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SCMP Reporter

Schools & Families
North American boarding schools fair: Institute of International Education (IIE). Conrad Hotel Ballroom, Admiralty. Tomorrow, 1pm-4pm. Tel 2603 5771.
Lights, camera, action: Faust International Youth Theatre charity fund-raiser for True Children's Home. Island School, 20 Borrett Road, Mid-Levels. Next Saturday, 2pm-5pm. Tel 2547 9114.  E-mail: info@faustworld.com
Higher & Continuing
Genre-based literacy teaching: the Sydney School. CityU HCLS seminar and workshops. Speakers: Prof James Martin and Dr Susan Hood. Shaw Library seminar room 3, CityU. Monday-Wednesday,  3pm-6pm. Tel 3442 6604.
Education matters: HKIEd public lecture. Speaker: Lowell Lo. Room D2-LP-05, Tai Po Campus, HKIEd. Monday, 4pm-5.30pm. Tel 2948 6043.
The music instinct: the evolutionary history of human musical and linguistic ability. HKU Dept of Music. Speaker: Steven Mithen, ReadingU, UK. Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU. Monday,  6pm-7pm. E-mail: irene@hku.hk
Cross-cultural communication and public speaking: English-Speaking Union monthly meeting. The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association, Room 603, 3 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai. Monday, 6.45pm-8pm. ESU members HK$75, non-members HK$90, students HK$25. Tel 2186 8449.
Authorial voice, interpersonal stance and appraisal in student writing: CityU HCLS seminar. Speaker: Dr Peter White, AdelaideU. P4907, Purple Zone, Academic Building, CityU. Tuesday, 11am-12.30pm. Tel 3442 6604.
Dialogue with Chris Patten: HKU General Education Unit public forum with the last governor of Hong Kong, Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, HKU. Tuesday, 3.30pm-5pm. Tel 2241 5044.
Hongkongers in New Zealand: HKU Centre of Asian Studies seminar. Speaker Dr Manying Ip, AucklandU. CAS Reading Room G4, C.N. Tang Building, HKU. Tuesday, 4.30pm-5.30pm.  Tel 2859 2460.
Global trends in mediation: HKU Faculty of Law seminar. Speaker: Phillip Howell-Richardson, ADR Group, London. International Arbitration Centre, 38/F, Two Exchange Square, Central. Tuesday, 7pm-8pm. [2] Mediation advocacy workshop: Same speaker and venue. Wednesday, 9.30am-1pm. Tel 2241 5939.
Molecular genetics and cell signalling in cancer and cancer metastasis: HKU Dept of Pathology/Croucher Foundation Advanced Study Institute seminar. LT/1, K.H. Cheung Conference Centre, G/F, Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road, HKU. Wednesday,  9am-4pm. Tel 2855 4875.
Freeze frame: key moments in American literature to 1865. HKU School of Modern Languages and Cultures/American studies talk. Speaker: Prof Susan Castillo, King's College, London. Room MB151, Main Building, HKU. Wednesday, 1pm-3pm. E-mail pswirski@hku.hk
France in Europe: HKU School of Modern Languages and Cultures. Speaker Christian Ramage, Deputy Consul-General of France, HK & Macau. Room LG103, K.K. Leung Building, HKU. Wednesday,  4pm-5pm. E-mail: martinez@hkucc.hku.hk
The blood of Yingzhou district: HKU School of Modern Languages and Cultures documentary film (English subtitles) and panel discussion on children in Anhui province who lost their parents to Aids. HKU. Room MG07, Main Building, HKU. Thursday, 4.30pm-7pm. Tel 2219 4404.
The law of monopoly control in the EC and UK: HKU Faculty of Law seminar. Speaker Prof Mark Furse, GlasgowU. Council Chamber, 8/F Meng Wah Complex, HKU. Thursday, 6.30pm-7.30pm. Tel 2859 2941.
The US Election: Between promise and performance. HKU Dept of Sociology talk. Speaker: Barry Weisberg, US. Friday, midday-1.30pm. Tel 2859 2299.
Criminal justice in Singapore: winds of change? HKU Faculty of Law seminar. Speaker: Prof Michael Hor, NationalU, Singapore and HKU. Room 303, K.K. Leung Building, HKU. Friday, 1pm-2pm. Tel 2859 2941.
Parents as education partners: HKIEd parent-teacher summit. K.P. Tin Lecture Theatre, D1-LP-02, HKIEd. Next Saturday, 10am-4.30pm. Tel 2948 6061. Taskforce for research on child neuropsychological profile in Hong Kong: HKU Dept of Psychology seminar.  Room P1, Y.M. Chong Building, HKU. Next Saturday, 10am-midday. In Chinese
Exhibitions & Events
From 30,000ft above: CUHK photographic exhibition by Prof Cheung Chan-fai. New Asia College Ch'ien Mu Library, CUHK. Ends Friday. Weekdays 8.20am-10pm, Saturdays until 7pm, Sundays 1pm-7pm. Tel 2609 7655.
Visions of the celestial empire: China's image in western cartography. Centre of Asian Studies exhibition. 1/F Gallery, T.T. Tsui Building, University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU. Until next Sunday.
A Hanlin scholar's legacy: exhibition of handwritten letters to Lai Chi-hsi from distinguished contemporaries. CUHK Library Exhibition Hall, until November 30. Mon.-Sat. 10am-7pm; Sun. 1pm-7pm. Tel 2609 7301.
Looking Ahead
Literature and information technology: CityU Dept of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics 4th international conference. Speakers: Profs Yu Shiwen and Hsieh Chin-Chun, PekingU and Academia Sinica. Multimedia Conference Room MM, Y.C. Cheng Building, CityU. Nov 11-13. 9.45am-5pm. Tel 2788 8702/5.
FOCUS monthly meeting: roundtable discussion with developmental paediatrician Dr Hannah Tsang. Suite 2909, Pacific Plaza, 418 Des Voeux Road West, Hong Kong. Nov 11, 10am-noon.  Tel 2849 8218.
A service learning approach: preparing professionals to assist families of children with exceptional needs - an outcome assessment. HKU Faculty of Education seminar. Speaker: Dr Sarah Lam. LG01, Hui Oi Chow Building, HKU. November 12, 12.45pm-2pm.



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