Hong Kong Engagement Series
The Hong Kong Engagement Series was started in 2019 to bring world-class academics from Cambridge to speak in Hong Kong. The events are intimate evenings held at the Hong Kong Club, allowing for close interaction with the academics and an opportunity to delve deeper into areas of interest. We bring to alumni the most current thinking and cutting-edge research on some of the most fascinating themes of our time. The Hong Kong Engagement Series typically holds 3 events a year for a select group of alumni and guests.
The Hong Kong engagement series is currently hosted and supported by a committee comprising:
Tzo Tze Ang (Trinity 1997)
Jeremy Ip (St John’s 1994)
Dr Lucy Lord MBE (Downing 1981)
Edward Ma (Jesus 2000)
Roy Pang (Queens’ 1999)
For more information please take a look here:
Hong Kong Engagement Series
Recent speakers include:
- Professor Gilbertson: Li Ka Shing Chair of Oncology at the University of Cambridge, and Director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre. An expert in childhood brain tumours, his research on tumours has implications for the understanding of adult cancers and is transforming our understanding of the origin, development and treatment of cancer.
- Lord Rees: Martin Rees, Lord Rees of Ludlow OM FRS, UK Astronomer Royal, former President of the Royal Society, and former Master of Trinity College. One of the world’s greatest living scientists, Lord Rees’s research now increasingly focusses on important questions that affect us all: what pressures is our growing population placing on the environment? Will the increasing demand on our planet’s finite resources irreversibly impact our ecology? And how can we best use technology to tackle these existential issues?
- Prof Hans Van De Ven: Professor of Modern Chinese History and Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Professor Hans spoke on the Second World War Origins of Asia Today.’ ‘The Second World War in Asia caused the disintegration of four Asian empires (Japan, UK, France, and the Netherlands) and the emergence of a suite of new Asian states. In this talk, Hans van de Ven disentangles this process and analyses its contradictory consequences for Asia today.’
- Luke Syson: Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Luke spoke on “How to build an art collection: the careful evolution of the Fitzwilliam Museum”.
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