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SPOTLIGHT
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大學廣場
NOV 2014
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he two-week CUHK International Festival, co-organised by the Office of Student Affairs and the Taskforce for Enhancing
International Bonding on Campus (iBond), glittered the autumnal campus in late October. The three series of events
featuring films, concerts and a talk proved the diverse formats of promoting multi-culture on campus.
Diversity Dazzled Here
Cultural Talk
“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping
you to achieve it.” This famous line from the modern classic
The Alchemist
speaks itself for the founding principles of “The
Alchemist Café Bistro” – pursuing one’s dream and discovering
the journeys in life. Mr. Dylan Leung shared at the highlighted
event of the International Festival with the audience how he set
up his business in opening the first ever café with theme of travel
in Hong Kong. Surely, the stories about inter-cultural interaction in
his cafés were another fun part of the talk.
Music Galaxy
A galaxy strung with musical shows dazzled exclusively at CUHK!
The two nights’ concerts with different rundowns exemplified
diversity on the one hand, and impressed the audiences on the
other. The students from Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan,
South Korea and Indonesia all had an ace up their sleeve – ballet,
folk dance, pop song singing, K-pop music and Chinese musical
instrument playing.
CUHK International Film Festival (CUHKIFF)
The CUHKIFF, with the theme of “Diaspora”, did not only attract
cinemagoers, but also culture enthusiasts. The five selected films
were from different places of the world. The premiere of the
Indonesian documentary
The Act of Killing
in Hong Kong was
a highlight, while each night’s after-screening discussion led by
either a CUHK teaching member or an external guest was another.
In the discussion session of
Crossing
, a film portraying most North
Koreans’ plight, the guest – Mr. Owen Lau, co-founder of North
Korean Defectors Concern, drew a more complete socio-political
picture of the country which helped deepen the audience’s
understanding.
