and world-class expertise with the University and the public.

Date: May 14, 2013 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

For registration and details of the lecture, please visit: http://arts.hku.hk/ProfSpence.

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Georgina Challen, Public Affairs Manager, Faculty of Arts (tel: 2219 4250 email: gchallen@hku.hk ); or Ms Melanie Wan (Senior Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: (852) 2859 2600; email: melwkwan@hku.hk.

Always in Our Hearts: Treasures of Professor Hsu Ti Shan
Professor Hsu Ti Shan, an eminent scholar from Yenching University, Peking, was appointed the professor of Chinese at the University in 1935, and served until his premature death in 1941. Despite his short term of six years, Professor Hsu was instrumental in shaping what would eventually become the School of Chinese. He was joined in this endeavour by Mr Ma Kiam, who lectured in Chinese history, and succeeded Professor Hsu when the University reopened after the war. Mr Ma's family has generously donated several of the exhibits that are on display for the first time, including manuscripts of Professor Hsu's writings.

This exhibition commemorates the 120th Anniversary of Professor Hsu Ti Shan's birth and the 85th Anniversary of the School of Chinese.

Date: extended to May 24, 2013
Venue: Atrium, Ground Floor, Main Library, HKU
Main Library opening hours
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 11:00 pm
Saturday 8:30 am to 7:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

For enquiries, please contact Mr Cyrus Chan at cyrusc@hku.hk or 3917 4984.

Special Exhibition: Mineral Treasures of China
Although China has abundant mineral resources with a long mining history, mineral collecting has not been a tradition in China for long. Only recently beautiful mineral specimens from China have been emerging on the international mineral collector’s market. Over 50 world-class mineral specimens are on display from the private collection of Dr. Guanghua Liu representing the most spectacular mineral specimen finds in China in the last 30 years. Get a glimpse into the world of china minerals such as the remarkable fluorite varieties from Hunan and Scheelite associations from Sichuan as well as Hemimorphite and Mimetite specimens from Yunnan.

Date: April 27 to August 30, 2013 (Mon to Fri)
Time: 1pm to 6pm
Venue: Stephen Hui Geological Museum, HKU
Additional weekend opening hours from 10am to 6pm (Closed during other weekends and public holidays): April 27 and 28, May 18 and 19, June 15 and 16, July 20 and 21, and August 17 and 18.

For further information, please visit:http://www.earthsciences.hku.hk/shmuseum/news.php

For enquiries, please contact Sandie Ho by email at sandieho@hku.hk