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Spring 2009

憂鬱病,就是這樣 (Reading Depression)

Speakers: Ms Esther Lee ( 李子玉女士 ) and Professor Leo Ou-fan Lee ( 李歐梵教授 )
Moderator: Ms Angela Law ( 羅展鳳女士 ) 三聯書店資深編輯
Date: 15 January 2009
Time: 7:15 - 9:00 pm (Thursday)
Language: Cantonese and Putonghua

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悄悄話

Speaker: Ms Audrey Eu ( 余若薇女士 )
Moderator; Mr. T L Tsim (詹德隆先生)
Date: 12 March 2009
Time: 7:15 - 9:00 pm (Thursday)
Language: Cantonese

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香港將軍何世禮

Speakers: Sir T.L. YANG 楊鐵樑爵士, Professor SO Wai Chor 蘇維初教授 & Mr SHIU Lo-sin 邵盧善先生
Moderator: Ms Anne Lee (Deputy Editor in Chief, Joint Publishing) 李安女士 (三聯書店副總編輯)
Date: 26 March 2009
Time: 7:15 - 9:00 pm (Thursday)
Language: Cantonese (simultaneous interpretation into English will be available)

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Light and Shade: Sketches from an Uncommon Life

Speaker: Dr Solomon Bard
Moderator: Dr Joseph S.P. Ting (丁新豹博士)
Date: 2 April 2009
Time: 7:15 - 9:00 pm (Thursday)
Language: English

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What Next: Surviving the Twenty-First Century
Plan of Attack
Double Talk 1
Double Talk 2

Speaker: Mr Michael Chugani (褚簡寧先生)
Moderator: Dr Anthony W. Ferguson (彭仁賢博士)
Date: 23 April 2009 (Thursday)
Time: 7:15 - 9:00 pm
Language: English

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走過死蔭的樹下

Speaker: Dr Catherine S.Y. Chong 莊紹賢醫生
Moderator: Dr May Miao 苗延琼醫生
Date: 30 April 2009 (Thursday)
Time: 7:15 - 9:00 pm
Language: Cantonese

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Profit, Victory & Sharpness: The Lees of Hong Kong

Speakers: Senator Vivienne Poy (利德蕙參議員) and Mr Frank Ching(秦家驄先生)
Moderator: Dr Anthony W. Ferguson (彭仁賢博士)
Date: 19 May 2009
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 pm (Tuesday)
Language: English

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《人民不會忘記》 二十周年再版
People Will Not Forget - reprint after 20 years

Speakers: Veteran journalists who covered the June 4 Incident in 1989:
Ms Ida Chan Yun Chi (陳潤芝女士)
Ms Lucy Chan Wai Yee (陳慧兒女士)
Ms Mak Yin Ting (麥燕庭女士)
Mr Tse Chi Fung (謝志峰先生)
Moderator: Mr Chris Yeung (楊健興先生)
Date: 2 June 2009 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Language: Cantonese & Putonghua (Simultaneous Interpretation to English)

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《侯寶璋家族史》新書發佈會
Book Launch: Professor Hou Pao-Chang and His Family

Welcoming Remarks: Prof S P Lee (李心平教授), Dean of Medicine
Sharing: "Fondest Memories of Professor Hou"
- Prof Sir David Todd (達安輝爵士) (MBBS 1952)
- Prof Rosie T T Young (楊紫芝教授) (MBBS 1953)
- Prof Lee Kin-hung (李健鴻教授) (MBBS 1958)
- Dr the Hon Leong Che-hung (梁智鴻醫生) (MBBS 1962)
- Moderator: Prof S P Chow (周肇平教授), Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President
Remarks: Dr Laurence Hou (侯勵存醫生)
Date: 20 July 2009 (Monday)
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Language: Cantonese & English

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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)

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《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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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