主持人:Carol Mang
Every week, all around Hong Kong, there are many fascinating talks and lectures happening, on a variety of topics. You can easily find them online by looking at the websites of our universities, societies, and libraries. We've chosen ten for you to listen to here on Radio 3. For the next few Sunday mornings, starting Sunday 9th July at 7.30am, Carol Mang will be introducing abridged versions of what we think are a great selection of talks for you to listen to, and indulge your... Mind Matters.
Sunday mornings at 7.30... on Radio 3
In this week's episode, we will talk about the Chinese ports system. Dr. Li Zigui from the Sun Yat-sen University in China will tell us her latest research about China’s effort in river navigation since the Opium War. She will explore the treaty port system’s impact on local society and China’s modernization trajectory in the late 19th century. Dr Li was invited by the University of Hong Kong to give a talk entitled “The Counterparty to Chinese Business: The Upper Yangtze Steam Navigation Scheme and the Opening of Chungking.”
主持人:Carol Mang
In this week's episode, we will talk about medical humanities. Professor Peter Singer from Princeton University will present arguments against beliefs of equal value of human life, brain death and whether it is always wrong for a doctor intentionally to take a human life. Professor Singer was invited by Hong Kong Ethics Lab and HKU’s Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit to give a talk entitled “Life and Death Decisions in Medicine”. Sundays from 7.30am to 8am... on Radio 3