GE2014-40A/B/C
*** Date and Time for GE2014-40C are changed***
In the words of John Locke, education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him. Thanks to veteran journalist and HKU alumnus, Mr. Kevin Lau who initiated the programme, our newly formed Book Club will offer you all these three elements.
During the four sessions, you will engage in direct dialogues with the books, the hosts, and one another in a friendly and relaxed environment, the Gatherland. The dialogues will also go beyond the Gatherland – you will share your thoughts on the dedicated GE Book Club Facebook page where enthusiastic discussion will continue. Your beliefs and values may be challenged. You may leave with many questions that do not have any final or definite answers. But definitely, you will learn that there is so much more to a book than just the reading of it.
To enrol, students should complete and submit the GE Book Club enrolment form and GE enrolment form, together with the $100 refundable deposit, to the enrolment counter.
Enrolment Talk
Language: Cantonese supplemented with English
Date: 28/1 (Wed)
Time: 13:00 – 13:45
Venue: K.K. Leung Concourse
Hosts: Mr. Kevin Lau & Mr. Peter Lai
Registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?ueid=34764
GE2014-40A
David and Goliath
by Malcolm Gladwell
The theme of David and Goliath is about the limits of power and the power of the powerless. In 1960s African-Americans made noted achievements in their battle for civil rights through acts of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience. Some say the movement turned the tide of history, but it is also inevitable in the evolution of society. David’s victory over Goliath was not pure luck, but his strategy.
David and Goliath 講有權勢者的限制及無權勢者的優勢。美國六十年代黑人藉公民抗命成功爭取平權，雖是歷史洪流中的偶然，卻是社會趨勢中的必然。
牧羊少年大衛打贏巨人哥利亞，靠的是戰略而非運氣。
Language: Cantonese
Dates: 6/2, 13/2, 27/2 & 6/3 (Fri)
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Venue: 2/F, PSL
Quota: 10
Deposit: $100*
GE2014-40B
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Freakonomics tells you that sumo wrestlers throw matches, and teachers cheat; swimming pools are more dangerous than guns; the decline in crime in New York has nothing to do with better policing; and that drug gang members prefer to live with their mothers. By asking pointed questions and taking a hard look at the actual data, you can overturn the conventional wisdom and see the truth.
Freakonomics 講學校教師和相撲手同樣會「出千」，後園的泳池比屋內的槍枝更為致命，紐約犯罪率急跌與英明警政原來無關，黑社會毒販原來寧願和媽媽同住。只要懂得問問題，懂得找數據，你也可以顛覆傳統智慧，發現社會真像。
Language: Cantonese
Dates: 20/3, 27/3, 10/4 & 17/4 (Fri)
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Venue: 2/F, PSL
Quota: 10
Deposit: $100*
主持 Host:
劉進圖先生 Mr. Kevin Lau
劉進圖畢業於香港大學法律學院，獲法學士(1986)及法律專業執業文憑(1987)，後獲倫敦經濟及政治科學學院之法學碩士(1989)，在香港從事新聞工作25年，曾擔任《明報》主筆及《明報》總編輯，現負責明報集團之網站及教育出版業務。
GE2014-40C
Arms and the Man & Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw
Great literature is not always hard to approach by the lay person, even if in a second language. The plays of George Bernard Shaw are a good place to start.
Pygmalion, which formed the basis of the Oscar winning film, My Fair Lady, and Arms and the Man, was a comedy, yet the play contained a serious question: is character a product of education?
What separates class from class – wealth, breeding or honesty? Does nationalism / patriotism over-ride personal relationships? Are we all individuals first, whatever our colour or creed? Try it for fun.
Host:
Mr. Peter Lai Hing Ling
After graduating with first class honours at HKU in 1973, Mr. Lai joined the Hong Kong Government as an Administrative Officer. From 1985 Mr. Lai was almost continuously engaged in Sino-British negotiations on the future arrangements for Hong Kong and was appointed a Member of the Sino-British Land Commission in 1991-94. In late 1994 he was appointed the first 'local' Secretary for Security of the Hong Kong Government. He left the civil service on 1 August 1998. Mr. Lai is an Honorary Professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, HKU.
Language: English
Dates: 7/2, 14/2 & 7/3 (Sat)
Time: 15:00 – 17:00 (7/2 & 14/2); 14:30 - 17:30 (7/3)
Venue: 2/F, PSL
Quota: 10
Deposit: $100*
*Enrolled students will get a paperback copy of the book at enrolment counters. Deposit will be refunded upon full attendance.
In the words of John Locke, education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him. Thanks to veteran journalist and HKU alumnus, Mr. Kevin Lau who initiated the programme, our newly formed Book Club will offer you all these three elements.
During the four sessions, you will engage in direct dialogues with the books, the hosts, and one another in a friendly and relaxed environment, the Gatherland. The dialogues will also go beyond the Gatherland – you will share your thoughts on the dedicated GE Book Club Facebook page where enthusiastic discussion will continue. Your beliefs and values may be challenged. You may leave with many questions that do not have any final or definite answers. But definitely, you will learn that there is so much more to a book than just the reading of it.
To enrol, students should complete and submit the GE Book Club enrolment form and GE enrolment form, together with the $100 refundable deposit, to the enrolment counter.
Enrolment Talk
Language: Cantonese supplemented with English
Date: 28/1 (Wed)
Time: 13:00 – 13:45
Venue: K.K. Leung Concourse
Hosts: Mr. Kevin Lau & Mr. Peter Lai
Registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?ueid=34764
GE2014-40A
David and Goliath
by Malcolm Gladwell
The theme of David and Goliath is about the limits of power and the power of the powerless. In 1960s African-Americans made noted achievements in their battle for civil rights through acts of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience. Some say the movement turned the tide of history, but it is also inevitable in the evolution of society. David’s victory over Goliath was not pure luck, but his strategy.
David and Goliath 講有權勢者的限制及無權勢者的優勢。美國六十年代黑人藉公民抗命成功爭取平權，雖是歷史洪流中的偶然，卻是社會趨勢中的必然。
牧羊少年大衛打贏巨人哥利亞，靠的是戰略而非運氣。
Language: Cantonese
Dates: 6/2, 13/2, 27/2 & 6/3 (Fri)
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Venue: 2/F, PSL
Quota: 10
Deposit: $100*
GE2014-40B
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Freakonomics tells you that sumo wrestlers throw matches, and teachers cheat; swimming pools are more dangerous than guns; the decline in crime in New York has nothing to do with better policing; and that drug gang members prefer to live with their mothers. By asking pointed questions and taking a hard look at the actual data, you can overturn the conventional wisdom and see the truth.
Freakonomics 講學校教師和相撲手同樣會「出千」，後園的泳池比屋內的槍枝更為致命，紐約犯罪率急跌與英明警政原來無關，黑社會毒販原來寧願和媽媽同住。只要懂得問問題，懂得找數據，你也可以顛覆傳統智慧，發現社會真像。
Language: Cantonese
Dates: 20/3, 27/3, 10/4 & 17/4 (Fri)
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Venue: 2/F, PSL
Quota: 10
Deposit: $100*
主持 Host:
劉進圖先生 Mr. Kevin Lau
劉進圖畢業於香港大學法律學院，獲法學士(1986)及法律專業執業文憑(1987)，後獲倫敦經濟及政治科學學院之法學碩士(1989)，在香港從事新聞工作25年，曾擔任《明報》主筆及《明報》總編輯，現負責明報集團之網站及教育出版業務。
GE2014-40C
Arms and the Man & Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw
Great literature is not always hard to approach by the lay person, even if in a second language. The plays of George Bernard Shaw are a good place to start.
Pygmalion, which formed the basis of the Oscar winning film, My Fair Lady, and Arms and the Man, was a comedy, yet the play contained a serious question: is character a product of education?
What separates class from class – wealth, breeding or honesty? Does nationalism / patriotism over-ride personal relationships? Are we all individuals first, whatever our colour or creed? Try it for fun.
Host:
Mr. Peter Lai Hing Ling
After graduating with first class honours at HKU in 1973, Mr. Lai joined the Hong Kong Government as an Administrative Officer. From 1985 Mr. Lai was almost continuously engaged in Sino-British negotiations on the future arrangements for Hong Kong and was appointed a Member of the Sino-British Land Commission in 1991-94. In late 1994 he was appointed the first 'local' Secretary for Security of the Hong Kong Government. He left the civil service on 1 August 1998. Mr. Lai is an Honorary Professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, HKU.
Language: English
Dates: 7/2, 14/2 & 7/3 (Sat)
Time: 15:00 – 17:00 (7/2 & 14/2); 14:30 - 17:30 (7/3)
Venue: 2/F, PSL
Quota: 10
Deposit: $100*
*Enrolled students will get a paperback copy of the book at enrolment counters. Deposit will be refunded upon full attendance.
Schedule:
| Date | Time | Venue |
| 06 Feb 2015 | 19:00 - 21:00 | (A) 2/F, PSL |
| 07 Feb 2015 | 15:00 - 17:00 | (C) 2/F, PSL |
| 13 Feb 2015 | 19:00 - 21:00 | (A) 2/F, PSL |
| 14 Feb 2015 | 15:00 - 17:00 | (C) 2/F, PSL |
| 27 Feb 2015 | 19:00 - 21:00 | (A) 2/F, PSL |
| 06 Mar 2015 | 19:00 - 21:00 | (A) 2/F, PSL |
| 07 Mar 2015 | 14:30 - 17:30 | (C) 2/F, PSL |
| 20 Mar 2015 | 19:00 - 21:00 | (B) 2/F, PSL |
| 27 Mar 2015 | 19:00 - 21:00 | (B) 2/F, PSL |
| 10 Apr 2015 | 19:00 - 21:00 | (B) 2/F, PSL |
| 17 Apr 2015 | 19:00 - 21:00 | (B) 2/F, PSL |
