Fall Issue, 2014

The Endowed Professorships Public Lecture Series commenced in April 2014 to share knowledge with the community. www.hku.hk/ephku/publiclectures T aking the world historical event of the global 60s as an example, the lecture reconsidered the place of China in that event from the perspectives of literary communities that may be considered the South to the Chinese North, such as Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam, and through this process, propose a new conception of world literature. (From left) Mr Alan Chan; Mr Anthony Chan 陳國雄 ; Professor Shih Shu-mei; Professor Douglas Kerr 顧德諾 , Dean of Arts; Ms Donna Chan and Dr Si Chung-mou 施仲謀 FromWorldHistory toWorld Literature: China, the South, and the Global 60s Hon-Yin and Suet-Fong Chan Professor in Chinese 陳漢賢伉儷基金教授（中文） Shih Shu-mei 史書美 Understanding Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility in Hong Kong Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professor in Political Economy 黃乾亨黃英豪基金教授（政治經濟學） Richard Y C Wong 王于漸 I ndividual income inequality has been rising because of underinvestment in education and lack of inflow of quality human capital. (From left) Professor Peter Mathieson 馬斐森 , Dr Christina Mathieson, Dr Jane Chan 陳真光 (PDipID 2007), Dr Philip Wong 黃乾亨 (BA 1955; Hon LLD 1996), Professor Richard Wong (From left) Mrs Helen Liang, Professor David Lung, Mrs Jill Gallie and Mr Tim Gallie Wonders Beyond Boundaries: The Tale of Humanity, Heritage and theWorld Lady Edith Kotewall Professor in the Built Environment 羅旭龢夫人基金教授 (建築環境) David P Y Lung 龍炳頤 P laces of world wonders may be geographically defined, but their beauty and significance go beyond any form of boundaries defined by mankind. They represent a databank of human knowledge, beliefs, values and developments that inspires us and helps us to understand one another, regardless of gender, race or culture. 22 Giving in Focus