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SCMP Reporter

Schools & Families
Open day: Learning Habitat kindergarten and bilingual nursery. Shop 2, 5/F, Hampton Loft, 11 Hoi Fan Road, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon. Today, until 4pm. Tel Natalie Tam, 2501 5105; e-mail contact@learninghabitat.org
Open house: Harbour School (kindergarten and primary) drop-in day for parents with children 3-7. Mondays from October 15, 9.30am-11.30am. Tel 2816 5222; e-mail info@theharbourschool.edu.hk
Halloween workshops: toddlers to six-year-olds. October 15-30, various venues, times and prices. Kids Gallery Co Ltd, 21/F Coda Plaza, 51 Garden Road, Central. Tel 2501 4842/Kln 2337 1001; www.kidsgallery.com
Read-aloud training: parents with children up to age 11. Bring Me A Book Hong Kong Ltd. Room 602, 10 Pottinger Street, Central. Tel Rita Poon, 2127 4533.
English Club: Room 405, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty. Sundays 3pm-6pm. $50/year; my_bcec@yahoo.com
Higher & Continuing
OUHK information day: JUPAS admission. Open University of Hong Kong, 30 Good Shepherd Street, Ho Man Tin. Today, 1.30pm-5.30pm. Tel 2711 2100; www.ouhk.edu.hk/jupas/infoday.
Postgraduate diploma in early childhood education: HKBU/SCE courses information seminar (IS): Room 1009, Chan WWK SCE Tower, BaptistU Road campus. Today,  2pm-3.30pm. Tel 3411 2833.
International writers' symposium: various disciplines, seminars and workshops. HKBU campus. Monday to Monday week. Tel 3411 7173. www.iww.hkbu.edu.hk/
The changing nature of scholarly publishing and the growth of electronic information: English-Speaking Union meeting. Peter Sidorko, HKU, and Suzanne Ensom, ESU Edinburgh. HK Park Sports Centre, Room 1, G/F, 29 Cotton Tree Drive, Queensway. Monday, 6.45pm-8pm. Tel Venni Tam, 2186 8449, 9am-noon; e-mail esuhk@netvigator.com
Determinants of household saving in China: HKU School of Economics and Finance workshop. Speaker Prof Eswar Prasad, CornellU. Room 910, K.K. Leung Building, HKU. Tuesday, 4.30pm-6pm. E-mail mabel@econ.hku.hk; www.econ.hku.hk/workshop/cworkshop.html
LingnanU 37th congregation: PAO/Chan Tak Tai Auditorium. Tuesday, 9am. Tel 2616 8963. [2] Information day. On campus. Next Saturday, 11am-6pm. Tel: 2616 8989; www.LN.edu.hk/uhs/
Teacher cognition and second language grammar: HKU Faculty of Education seminar. Speaker Dr Simon Borg. LG01, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, HKU. Tuesday, 5pm-6.30pm. [2] Developments and challenges: Same speaker and venue, Wednesday, 12.45pm-2pm. [3] Assessing the impact of teacher education: Same speaker and venue. Thursday, 2.30pm-4.30pm.
New urbanity in large-scale development projects: Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Barcelona: HKU/CUPEM seminar. Speaker Dr Stan Majoor, Universiteit van Amsterdam/HKU. Room 829, Knowles Building, HKU. Wednesday, 12.45pm-1.45pm. Tel Ms Kwok, 2859 2721; www.hku.hk/cupem
Distinguished scholar lecture 2007: LingnanU B.SS (Hons.) programme. Lam Woo L/T, Room MB-G06, Main Building. Speaker Prof Stephen Lewis, Carleton College. Wednesday, 5pm-6pm. Tel Ivy Kong, 2616 7176.
Entrepreneurialism, risk assessment and private investment in China: HKU Faculty of Law/IAPBL/HawaiiU, Manoa/AIIFL symposium. Convocation Room, 2/F Main Building, HKU. Thursday,  8.45am-5pm. Tel 2859 2941; e-mail fkleung@hku.hk
PolyU symposium: Room TU201, HTI Dept, PolyU. October 20, 8.15am-6pm.
Education information day: HKIEd Tai Po campus. Next Saturday. Tel Joanna To, 2948 6173.
Exhibitions & Events
Canadian Education Fair: Exhibition Hall, 3/F Low Block, China Resources Building, Wan Chai. Today, 1pm-6pm. Tel 2524 9668; www.studycanada.ca/hongkong [2] Secondary school seminar: Langley, BC. Canadian Education Centre, Room 1216, China Merchants Tower, Shun Tak Centre.  Monday, 6pm-8pm; www.studyinlangley.com
US higher education fair: Conrad Hotel. Tomorrow, noon-4pm. Contact Michelle Mak, IIE, room 601, General Commercial Building, 156-164 Des Voeux Road. Tel 2603 5771, ext 104.
Innovative connoisseurship: exhibition of Nigensha's fine reproduction of the Treasures of Chinese painting and calligraphy: Lam Woo Conference Centre, Shaw Campus, HKBU. Until October 23.  Tel 2353 5167; www.hkbu.edu.hk/announce/ava07092717.jpg
Looking Ahead
Japan, China and Asean in East Asian community building: HKBU Government and International Studies Dept. Speaker Dr Kitti Prasirtsuk, ThammasatU, Thailand. Room 802, Lam Building, Shaw Campus, HKBU. Monday, October 22, 4.30pm-6.30pm. Tel 3411 5726.
Yew Chung International School: Primary section introductory meeting (IM). 3 To Fuk Road, Kowloon Tong. October 24, 9.15am-noon. [2] Secondary section IM. Same venue and time. October 25. [3] Early childhood education IM. Same venue and date, 2pm-3.30pm.



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