The College organizes Bi-weekly Assemblies regularly to enrich students’ knowledge on University life, social issues, arts and culture through a series of talks. The College also organizes numbers of public lecture by inviting people from all walks of life to speak and share on different topics, aiming to enrich students’ knowledge of Chinese culture and various topics, and broaden their horizons.
Dates and topics of the Bi-weekly Assemblies and public lectures & workshop of this term are as follows:
| Bi-weekly Assemblies
Formats: On-site: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall |
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| Date & Time | No. | Topic | Speaker | Registration Quota | |
| On-site | |||||
| 10/09/2025 (Wed)
6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. |
681 | Hongkongers’ Journey towards Carbon Neutrality |
Prof. WONG Kam Sing, GBS, JP |
1,420 | |
| 26/09/2025 (Fri)
11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
682 | The 76th Founders’ Day cum Scholarship Presentation Ceremony2 | Dr. Hon. David LAM Tzit-yuen | 1,000 | |
| 03/10/2025 (Fri)
11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
683 | Reimagining Global Consumer Rights — The Paradox of Advancement and Regression | Ms. Gilly WONG Fung-han | 1,420 | |
| 10/10/2025 (Fri)
11:30 a.m. – 1:15p.m. |
684 | Fair and Foul in Chinese Philosophy1 New Asia Lectures on Confucianism |
Prof. Paul Goldin | 1,420 | |
| 14/10/2025 (Tue)
6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. |
685 | Self-reflection after 29 Overseas Missions in 23 Years | Dr. AU Yiu-kai | 1,420 | |
| Public Lectures / Colloquium
Due to limited seats, students can only attend one public lecture/ colloquium in each term. All College students may register for the public lecture at the aforementioned period. |
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| Public Lectures | ||||
| Date & Time | Topic | Speaker | Registration Quota | |
| 11/10/2025 (Sat)
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
How I Teach Confucianism to Americans1
New Asia Lectures on Confucianism |
Prof. Paul Goldin | 30 | |
| 25/10/2025 (Sat)
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Food and Culinary Culture
New Asia College Cultural Talks |
Dr. NG, Sui Hing Sonia | 150 | |
| 15/11/2025 (Sat)
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
A New Perspective on the Origins of Chinese Civilisation: A Human-Ecological Approach3
Yu Ying-shih Lecture in History |
Prof. WANG Ming-ke | 50 | |
| Colloquium
Formats: On-site: Hui Kwok Hau Hall |
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| Date & Time | Topic | Speaker | Registration Quota |
| 27/10/2025 (Mon)
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
AI 年代掌控情緒：讓心靈比算法更強大3 | To be updated | 100 |
| 03/11/2025 (Mon)
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
理財世代：香港金融市場、個人財務與騙局辨識3 | To be updated | 100 |
| 10/11/2025 (Mon)
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
動態領導力-變局中的應變之道3 | To be updated | 100 |
| College-designated cultural events
Remark 1: Attendance of College-designated cultural events can be regarded as two of the six attendance requirements per academic year. Remark 2: Only one attendance time will be counted for each of the following types of events. |
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| Designated cultural event organized by Sir Run Run Shaw Hall (SRRSH) | ||||
| Date & Time | Topic | Type | Registration Quota | |
| 10/09/2025 (Wed)
1:20 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. |
Lunch Time Music Concert: Famous Xiao and Dizi Performer Chan Hung Yin and Students Concert at CUHK | Concert | 400 | |
| 20/10/2025 (Mon)
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
Sharing by Candace Chong: The Journey of A Theatrical Creation-From Spark to Spotlight | Talk | 600 | |
| Guided Tours at the CUHK Art Museum
Formats: On-site: CUHK Art Museum |
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| Date & Time | Exhibition | Speaker | Registration Quota | |
| 08/10/2025 (Wed)
11:30 a.m. – 1:00p.m. |
Guided Tour for the Exhibition National Treasures in CUHK: Rare Rubbings of the Song Dynasty donated by Bei Shan Tang | Dr. HO Pik Ki, Peggy | 25 | |
| 17/10/2025 (Fri)
11:30 a.m. – 1:00p.m. |
Guided Tour for the Exhibition National Treasures in CUHK: Rare Rubbings of the Song Dynasty donated by Bei Shan Tang | Dr. HO Pik Ki, Peggy | 25 | |
| Other cultural events organized by Sir Run Run Shaw Hall (Count as ONE attendance per academic year) | ||||
| Students may refer to the ‘Events’ session of SRRSH website (https://www.srrsh.cuhk.edu.hk/en/events) for details of various cultural events and complete registration accordingly. Please make sure you saved the confirmation email and attend the registered event. By the end of the semester, the College will collect the related attendance record with supporting proof via online form. | ||||
Remarks:
¹ Conducted in English Language.
2 Scholarship recipients who are invited to attend the Ceremony do NOT need to register at the RAS.
3 Conducted in Putonghua.
| Brief introduction of the speakers | |
| Speaker | Brief Introduction |
| Prof. WONG Kam Sing, GBS, JP | Chairman, Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation
Former Secretary for the Environment, HKSAR Government |
| Dr. Hon. David LAM Tzit-yuen | Member of the Legislative Council, HKSAR
Member of the Board of Trustees of New Asia College, CUHK |
| Ms. Gilly WONG Fung-han | Former Chief Executive, The Consumer Council |
| Prof. Paul Goldin | Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania. |
| Dr. AU Yiu-kai | Former Consultant Surgeon, Kwong Wah Hospital
Medical volunteer of both Hong Kong Red Cross and Medecins Sans Frontiers |
| Dr. NG, Sui Hing Sonia | Honorary Professor, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, HKU
Guest Curator of “Sojourning in Gold Mountain – Hong Kong and the Lives of Overseas Chinese in California” Exhibition |
| Prof. WANG Ming-ke | Guest Chair Professor of History at Peking University
Academician of Academia Sinica |
| Dr. HO Pik Ki, Peggy | Research Fellow, the CUHK Art Museum, and Exhibition Curator |
All full-time undergraduate students (except students of Medicine, Nursing and Chinese Medicine, who are having clinical training) are required to attend college assembly within their normative study period. Students must register for and attend the following number of Bi-weekly Assemblies and/or public lectures/ colloquium in this term of this academic year:
Students are required to attend THREE activities each term, with at least ONE being a Biweekly Assembly.
(Of the six required activity attendances per academic year, up to two can be College-designated cultural events.)
For students undertaking teaching practice or fieldwork placement as a compulsory requirement of their major studies during part of the term for three weeks or more, they may apply for an exemption of reducing 2 times of attendance for the particular term. The application details will be announced via email in the term.
(This arrangement is approved by the Committee on Biweekly Assembly at its meeting of 2023/2024.)
The first Bi-weekly Assembly of this term will be held on 10 September 2025 (Wednesday) at 6:30 p.m. at Sir Run Run Shaw Hall.
Students must register for the required number of Bi-weekly Assemblies and public lecture/ colloquium at the RAS website: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ras. The captioned web-site will be open for on-line registration during the following periods:
From 11:00 a.m., 29 August 2025 (Fri)
to 12:00 noon of 2 working days before each Assembly/ public lecture/ colloquium
All Assemblies and public lectures (unless otherwise indicated) will be conducted in Cantonese. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided to non-local students at the Bi-weekly Assemblies. Please contact Ms. Kayla Zhong (email: nacassembly@cuhk.edu.hk or telephone: 3943 1584) of the Dean of Students’ Office at least three working days in advance if this service is needed.