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Originated in 1950, the New Asia College Cultural Talks, with speakers being mostly College teaching staff members including prestigious scholars from the Mainland like Mr. Ch'ien Mu, Mr. Tang Chun-i and Mr. Tchang Pi-kai, aimed to encourage the public to learn about Chinese culture and global academic knowledge, and to consider the future of humanity. Jointly organised by the New Asia College and the New Asia College Alumni Association (NACAA) and co-organised by the New Asia Middle School, "New Asia College Cultural Talks" comrpises a total of three to four talks each year. Details of the upcoming talks are as follows:

First Lecture:

Topic: Macro History of China from a Macro Geographical perspective --- Starting from Mongolia Plateau

Speaker: Dr. CHAN Man-hung

Date: 20 October 2018 (Saturday)

Time: 4:00 pm

Venue: School hall, New Asia Middle School (entrance on Hop Yat Road), 6 Farm Road, Tokwawan, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Second Lecture:

Topic: To be confirmed

Speaker: Professor Lee Yun-woon

Date: January or February 2019 (tentative)

Time: 4:00 pm

Venue: School hall, New Asia Middle School (entrance on Hop Yat Road), 6 Farm Road, Tokwawan, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Third Lecture:

Topic: To be confirmed

Speaker: Professor Lo Wai-Luen

Date: May 2019 (tentative)

Time: 4:00 pm

Venue: School hall, New Asia Middle School (entrance on Hop Yat Road), 6 Farm Road, Tokwawan, Kowloon, Hong Kong

For enquiries, please contact Ms. Ellie Lau of the College Office.

(Tel: 3943-7627; e-mail: ellielau@cuhk.edu.hk)

B. New Asia Lectures on Contemporary China

Sponsored by the Dato' Wong Kwing-keung Fund, the first lecture of the New Asia Lecture Series on Contemporary China 2018/19 will be held in October, with Professor Wu Dui of the Institute of Mass Spectrometer and Atmospheric Environment of Jinan University as the guest speaker. Details of the lecture are as follows:

Topic: To be confirmed

Date: 12 October 2018 (Friday)

Time: 11:30 am – 1:15 pm

Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK

(This lecture will be held at a College Bi-weekly Assembly)

For enquiries, please contact Mr. Jason Yeung of the College Office.

(Tel: 3943-7612; e-mail: jasonyeung@cuhk.edu.hk)

C. New Asia Lectures on Confucianism

Sponsored by the Moonchu Foundation, the Fifth New Asia Lectures on Confucianism will be held in October 2018, with Professor Yang Guorong being our speaker. Professor Yang is currently a professor of the Philosophy Department and the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of the East China Normal University. Details of the lectures are as follows:

First Lecture:

Topic: Confucianism and Pragmatism

Date: 22 October 2018 (Monday)

Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Venue: To be confirmed

(This lecture is jointly organised by the New Asia College and the Department of Philosophy, CUHK)

Second Lecture:

Topic: What is Confucianism - Its Kernel and Multiple Dimensions

Date: 26 October 2018 (Friday)

Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK

(This lecture will be held at a College Bi-weekly Assembly)

Third Lecture:

Topic: The Spiritual Dimension of Confucianism and Its Implication

Date: 28 October 2018 (Sunday)

Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Venue: Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library

(This lecture is jointly organised by the New Asia College and the Hong Kong Public Libraries)

For enquiries, please contact Mr. Jack Wong of the College Office.
(Tel: 3943-1690; e-mail: jackwong@cuhk.edu.hk)

D. Yu Ying-shih Lecture in History

The Yu Ying-shih Lecture in History 2018, sponsored by the Austin-Eminence Charitable Foundation, will be held in November this year, with Professor Michael Nylan of the History Department of the University of California, Berkeley of the United States as the guest speaker. Details are as follows:

First Lecture:

Topic: Yu Ying-shih the Historian

Date: 11 November 2018 (Sunday)

Time: 3:00 pm

Venue: Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong Central Library

(This lecture is jointly organised with the Hong Kong Public Libraries)

Second Lecture:

Topic: Yu Ying-shih the Sage

Date: 12 November 2018 (Monday)

Time: 4:00 pm

Venue: Cho Yiu Hall, CUHK

For enquiries, please contact Ms. Koey Leung of the College Office.

(Tel: 3943-1585; e-mail: koeyleung@cuhk.edu.hk)