A Seminar and Celebration Lunch – A Celebration of The Centenary of Hong Kong University
Date: Tuesday 15 May 2012
Time: 11.00am Seminar (doors open 10.30am), 12.45 for 1.00pm Lunch
Venue: Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DQ
Speakers:
Seminar – Professors Lap Chee Tsui (Vice Chancellor, HKU)
Johannes Chan (Dean, Faculty of Law)
Richard Y C Wong (Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professor in Political Economy, HKU)
Lunch – The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn (President, Hong Kong Association)
The Baroness Dunn (Chairman, The Hong Kong Association)
Professor Lap Chee Tsui (The Vice Chancellor)
All inclusive price: £50 for HKU alumni and their partners, HK Association corporate members and their guests, members of the Univeristies China Committee in London; £70 for non members and £20 for full-time students.
The University of Hong Kong (”HKU”) is celebrating its centenary this year. A seminar, on the interplay between China and the West, a subject which is familiar at HKU with its long history of collaborations with UK institutions, will be followed by a celebratory lunch organised with the Hong Kong Association.
Two short talks, on the latest constitutional and economic developments in China, will be led by distinguished academics from HKU. The lunch will follow in the Livery Hall itself and will be addressed by Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Vice Chancellor & President of HKU, and by The Baroness Dunn, the Chairman of Hong Kong Association.
The Centenary Lunch
Members will be able to attend the seminar and the centenary lunch or just the latter. The price of lunch is reduced so that as many as possible can join the celebration. This will be the culminating event of the Centenary Celebrations in the UK: tables of 10 will be available and a two-course lunch will be served prior to the short speeches. Members are invited to organise whole tables of 10; those coming in smaller groups of one or more are extremely welcome and a seating plan will be organised so as to give maximum interest.
(To book a place for this event, please complete the booking slip and return it with your cheque, payable to “The Hong Kong Association”, to the office address. For enquiries about the lunch, please email communications@hkas.org.uk or telephone 020 7963 9447)
Booking Form & Seminar Programme
The lunch is being supported by John Swire & Sons and Li & Fung Group.
The two days’ centenary celebration in the UK also includes a lecture on the subject “Dunhuang and Hong Kong: Gateways to Ancient and Modern China” at the British Library on 14th May. For full details, please go to http://100.hku.hk/london2012.
