座談會簡介陳曉蕾女士2009年離開報館, 開始全職採訪，並在不同媒體以不同方式發表專題報導。她近年探討的議題包括香港農業、低碳、剩食、環保、教育改革、衰老死亡和善終，同時也擅長以人物專訪和描寫，帶出相關的議題。陳女士在讀書會中會和大家分享她採訪背後的動力和故事。其著作亦會在讀書會即場發售，歡迎向作者索取親筆簽名。陳曉蕾女士簡介香港記者，長期關注城市可持續發展議題，報導《死在香港 : 流眼淚》取得2014年香港書獎、《剩食》取得2012年香港書獎、台灣開卷好書2011年十大最佳中文創作；《有米》取得2013年十大好書龍虎榜最高票選。 其他作品包括《阿媽》, 《好味》, 《死在香港 : 見棺材》等。名額有限，請報名留座。如有查詢，請聯絡黄小姐 (2358-6751)。

About the TalkDr. Susanna Ho of the Center for Language Education at HKUST will discuss and compare her two novels: Mother’s Tongue: A Story of Forgiving and Forgetting and her very recent, Who’s that Ant? Whose Dead End?. She will explore how she sees the world through the eyes of the main characters: a Nameless Woman, addressed as "Mum" in the first and an Ant in the other.In this book talk, she will share how she makes sense of her world through writing. Upon reading a section from the book, she will illustrate the source of inspiration, be it from a personal or world event, or a book that she was reading at the time of writing. We hope the presentation will illuminate both Dr. Hos work and the writing process itself.Copies of the books will be available for sale and signing.About the AuthorDr. Susanna Ho received her B.A. from University of Manitoba (majoring in English literature), her M.A. (Teaching English as a Second Language) from City University of Hong Kong, a PG Certificate of Education from the University of Hong Kong, and her PhD from Macquarie University, Sydney. At HKUST she teaches English for Academic Purposes and English for Specific Purposes at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels.Through her research in second language writing, interdisciplinary discourse, and autonomy in language learning, she explored her subjects’ writing practices and writing experiences and found each had a story to tell. It was through recounting their stories that her own childhood passion for writing was rekindled. Her first novel, Mothers Tongue: A Story of Forgiving and Forgetting was published in the USA in 2013 and her latest Who’s that Ant? Whose Dead End? is due out in early 2016.For enquiries, please contact Victoria Caplan at 2358-6756. 

About the Talk"Success in investing doesn't correlate with I.Q. once you're 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 BuffettValue investing is a dynamic and ever-evolving investment strategy. In his book "The Value Investors: Lessons from the World's Top Fund Managers", Mr. Ronald Chan 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.Join Ronald to hear about his writing journey, and to learn what it takes and means to be a successful value investor. He will autograph your copy of his book which is available for purchase after the talk.Students may attain 1 hour in "Wellness and Personal Enrichment" of the "Activities" module in the HLTH1010 Course after attending the talk. Please show your student cards on arrival and leaving. Limited space, please register.About the Speaker"Never aim to be a person of success, but a person of value!" – Ronald Chan, Library Book Talk (Sept 2013)Ronald 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 World's Top Fund Managers" and "Behind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Top Business Leaders." Ronald received Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Accounting from the Stern School of Business at New York University.For enquiries, please contact Celia Cheung at 2358-6768.