The Society of Hong Kong and Chinese Affairs, SHKCA

Maintained by Daniel Chan,

Announcement:

:: Mid-Autumn Moon Festival ::

  • Event: Mid-autumn Moon Festival
  • Location: Capanile Esplanade
  • Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm- Our First offical Event for this semester!

    - Join us and celebrate the Moon festival with us!
    - There will be food, games, riddles, fruits and mooncake!
    - And most important, a BBQ!
    - Come meet new friends and bring along old friends, and have a fun Thursday night!


Recent News update:

September 6: China to press N.Korea on nuclear dispute

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will "reach out" to get North Korea to accept rules to vet its nuclear disclosures, a U.S. envoy said after talks on Saturday seeking to revive momentum in the North's faltering atomic disarmament steps.. Read more here at Swissinfo


Message from the President:

Message from the President,

Dear SHKCA,

Thank you for all who attended our Welcome night orientation. It was refreshing to see new faces and new prospective members. I would like to congratulate everyone for a successful Welcome Night, and will be looking forward to getting to know everyone and meeting more members.

Announcements:

For those interested in becoming a member of SHKCA or wanted to apply to become an intern or an officer, please look for the forms online or look for the SHKCA table on Sproul.

SHKCA tabling hours are

Monday, Wednesday from 10:00am-2:00pm

Tuesdays, and Thursday from 12:00pm-2:00pm

You can submit your forms and/or pay your membership dues at our tables.

Internship/Officer application deadlines: Sept 11. (next week)

(All applicants must be SHKCA members)

September Events:

9/11 Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

When: 7:00pm-10:00pm

Where: Campanile Esplanade

Come spend an evening with SHKCA under the almost full moon. (9/14 is actually date on lunar calendar) There will be games, food, and prizes. Lantern riddles, BBQ, and much much more.

9/20 Visiting Berkeley Art Museum: "MahJong" Gala (Saturday)

When: 12:00pm-3:00pm

Where: Berkeley Art Museum (across from Unit 1)

Information about the art: http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/press/release/TXT0224

"The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) announces a major exhibition of contemporary Chinese art, on view at the museum from September 10, 2008, through January 4, 2009. Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection is drawn from the collection of Uli Sigg, a Swiss collector whose long and close ties to China have enabled him to build a collection that is unrivaled in quality, scope, and size."

9/25 A Visit from David Fraser

When: 7:00pm-9:00pm

Where: 2070 VLSB

On behalf of SHKCA, we look forward to our semester together learning more and getting to know each other better.

Sincerely,

David Zhang

President of SHKCA

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