Past Speakers of New Asia College Cultural Talks

New Asia College Cultural Talks began in 1950. Speakers were mostly the teachers from the College including prestigious scholars from the Mainland like Mr .Ch’ien Mu, Mr. Tang Chun-I and Mr. Tchang Pi-kai. They aimed to promote Chinese culture, academic and cultural exchanges between East and West, peace and well-being of the human race. Jointly organized by New Asia College and the New Asia College Alumni Association, co-organized by New Asia Middle School, “New Asia College Cultural Talks” holds two to three talks in total each year. Details of the talks are as follows:

2014/15
	Speaker		Video
1st Talk	Prof. LEUNG Yuen-sang	Dean, Faculty of Arts, CUHK	Watch here
2nd Talk	Prof. NG Ming	Professor and Researcher, New Asia Institute of Advanced Chinese Studies	Watch here
3rd Talk	Prof. TING Sun-pao	Adjunct Professor, Department of History, CUHK	Watch here

2015/16
	Speaker		Video
1st Talk	Mr. Jonathan CHEUNG	Columnist of HK Economic Journal, Experienced Banker	Watch here
2nd Talk	Prof. Richard HO	Honorary professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of CUHK	Watch here
3rd Talk	Prof. XU Xiaodong	Associate Director of the Art Museum and Associate Professor (by courtesy) of the Fine Arts Department of CUHK.	Watch here

2016/17
	Speaker		Video
1st Talk	Prof. HO Puay-peng	Director of the Centre for Architectural Heritage Research, Professor of the School of Architecture of CUHK	Watch here
2nd Talk	Prof. KWONG Kin Hung	Honorary Professor, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University Professor, New Asia Institute of Advanced Chinese Studies	Watch here
3rd Talk	Mr. HEUNG Shu Fai	Outstanding Alumni of CUHK, Veteran Banker and Entrepreneur, Experienced Journalist, Member of the Council of CUHK and Board of Trustees of New Asia College	Coming Soon

2017/18
	Speaker		Video
1st Talk	Prof. LEE Ou-fan	A Profile of the Literary Intellectuals of the Early Republican Period	Watch here
2nd Talk	Ms. LEE Mei Yin	Dunhuang Art and Culture – An Overview	Watch here
3rd Talk	Dr. Louis NG Chi-wa	Palace Museum: Untold Stories	Watch here

2018/19
	Speaker		Video
1st Talk	Dr. CHAN Man Hung	Marco History of China from a Macro Geographical perspective – Starting from Mongolia Plateau	Watch here
2nd Talk	Prof. LEE Yun Woon	The ultimate story between Wang Xichi and Lanting Xu	Watch here
3rd Talk	Prof. FAN Sin Piu	Re-reading Canonized Prose Writings of the May Fourth Era	Watch here

2019/20
	Speaker		Video
1st Talk	Prof. Josh YIU	Art and Life in Pre-modern China	Watch here
2nd Talk	Prof. Edward NG	We work to give life back its dignity	Watch here

2021/22
	Speaker		Video
	Prof. CHAN Sun On, Hector	The Silent Teachers	Watch here
1st Talk	Prof. LAM Hon Ming	Historical, Cultural and Scientific Importance of Soybean	Watch here
2nd Talk	Prof. LAI Chi Tim	Temple tradition in Hong Kong and its relationship with popular customs of China	Watch here

2022/23
	Speaker		Video
1st Talk	Prof. TSUI Kwok Wing Stephen	A Passionate Genome: Progress to Maturity of a Scientist	Watch here
2nd Talk	Dr. Ng Chi Sun	Chinese Medicine: From the perspective of Chinese philosophy and culture	Watch here
3rd Talk	Mr. YUEN Siu Fai, BBS, BH	Chinese Culture in the Cantonese Opera (Yueju)	Watch here

2023/24
	Speaker		Video
1st Talk	Prof. SIU Kwok Kin	Historical Development of Hong Kong over Two Millennia	Watch here
2nd Talk	Prof. LEE Ho Man Jimmy	A.I. Meeting Sci-Fi	Watch here
3rd Talk	Prof. LEE Cheuk Fan	Civilizations progress through mutual learning and enrichment	Watch here

2024/25
	Speaker		Video
1st Talk	Prof. Terence CHONG Tai-leung	Hong Kong as an International Financial Centre	Watch here
2nd Talk	Prof. CHING May Bo	When a Canton servant met a British Supercargo: China and the World in the Eighteenth Century	Watch here
3rd Talk	Prof. CHEUNG Chin Hung Sidney	(Chinese version only) 暗香浮動月黃昏 ─ 中日香文化初探	Watch here

2025/26
	Speaker		Video
1st Talk	Dr. Sonia NG	(Chinese version only) 尋樂古食譜，嘗一臠文化！	Watch here
2nd Talk	Mr. IP Wing-chi	(Chinese version only) 中國有茶道嗎？	Watch here
3rd Talk	Mr. SHUN Chi-ming	Impacts of Climate Change and Responses	Watch here

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