座談會簡介冼麗婷寫過無數中外人物訪問，包括史學鴻儒余英時，末代港督彭定康及著名作家白先勇。 波斯尼亞小酒店老闆、海南慰安婦、被IS斬首的日本記者後藤健二的母親，痛苦中願向她敞開心靈。跟人說話，心裏謙卑。寫一個人，氣度高貴。講座上，她將會和教育心理學家陸秀霞一起以朗讀及音樂，演繹文字人生；並會分享人物寫作的感動與重要意義。天涯咫尺，總有一張臉孔，在你心裏如歌，要麼你心動寫下去，要麼你心痛寫下去。人的威力，如此。座談會即場發售冼麗婷新作《見字如見人》，歡迎向作者索取親筆簽名。 講者介紹冼麗婷曾任職《蘋果日報》十七年，她把專訪過的本地及世界人物結集為《見字如見人》，如題，她對文字有信念，對人有希望。從小，她視每一次作文為重要表演，小學六年班的一天，為了不交「行貨」，詐病不上學。近年寫人物長文，為了趕報館死線，每天沐浴兩次的她，試過三天不洗澡。冼麗婷在香港樹仁大學新聞系畢業後一直當港聞記者，並在香港大學完成比較文學本科及碩士課程。她喜歡做麵包，聽到天然酵母吃得「卟卟」聲就想笑。主持人: 陸秀霞博士，教育心理學家，中文大學教育心理學系專業顧問出席此座談會的科大同學可獲HLTH1010課程中"Activities"單元的"Wellness and Personal Enrichment"1小時學習時數。同學須於入場及離場時出示學生證以作記錄。名額有限，歡迎校外人士參加，請各位報名留座。如有查詢，請聯絡 Ms. Alice Ho (lbalice@ust.hk; 2358-6707)

About the TalkRoy Delbyck is a major collector of printed materials on China and Hong Kong, largely from the first half of the 20th century. His collection comprises books, maps, photographs, letters, diaries, posters, postcards, directories, and other ephemera. It continues to grow, daily!Roy will talk about what he collects, he will also speak on why he collects, how his collecting interests have changed over time while exploring the nature of collecting, and how private collectors fill in the gaps, often going where institutions can’t.About the SpeakerWhen not collecting, Roy Delbyck is a US customs and trade lawyer with his own firm. He has resided in Hong Kong for many years. He is a trustee of the Museum of Chinese in America based in New York City.Roy has spoken on collecting and his collections at the Royal Asiatic Society, The University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong and the Yale Club of Hong Kong. Photographs from his collection were exhibited at HKUST Library earlier this year.To register, go here https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/index.php/event/5921/Students may attain 1-hour credit for the Healthy Lifestyle Course after attending the talk.

About the Talk:Discussion of demography traditionally has focused on the consequences of population growth. In the talk, Prof Gietel-Basten will share his insights on how our understanding of demographics can influence politics and populations. He will also suggest how humans can take greater ownership of the future by a better understanding of the role demography has played in the past.You can register at Library Event RegistrationHLTH1010 HKUST students may attain 1.0 hour credit for the Healthy Lifestyle Course after attending the seminar.About the SpeakerProf Stuart Gietel-Basten is Associate Director of the Leadership and Public Policy Executive Education Program, and an Associate Professor of Department of Social Science and Institute for Public Policy at HKUST.His research covers the links between population and policy, with a regional focus on Asia. He is especially interested in the emergence of low fertility across the region, and the consequences of this in terms of population ageing and growth. He has been published in a number of major journals in demography and other social science subjects.  Why Demography matters (co-written with Danny Dorling) is his first book. He is also a regular contributor to the South China Morning Post and the China Daily.He received his education at the University of Cambridge, with a PhD in historical demography. Before coming to HKUST, he was an Associate Professor of Social Policy at the University of Oxford. He has also been an adviser in Population and Development at the UK Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology and a Research Scholar at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis in Austria.

You are cordially invited to join “Images of Sound – Audio Description” talk by Dr. Dawning Leung.The talk is co-organized by the Student Affairs Office SEN and Diversability Team and the Lee Shau Kee Library.學生事務處特殊教育需要及多元共融小組 和圖書館誠意邀請你參加由梁凱程博士主講的《聲音創造影像 – 口述影像》講座。講座簡介口述影像是什麼？口述影像與視障人士不同類型的口述影像服務成為專業口述影像員的條件口述影像體驗 講座外另設工作坊工作坊簡介內容針對基本展覽口述影像技巧，目標：讓學員認識視障人士的需要及如何和他們溝通讓學員掌握基本口述影像技巧為學員提供口述影像示範教授學員撰寫口述影像稿件 教授學員糸何將口述影像技巧應用於展覽上，協助視障人士理解日期: 2018年10月25日 (星期四)，2018年11月1日 (星期四)，2018年11月8日 (星期四)時間: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.地點: 李兆基圖書館 Tutorial Spaces, LG1語言: 廣東話敬備茶點招待學員在完成工作坊後需為心光盲人院暨學校的學生在11月17日星期六提供口述影像展覽導賞口述影像展覽導賞日期: 2018年11月17日 (星期六)時間: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.地點：李兆基圖書館香港潮州商會高佩璇展閱廳, 1/F語言: 廣東話完成此工作坊及展覽導賞的同學可獲HLTH1010課程中Wellness and Personal Enrichment 4.5小時學習時數及Voluntary Work 1.5小時學習時數工作坊及展覽導賞報名成功報名的同學需要先付按金港幣 $50元，完成工作坊及展覽導賞後全數退還。 講者簡介梁凱程博士 為香港口述影像協會創辦人及行政總監 ，於英國倫敦大學學院（University College London）取得博士學位，她的博士論文是全球首個廣東話口述影像的研究。梁博士是資深口述影像員及無障礙顧問，致力推廣口述影像及培訓口述影像員，協助視障人士参與多元化文化活動接觸世界，促進社會共融。梁博士具豐富口述影像實踐及培訓經驗，曾為不同類型的活動提供口述影像服務，包括：電影、電視節目、展覽、舞台劇、表演和戶外活動，如：世界盃賽事和盲人觀星營等等。服務對象包括港澳盲人機構、政府部門、大學、中學、電影節、博物館等等。如有查詢，請聯絡 Eunice Wong (lbeunice@ust.hk)。香港科技大學圖書館