An Exhibition of Watercolour Sketches by Professor Desmond Hui – in Celebration of the Establishment of the Department of Art and Design at The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

慶祝香港恒生大學成立藝術設計系 – 許焯權教授水彩畫速寫展覽

The exhibition will showcase two collections of sketches of appealing landscapes and beauty perception crystallized through watercolours by Professor Desmond Hui (Head of Department of Art and Design).

• Venue: G/F, S H Ho Academic Building (Block A), HSUHK Library
• Opening 開幕: 16/7/2020 5pm (Foyer at Library entrance)
• Part I 第一部分: 16/7 – 14/8/2020
• Part II 第二部分: 17/8 – 16/9/2020
• Online Opening Ceremony via ZOOM:
• https://hsuhk.zoom.us/j/95282101068?pwd=WHBYNnVkN01PV21IMmFDZ1BEM2RJQT09
• Meeting ID: 952 8210 1068
• Password: lib0716

Online Exhibition will be available from 16 July 2020, 5:30 pm.

Look forward to meeting you in the exhibition!

It seems that North Korea is always getting ready to start a war. The country is holding a nuclear sword and continuously threatening to lash out at other nations anytime.

Life in the world’s most secretive state is full of baffling facts. If you want to unlock the mysteries of North Korea, come to join our Summer Reading Club. The Library will organize two reading sessions of the book 《北韓一百問》which contains 100 questions with answers about the secrets of the country. Details are as follows:

• Date: 31 Jul 2020 (Fri) and 7 Aug 2020 (Fri)
• Time: 12:30 – 1:15 pm
• Venue: G/F of the Library
• Target Audience: HSUHK Staff

You will receive a welcome pack with a copy of the book. A brown bag lunch will be provided as well. Come and join us.

Collaborated with the Wu Jieh Yee Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Library creates an Entrepreneurship Guide that contains useful resources for students to get ready for the HSUHK X SCMP Entrepreneurship Challenge 2020.

The Guide helps students to discover creditable resources for writing business plans and proposals, as well as making good use of information tools to start a new business.

To gear up for the campaign, make sure you have read this useful guide.

Are you a fan of the Olympic Games? The Tokyo Olympics will not be held as planned this summer, but you can still have fun while learning more about the event.

By answering 5 questions correctly in the Emerald quiz, you will have a chance to win a prize! (Hints: Click the ‘Clue’ and find an answer in the PDF file)

The quiz will end on 30 April 2020. What are you waiting for?

A heart-warming Japanese docudrama – Dogs without Names (狗狗沒有家) will be rescheduled in the coming February as the grand finale of our screening series ‘Cinema, Animal and Me’.

After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, some dogs and cats were abandoned by owners. The docudrama directed by Akane Yamada focuses on the process of rescuing those animals.

Date: 5 Feb 2020 (Wed)

Time: 12:00 – 2:30 pm (Light snacks will be provided)

Venue: G/F, Space for All@HSUHK Library

Together with Dr Chan Ka Ming from the Department of Social Science, we cordially invite you to join this screening activity. Participants will have a chance to get a free copy of《寫在牠們滅絕之前──香港動物文化誌》(Writing in the End Time: Cultural Record for Animals).

Click here to register. iGPS unit / ECA hour(s) are counted.

Test your knowledge of EBSCO databases by taking the ‘End plastic waste’ lucky draw! Conduct three sample searches to win an Osmo Mobile 3.

Click here to find more details and act now by 31 Dec 2019.

Zhuangzi «莊子» is a philosophical book advocating the spirit of freedom. It tells us that ‘If we have the correct attitude towards every event that happens naturally and let it be, depression and delirium shall not invade us’.

Register sessions now and get a free copy of the book. First come, first served.