(A) The 34th Ch’ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture
“The Ch’ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture” is endowed by the Mr. Chan Chi-sun Chinese Culture Fund. This year’s lectures will be held in mid-March, with Prof. Nicolas Standaert, Professor of Sinology of University of Leuven in Belgium as the guest speaker. Details of the lectures are as follows:
1st Lecture
Joining the Global Public in the Early Qing Dynasty: The Chinese “Gazette” in European Sources
Moderator: Prof. Leung Yuen-sang, Emeritus Professor, Department of History, CUHK
Date: 16 March 2023 (Thursday)
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Theatre 5, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK
(This talk is jointly organized with the Department of History, CUHK.)
2nd Lecture
The Art of In-Betweenness: Cultural Contacts between China and Europe in the Seventeenth Century as an Example
Moderator: Prof. Hector Sun-On Chan, Head, New Asia College, CUHK and Prof. Puk Wing-kin, Associate Professor, Department of History, CUHK
Date: 17 March 2023 (Friday)
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK
3rd Lecture
Sino-European In-Betweenness and Displacements: The Circulation of Prints between Europe and China in the Seventeenth Century
Moderator: Prof. David Faure, Emeritus Professor, Department of History, CUHK
Date: 19 March 2023 (Sunday)
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library
(This talk is jointly organized with Hong Kong Public Libraries.)
All lectures will be conducted in English. Participation in person or online via Zoom is welcome.
Online registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13661487
Enquiries: Ms. Chris Cheung
Tel: 3943-5733
E-mail: chriskcheung@cuhk.edu.hk
(B) New Asia College Cultural Talk (3rd Lecture)
The third lecture of the “New Asia College Cultural Talks” will be chaired by Mr. Yuen Siu-fai, BBS, BH, Cantonese opera veteran, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Music, CUHK. Details of the lecture are as follows:
Chinese Culture in the Cantonese Opera (Yueju)
Moderator: Ms. Fung Chun-kam, Alumni of New Asia College and Freelance Writer
Date: 11 March 2023 (Saturday)
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Venue: School hall, New Asia Middle School (entrance on Hop Yat Road), 6 Farm Road, Tokwawan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Enquiries: Ms. Edith Mok
Tel: 3943-7603
E-mail: edithmok@cuhk.edu.hk
(C) Yen Kwo-Yung Lecture in Life Sciences
The Yen Kwo-Yung Lecture in Life Sciences is endowed by the Mr. Yen Kwo Yung Memorial Fund. This year’s lectures will be held in mid-April, with Pro. Tsai Ming-daw, Distinguished Visiting Chair, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taiwan as the guest speaker. Details of the lectures are as follows:
1st Lecture
Important Developments in the Past 50 Years and Major Challenges Ahead
Date: 12 April 2023 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK
(This lecture will be held at the College Bi-weekly Assembly.)
2nd Lecture
Frontiers in Structural Biology: From Snapshots to Processes
Date: 13 April 2023 (Thursday)
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Venue: L4, Science Centre, CUHK
3rd Lecture
The Microscopic World of Proteins
Date: 15 April 2023 (Saturday)
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum
(This lecture is jointly organized with the Hong Kong Science Museum.)
Participation in person or online via Zoom is welcome.
Enquiries: Ms. Edith Mok
Tel: 3943-7603
Email: edithmok@cuhk.edu.hk
(D) Yu Ying-shih Lecture in History 2022/23
Sponsored by the Austin-Eminence Charitable Foundation, the Yu Ying-shih Lecture in History 2022/23 will be held in May this year, with Prof. Xu Guoqi, Professor, Department of History, The University of Hong Kong as the guest speaker. Details of the lectures are as follows:
1st Lecture
Sports and the Idea of China
Moderator: Prof. Puk Wing-kin, Associate Professor, Department of History, CUHK
Date: 6 May 2023 (Saturday)
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History
2nd Lecture
Sports as American “New Frontier”
Moderator: Prof. Cheung Sui-wai, Department Chairman, Department of History, CUHK
Date: 8 May 2023 (Monday)
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Cho Yiu Hall, G/F, University Administration Building, CUHK
All lectures will be conducted in Putonghua.
Enquiries: Ms. Angela Lee
Tel: 3943-1585
Email: angelaswlee@cuhk.edu.hk
