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Course Title
Talk Series on Emerging Technologies — Science, Opportunities and Challenges: (1) Nature’s Red Pencil – Writing and Rewriting Genomes (New)
Organising Division
Curriculum Development Institute
First Issue Date and Time
2019/06/05 14:25
Latest Issue Date and Time
2019/07/05 09:17
Events(s)
| Event (ID) |
Session |
Date |
Time |
No. of Hours |
Venue |
Speaker(s) / Facilitator(s) |
Max. no. of participants |
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AA
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1
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2019/07/12
(Fri)
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14:30
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17:00 |
2.5
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Lecture Theatre, 4/F, West Block, EDB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong
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Dr Bo Gao (Assistant Professor of the School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty & Medicine, The University of Hong Kong);
Dr Alan Wong (Assistant Professor of the School of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong);
Dr Angela Wu, Assistant Professor in the Division of Life Science and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
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300
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Applicant
2019/07/10
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Recommending / Approving Officer
2019/07/11
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1. This talk is co-organised by the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK) and the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE).
2. Please refer to the attachment for the biographies of the speakers.
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| Event (ID) |
Session |
Closing date for |
Remark |
| Applicant |
Recommending / Approving Officer |
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AA
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1 |
2019/07/10 |
2019/07/11 |
1. This talk is co-organised by the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences (YASHK) and the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE).
2. Please refer to the attachment for the biographies of the speakers.
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Background
In the past few centuries, we have been witnessing the huge impacts of advancements in science and technology on the socio-economic developments of our society. Assisted by the new technologies, the productivity and the living standards of people have been raised tremendously, but also with awareness and ramifications on the health and sustainability of our environment.
We are currently at the dawn of a new industrial revolution and the impacts of technology on our society is even greater. Emerging technologies such as quantum engineering, genome editing, AI and renewable energy will likely have a revolutionary impact on our way of living, our planet, and our way of understanding nature and even ourselves.
The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences and the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education are committed to informing our school teachers and students about the latest emerging technologies, to prepare our next generations for the opportunities and challenges ahead of us.
Objective(s)
1. To introduce the basic principles and applications of gene editing; and
2. To discuss the ethical issues surrounding the genome editing technologies.
Content Area
Subject Knowledge & Pedagogy/Learning & Teaching (V)
Enrolment
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Enrolment Method:
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Web enrolment
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Number of Nominees from Each School/Unit:
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10
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Requiring School Priority:
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Yes
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Maximum No. of Event(s) selectable:
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1
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First-Come, First-Served:
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Yes
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Enquiry
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Contact Person(s):
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Mr William Lau
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Enquiry Telephone No:
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3698 3440
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Email Address:
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laumankit@edb.gov.hk
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Remarks
1. Special Arrangements for Bad Weather
a. Course/Activity in the morning session will be cancelled when Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above is issued at or after 6:30 am.
b. Course/Activity in the afternoon session will be resumed when Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or Typhoon Signal No.8 or above is cancelled at or before 11:30 am. Otherwise, the Course /Activity is declared to be cancelled.
c. Participants will be notified of further arrangement in due course.
2. Car Park Arrangement
No car parks will be provided at venue.
3. Being late or early leave for more than 30 minutes will not be counted as achieving 100% attendance.
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