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GE2020-08
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Date 日期:  15 Sep 2020
 
Time 時間: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
 
Venue 地點: Online Platform
 
Medium 語言: Cantonese (simultaneous interpretation will be provided upon prior request by 9/9 (Wed)
 
Speaker(s) 講師: Mr. Kevin Lau　劉進圖先生
 
Summary 內容: 2015年提出在通識創辦讀書會的校友劉進圖，多年來讓一班港大書迷聚首一堂，閱讀人生。今次他移師網上，一口氣推介四本好書，誠邀所有喜歡讀書的同學和通識讀書會校友參與。

Thanks to veteran journalist and HKU alumnus Mr. Kevin Lau, GE Book Club was formed in 2015 and has gathered generations of HKU book lovers over the years. Mr. Lau will speak at an online book talk this time, sharing four of his chosen good reads, which will give you some enlightenment.

Recommendations:
  • David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
  • The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change by Charles Duhigg
  • Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences by Jeffrey Long and Paul Perry
  • Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi 

For HKU students, staff, and former GE Book Club members only.

Online registration starts at 10:00 on 9/9 (Wed): 
► HKU Students and staff - https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=71574 
 
Bio of Speaker(s) 講者簡介: 劉進圖畢業於香港大學法律學院，獲法學士及法律專業執業文憑，後獲倫敦經濟及政治科學學院之法學碩士，在香港從事新聞工作30年，曾擔任《明報》主筆及《明報》總編輯，現為萬華媒體創意企劃總監。