HKIAPS The Chinese University of Hong Kong eNewsletter

14 November 2017
Silk Roads and the Centrality of Old World Eurasia
Speaker: Prof. Wang Gungwu (University Professor, National University of Singapore)
Time: 10am – 12pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Cheng Yu Tung Building, CUHK
Sponsor: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the University Grants Committee Funding Scheme for Theme-based Public Lectures
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=3856109

27 November 2017
Plotting the Future of the Belt and Road Initiative: Connections, Opportunities and Challenges
Speaker: Prof. Peter Frankopan (Professor of Global History, University of Oxford)
Time: 3pm – 5pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Cheng Yu Tung Building, CUHK
Sponsor: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the University Grants Committee Funding Scheme for Theme-based Public Lectures
Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=3856423

Centre for Social and Political Development Studies

4 December 2017

Conference on the China's Impact in Taiwan and Hong Kong

Venue: Academia Sinica, Taipei

Co-organiser: Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica

9, 16 and 23 December 2017

Lecture Series on A Kaleidoscope Named Hollywood Road

Time: 3pm – 5:45pm

Venue: Lecture Hall, G/F, Hong Kong Museum of History

Co-organisers: Hong Kong Museum of History, Lingnan University

Gender Research Centre

Wednesday Gender Seminar Series (Fall 2017)

Time: 12:30pm – 2pm

Co-organisers: Sexualities Research Programme, HKIAPS; Gender Studies Programme, CUHK

15 November 2017

Topic: Beauty Queens and their College Going Kids: Reconsidering Women's Empowerment from the Experience of Foreign Domestic Workers in Hong Kong

Speaker: Dr. Chen Ju-chen (Lecturer, Department of Anthropology)

Venue: Room 109, Chen Kou Bun Building, CUHK

29 November 2017

Topic: The Causes and Consequences of LGBTQ Youth Homelessness: A Case Study of Atlanta, Georgia USA

Speaker: Eric Wright (Chair of the Department of Sociology and 2nd Century Initiative (2CI) Professor of Sociology and Public Health, Georgia State University)

Venue: Room 109, Chen Kou Bun Building, CUHK

Co-organiser: Department of Sociology, CUHK

Recent Events

HKIAPS

HKIAPS Lunch Salon
Time: 12:30pm – 2pm
Venue: HKIAPS Conference Room (Rm 505, Esther Lee Building, CUHK)

2017年4月3日

中國法制研究計劃

主題：英雄烈士名譽權的保護和爭議
講者：甄美玲教授（汕頭大學法學院訪問學者、香港大學法學院中國法研究中心訪問學者）
主持：習超教授（中國法制研究計劃主任、法律學院教授）

26 May 2017
Economic Research Centre
Topic: Sworn Spinsters: An Economic Analysis of Celibacy
Speaker: Prof. Travis Ng (Director, Economic Research Centre, HKIAPS; Associate Professor, Department of Economics)
Moderator: Dr. Victor Zheng (Assistant Director, HKIAPS)

15 June 2017
Universities Service Centre for China Studies
Topic: Security Environment in East Asia: Japanese Perspective
Speaker: Mr. Shingo Yamagami (Acting Director-General, Japan Institute of International Affairs)

China Daily Asia Leadership Roundtable Luncheon: Guangdong-HK-Macao Greater Bay Area from the Belt & Road Perspective: Opportunities and Challenges
9 October 2017
Time: 11:30am – 2:30pm
Venue: Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
Organiser: China Daily Asia Leadership Roundtable
Description: HKIAPS was invited to be a Supporting Organization of the event.

Centre for Chinese Family Studies

20 October 2017
Symposium on Chinese Society and Policy——The Transition of Marriage and Family in China
Speaker(s): Prof. Deborah S. Davis (Yale University), Prof. Chen Feinian (University of Maryland), Prof. Gonçalo D. Santos (The University of Hong Kong) and Prof. Tong Yuying (CUHK)
Time: 3pm – 6pm
Venue: Universities Service Centre for China Studies (8/F, Tin Ka Ping Building, CUHK)
Co-organiser: Universities Service Centre for China Studies

Center for Housing Innovations

5 – 8 April 2017
Seminar Series on High Performance Building Associated with Energy and Acoustic Subjects
Speaker: Prof. Mojtaba Navvab (University of Michigan)
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Room 103-105, Pi-Ch'iu Building, CUHK

11 – 12 April 2017
Video Seminar Series on Climate Change and the Adaptive Technologies and Strategies for Urban Planning
Speaker: Prof. Huang Gang (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Room 103-105, Pi-Ch'iu Building, CUHK

21 April 2017
Application of BIM in Urban Mobility Planning
Speaker: Dr. Leung Chan-man, Philip (MTR Corporation Ltd.)
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Room 401, Woo Ho Man Yuen Building, CUHK

18 May 2017
Room for Elderly—a humanistic environment
Speaker: Prof. Chang Pin-hung, Wallace (The University of Hong Kong)
Time: 2pm – 3pm
Right to the Age-friendly Community in Hong Kong: Reflection on the Environmental, Social and Meaning Factors
Speaker: Prof. Wong Hung (CUHK)
Time: 3pm – 4pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 8, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK

23 May 2017
The right to age-friendly communities in New Urban Agenda: Placemaking: Who Gets, What? When and How?
Speaker: Dr. Sun Yi (CUHK)
Time: 2pm – 3pm
Developing Hong Kong into an Age-friendly City: Psychological Aspects of Aging and Beyond
Speaker: Dr. Fang Yang (CUHK)
Time: 3pm – 4pm
Production of Housing Space for Women and Elderly in Different Regimes
Speaker: Prof. Wang Danning (Gender Research Centre, HKIAPS)
Time: 4:10pm – 5:10pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 5, Cheng Yu Tong Building, CUHK

16 – 18 September 2017
Seminar Series on Singapore Public Housing Development
Speaker: Prof. Lau Siu-yu, Stephen (National University of Singapore)
Venues: An Integrated Teaching Building, Woo Ho Man Yuen Building, Esther Lee Building and Chen Kou Bun Building, CUHK

26 September, 3 and 10 October 2017
Seminar Series on Hong Kong Public Housing Development
Speaker: Mr. Yim Yu-chau, Stephen (Housing Authority)
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Venue: Room 307, Esther Lee Building, CUHK

20 October 2017
Seminar on Smart City: Standards and Key Technology in Smart City Development
Speaker: Prof. WAN Biyu (CSUS National Smart City Joint Lab)
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Venue: Room 403, Esther Lee Building. CUHK

Center for Housing Innovations Distinguished Lecture: The Future Development of Smart City on Data and Technology
Speaker: Prof. WAN Biyu (CSUS National Smart City Joint Lab)
Time: 6pm – 7:30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 5, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK
Co-organisers: Chinese Society for Urban Studies, China Green Building (Hong Kong) Council

26, 27 and 30 October 2017
Seminar Series on European Social Housing Development
Speaker: Prof. Wolfgang Dokonal (Graz University of Technology)
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Venue: Room G02, G01 An Integrated Teaching Building and Room 303, Woo Ho Man Yuen Building, CUHK

27 October 2017
Public Lecture: Recent Applications of Advanced Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Architectural, Urban and Environmental Design Engineering Realm and Practice
Speaker: Prof. Fukuda Tomohiro (Osaka University)
Time: 4pm – 6pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 8, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK

Centre for Social and Political Development Studies

4 November 2017
International Conference on the Social Image of Taiwan and Hong Kong
Time: 9am – 6:15pm
Venue: HKIAPS Conference Room (Rm 505, Esther Lee Building, CUHK)
Co-organisers: Department of Sociology, CUHK; Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica

Centre for Social Innovation Studies

Talk Series: Innovating the Commons: New Ways of Commoning
「共同體創新：探索社群協作新路徑」系列講座
時間：下午4:30 – 6:30
地點：香港中文大學富爾敦樓LG山城角樂

2017年10月3日
主題：第一講 - 零廢社區
講者：姚松炎（四零方案發起人）；張瑋晉（升級再造設計師）

2017年10月10日
主題：第二講 - 平台協作
講者：呂忠義（BTW街坊泥鯭創辦人）；盧善姿（Translation for her (THEM) 創辦人）

2017年10月17日
主題：第三講 - 校園共同體
講者：岑穎豪（山城角樂成員）；伍朗希（山城角樂成員）；鄭浩霖（免廢讀中大成員）；葉文琪（資訊機密處理有限公司負責人）

2017年10月24日
主題：第四講 - 修物社區
講者：王天仁（合舍創辦人）；李逸燊（綠色和平項目主任）

Economic Research Centre

5 June 2017
2017 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society: APEC Study Centre Sponsored Session: "Trade Liberalisation & FTA"
Speakers: Prof. Georg Schaur (University of Tennessee), Prof. Kyle Bagwell (Standford University) and Prof. Travis Ng (CUHK)
Time: 8:30am – 10:10am
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK
Organiser: Department of Economics, CUHK

Gender Research Centre

21 April 2017
Gender Mainstreaming Training for Social Welfare Department
Speaker: Prof. Raees Baig (CUHK)
Venue: Revenue Tower, Wan Chai

2017年5月17至19日
汕頭大學文學院婦女研究中心潮汕地區女性口述歷史項目培訓班
講者：李金強教授（香港浸會大學）、葉漢明教授（香港中文大學）、蔡寶瓊教授（香港中文大學）、黃慧貞教授（香港中文大學）
時間：上午9:15 – 下午12:45
地點：香港中文大學利黃瑤璧樓

23 May 2017
Women, Work, and Marriage: Challenges of Gendered Social Mobility in Urban China
Speaker: Prof. Arianne M. Gaetano (Auburn University)
Time: 3pm – 4:30pm
Venue: Room 422, Sino Building, CUHK
Co-organisers: Gender Studies Programme and Research Centre on Migration and Mobility, CUHK

2017年6月18日
性別角色工作坊2017—性別與長者照顧
講者：蔡玉萍教授（香港中文大學）；劉靳麗娟女士, JP（婦女事務委員會）；樓瑋群博士（香港大學）；陳麗英女士（東華三院）
時間：上午9:15 – 下午12:45
地點：香港中文大學信和樓LG層2號演講廳

2017年7月8及15日
第二屆中學生兩性議題辯論比賽
時間：上午9:15 – 中午12:45
地點：香港中文大學
合辦：香港基督教女青年會

2017年7月8及15日
性別承認法例論壇
時間：上午10:30 – 中午12:30
地點：香港中文大學信和樓LG層2號演講廳
合辦：香港中文大學性別研究課程、TGR跨性別資源中心

Wednesday Gender Seminar Series (Fall 2017)
Time: 12:30pm – 2pm
Co-organisers: Sexualities Research Programme, HKIAPS; Gender Studies Programme, CUHK

2017年9月13日
主題：雙性人·人類始祖？
講者：細細老師 (「藩籬以外－認識及關愛雙性人」創辦人）
主持：孫耀東教授（性小眾研究計劃主任、性別研究課程助理教授）
地點：香港中文大學陳國本樓109室

4 October 2017
Topic: Language and Embodied Sexuality
Speaker: Prof. Brian King (City University of Hong Kong)
Venue: Room 109, Chen Kou Bun Building, CUHK

11 October 2017
Topic: Sex Work and Documentary Ethics
Speaker: Prof. Nicholas de Villiers (University of North Florida)
Venue: Room 109, Chen Kou Bun Building, CUHK
Co-organiser: Department of Anthropology, CUHK
Sponsor: New Asia College

2017年10月18日
主題：「點解仲結婚？」：論香港、台灣及內地非異性婚姻的法律規管及改革
講者：趙文宗教授（樹仁大學）
地點：香港中文大學陳國本樓109室

Chinese Law Programme

12 - 13 October 2017
Symposium on Big Data and Judicial Studies
Venue: HKIAPS Conference Room (Rm 505, Esther Lee Building, CUHK)
Co-organisers: Faculty of Law, CUHK; Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Cologne; Faculty of Law, Jilin University

Publication, Conference and Training Unit

19 – 25 June 2017
The Overseas Innovation Challenge 2017
Co-organisers: Center for Entrepreneurship, CUHK; Ngee Ann Polytechnic