| To promote the cultural and intellectual life
of Hong Kong, the Libraries has created the University of
Hong Kong Libraries Reading Club. The Reading Club will sponsor
a series of book talks featuring leading members of Hong
Kong intellectual community.
Spring 2010
《港孩: 父母教師的噩夢》
| Speaker: |
Ms Wong Ming Lok 黃明樂女士 |
| Moderator: |
Professor Lui Tai Lok 呂大樂教授 |
| Date: |
4 February 2010 (Thursday) |
| Time: |
7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: |
Cantonese (Simultaneous
Interpretation to English) |
Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong
| Speaker: |
Ms Christine Loh 陸恭蕙女士 |
| Date: |
11 March 2010 (Thursday) |
| Time: |
7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: |
English |
East River Column : Hong Kong guerrillas in the Second World War and after
| Speaker: |
Mr Chan Sui-jeung 陳瑞璋先生 |
| Moderator: |
Dr Peter Cunich (Dept of History, HKU) |
| Date: |
21 January 2010 (Thursday) |
| Time: |
7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: |
English |
Click here to re-visit the book talk by Mr Chan Sui-jeung
Fall
2009
從親歷「莫拉克」世紀災劫說起
(Up Close and Personal since Morakot)
| Theme Book: |
《釋放香港》(Liberating Hong Kong) |
| Speaker: |
Mr Albert Lai 黎廣德先生 |
| Moderator: |
Mr Vincent Wong 黃永先生 (商台[從晴朗一天出發]節目主持人) |
| Date: |
24 September 2009 (Thursday) |
| Time: |
7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: |
Cantonese (Simultaneous Interpretation to English) |
Click here to re-visit the book talk 從親歷「莫拉克」世紀災劫說起
《港女聖經》和《港男筆記》
(The Kong Girls Bible and A Memoir of Kong Man)
| Speaker: |
Mr Yip Yat Chee 葉一知先生 |
| Moderator: |
Ms Yip Tin Pui 葉天佩女士; Dr Ku Kam Ming 顧錦明博士 |
| Date: |
7 October 2009 (Wednesday) |
| Time: |
7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: |
Cantonese (Simultaneous Interpretation to English) |
Click here to re-visit the book talk ＜港女聖經＞ 和 ＜港男筆記＞
The Future of Hong Kong as an International Financial Centre, Post-Crisis
| Theme
Book: |
From Asian to Global
Financial Crisis:an Asian Regulator’s View of Unfettered
Finance in the 1990s and 2000s |
| Speakers: |
Mr
Andrew Len Tao Sheng 沈聯濤先生 |
| Moderator: |
Professor Richard Yue Chim
Wong 王于漸教授 |
| Date: |
3 November 2009 (Tuesday) |
| Time: |
6:00 - 7:30 pm |
| Language: |
English |
Click here to re-visit the book talk by Mr Andrew Sheng
從世紀之初談孫中山與兩岸四地的大未來
From the Beginning of the Century: On Sun Yat-sen and the Future of the Cross-Strait
Relations between China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau
| Theme Book: |
《世紀之初》(As
the New Century Began) |
| Speaker: |
Mr
Alexander Pann 潘漢唐先生 (The Chairman of Asia Pacific Taiwan
Federation of Industry & Commerce 亞太台商聯合總會） |
| Moderator: |
Professor Wong Siu Lun 黃紹倫教授 |
| Date: |
5 November 2009 (Thursday) |
| Time: |
7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: |
Putonghua, with English
and Cantonese |
Click here to re-visit the book talk
從世紀之初談孫中山與兩岸四地的大未來
The Origin of the Hang Seng Index and What You May Not Know about Hong Kong
| Theme Book: |
The Dragon and the Crown - Hong Kong Memoirs |
| Speakers: |
Ms Nicole Kwan 關慧中女士, Mr Stanley Kwan 關士光先生 |
| Moderator: |
Ms Christine Loh 陸恭蕙女士(CEO Civic Exchange) |
| Date: |
19 November 2009 (Thursday) |
| Time: |
7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: |
English |
Click here to re-visit the talk on The Dragon and the Crown - Hong Kong Memoirs
THE FIRST 10 YARDS – The 5 Dynamics of Entrepreneurship and How They Made a Difference
at DHL and Other Successful Startups
| Speakers: |
Mr
Po Chung 鍾普洋先生 and Dr Saimond Ip 葉松茂博士 (Chief Executive
Officer OnePort Limited) |
| Date: |
25 November 2009 (Wednesday) |
| Time: |
7:15 - 9:00 pm |
| Language: |
English |
Click here to re-visit the talk on The First 10 Yards
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