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Want to foster your children's all around development in sciences?
Want to learn about the rich development history of children's literature in Hong Kong?
Want to know how young artists view the future development of Cantonese Opera?

Learn more here!

Science Enrichment Programme for Secondary 3-4 Students

Organized by the Faculty of Science and supported by the Quality Education Fund, the "Science Enrichment Programme for Secondary 3-4 Students" is designed particularly for Secondary 3 students who exhibit passion and capability in science. It is an 18-month training programme with 3 study phases aiming to provide gifted science students with opportunities to explore and develop their higher order thinking skills, creativity and personal-social competencies.

Programme Content / Fees
- Phase 1 (Feb–Apr 2007): Science workshops including tutorials and fieldtrips/ HK$400
- Phase 2 (Jul–Dec 2007): A summer study camp and thematic lectures/ HK$2,000
- Phase 3 (Feb–Jul 2008): Group research/ Free

Application Fee: HK$100 (non-refundable). Application fee for school nominees is waived

Application Deadline: November 10, 2006 (Friday)

For details of the programme and enrollment, please visit http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/sci/qef-s34/ . For enquiries, please contact the Faculty of Science (Tel: 2609 6250，Fax: 2603 5156，Email: sfo@cuhk.edu.hk).

"Passing on the Torch: Exhibition of 65 Years of Children's Literature in Hong Kong"

The libraries of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) will jointly organize the "Passing on the Torch: Exhibition of 65 Years of Children's Literature in Hong Kong" with the Hong Kong Public Libraries. On display will be the handpicked creations by over 30 children's literature writers in Hong Kong and a number of valuable magazines and journals in children's literature. Details of the exhibition are as follows:

Date	Venue
November 4 – 15, 2006	CUHK University Library Exhibition Hall
November 18 – December 22, 2006	HKIEd Mong Man Wai Library
April 25 – May 14 ,2007	Hong Kong Central Library No. 2-3 Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor

Public lectures will be organized and "Guided Tours for Secondary Students", which further introduce to the participants the development history of children's literature and valuable collections, will be provided after the public lectures on November 11 at the CUHK. Details of the public lectures are as follows:

Public Lectures at CUHK – University Library

	First Lecture	Second Lecture
Topic	Children's Literature: Enlightening Oneself, Enlightening Others	Plaything and Adolescents' Strolling Adventures: Ho Tze's Footprints of Growing up
Speaker(s)	Ms Poon Kam-ying Ms Poon Ming-chu	Dr Fok Yuk-ying
Date	November 11, 2006 (Saturday)	November 11, 2006 (Saturday)
Time	9:30am- 10:30am	11:30am - 12:30pm
Venue	Lecture Theatre 1, Lady Shaw Building, CUHK  * with "Guided Tour for Secondary Students"	Lecture Theatre 1, Lady Shaw Building, CUHK  * with "Guided Tour for Secondary Students"

* "Guided Tour for Secondary Students" last for about 30 minutes. Registration by teachers and students of secondary schools are welcome.

Public Lecture at The HKIEd Mong Man Wai Library

Speakers	Ah Nong (Topic: Unusual Story) Dr Fok Yuk-ying  (Topic: Childhood Memory: My First Picture Book)
Date	November 20, 2006 (Monday)
Time	2:30pm – 4:30pm
Venue	Block D2, Lower Podium, Room 10 Hong Kong Institute of Education 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories

Admission is free and seats are available on first-come first-served basis. For enquiries, please call CUHK University Library at 2609-7302 / HKIEd Library at 2948-6653 / Hong Kong Public Libraries at 2921-0285

Cantonese Opera Talk – 梨園新星說粵劇

Organized by the Chinese Opera Information Centre of the Music Department, the Cantonese opera talk – 梨園新星說粵劇 will be held on November 11. Hosted by Professor Chan Sau Yan of Music Department, young Cantonese opera artists will share their experience in learning the art and their views on the future development of Cantonese opera.

Date	November 11 (Saturday)
Time	2:00pm – 5:00pm
Venue	LG01, Hui Yeung Shing Building, CUHK

Admission is free. For enquires and enrollment, please call the Music Department at 2603 5098. For details, please visit http://corp.mus.cuhk.edu.hk.