About the Talk"Success in investing doesnt correlate with I.Q. once youre above the level of 125. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing." – Warren BuffettOn September 26th, Ronald Chan gave a fun and fascinating talk about value investing as a dynamic and ever-evolving investment strategy. He discussed his recent book "The Value Investors: Lessons from the Worlds Top Fund Managers" (Chinese translation: "金錢王者：全球價值投資大師致勝之鑰"), where he interviewed 12 value-investing legends from around the world to learn how their personal background, culture and life experiences have shaped their investment mindset and strategy.After the Talk, there was a sale of Ronalds books. He very generously donated the sale proceeds to the Library via our "Bookmark Me@UST" program to bookmark his two titles with a bookplate:The Value Investors: Lessons from the Worlds Top Fund ManagersBehind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain: Lessons from Warren Buffetts Top Business LeadersThe bookplates say:"Never aim to be a person of success, but a person of value!" – Ronald ChanThanks again to Ronald for his generosity. "儘管你的智商指數達到125或以上，對投資成功與否並沒甚麼關連。其實只要擁有一般的智力，勝負關鍵取決於投資態度及自我控制的能力。" – 巴菲特陳惠仁先生在九月二十六日的讀書座談會中，有趣地講解價值投資其實是一個生氣勃勃、不斷演化的投資策略。他在其著作《金錢王者：全球價值投資大師致勝之鑰》（英文原著：《The Value Investors: Lessons from the Worlds Top Fund Managers》）一書中訪問了全球十二位價值投資的傳奇人物，以了解在其投資思維模式及策略的形成過程中，他們的個人背景、文化環境和生活經驗所起的作用。陳惠仁先生在讀書座談會完結後銷售其著作，並將銷售所得全額透過科大"書海留名"計劃捐贈給圖書館。陳惠仁先生在圖書館藏書庫的兩部著作已貼上特別設計的圖書館藏書票：The Value Investors: Lessons from the Worlds Top Fund ManagersBehind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain: Lessons from Warren Buffetts Top Business Leaders藏書票上印有陳惠仁先生的鼓勵字句："Never aim to be a person of success, but a person of value!" – Ronald Chan再次感謝陳惠仁先生的參與和支持。 About the SpeakerRonald is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Chartwell Capital Limited, an investment management company based in Hong Kong. He is a frequent contributor to financial newspapers and magazines in the Asia-Pacific region, and is the author of "The Value Investors: Lessons from the Worlds Top Fund Managers" and "Behind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain: Lessons from Warren Buffetts Top Business Leaders." Ronald received Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Accounting from the Stern School of Business at New York University.陳惠仁先生畢業於紐約大學史登商學院，為香港 Chartwell Capital Limited 投資管理公司的創辦人及投資總裁。陳先生常於亞太區之財經報刊雜誌發表文章，並著有《The Value Investors: Lessons from the Worlds Top Fund Managers》，《Behind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain: Lessons from Warren Buffetts Top Business Leaders》等書。For enquiries, please contact Celia Cheung at 2358-6768. 

About the TalkPhilip spoke to a packed and enthusiastic audience about how to improve writing by taking cues from advertising. He reminded the audience that at the university level, it is not enough to know grammar. Instead, we need to recover from "clutter disease": writing long, windy sentences without focus or impact.To improve our writing he taught from successful, clever, and memorable ads and slogans. He highlighted their virtues of brevity and creativity, helping us to enter the minds native English speakers. He also suggested learning from English language sports writers and broadcasters to write and speak with enthusiasm, wit, and precision.The audience enjoyed his amusing and interesting examples and explanations, and will surely benefit from his proposed medicine to cure the "clutter disease".   Video of the talk: Make every word count: stealing the secrets of better writing from advertising (PN181 .Y49 2013) About the AuthorMr Philip Yeung is speechwriter to the President of HKUST and Senior Communication Manager at Public Affairs Office. He was formerly a freelance speechwriter to many Hong Kong leaders, including the current Financial Secretary and the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury. He was a frequent contributor to the South China Morning Post on English language, education and social issues. He has delivered effective writing workshops to undergraduate and postgraduate students.Mr Yeung completed his undergraduate and graduate education at the University of Toronto and studied briefly at Exeter College, Oxford University on a scholarship.For enquiry, please contact Victoria Caplan at 2358-6756.

About the TalkDavid Mole, HKUSTs Associate Provost (Teaching and Learning) spoke about some histories that he has enjoyed, and his reflections on them. The thread of his discussion was a quote from Francis Bacons The Advancement of Learning on why people seek knowledge:"For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, Sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite;Sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; Sometimes for ornament and reputation;And sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction;And most times for lucre and profession;And seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of men: As if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit;Or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; Or a tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon; Or a fort or commanding ground, for strife and contention; Or a shop, for profit or sale; And not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of mans estate."Admitting to the vice of often seeking "a couch" or a "terrace"; and trying to attain the virtue of a "rich storehouse" to the delight and enjoyment of the audience, he spoke about and read from a number of books, the library copies listed below.            Video of the talk: Reading history: some virtues and vices (D16.2 .M65 2013)Return to Dragon Mountain: Memories of a Late Ming Man / by Jonathan SpenceReformation: Europes House Divided / Diarmaid MacCullochAfter Tamerlane : the global history of empire since 1405 / by John DarwinThe corruption of angels : the great inquisition of 1245-1246 / Mark Gregory PeggThe Reformation / Diarmaid MacCullochWaterloo : Napoleons last gamble/ Andrew RobertsThe coming of the Third Reich / Richard J. EvansOther books recommended are:The Third Reich in power, 1933-1939 / Richard J. EvansThe Third Reich at war / Richard J. EvansA history of histories : epics, chronicles, romances and inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the twentieth century / John Burrow  About the SpeakerDr. David Mole received his BA from Cambridge University before moving to Canada for Post-graduate study. There, he earned a Masters degree from the University of British Columbia and a PhD at the University of Toronto.After teaching at a number of universities in Canada and working as an economist for the Ontario government, he moved to Hong Kong in 1989.David joined HKUST in 2005, where his main role has been to support the development of undergraduate education, especially the implementation of the four-year degree. In addition to a keen interest in sport and physical fitness, David has a life-long addiction to the pleasures and rewards of reading.For enquiry, please contact Victoria Caplan at 2358-6756. 

About the Talk Dr. ZHU has been reading for many years about the history and culture of Jewish people. It is an interest that he developed while living in Canada and first meeting and getting to know Jewish people. He likes to ponder what he sees as similarities and differences between Jewish and Chinese cultures, especially in regard to family values, educational achievement, preserving traditions, and civic responsibility (repairing the world).Among the books he discussed were:The Jewish Century by Yuri SlezkineJewish literacy : the most important things to know about the Jewish religion, its people, and its history by Joseph TelushkinEmpires of the Word by Nicholas Ostler  About the SpeakerDr. Zhu Lijing brings an interesting mixture of education and career background to both his work and his reading. Born and reared in Mainland China, he studied International Relations at Beijing University (1978-80) before moving overseas in 1980 and studying American History at Carleton University and University of London. Finding a home-from-home in Canada, he settled in at the University of Western Ontario, where he received his B.A. and M.A., in addition to his PhD in Economics (1991). After teaching economics at University of Windsor, he returned to Asia, where he taught economics for several years at HKUST, the National University of Singapore, and at HKU.For the past 10 years, Dr. Zhu has worked in an administrative capacity at HKUST: first recruiting non-local UG students and then providing advice and support to both PG and UG students from the Mainland. Since 2005, Dr. Zhu has served as Chairman, Vice Chairman (Internal Affairs), and EXCO Member of the HKUST Staff Association; was a a Member of HKUST Court for six years (2005-2011) and as a member of the HKUST Council (2009-2012). He is currently an Associate Director for Student Life in the Student Affairs Office (SAO).Experiencing different cultures and sub-cultures in a variety of social, institutional, and professional contexts has sparked Dr. Zhus interest in reading about them on his own. He is fascinated by considering similarities and differences between different cultures, and wishes to share this joy with others.For enquiry, please contact Victoria Caplan at 2358-6756.