Bulletin No. 2, 2013

56   Chinese University Bulletin No. 2, 2013 Conference on Asian Urbanism and Beyond The 18th Inter-University Seminar on Asian Megacities entitled ‘Asian Urbanism and Beyond’ was held from 15 to 17 August. Jointly organized by the Urban Studies Programme, the Department of Geography and Resource Management and the Faculty of Social Science, the international conference attracted more than 150 scholars from 15 countries. Prof. Fanny M.C. Cheung, Pro-Vice- Chancellor of CUHK, and Mr. Ling Kar-kan (photo), Director of Planning of the HKSAR Government, officiated at the opening ceremony. Mr. Ling also delivered opening remarks entitled the ‘DNA of Hong Kong Urbanism’. Conference on Future of English in Asia Organized by the Department of English, the international conference on ‘The Future of English in Asia: Perspectives on Language and Literature’ was held from 19 to 21 April. World-renowned writers, poets, scholars and researchers on English were joined by publishers, HKSAR Education Bureau representatives, and members of the public to discuss a wide variety of topics related to English literature, linguistics and education. Speakers included Prof. Andy Kirkpatrick, professor in linguistics, Griffith University, Australia. Intellectual Cross-currents Translation and Modernization in East Asia Organized by the Research Centre for Translation o f t he I ns t i t u t e o f Ch i ne s e St ud i e s , t he International Conference on ‘Translation and Modernization in East Asia in the 19th and Early 20th Century Conference’ was held from 29 to 31 May. Over 100 scholars read their papers. The conference aimed at studying the role played by translation in the modernization process of East Asian countries and establishing a platform for further international collaboration among researchers of the field. Consul General on Sino-US Relations Organized by the Alumni and Corporate Affairs Office of the Faculty of Business Administration, the Global Leader Series was held on 6 June. Mr. Stephen Young, US Consul General, was invited to speak on ‘Reflections on China as Seen through the Prism of 33 Years in the US Foreign Service’. The event attracted an audience of over 200, including diplomats, officials of the PRC in Hong Kong, and guests from a wide spectrum of professions.