Feb 2009 The establishment of the Tin Ka Ping Education Fund at the Faculty of Education was marked by a inaugural public lecture held on March 24, entitled “Universities: Will they remain the same?”, and given by Dr Jamil Salmi, Tertiary Education Coordinator, World Bank. In his lecture, which was introduced by Professor K.M. Cheng …
Dec 2008 Mr Jack Ma, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba Group, spoke at the Edward K Y Chen Distinguished Lecture Series held in December 2008. Talking on “Economic Winter: Now What?”, Mr Ma delivered his lecture before a full house of over 600 HKU staff, students and alumni, as well as members of …
July 2008 Exquisite Beauty: The World of Kunqu took place in November 2008 and comprised a lecture, six demonstration talks and six performances by the internationally acclaimed Suzhou Kunqu Opera Theatre of Jiangsu and the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe. Exquisite Beauty project was headed by internationally renowned scholar, Professor Pai Hsien-yung and organised by The University …
June 2008 On October 18, the University celebrated the inauguration of the “Hung Leung Hau Ling Distinguished Fellow in Humanities” scheme, which was made possible through the generous support of the Hung Hing Ying and Leung Hau Ling Charitable Foundation. The first incumbent of this scheme is Professor Lung Ying-tai, a renowned essayist and cultural …
