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A. The 70th Anniversary Lecture of New Asia College cum 32nd 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. Professor of Chinese Literature of the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations of Harvard University Li Wai-yee will visit New Asia College in mid-March 2019 to host the 70th Anniversary Lecture cum 32nd Ch'ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture. Professor Li will deliver the following three lectures during her stay in Hong Kong: First Lecture: Second Lecture: Topic: Elegance and Vulgarity: Ming Qing Literatureand Material Culture Moderator: Professor Hua Wei, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK Date: 17 March 2019 (Sunday) Time: 3:00 p.m. Venue: Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library
Third Lecture: Topic: Inconvenient or Unnecessary Details in Zuozhuan Moderator: Professor Cheung Kam Siu, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK Date: 20 March 2019 (Wednesday) Time: 4:30 p.m. Venue: Swire Hall 2, Fung King Hey Building, CUHK
All lectures will be conducted in Putonghua. All are welcome. For enquiries, please contact Ms. Angela Chan of the College Office Tel: 3943-7601; E-mail: angelac@cuhk.edu.hk
B. The 70th Anniversary Lecture of New Asia College &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 March, with Sir Richard J. Roberts, Ph.D., F.R.S., 1993 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine and Chief Scientific Officer of New England Biolabs Inc., as the guest speaker. Details of the lectures are as follows:
First Lecture: Topic: Exploring Bacterial Methylomes Date: 28 March, 2019 (Thursday) Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Venue: LT1, Science Centre, CUHK Second Lecture: Topic: Why I Love Bacteria Date: 29 March, 2019 (Friday) Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK
Third Lecture: Topic: Why You Should Embrace GMOs Date: 30 March, 2019 (Saturday) Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon (This lecture is co-organised with Hong Kong Science Museum) For enquiries, please contact Ms. Xenia Wan of the College Office. Tel: 3943-3739; E-mail: xenia@cuhk.edu.hk |
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