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Subject Talk on Career and Life Planning
| Date & Time: | 2024/4/14 (Sunday) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Content highlights: - The meaning of Career and Life Planning (CLP) - Planning your career and life with personal growth, meeting your interest, ability, and values - Putting career and life planning theory into practice |
How to Forecast Typhoons
| Date & Time: | 2023/12/10 (Sunday) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Hong Kong is affected by tropical cyclones every year. Whenever there is a possibility of a storm entering the South China Sea, it becomes a hot topic in the city. Everyone becomes a typhoon expert, sharing their knowledge and opinions. What are the challenges in forecasting typhoons? What considerations are made when issuing tropical cyclone warning signals? This subject talk will begin with these questions and scientifically unravel the intricacies of forecasting tropical cyclones. |
Small Clues Tell from Microbiome: How Microorganisms Benefit Human Health
| Date & Time: | 2023/12/2 (Saturday) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | The human body's ecosystem is complex and interconnected. It not only comprises trillions of human cells but also hosts a myriad of microorganisms that exist throughout the body, forming a layer of life in almost every part of the human body. Microorganisms and various beneficial bacteria depend on each other and constantly safeguard human health. The speaker will delve into the impact of microorganisms and probiotics on human health, aiming to raise public awareness and understanding of microorganisms. |
Startup Decoding
| Date: | 2023/9/23 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | City Hall Public Library (Extension Activities Room, 8/F, High Block, Hong Kong City Hall) |
| Description: | In metropolitan Hong Kong, people of all ages, strata and sectors can build a career as long as they seize opportunities to unleash their creativity and potential. The speaker will explain to prospective entrepreneurs the ways to incorporate innovative thinking into technologies, products, services and business models. He will also discuss the technical aspects of setting up a business such as the avenues for financing, as well as share examples of successful and profitable startups. |
Paper Art and Creative Thinking
| Date: | 2023/9/9 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | City Hall Public Library (Extension Activities Room, 8/F, High Block, Hong Kong City Hall) |
| Description: | With a long history, paper art has seen extensive use in everyday life. Apart from celebrations and rituals, paper art is also frequently found in window dressing designs of large international brands. Ordinary pieces of paper can turn into unique artworks as we fold and assemble them by hand, change the way they look with various tools and techniques, and channel our personal emotions into them. Paper art is rich in essence and versatile in use. Exquisite works of paper art not only enrich our lives and enlighten our minds, but also serve as learning and therapeutic tools, which allow the artists to gain better learning and therapeutic results while enjoying the fun of creating paper crafts. In this talk, Mr David CHAN Chiu-wing, a master of paper art, will share with us how creative thinking is applied to paper art and guide us to appreciate paper art from different perspectives in a bid to cultivate creative thinking. |
Startup Journey in Hong Kong: Explorations and Challenges of Young Entrepreneurs
| Date & Time: | 2023/6/25 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Two young entrepreneurs are invited to share their start-up stories. |
Subject talk on Strategic planning for further education for HKDSE graduates
| Date & Time: | 2023/6/11 (Sunday) 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
| Description: | Content highlights: ˙Re-prioritising Programme Choices ˙Multi Pathways for DSE Graduates |
Subject Talk on Career and Life Planning
| Date & Time: | 2023/3/5 (Sunday) 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
| Description: | Content highlights: - The meaning of Career and Life Planning (CLP) - Planning your career and life with personal growth, meeting your interest, ability, and values - Putting career and life planning theory into practice |
Development History of Weather Radar in Hong Kong and its Applications
| Date & Time: | 2022/12/3 (Saturday) 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Medicine
| Date & Time: | 2022/12/2 (Friday) 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library |
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