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I‧CARE Forum on Civility – The Humility of Success by Ms. Hui On Wah, film director

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Date:

15 Mar 2012

Time:

4:30pm – 6:30pm

Venue:

LT6, Lee Shau Kee Building

Speaker(s):

Ms. Hui On Wah, film director

Biography of Speaker:

Renowned director of Hong Kong, one of the representative directors of the New Wave. Works are closely linked to social issues. Award-winning works include the recent “A Simple Life” which swept the Venice Film Festival. In January 2012, Ann Hui was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in the Sixth Asian Film Awards.

Enquiries:

3943-1338

Synopsis of Lecture:

Bitter is the days gone by. In 1972, Ann Hui got her Master’s degree in Arts in the University of Hong Kong. She set off for Britain to study films, while her contemporaries were busy becoming government officials and lawyers. Being in the male-dominated film industry for several decades and from “Vietnam Triology” to “Tin Shui Wai Series”, there has not been much business acumen in her works, only the constant affiliation of the joys and sorrows of life of our times. To her, a life in films has always been about financing the next project, as well as leading a simple life with her Japanese mother when she is off from work. Has the hard-earned international recognition of “A Simple Life” led her closer to the ideal world of film, or the best is still yet to come?

Sweetness is laden in the seemingly ordinary. For Ann Hui to talk about herself is simply beyond a thousand words. It takes hard work to accomplish success and in embracing it, one should not forget about the struggles along the way and this time, it is Ann Hui’s turn to tell her story.

Remarks:

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“CUHK Floral Festival 2012” comprises a series of three University Lectures on Civility and a Floral Festival on 29 March 2012 as highlights. Details as follows:

Lecture Series:
(1) The Nobility of Failure
(2) The Humility of success
(3) The Resilience of Youth

Floral Festival:
Blossoms of Life Floral Festival