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SCMP Reporter

SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES

Independent Schools Foundation Academy Open Day: 373 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai. Today, 2pm-5pm; Primary One briefing, 2.30pm; Secondary One, 3.30pm. Student performance, 3pm. Tel 2202 2000/2035 or e-mail enquiry@isf.edu.hk

Learning Habitat Kindergarten and Bilingual Nursery Open House: Shop No. 2, Hampton Loft, 11 Hoi Fan Road, Tai Kok Tsui. Today,  10am-4pm. Tel Brenda 2363 1500 or visit www.learninghabitat.org

Yew Chung Early Childhood Education Section Open Day: 29 Kent Road, Kowloon Tong; 151 Waterloo Road, Kowloon; and 3 Somerset Road, Kowloon Tong. Today,  10am-4pm. Tel 2338 0264 or visit www.ycef.com

Hong Kong Youth Arts Festival: Arts in the Plaza 2005: Stanley Plaza. Tomorrow, October 30, 2pm-5pm. Festival runs until December 10. Visit hkyaf.com

Hong Kong Small Artists in Residence - Kids' Gallery Exhibition: Basement 1 (outside CitySuper), Times Square, Causeway Bay. Ends tomorrow,  10am-10pm. Tel 2501 4842 or visit www.kidsgallery.com

Phoenix International School/Renaissance College Introductory Tour: No. 5 Tonkin St, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon. Tuesday,  9am-10.15am. Tel 2708 2239.

HIGHER AND CONTINUING

Why Boys Fail and What Can We Do? Seminar. HKU Faculty of Education. Speaker radio personality Tang Oi-lam. HKBU, Room WLB203, Wing Lung Bank Building, Wan Fook Road, Kowloon Tong. Tomorrow,  2.15pm-4.30pm. In Cantonese. E-mail yfleung@hkusua.hku.hk, tel Ms Lee at 2595 3019, or visit www.hku.hk/education/alumni-highlights.htm

Chinese Classical Novels - Value of the Jin Ping Mei: PolyU talk series. Culture Promotion and Events Office. Speaker Professor Chang Song-hing. Chiang Chen Studio Theatre. Monday,  5.30pm. In Cantonese. Tickets free from JCA information counter. Tel Phyllis Mak, 2766 4659 or visit www.cpc.polyu.edu.hk/

Information Ethics - Management Research Seminar: CityU Faculty of Business. Speakers professors Robert Davison and Maris Martinsons. FoB Studio G7534, 7/F Academic Building, CityU. Tuesday,  4pm-5pm. Tel 2788 7853, e-mail mghempel@cityu.edu.hk or visit www.cityu.edu.hk/mgt/

Economic Returns to Communist Party Membership: Evidence from Chinese Twins: Department of Economics, LingnanU. Speaker Professor Li Hongbin, CUHK. SO322, LingnanU, Tuesday,  2.30pm-4pm. In English. Tel 2616 7182/7919.

Villainy in Venice: HKU Faculty of Law lecture to be delivered by Lord Millett on The Merchant of Venice trial scene. Council Chamber, 8/F Meng Wah Complex, HKU. Thursday,  6.30pm-7.30pm. [2] Property and Restitution - Drawing the Boundary: HKU Faculty of Law (Common Law Lecture Series). Same speaker. Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU. Monday, November 7, 6.30pm-7.30pm. Tel 2859 2951 or e-mail ewlli@hkusua.hku.hk

Conference on Cultural Diversity, Learning Life and Development of University Students: conference organised by HKU Office of Student Affairs/Wu Jieh-Yee Research Fund. Council Chamber, 8/F, Meng Wah Complex, Friday,  2pm-5.40pm. In English. Tel Emily Wong 2859 2305, e-mail supportu@hku.hk or visit www.hku.hk/osa/whatshot/conference/main.html

EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

Stephen Framil Cello Recital:  Centre for the Arts. HKUST Exposition Hall. Monday,  7pm-8.30pm. Contact Jeddy Mok, tel 2358 6149 or visit www.ust.hk'cfa

Han Tang Yuefu Ensemble: Taiwanese Nanguan music and Pear Garden dance movements for the Lantern Festival. HKU Department of Music. Loke Yew Hall, Tuesday,  7.30pm. $80 and $40. Tel 2859 7045, e-mail sharonlu@hku.hk or visit www.hku.hk/music/concerts

Run with Wanyoike, Run with HKIEd:  Wednesday,  2pm-4pm. Central Plaza, HKIEd. Tel 2948 6292/8468 or view www.ied.edu.hk/run

The Work of Goddess - Tianhou Shengji Tin by Vu Ping and Ren Ping: Chinese Civilisation Centre exhibition. 6/F Gallery, Amenities Building, CityU. Until November 6, 10am-7pm. Tel 2194 2477.

LOOKING AHEAD

Minding your Ps and Qs - How to be Polite in Different Countries and Cultures: English Speaking Union. Speaker Dr Gillian Bickley. G06 The Centre, 99 Queen's Road Central. Monday, November 7, 6,30pm-8pm. Members $75, others $90/$25. Tel 2186 8449 or e-mail esuhk@netvigator.com.

Poverty and Human Rights - with Special Reference to Children: HKBU public lecture. Speaker Professor Peter Townsend. Dr and Mrs Hung Hin-shiu Lecture Theatre, G/F, Jockey Club School of Chinese Medicine Building, HKBU Road Campus, Kowloon Tong. November 9, 3.30pm-5.30pm. Tel 3411 5577.



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