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 | |||||
| 10/09/2024 (Tue) 6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. |
670 | Weather Gone Wild |
Prof. Leung Wing-mo |
1,420 | |
| 27/09/2024 (Fri) 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
671 | The 75th Founders’ Day cum Scholarship Presentation Ceremony2 | Mr. Tin Hing Sin | 1,000 | |
| 09/10/2024 (Wed) 6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. |
672 | Liang Shuming’s Theory of Rural Reconstruction and the Chinese Mode of Modernization New Asia Lectures on Confucianism3 |
Prof. Bing Gang Yan | 1,420 | |
| 01/11/2024 (Fri) 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
673 | To be updated1 | Dr. Francesca Sin | 1,420 | |
| 08/11/2024 (Wed) 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
674 | What if you’re a good person | Mr. Raymond Yang | 1,420 | |
| Public Lectures | |||
| Date & Time | Topic | Speaker | Registration Quota |
| 13/10/2024 (Sun) 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
The Revival of Confucianism in the Mainland China in the Last Four Decades: A Reflection
New Asia Lectures on Confucianism3 |
Prof. Bing Gang Yan | 30 |
| 09/11/2024 (Sat) 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
The Story of the Swordsmith Couple Ganjiang-Moye and Gender Politics in Confucian Ethics | Prof. Dorothy Ko | 80 |
| 16/11/2024 (Sat) 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Hong Kong as an International Financial Centre | Prof. Terence Chong Tai-Leung | 80 |
| Colloquium
Formats: On-site: Hui Kwok Hau Hall |
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| Date & Time | Topic | Speaker | Registration Quota |
| 06/09/2024 (Fri) 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
The Artist’s Studio1 | Dr. Irene Barberis | 150 |
| 20/09/2024 (Fri) 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Anti-Deception Talk | To be updated | 200 |
| 23/10/2024 (Wed) 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Exploring Poet Li Qingzhao’s Inner World Through her Ci | Ms. Lo Sau Chun | 200 |
| SRRSH Event (Count as ONE attendance per academic year) | ||||
| The designated cultural event organized by Sir Run Run Shaw Hall will be arranged in Term 2, 2024/25. | ||||
| 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. Leung Wing-mo | Adjunct Professor, Physics Department, CUHK
Former Assistant Director, Hong Kong Observatory |
| Mr. Tin Hing Sin | Chairman, Tin Ka Ping Foundation |
| Prof. Bing Gang Yan | Dean and Distinguished Professor, Rural Confucian Research Institute of Qufu Normal University |
| Dr. Francesca Sin | Chief Executive Officer, Ronal McDonald Housing Charities |
| Mr. Raymond Yang | Co-founder of Just Feel Limited |
| Prof. Dorothy Ko | Professor of History, Barnard College, Columbia University |
| Prof. Terence Chong Tai-Leung | Associate Head of New Asia College
Executive Director of Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics, Finance Co-Director of Global Economics and Finance Program |
| Dr. Irene Barberis | Founding Director of Metasenta Pty. Ltd.
Senior Lecturer of School of Arts, RMIT University, Australia |
| Ms. Lo Sau Chun | Alumni of New Asia College, CUHK
Senior Educator |
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:
THREE Events attendance records, among which at least ONE must be an assembly.
(A designated cultural event organized by Sir Run Run Shaw Hall and a cultural event organized by Sir Run Run Shaw Hall can be regarded as two of the six attendance requirements per academic year.)
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 2024 (Tuesday) 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., 30 August 2024 (Fri)
to 12:00 noon of 2 working days before each Assembly/ public lecture/ 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.
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.