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The following is issued on behalf of the University Grants Committee:
The Research Grants Council (RGC) will present its first public lecture of this year under the theme "Minorities and Immigrants (Mainland) in Hong Kong Society" on April 30 (Saturday) at the Hong Kong Science Museum.
The RGC has invited Professor of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration and Director of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at the University of Hong Kong, Professor Paul Yip, and Associate Head and Associate Professor of the Department of Education Policy and Leadership at the Hong Kong Institute of Education, Dr Celeste Yuen, to share their research findings and knowledge with the public. Details are as follows:
Time: 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Venue: G/F Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong Science Museum
Language: Cantonese
Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis.
Minorities and Mainland immigrants have become important components of Hong Kong society. More than 70 per cent of population growth can be attributed to these groups at present and in the future. Professor Yip will give a lecture entitled "Minorities and immigrants (Mainland) in Hong Kong society: Challenges and Opportunities", which attempts to provide an overview of the minorities and Mainland immigrants in Hong Kong society. It will highlight their spatial distribution and characteristics. The talk will also examine their impact on the Hong Kong population dynamic in the past, present and future. Challenges and opportunities will be identified for the betterment of Hong Kong.
Minority and immigrant youth need to be provided with opportunities appropriate to their new school and social contexts. Dr Yuen will deliver a talk entitled "Engagement with School and Society of Minority and Immigrant Youth in Hong Kong" to discuss the nature of engagement of immigrant students with schools and civic society, and the policy implications for enhancing such engagement.
Since 2009, leading scholars in their fields have been invited by the RGC to deliver public lectures. These lectures aim to arouse public interest in local research developments. For enquiries, please call 2524 3987 or visit the University Grants Committee webpage (www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/lectures/lectures.htm).
Ends/Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Issued at HKT 15:01
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