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15 May 2006
SHKP and CUHK Present Lectures by Four Nobel Laureates
Free Tickets Available for Public
Sun Hung Kai Properties and The Chinese University of Hong Kong will present the fifth instalment of the widely acclaimed ¡§The Sun Hung Kai Properties Nobel Laureates Distinguished Lectures¡¨ on 22 and 23 May 2006 , where four Nobel laureates will deliver public lectures in different academic fields. The four speakers are world renowned economists and scientists, and it is the first time Nobel laureates in Physics and Chemistry are invited to speak in our lecture series. A limited number of free tickets are reserved for the public.
Professor Thomas C. Schelling, 2005 Laureate in Economic Sciences, will not be able to come to Hong Kong due to personal reasons.
Details of the lectures
- Date: 22-23 May 2006 (Monday and Tuesday)
- Venue: Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong , Wanchai
- Language: English
- Fee: free of charge
22 May 2006 (Monday) |
Session I
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9:30-10:45
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Opening Ceremony and Lecture by Professor Robert J. Aumann, 2005 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences
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Session II
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11:15-12:15
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Lecture by Professor Robert A. Mundell, 1999 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences
- Topic: Chinese Macroeconomic Strategies and the International Monetary System
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Session III
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15:30-16:30
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Lecture by Professor Kurt Wˆ¢thrich, 2002 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
- Topic: Structural Biology and Structural Genomics ¡V an Interdisciplinary Field for Physicists, Chemists and Biologists
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23 May 2006 (Tuesday) |
Session IV |
10:00-11:00 |
Lecture by Professor Samuel C.C Ting, 1976 Nobel Laureate in Physics
- Topic: Encounters with Modern Physics
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Ticket collection
- Starting 16 May 2006 (Tuesday)
Outlets |
Opening Hours |
1. Sir Run Run Shaw Hall box office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin
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Monday to Friday: 10:00 - 17:30 Saturday: 10:00 - 12:30
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2. Tsim Sha Tsui Learning Centre, CUHK School of Continuing and Professional Studies, 13/F, Oriental Centre, 67 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui
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Monday to Friday: 9:00 - 21:00 Saturday: 9:00 - 18:00
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3. Central Learning Centre, CUHK School of Continuing and Professional Studies, 1/F, Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road, Central
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Monday to Friday: 10:00 - 20:00 Saturday: 10:00 - 17:00
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- Seats are limited and tickets will be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis. Each person is entitled to one ticket per session while stocks last.
- Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/nobellectures/
- Enquiries: 2609 8893
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