Shih Shu-Mei史書美
Hon-Yin and Suet-Fong Chan Professor in Chinese
陳漢賢伉儷基金教授（中文）
Endowed Professorships Public Lecture
Date: April 15, 2014
Time: 5:00 pm (Reception at 4:30 pm)
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong
“From World History to World Literature:
China, the South, and the Global 60s”
This lecture will explore the connection between world literature and world history. Taking the world historical event of the global 60s as an example, this lecture will reconsider the place of China in that event from the perspectives of literary communities that may be considered the South to the Chinese North, such as Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam, and through this process, propose a new conception of world literature.
The Endowed Professorships Public Lecture Series supports the University’s mission of sharing knowledge with the community. The Endowed Professorships Scheme was first established in 2005. To date, a total of 80 Endowed Professorships have been established. Each of them represents a new venture in academic development.
Message from Law & Technology Centre
Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Technology, Law and the Public Interest:
Ottawa – HKU Conference
Date: April 10, 2014 (Thursday) (09:00am-05:30pm)
April 11, 2014 (Friday) (09:00am-01:00pm)
Venue: 11/F, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Guest speakers at the conference include:
Mr. Allan Chiang, S.B.S.
Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong
The Hon. Mr. Charles Mok
Member of the Legislative Council, Hong Kong
Professor Nathalie des Rosiers
(University of Ottawa)
Dean of Law, Common Law Section
Former General Counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Professor Michael Geist
(University of Ottawa)
Canada Research Chair in Internet and e-Commerce Law
Professor Ian Kerr
(University of Ottawa)
Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law and Technology
Professor Eric Meslin
(Indiana University)
Associate Dean for Bioethics, School of Medicine
Founding Director of the Indiana University Centre for Bioethics
Abstract
We are delighted to invite you to an exciting discussion between experts from Canada, Hong Kong and friend jurisdictions on the intersection between Technology, Law and the Public Interest.
Throughout this one and a half day event we will be debating how law and policy can make sure technological development is put to the common good.
The conference brings together an outstanding lineup of speakers, and will count on three major panels investigating the boundaries between the public and the private, society and the individual, in the areas of: Privacy and Freedom Expression, Intellectual Property and Social Justice and the ethics involved in Regulating the Body and the Mind.
Questions we will be asking include:
Can we entrust robots to make health decisions on our behalf?
Can privacy protect the technological use of data in the public domain?
What lessons can we learn from recent decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada on the interplay between technology and users’ rights?
What are the issues involved in regulating online parody in Hong Kong?
How to bridge the Valley of Death between scientific policy and real world diseases?
Are orthodox science, technology, and innovation systems metrics adequate to account for the impacts of intellectual property in developing countries?
We are very pleased to announce that Ms. Miranda Legg from the Centre for Applied English Studies will give a talk at Room 6.66, Run Run Shaw Tower at 1:00pm on 9th April 2014 (Wednesday). The title of the talk is “What are the English language needs of our first year students? An exploration of the Common Core Curriculum “.
You are cordially invited to this seminar, the details of which can be found in the poster below.
No registration is required.
Thank you very much.
Regards
Centre for Applied English Studies
The University of Hong Kong
