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SCMP Reporter

SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES

Hot Tips for Parents: seminar speaker John Cowan. Union Church, 22A Kennedy Road, Mid-Levels. Today, 9.30am-3.30pm.  Tel 2523 7247 or visit www.unionchurchhk.org

Learning Habitat Kindergarten Open House: Shop 2, 5/F Hampton Loft, 11 Hoi Fan Road, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon. Today,  10am-4pm. Tel 2501 5105.

Seeing is Believing - Arts in the Plaza:  launching the Hong Kong Youth Arts Festival. Sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank. Over 40 schools will showcase their students' work in design, craftwork, music and drama. Village Square, Stanley Plaza. Tomorrow, from 2-5pm. Tel 2877 2779 or visit www.hkyaf.com

North American Boarding Schools Fair 2004: including seminars for parents and children. Organised by IIE. Room 401, Phase 1, HKCEC, Wan Chai. Friday,  4pm-8pm. Tel 2603 5771 or view http://www.iiehongkong.org/

HIGHER AND CONTINUING

Hong Kong Institute of Education 10th Anniversary Celebrations. Tai Po campus, today. Information Day, 9.30am-5pm; Make A Wish for Hong Kong Education, 1.30pm-3pm; symposiums on reform of the academic structure for senior secondary education, 9am-12pm; and early childhood education, 9am-12.30pm. Visit www.ied.edu.hk

Chung Chi College Alumni Day: CCC Alumni Room, LG/F, Administration Building. Today. Reception 5.30pm-6.45pm, dinner 7pm-9pm. $150. Tel 2609 6449.

Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Protonated Ions: HKUST Dept of Chemistry seminar. Speaker, Professor Takeshi Oka, Depts of Chemistry, Astronomy/Astrophysics and the Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Illinois, US. Room 2404, 2/F (Lifts 17,18), HKUST. Monday, 4pm-5pm. In English, free. Tel 2358 7359 or visit www.chem.ust.hk/seminars/seminars.html

Scholarly Publishing Workshop - Year 2004 Journal Publishing:  by HKUST Library. Speakers: Paul Evans and Clare Marl, Elsevier, China. Seminar Room, 1/F, University Centre. Tuesday, from 2.30pm-4pm. English, free. Tel 2358 6707 or e-mail lbalice@ust.hk

Case Studies of Environmental Supply Chain Management: Hong Kong, Macau and China: Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management. Speaker Joyce Tsoi. Room 829, 8/F Knowles Building, HKU. Wednesday, from 12.45pm-1.45pm. Tel 2859 2721, e-mail cupem@hkusua.hku.hk or visit www.hku.hk/cupem

A New Look at Music Production in Early 17th Century Valencian Churches: HKU Dept of Music research colloquium. G16 Hung Hing Ying Building, HKU. Wednesday, 5pm, e-mail irene@hku.hk

Policy Forum on Senior Secondary School Reform - from 5-2-3 to 3-3-4: co-organised by the Faculty of Education, HKU and the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong University Education Alumni Association.  LG06, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU. Next Saturday, 2.30pm-6pm.Tel 2859 2533 or e-mail cwkyan@hkucc.hku.hk

EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

Ming-Qing Paintings and Calligraphy from the Shen Zhen Museum: exhibition jointly organised by the Chinese Civilisation Centre, City University of Hong Kong and Shen Zhen Museum. Gallery, 6/F Amenities Building, CityU. Now until December 15.  Tel 2194 2477 for details.

Send listings to Ian Watson, Education, South China Morning Post, 16/F, Somerset House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Road, Quarry Bay. Fax 2811 1048, e-mail thelist@scmp.com by noon. Deadline is noon on Tuesday.



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