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20 February 2012
	Fringe Club Play-Reading Group in Association with ESU (HK)
	Venue: Fotogalerie, The HK Fringe Club, 1/F, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong. The Play this time: "Faith Healer" by Brian Friel Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham
18 February 2012
	HERITAGE WALK - "Early Pioneers of Western Education in Colonial Hong Kong"
	Start: 10am sharp. Meeting Place: Mid-levels Escalator walkway above Queen's Road Central (i.e. where the Escalator walkway and Queen's Road Central intersect) North side. Above the former Central Market building. Ends: Outside the St John's Building, Garden Road. Finish: 12.30pm There will be a self-paying lunch to follow for those who are interested and who book early enough for this to be arranged.
13 February 2012
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8pm Venue: Aston Education, Unit 7E, China Overseas Building, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai (by courtesy of the Institute) MTR Wanchai (Exit A2, few steps away from Fairwood Fast Food Store). Guest Speaker: Dr Arthur McNeill Topic: ¡§Native & Non-Native Speaker Teachers of English: Language Awareness Same Same?¡¨
17 January 2012
	ENGLISH READING CLUB (Formerly Say Your Piece!)
	Time: 7-9pm Venue: ESU Office, Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, No. 1, Kornhill Rd, HK. (MTR Taikoo Exit A2) Led by Dr Gillian Bickley
16 January 2012
	Fringe Club Play-Reading Group in Association with ESU (HK)
	Venue: Fotogalerie, The HK Fringe Club, 1/F, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong. The Play this time: "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde Facilitators: Dr Mike Ingham; Mr Julian Quail
19 December 2011
	Fringe Club Play-Reading Group in Association with ESU (HK)
	Venue: Fotogalerie, The HK Fringe Club, 1/F, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong. The Play this time: ¡§Six Characters Looking for An Author¡¨ (Luigi Pirandello) in an English version by David HARROWER Facilitators: Dr Mike Ingham; Mr Julian Quail
17 December 2011
	The ESU CHRISTMAS PARTY
	Time: 2pm - 5pm Venue: the ESU Office, Room 510A, 5/F., Kornhill Plaza Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Road, Hong Kong (MTR Taikoo Exit A2)
13 December 2011
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7pm-9pm Meeting Place: ESU office, Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, No. 1, Kornhill Rd, HK (MTR Taikoo Exit A2) Led by Dr Gillian Bickley
10 December 2011
	ESU Gods and Guards: Tung Chung Walk
	Registration & Short Briefing: 10.00am sharp Venue/Meeting Place: Tung Chung MTR station concourse, outside "paid area" near Exit B (sign directs to Ngong Ping) (To reach here from the MTR Central Station, take the Sunny Bay Line to Tung Chung station, which is the end of the line. Otherwise, change to the Sunny Bay Line from elsewhere within the MTR system.) Finish about 12.30pm (approx) at the Fort. You will be guided back to the Yat Tung bus-stop to return to the Tung Chung MTR station. Optional group lunch (shared expense) at local Indian restaurant (near the Fort) for those who wish. Led by long-term Hong Kong resident and writer, Dr Gillian Bickley.
01 December 2011
	ESU (HK) 10th Anniversary Banquet
	Time: 7.00pm - 10.30pm Venue: Ladies' Recreation Club, 10 Old Peak Road, Mid-Levels, HK.
21 November 2011
	Play-Reading in Association with the Fringe
	Time 7.15pm-9.00pm Venue: Fotogalerie, The HK Fringe Club, 1/F, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong. The Play this time: ¡§Toad of Toad Hall¡¨ by A.A. Milne ESU Facilitators: Dr Mike Ingham & Mr Julian Quail
07 November 2011
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Topic: "Gifted Education" Guest Speaker: Ms Yoshie LEE Yuen-ping Venue: Room 602, The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, 3, Lockhart Road, Wanchai. Time: 6.45-8.00pm
21 October 2011
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8pm Venue: Aston Institute, 5/F Tai Yip Bldg, 141 Thomson Rd, Wanchai (MTR Wanchai Exit A4). Theme: "Public-Speaking & ESU Scholarships" Guest Speakers: Mr Chan Cho-kit, Mr Griffith Cheng and Ms Winnie Chan
18 October 2011
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	AN INTERACTIVE OCCASION Meeting place: ESU office, Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, No. 1, Kornhill Rd, HK (MTR Taikoo Exit B, Exit A is temporarily closed) Maximum numbers apply. Register early to secure a place. Bring a book, poem, article, or similar, to share with the group or to ask questions about! The only rule is, "Please speak in English!"
17 October 2011
	Fringe Club Play-Reading in cooperation with the ESU (HK)
	The Play this time: "Confusions¡¨ by Alan Ayckbourn Time: 7.15pm - 9.00pm Venue: The HK Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong. Facilitators: Dr Mike Ingham & Mr Julian Quail
27 September 2011
	33rd ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	The Play this time: "The The End of the Beginning¡¨ by Sean O¡¦Casey Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. ESU Facilitator: Dr Verner Bickley
26 September 2011
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	A joint event with the Island Toastmasters Club. Time: 6.30pm - 8pm Venue: Hong Kong Japanese Club, 18/F, 68 Yee Wo Street, Paliburg Plaza (next to Regal HK Hotel), Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Topic: "Be the Best You Can Be - In Every Way" Guest Speaker: Ms June DALLY-WATKINS, OAM
10 September 2011
	ESU SPEECH FESTIVAL TEACHER TRAINING 2011 (10 September - 8 October)
	Saturday, 10 September 2011 Choral/ Harmonic Choral Speaking. Venue: Rm 1003, 10/F HK Federation of Youth Groups Building, 21 Pak Fuk Rd, Quarry Bay (MTR Quarry Bay Exit C Model Lane) Saturday, 17 September 2011 Solo Prose Speaking, Solo Prose Reading, Bible Reading. Dramatic Duologue. Venue: BroadLearning Education, 22/F One Landmark East, 100 How Ming St., Kwun Tong, Kowloon (MTR Kwun Tong Exit APM) Saturday, 24 September 2011 Solo Dramatic Performance, Dramatic Scenes, Shakespeare Monologue. Thematic Group Speaking. Public-Speaking Solo, Public-Speaking Team. Venue: Aston Institute, 5/F, Tai Yip Building, 141 Thomson Road, Wanchai (MTR Wanchai Exit A4) Saturday, 8 October 2011 Solo Verse Speaking. Venue: BroadLearning Education, 22/F One Landmark East, 100 How Ming St., Kwun Tong, Kowloon (MTR Kwun Tong Exit APM) Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm
11 July 2011
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Venue: Room 602, The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, 3, Lockhart Road, Wanchai. Time: 6.30-8pm Topic: "Life Coaching" Guest Speaker: Ms Janet Nield CHAN
04 July 2011
	Interview Skills Workshop
	Time: 6.30pm - 8pm Venue: The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Conductor: Mr Mark LOASBY
28 June 2011
	32nd ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	The Play this time: "The Inspector's Hound" by Tom Stoppard Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. ESU Facilitator: Dr Verner Bickley
21 June 2011
	SPECIAL SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7-9pm Venue: The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Central, HK. Led by Dr Gillian Bickley Come to meet Dr Olga Walló, Visiting from the Czech Republic. She is a poet, novelist, broadcaster, and journalist, and worked for 35 years for Czech TV as translator and dubbing director.
13 June 2011
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.30pm-8pm Venue: Aston Institute, 5/F, Tai Yip Building, 141 Thomson Road (next to the Hennessy Primary School), Wanchai (MTR Exit A4) ¡X by courtesy of the Institute. Topic: "Tips on Public Speaking from Leaders" Guest Speaker: Mrs Mary SZETO
10 June 2011
	ESU Scholarship Alumni Party
	Time: 6.30pm Venue: Roof Top of The HK Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central.
31 May 2011
	31st ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	The Play this time: "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. ESU Facilitator: Mr Julian Quail
24 May 2011
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7.00-9.00pm Venue: The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Central, HK Led by Dr Gillian Bickley
09 May 2011
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.30pm-8pm Venue: Aston Institute, 5/F, Tai Yip Building, 141 Thomson Road (next to the Hennessy Primary School), Wanchai (MTR Exit A4) ¡X by courtesy of the Institute Topic: "The English Language: Its Literature & Aspects of British Culture in Pre-Independence Singapore, Post-Independence Burma & Indonesia and Post-War Japan" Guest Speaker: Dr Verner BICKLEY
27 April 2011
	30th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	The Play this time: "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. ESU Facilitator: Mr Julian Quail
19 April 2011
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7.00-9.00pm Venue: The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Central, HK Led by Dr Gillian Bickley
14 April 2011
	ESU Scholarships 2011
	Time of Interviews: From 6.30pm Venue: Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza ¡V Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Rd, HK (MTR Taikoo Exit A2). Please see "Events" for the details.
04 April 2011
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6:30pm-8.00pm Venue: Room 602, The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of HK, 3 Lockhart Rd, Wanchai (MTR Wanchai Exit C) Topic: "Talking to Strangers: How HK Students Practise Their English Overseas" Guest Speaker: Dr Philip HOARE
28 March 2011
	29th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	The Play this time: "Hobson's Choice" by Harold Brighouse Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. ESU Facilitator: Mr Julian Quail
26 March 2011
	LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Venue: Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Rd, HK (MTR Taikoo Exit A2) Time: 10.00am - 12.00 noon Language Doctor: Dr Gillian Bickley
15 March 2011
	SPECIAL SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Venue: Fung Ping Shan Art Gallery, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, Bonham Road, Hong Kong Island. Time: 5pm - 7pm Group Leader: Dr Gillian Bickley
07 March 2011
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Venue: Knight Frank HK¡¦s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai (by courtesy of the Company) Time: 6.30pm - 7.55pm Topic: ¡§Post Secondary Options for Hong Kong Students and How to Get There" Guest Speaker: Mr Danny Harrington, M.A. (Oxon)
28 February 2011
	Persuasive English 2011: Debating Workshops
	From 28 February to 12 March 2011. Total 14 sessions for Students, 4 sessions for Teachers. Funded and invited by the Standing Committee on Language and Research, Education Bureau. Workshops conducted by the ESU Debate Squad
28 February 2011
	28th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	The Play this time: "M. Butterfly" by David Henry Hwang Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day.
19 February 2011
	"Early Pioneers of Western Education in Colonial Hong Kong" - Joint event with the Royal Asiatic Society
	Start 10.00am sharp Meeting Place Mid-levels Escalator walkway above Queen's Road Central (i.e. where the Escalator walkway and Queen's Road Central intersect) North side. Opposite the Seven Eleven Store. Ends Outside the St John's Building, Garden Road. Cash Please bring some money for refreshments if needed. Finish 12.30pm Led by HK writer, historian and long-term resident, Dr Gillian Bickley (Author of "The Golden Needle")
14 February 2011
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Venue: Knight Frank HK¡¦s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai (by courtesy of the Company) Time: 6.30pm - 7.55pm Topic: ¡§Plain English¡¨ Guest Speaker: Ms Ruth BENNY
31 January 2011
	27th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	The Play this time: "The Real Inspector Hound" by Tom Stoppard Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham
22 January 2011
	LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Venue: Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Rd, HK (MTR Taikoo Exit A2) Time: 10.00am - 12.00 noon Language Doctor: Dr Gillian Bickley
18 January 2011
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7.00-9.00pm Venue: The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Central, HK Led by Dr Gillian Bickley
10 January 2011
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Venue: Knight Frank HK¡¦s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai (by courtesy of the Company) Topic: "HK's New Academic Structure & New Pathways to Studying in the UK" Guest Speaker: Ms Katherine FORESTIER
18 December 2010
	The ESU CHRISTMAS PARTY
	Date: Saturday, 18 December 2010 Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm Venue: HK College of Technology, Language Centre, 3/F, 412 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay (close to the Canal Road Flyover and opposite the Standard Chartered Bank, MTR Causeway Bay Exit B) (by courtesy of the Language Centre)
17 December 2010
	LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Venue: Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Rd, HK (MTR Taikoo Exit A2) Time: 10.00am - 12.00 noon Language Doctor: Dr Gillian Bickley
14 December 2010
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7.00-9.00pm Venue: The Blue Room, The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Central, HK Led by Dr Gillian Bickley
10 December 2010
	LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Venue: Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Rd, HK (MTR Taikoo Exit A2) Time: 10.00am - 12.00 noon Language Doctor: Mr Chris Hall
06 December 2010
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Venue: Knight Frank HK¡¦s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai (by courtesy of the Company) Topic: "Understanding China: Through the Work of the NGO Amity Foundation" Guest Speaker: Mr Anthony TONG
30 November 2010
	26th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	The Play this time: "The Shape of Things" by Neil LaBute Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham
24 November 2010
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Tuesday, 24 November 2010 Time: 7pm - 9pm Venue: Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Road, Hong Kong (MTR Taikoo Exit A2) Led by Dr Gillian Bickley
23 November 2010
	SAY YOUR PIECE! (A Different and Special type of Activity this November.)
	Date: Tuesday, 23 November 2010 Time: 7.00-9.00pm Venue: The Blue Room, The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Central, HK The session will be led by Dr Gillian Bickley
23 November 2010
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Dates: Tuesday, 23 November 2010 Tuesday, 14 December 2010 Tuesday, 18 January 2011 Tuesday, 15 March 2011 Tuesday, 24 May 2011 Tuesday, 21 June 2011 (All subject to confirmation) Time: 7pm - 9pm Venue: The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong Led by Dr Gillian Bickley
20 November 2010
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Venue: Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Rd, HK (MTR Taikoo Exit A2) Time: 10.00am - 12.00 noon Language Doctor: Dr Gillian Bickley
15 November 2010
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Venue: Knight Frank HK¡¦s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai (by courtesy of the Company) Topic: ¡§The Rule of Three¡¨ Guest Speaker: Mr Robert BULL
26 October 2010
	25th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7-9pm Venue: 2/F Foyer, HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchia. The Play this month: "The Rats" by Agatha Christie ESU Facilitator: Dr Verner Bickley
09 October 2010
	¡§Gods and Guards: Tung Chung Walk - Within sight of the Chek Lap Kok International Airport¡¨
	Led by long-term HK resident and writer, Dr Gillian Bickley. Registration & Short Briefing: 10.00am sharp Venue/Meeting Place: Tung Chung MTR station concourse, outside "paid area" near Exit B (sign directs to Ngong Ping) (To reach here from HK Station, take the Sunny Bay Line to Tung Chung station, which is the end of the line. Otherwise, change to the Sunny Bay Line from elsewhere within the MTR system.) Finish about 12.30pm (approx) at the Fort. You will be guided back to the Yat Tung bus-stop to return to the Tung Chung MTR station. Optional group lunch (shared expense) at local Indian restaurant (near the Fort) for those who wish.
04 October 2010
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Venue: Knight Frank HK¡¦s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai (by courtesy of the Company) Topic: ¡§Fund-Raising for a Good-Cause: Stories of Success & Failure¡¨ Guest Speaker: Mr Charles Kwok-choi LUM
28 September 2010
	24th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	The Play this time: "The Ash Girl" by Timberlake Wertenbaker Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham
25 September 2010
	ESU HK SCHOOLS' SPEECH FESTIVAL 2010 - TEACHER TRAINING
	Session 4: Solo Verse-Speaking (1-70) Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm Venue: BroadLearning Education (Asia) Ltd's Office, 22/F, One Landmark East, 100 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, HK (MTR Kwun Tong Exit APM). Tel: 3913-3000. Presenter: Dr Gillian Bickley
18 September 2010
	ESU HK SCHOOLS' SPEECH FESTIVAL 2010 - TEACHER TRAINING
	Session 3: Solo Dramatic Performance (216-218), Dramatic Duologue (223-225), Dramatic Scenes (219-222), Shakespeare Monologue (212-215), Solo Prose Speaking (140-148), Solo Prose Reading (158-175) Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm Venue: BroadLearning Education (Asia) Ltd's Office, 22/F, One Landmark East, 100 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, HK (MTR Kwun Tong Exit APM). Tel: 3913-3000. Presenter: Dr Mike Ingham
11 September 2010
	ESU HK SCHOOLS' SPEECH FESTIVAL 2010 - TEACHER TRAINING
	Session 2: Public Speaking Solo (193-196), Public Speaking Team (198-201), Thematic Group Speaking (206-208) Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm Venue: BroadLearning Education (Asia) Ltd's Office, 22/F, One Landmark East, 100 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, HK (MTR Kwun Tong Exit APM). Tel: 3913-3000. Presenter: Dr Verner Bickley & Mrs Mary Szeto
06 September 2010
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Venue: Knight Frank HK¡¦s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai (by courtesy of the Company) Theme: ¡§Public-Speaking and ESU Scholarships¡¨ Guest Speakers: Miss Karen Chan, Mr Desmond Chu, Ms Fontane Ko, Ms Paula Kong, Ms Shida Lee, Ms Ada Li and Ms Jenny Siu
04 September 2010
	ESU HK SCHOOLS' SPEECH FESTIVAL 2010 - TEACHER TRAINING
	Session 1: Choral / Harmonic Choral Speaking for Classes 104-122, 90-99 Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm Venue: BroadLearning Education (Asia) Ltd's Office, 22/F, One Landmark East, 100 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, HK (MTR Kwun Tong Exit APM). Tel: 3913-3000. Presenter: Dr Mike Ingham
03 September 2010
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 10.00am - 12.00 noon Dates: Friday, 3 September 2010 Saturday, 20 November 2010 Friday, 3 December 2010 Saturday, 4 December 2010 Friday, 10 December 2010 Friday, 17 December 2010 Panel of Language Doctors: Dr Gillian Bickley & Mr Chris Hall Venue: Rm 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Rd, HK (MTR Taikoo Exit A2)
31 August 2010
	23rd ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	The Play this time: "Master Harold and the Boys" by Athol Fugard Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham
20 July 2010
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm ********* Venue: Knight Frank HK`s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai (by countesy of the Company) ********** Monday 6 September 2010 Topic: "ESU Scholarships and Public-Speaking" Speakers: Ms Paula Kong, Ms Jenny Siu, Ms Ada Li, Ms Shida Lee, Ms Fontane Ko, Miss Karen Chan and Mr Desmond Chu Monday 4 October 2010 Topic: "Fund-Raising for a Good Cause: Stories of Success and Failure" Speaker: Mr Lum Kwok-choi Monday 15 November 2010 Topic: "The Rule of Three" Speaker: Mr Robert Bull Monday 6 December 2010 Topic: "Charity Work in China - Amity Foundation`s Experience" Speaker: Mr Anthony Tong Monday 10 January 2011 Topic to be announced. Speaker: Ms Katherine Forestier Monday 14 February 2011 Topic: "Plain English (Writing Style)" Speaker: Ms Ruth Benny Monday 7 March 2011 Topic to be announced. Speaker: Mr Danny Harrington
15 June 2010
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7pm - 9pm Venue: The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Central, HK Led by Dr Gillian Bickley
07 June 2010
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Venue: Knight Frank HK¡¦s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai. Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm Topic: "STORY-TELLING" Guest Speaker: Mr Simon Tham, Head of Section (Native-speaking English Teacher Section) (Curriculum Development Institute), the Education Bureau
25 May 2010
	22nd ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time 7.00pm-9.00pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. The Play this time: ¡§Trifles¡¨ by Susan Glaspell ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham.
24 May 2010
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm Venue: Rm 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Rd, HK. Presenter: Dr Gillian Bickley
11 May 2010
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7pm - 9pm Venue: The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Central, HK Led by Dr Gillian Bickley
03 May 2010
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Speaker Dr Verner Bickley Time: 6.30pm - 8.00pm Venue: Knight Frank HK¡¦s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai (by courtesy of the Company) Topic: ¡§Creative Writing and Life Writing¡¨. A talk illustrated with excerpts from the autobiography, ¡¥Footfalls Echo in the Memory¡¦ and given under the English-Speaking Union series, ¡§Meet at the ESU¡¨.
29 April 2010
	ESU Scholarships 2010
	Second Round of Interviews Seminar at Shakespeare's Globe 5pm - 6.30pm International Summer Conference at Mansfield College Oxford 6.30pm - 7.30pm Shakespeare in Stratford from 7.30pm Date: Thursday 29 April 2010 Venue: ESU Office - Rm 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Rd, Hong Kong.
27 April 2010
	21st ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7pm-9pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. The Play this time: ¡§The Browning Version¡¨ by Terence Rattigan ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham
26 April 2010
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm Venue: Rm 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Rd, HK. Presenter: Dr Gillian Bickley
20 April 2010
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7pm - 9pm Venue: The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Central, HK Led by Dr Gillian Bickley
12 April 2010
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: Knight Frank HK¡¯s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai. Topic: "The Art of Listening with Understanding" Guest Speaker: Mrs Linda LUI
07 April 2010
	ESU SCHOLARSHIPS 2010
	Time of Interviews: Shakespeare's Globe for Teachers - 5pm - 6.30pm Mansfield College - 6.30pm - 7.30pm Shakespeare at Degree or Post-Graduate Level - from 7.30pm Venue - Rm 510A Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Rd, Hong Kong (MTR Taikoo Exit A2)
30 March 2010
	20th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7pm-9pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. The Play this time: ¡§The Cherry Orchard¡¨ by Anton Chekhov in an adapted version by David Mamet Anton Chekhov's masterpiece 'The Cherry Orchard' Guest Facilitator: Mr David Booth ESU Coordinator: Dr Mike Ingham
29 March 2010
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm Venue: Rm 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Rd, HK. Presenter: Dr Gillian Bickley
06 March 2010
	HERITAGE WALK - "Early Pioneers of Western Education in Colonial Hong Kong"
	Start: 10.00am sharp Finish: 12.30pm Meeting Place: Mid-levels Escalator walkway above Queen's Road Central (i.e. where the Escalator walkway and Queen's Road Central intersect). Opposite the Seven Eleven Store. Ends: Outside the St John's Building, Garden Road.
01 March 2010
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: Knight Frank HK¡¯s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai. Topic: ¡°The Prize-Winning Language Learning Entry and a Visit to the Palace" Guest Speaker: Mr Jeremy Walenn
23 February 2010
	19th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7pm-9pm Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. The Play this time: ¡°The Woman in Black¡± by Susan Hill ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham
22 February 2010
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Topic: ¡°Liberal Studies in the New Secondary Curriculum for HK Schools¡± Guest Speaker: Professor Y H Fung Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm Venue: Knight Frank HK¡¯s Office, 4/F Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai.
09 February 2010
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7pm - 9pm (Change of Venue) Venue: The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Central, HK Led by Dr Gillian Bickley
26 January 2010
	18th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. Time: 7pm - 9pm The Play this time: "Daisy Pulls It Off" by Denise Deegan ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham
04 January 2010
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Topic: "Questions & Questioning Techniques in English" Guest Speaker: Mr Malcolm Brocklebank Venue: Room 603, The Boys` & Girls` Clubs Association of HK, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, HK Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm
19 December 2009
	ESU CHRISTMAS PARTY
	Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm Venue: Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Road (MTR Taikoo Exit A2).
14 December 2009
	ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
	Time: 6.30pm Venue: The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Central, HK.
07 December 2009
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK) Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: The HK Federation of Youth Groups, Room G06, The Center, 99 Queen¡¯s Road, Central, Hong Kong. Speaker: Mrs Mary Szeto, BBS Topic: "THE LEADERSHIP MYSTIQUE"
24 November 2009
	17TH ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. The Play this time: ¡°The Wedding¡± (and, if time, "The Anniversary") by Anton Chekhov ESU Facilitator: Dr Verner Bickley
04 November 2009
	7th ESU DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES
	Speaker: Mr Robert Lloyd George Topic: "Winston, David, Tony and Gordon: Leadership in Peace and War" * * i.e. Winston Churchill, David Lloyd-George, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Time: 12.30pm to 2.15pm Venue: The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Hong Kong.
02 November 2009
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8pm Venue: Room 602, The Boys` & Girls` Clubs Association of HK, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai. Guest Speakers: Dr Matthew DeCoursey and Ms Michelle Raquel TOPIC: "THEATRE AND DRAMA IN LANGUAGE LEARNING"
27 October 2009
	16TH ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7pm-9pm We are going back to the HK Arts Centre for this and future sessions. Venue: G/F OR 2nd/F OR LB level (all public spaces), HK Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai. Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day. The Play this time: (a continuation) ¡°Blithe Spirit¡± by Noel Coward ESU Facilitator: Dr Michael Ingham
21 October 2009
	THE WORLD OF BOOKS
	Presenter: Dr Sheilah Hamilton Time: 10.30am - 12.00 noon Venue: Central Mid-levels. (Further details after registration.) Hosted by: Mrs Bridget Lindsay
05 October 2009
	MEET AT THE ESU - HOW USEFUL ARE WORDLISTS IN LANGUAGE LEARNING?
	Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Topic: "How Useful Are Wordlists in Language Learning?" Speaker: Dr Arthur McNeill, Director of the Language Centre at the HK University of Science & Technology.
29 September 2009
	15th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: "The Puzzle", Rm 201, Lee Loong Building, 4 Queen Victoria Street, Central. ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham The Play this time: "Blithe Spirit" by Noel COWARD
12 September 2009
	HK SCHOOLS SPEECH FESTIVAL 2009 - TEACHER TRAINING
	Venue for Sessions 1, 2 & 3: "The Puzzle", Room 201, Lee Loong Building, 4 Queen Victoria Street, Central, Hong Kong. Venue for Session 4: Rm 501, The Boys` & Girls` Clubs Associatiion of HK, 3 Lockhart Rd, Wanchai, Hong KOng. Session 1 12 Sept (Sat), 9:30am-12:30pm Conductor: Dr Mike Ingham Session 2 19 Sept (Sat), 2.00pm-5.00pm Conductor: Dr Verner Bickley Session 3 26 Sept (Sat), 2.00pm-5.00pm Conductors: Mr David Booth & Dr Mike Ingham Session 4 10 Oct (Sat), 9:30am-12:30pm Conductor: Dr Mike Ingham
08 September 2009
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7.00-9.00pm Venue: LB level (public space), Hong Kong Arts Centre, Harbour Rd, Wanchai, HK. If in doubt, please check the location at the Bookstore at G/F when you arrive. Presenters: Guest-of-honour: Dr Vaughan Rapatahana. Led by: Dr Gillian Bickley.
07 September 2009
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: "The Puzzle", Room 201, Lee Loong Building, 4 Queen Victoria Street, Central, Hong Kong. Speakers: Ms Phoebe LEE, Mr Joey TANG, Mr Mathias CHEUNG Theme: "PUBLIC-SPEAKING & ESU SCHOLARSHIPS"
25 August 2009
	14th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F or 2/F or LB level (all public spaces), The Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. (Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day.) ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham The Play this time: "Educating Rita" by Willy RUSSELL
15 July 2009
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm Venue: The Puzzle, Room 201, Lee Loong Building, 4 Queen Victoria Street, Central, Hong Kong. Guest Speaker: Mr Mark Loasby Topic: "THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY"
23 June 2009
	13th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F or 2/F or LB level (all public spaces), The Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. (Please ask the Bookstore on the G/F for the location of the day.) ESU Facilitator: Dr Verner Bickley The Play this time: "The Proposal" A Jest in One Act: by Anton CHEKHOV
17 June 2009
	THE WORLD OF BOOKS
	Presenter: Mr S J Chan Time: 10.30am - 12.00 noon Venue: Central Mid-levels. (Further details after registration.) Hosted by: Mrs Bridget Lindsay
09 June 2009
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F or 2nd floor, The Hong Kong Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Presenter: Dr Gillian Bickley
01 June 2009
	MEET AT THE ESU: A SOCIAL EVENING
	Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm Venue: The Puzzle, Room 201, Lee Loong Building, 4 Queen Victoria Street, Central, Hong Kong
26 May 2009
	12th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F or 2/F, The Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham The Play this time: "Abigail`s Party" by Mike LEIGH
20 May 2009
	Interviews for ESU SCHOLARSHIP 2009 - ESU & Globe Education Cultural Seminar for Teachers
	Time: from 5.30pm Venue: Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Road, Hong Kong (MTR Taikoo Exit A2).
12 May 2009
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: G/F or 2nd floor, The Hong Kong Arts Centre, Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Presenter: Dr Gillian Bickley
28 April 2009
	11th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: "The Bookshop", G/F, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham The Play this time: "ART" by Yasmina REZA; English version by Christopher HAMPTON.
25 April 2009
	6th ESU DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES - "Enhancing Communication Skills"
	Time: 10.00am - 12.00noon Venue: Langham Place Ballroom, Level 7, Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok. Guest Speaker: Mr LEE Ming Kwai, Dick - Former Commissioner of HK Police Force.
22 April 2009
	THE WORLD OF BOOKS
	Presenter: Mr Geffrey Charles Emerson Time: 10.30am - 12.00 noon Venue: Central Mid-levels. (Further details after registration.) Hosted by: Mrs Bridget Lindsay
31 March 2009
	10TH ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: The Boys` & Girls` Clubs Association of Hong Kong,Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham The Play this time: "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" by Jay Presson Allen (1968) adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark (1961)
18 March 2009
	THE WORLD OF BOOKS
	Presenter: Dr Dan Waters Time: 10.30am - 12.00 noon Venue: Central Mid-levels. (Further details after registration.) Hosted by: Mrs Bridget Lindsay
12 March 2009
	5th DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES
	Luncheon Meeting Speaker: Mr Andrew SEATON, British Consul-General Time: 12.30noon to 2.15pm Venue: The Helena May Club, 35 Garden Road, Hong Kong.
11 March 2009
	PROVERSE SURPRIZES: THE PROVERSE PARTY & PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm-9.30pm Venue: Blue Room, The Henela May
24 February 2009
	9th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: The Boys¡¯ & Girls¡¯ Clubs Association of Hong Kong,Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. ESU Facilitator: Dr Verner Bickley The Play this time: "Rats" by Agatha Christie
18 February 2009
	THE WORLD OF BOOKS
	Time: 10.30am - 12.00 noon Venue: Central Mid-levels. (Further details after registration.) Hosted by: Mrs Bridget Lindsay
16 February 2009
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: The Boys¡¯ & Girls¡¯ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Topic: "Remote Teaching & Learning" Speaker: Mr Simon Hunt, Director, English Language Services, The British Council, HK
20 January 2009
	8TH ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: The Boys¡¯ & Girls¡¯ Clubs Association of Hong Kong,Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. ESU Facilitator: Dr Mike Ingham The Play this time: ¡°A Retrospective devoted to the Drama of Harold Pinter¡±
19 January 2009
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Presenter: Mr Charles Griffith - Lecturer in the English Language Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: The Boys¡¯ & Girls¡¯ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Topic: "Culture and Globalisation"
20 December 2008
	ESU CHRISTMAS PARTY
	Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm Venue: Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Road (MTR Taikoo Exit A2).
25 November 2008
	7th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Venue: Room 602, The Boys` & Girls` Clubs Association of Hong Kong, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai (MTR Wanchai Exit C). Time: 7pm - 9pm Led by: Dr Verner Bickley The Play this time: "English in Three Acts: Teaching Oral English Through Drama" A Tribute to Richard Via
03 November 2008
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Theme: "CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION and PUBLIC-SPEAKING" Speakers: Ms Penny Leung, Ms Mei-mei Chan, Miss Patricia Wong and Miss Maggie Lee
28 October 2008
	6TH ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7pm - 9pm Venue: Room 603, The Boys` & Girls` Clubs Association of Hong Kong, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai (MTR Wanchai Exit C). Led by: Dr Mike Ingham The Play this time: "The Zoo Story" by Edward Albee
11 October 2008
	GODS AND GUARDS: TUNG CHUNG WALK WITHIN SIGHT OF THE CHEK LAP KOK INT'L AIRPORT
	Led by long-term HK resident and writer, Dr Gillian Bickley. Registration & Short Briefing: 10.00am sharp Venue/Meeting Place: Tung Chung MTR station concourse, outside "paid area" near Exit B (sign directs to Ngong Ping) (To reach here from HK Station, take the Sunny Bay Line to Tung Chung station, which is the end of the line. Otherwise, change to the Sunny Bay Line from elsewhere within the MTR system.) Finish about 12.30pm (approx) at the Fort.
06 October 2008
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Topic: "THE CHALLENGES FOR MAINLAND CHINESE STUDENTS LEARNING ENGLISH" Speaker: Mr Patrick Wood
30 September 2008
	5th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: Venue: Room 603, The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai. Led by: Dr Mike Ingham The Play this time: "The Children's Hour" By Lillian Hellman
15 September 2008
	The ESU World Members Conference 15th to 18th September 2008
	Let¡¦s All Visit Bonny Scotland! All ESU members are cordially invited to participate in the ESU World Members Conference to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from the 15th to the 18th September 2008.
01 September 2008
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Topic: "LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH DRAMA" Speaker: Ms Fleur Clarke, Drama Expert
26 August 2008
	4th ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: Venue: Room 602, The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai. Led by: Dr Mike Ingham The Play this time: "An Inspector Calls" By J.B. Priestley
04 August 2008
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Topic: "The Teaching of Reading" Speaker: Mr Simon Tham, Member of the ESU (HK) Executive Committee and Chief Curriculum Development Officer of the Education Bureau.
07 July 2008
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: Room 602, The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai. Topic: "Achieving Work-Life Balance" Speaker: Mr William Ng, an occupational psychologist and experienced management trainer.
24 June 2008
	3rd ESU PLAY-READING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: Room 602, The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai The Play this time: "The Admirable Crichton" by J.M. Barrie Activity Organiser: Dr Verner Bickley
18 June 2008
	ESU SPECIAL SEMINAR ON TEACHING THE EXAMINATION ESSAY FOR IELTS AND BEYOND!
	Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm Venue: The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai Presenter: Mr Robert Lewis, M.A. Applied Linguistics, B.Ed., a certified IELTS Examiner.
11 June 2008
	"THE OLYMPIC GAMES: TRIUMPHS & TRAGEDIES OVER THE YEARS"
	Speaker: Dr Verner Bickley A joint event with the Helena May. Time: 6.45pm - 8.30pm Place: The Blue Room, The Helena May Institute, 35 Garden Road (the colonial-style building, opposite the American Consulate).
02 June 2008
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: Room 602, The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of HK, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai. Topic: "Non-Verbal Communication: The Secrets of Body Language"
27 May 2008
	ESU PLAYREADING PROGRAMME
	Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. The Play this time: "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde
05 May 2008
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm - 8.00pm Venue: The Boys¡¦ & Girls¡¦ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Topic: Mind Your Ps and Qs (i.e. "Be Polite") Guest Speaker: Dr Gillian Bickley, Professor of English Literature at Hong Kong Baptist University for 22 years; Honorary Research Fellow, Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong.
02 May 2008
	LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 5.00pm - 7.30pm Venue: Staff Canteen, HSH Campus, HK Baptist University. Presenter: Dr Gillian Bickley
22 April 2008
	"THE PLAYS THE THING..." THE FIRST ESU PLAY-READING EVENING
	Time: 7.00pm-9.00pm Venue: Room 602, The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of HK, 3 Lockhart Rd, Wanchai.
08 April 2008
	LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 5.00pm - 6.30pm Venue: Staff Canteen, HSH Campus, HK Baptist University Presenter: Dr Gillian Bickley
07 April 2008
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm-8.00pm Venue: The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of HK - Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai. Theme: "Public-Speaking and ESU Scholarships" Speakers: Ms Karen Cheung, Mr Patrick Li and Miss Carol Wong
08 March 2008
	"THREADING THE GOLDEN NEEDLE": COLONIAL HK HERITAGE WALK
	Time: 10.15am Sharp - 1.00pm (approx) Meeting Place: Escalator walkway above Queen's Road Central (i.e. where the Escalator walkway and QRC intersect). Opposite the Seven Eleven Store. Led by: Dr Gillian Bickley
03 March 2008
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm-8.00pm Venue: The Boys` & Girls` Clubs Association of HK 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai. Topic: "The Secrets of Learning English" Speaker: Mr Anthony Tong, former Deputy Director of Education
01 February 2008
	Invite you to drinks with Lord Alan Watson of Richmond, CBE
	Lord Watson will give a talk on his latest book: ¡§Jamestown: the Voyage of English¡¨ Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm Venue: The Harcourt Suite, The Hong Kong Club, Central.
29 January 2008
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 5.00pm - 8.00pm Venue: The Helena May, 35 Garden Road, HK. Presenter: Dr Gillian Bickley
07 January 2008
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm-8.00pm Venue: The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Room 602, 3 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, HK. Speaker: Dr Michael Ingham Topic: "Hong Kong: A Literary and Cultural Tour with Dr Michael Ingham"
22 December 2007
	ESU CHRISTMAS PARTY
	Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm Venue: Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Road (MTR Taikoo Exit A2).
24 November 2007
	ESU TRAIL-WALK
	Time: 2.45pm - 5.30pm Place: Pokfulam Reservoir Track Meet our leader at Hang Seng Bank, Admiralty MTR at 2.45pm.
05 November 2007
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6.45pm-8.00pm Venue: LG02, Hoi Oi Chow Building, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam. Topic: "Understanding Images: How We Read Them"
25 October 2007
	WANCHAI WALK
	Time: 10:00am sharp - 12:00 noon (approx) Led by Mrs Linda Lui, local resident and HK writer & historian, Dr Gillian Bickley. Begins with a briefing at the MTR Exit B2 (Southern Playground), street level.
19 October 2007
	LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm Venue: Room 510A, Kornhill Plaza - Office Tower, 1 Kornhill Road, HK. (Taikoo MTR Exit A2) Presenters: Mr Reginald Hunt and Dr Gillian Bickley
15 October 2007
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Guest Speakers: Mr Peter Sidorko, B.Math, MAppSc (Lib & Info Mgt), DipIM-Lib NSW, and Ms Suzanne Ensom, Assistant Director of the ESU in Edinburgh, Scotland Topic: "The Changing Nature of Scholarly Publishing and the Growth of Electronic Information" Time: 6:45pm-8:00pm Venue: HK Park Sports Centre, Activity Room (1), G/F, 29 Cotton Tree Drive, Queensway, Hong Kong.
10 September 2007
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6:45pm-8:00pm Venue: HK Fringe Club, Fotogalerie Room B, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, HK. Speaker: Mr Ken Durran, VP, Palm Beach Branch of the ESU and Co-Chair, Region V, ESU, USA. Topic: "The Amazing and Unusual Place. Life in Florida's Palm Beach (and the English-Speaking Union)"
07 May 2007
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Topic: "The Power of Speech Communication: to Win Trust and Friendship" Time: 6:45pm - 8:00pm Venue: Room G06, The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong (The Federation of Youth Groups' Leadership 21 Office).
03 May 2007
	THE 2007 ESU AND GLOBE EDUCATION CULTURAL SEMINAR FOR TEACHERS AT SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE THEATRE
	A second round of interviews will be held on Thursday, 3 May from 5.30pm at 3/F The British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong. Please call 2186-8449 or 6970-7430 for an appointment.
10 April 2007
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Presenter: One of our panel of Language Doctors, a freelance writer specialising in business-related topics. Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Venue: G04 The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong
02 April 2007
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Presenter: Ms Patricia WARREN Time: 6:45pm - 8:00pm Venue: G06 The Center, 99 Queen`s Road, Central, Hong Kong. Topic: ¡§Teachers and Parents! Using authentic children`s stories in the language classroom and in the home and designing activities which focus on meaning and grammar.¡¨
20 March 2007
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Presenter: Dr Gillian Bickley Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Venue: G04 The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong.
10 March 2007
	CENTRE TO CEMETERY: COLONIAL HONG KONG HERITAGE WALK
	Time: 10:15am - 1:00pm (approximately) Begins with a briefing outside The Center, 99 Queen`s Road Central. Led by Hong Kong writer, historian and long-term resident, the ESU`s own Dr Gillian Bickley.
27 February 2007
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Presenter: Dr Gillian Bickley Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Venue: G04 The Center, 99 Queen`s Road, Central. By appointments.
05 February 2007
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6:45pm - 8:00pm Venue: HK Fringe Club (Fotogalerie, Room B), 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong. Speaker: Professor Jeremy WALENN Topic: "WRITES AND WRONGS - A TALK ON LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION"
31 January 2007
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Presenter: One of our Panel of Language Doctors Time; 6:30pm - 8:30pm Venue: G04 The Center, 99 Queen`s Road, Central. By appointments.
19 January 2007
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Presenter : Dr Gillian Bickley Venue: Room G04 The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central. Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
08 January 2007
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Venue: Room G06, The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong. Time: 6:45pm - 8:00pm Theme: "CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION"
29 December 2006
	ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
	Time: 6:00 pm Venue: G04 The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong.
28 December 2006
	SAY YOUR PIECE
	Time: 5:00pm - 7:30pm Venue: Coffee.Book, G/F, 10 Park Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. Presenter: Dr Verner Bickley
23 December 2006
	CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PARTY
	Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm Venue: Suite G04 The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong.
14 December 2006
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Presenter: One of our panel of "Language Doctors" Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Venue: Room G04 The Center, 99 Queen`s Road, Central, Hong Kong.
04 December 2006
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6:45-8:00pm Venue: Room G06, The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central (the HK Federation of Youth Groups' Leadership 21 Office). Topic: "DNA AND THE BIOTECH CHALLENGE" Speaker: Dr William MAK, President of the HK Biotechnology Education Resource Centre.
23 November 2006
	SAY YOUR PIECE!
	Time; 5:00pm - 8:00pm Venue: Coffee.Book, G/F, 10 Park Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. Expected to be present: Jennifer Wong (poet) Martin Alexander (poet and short-story writer, teacher) Gillian Bickley (non-fiction and short-story writer, poet, university professor)
21 November 2006
	LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH DISCUSSING SOCIAL ISSUES
	Dates: Tuesdays, 21,28 November, 5,12 December 2006 Time: 6:45-8:45pm Venue: G04 The Center, 99 Queen`s Road, Central, Hong Kong. Presenter: Ms Linda Cooley, B.A. Hons; M.Phil; PGCE; RSA Dip TEFL.
09 November 2006
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Presenter: Dr Gillian Bickley Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm Venue: Room G04 The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central.
06 November 2006
	"MEET AT THE ESU (HK)"
	Topic: 'A Fresh Look at "Common Errors" in English' Date: Monday, 6 November 2006 Time: 6:45-8:00pm Venue: G06 The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong.
10 October 2006
	ESU Programme - "ENGLISH THROUGH SONGS & POEMS"
	Dates: Tuesdays, 10, 17, 24, 31 October 2006. Time: 6:45 - 8:45 pm Venue: Suite G04, The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong.
09 October 2006
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6:45 - 8:00 pm Venue: 4/F Lecture Theatre, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Road, Central. Speaker: Dr David Bunton Topic: "PRIORITIES FOR HONG KONG LEARNERS OF ENGLISH"
28 August 2006
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm Venue: Room G04, The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central.
09 August 2006
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Topic: "PUBLIC SPEAKING" Speakers: Miss Joanne Ng & Miss Haratarani Samtani Time: 6:45-8:00 pm Venue: G04 The Center, 99 Queen`s Road, Central.
02 August 2006
	PRESENTING WITH POWER
	Dates: 2 and 9 August 2006 (Wednesdays) Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm Venue: Room G04, The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central.
31 July 2006
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm Venue: Room G04, The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central.
17 July 2006
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm Venue: Room G04, The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong.
05 July 2006
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	TOPIC: "WHAT HAPPENS IN PRONUNCIATIION?" Speaker: Mr Jacob CHU, a distinguished phonetician and linguist. Venue: Room G04, The Center, 99 Queen`s Road, Central. Time: 6:45-8:00pm
26 June 2006
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 6:00-8:00pm Venue: Room G04, The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central.
07 June 2006
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Topic: "THE STORY OF BASIC ENGLISH: USEFUL TODAY?" Time: 6:45 - 8:00 pm Venue: Room G04, The Center, 99 Queen`s Road, Central. Speaker: DR VERNER BICKLEY, MBE, Chairman of the ESU in Hong Kong, formerly an Assistant Director of Education and Director of the Hong Kong Government¡¦s Institute of Language in Education.
08 May 2006
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6:45 - 8:00 pm Venue: Room G04, The Center, 99 Queen`s Road, Central. Presenter: Ms May FUNG, Project Director of the Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture, independent cultural worker (curating, art administration, art education, cultural commentary and art creation). TOPIC: "CREATIVE EDUCATION FOR A CREATIVE ECONOMY"
25 April 2006
	POETRY LANGUAGE CLINIC - Special Clinic for Poetry Month
	Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm Venue: Room G04, The Center, 99 Queen`s Road, Central. Presenters: Dr Gillian Bickley Professor Dr Chung Ling Dr Agnes Lam Ms Madeleine Marie Slavick Special appearance: ESU Chairman, Dr Verner Bickley
22 April 2006
	ESU / ST. JAMES` TRAIL-WALK
	Place: Pokfulam Reservoir Track Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm The Walk will begin with a short briefing at Room G04, The Center, 99 Queen`s Road, Central.
03 April 2006
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Time: 6:45-8pm Venue: 4/F Multi-Purpose Room, HK Visual Arts, Centre, 7A Kennedy Road, Central. Presenter: Mr Bryan Curtis, Head of the English Programme Service and Head of Radio 3 at RTHK. Topic: "PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING AND THE CURRENT PSB REVIEW"
01 April 2006
	THE STANDARD CHARTERED HK ENGLISH PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST
	20 February 2006 Training & Briefing Session 2-7 March 2006 Preliminary Rounds 18 March 2006 Semi-Finals 1 April 2006 Grand Final & Award Ceremony 10 April 2006 HK & China English Public Speaking Winners` Festival 2006 May 2006 The ESU`s International Public Speaking Competition 2006 in London.
30 March 2006
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 6-8pm Venue: G04, The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central.
07 March 2006
	LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH DISCUSSING SOCIAL ISSUES
	Dates: (Tuesdays) 7, 14, 21, 28 March 2006 Time: 7-9pm Venue: Room G04, The Center, 99 Queen¡¦s Road, Central. Presenter: Ms Linda Cooley, B.A. Hons; M.Phil; PGCE; RSA Dip TEFL.
06 March 2006
	MEET AT THE ESU (HK)
	Speaker: Mr Simon Hunt, newly-appointed Director of English Language Services at the British Council. Time: 6:45 - 8:00 pm Topic: "A Newcomer`s Perception of English Language Teaching and Learning in Hong Kong" Venue: 4/F HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Road, Central.
02 March 2006
	ESU LANGUAGE CLINIC
	Time: 6-8pm Venue: G04 The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central.
06 February 2006
	ENGLISH THROUGH DRAMA
	Dates: (Mondays) 6, 13, 20, 27 February 2006 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm Venue: 4/F Multi-Purpose Room, HK Visual Arts Centre, 7A Kennedy Road, Central, HK (near St Joseph`s College and the HK Park entrance in Kennedy Rd). Presenter: Ms Linda Cooley, B.A. Hons; M.Phil; PGCE, RSA Dip TEFL
10 January 2006
	"PRESENTING WITH POWER" WORKSHOPS
	Dates: 10, 17, 24 January 2006 (Tuesdays) Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm Venue: G04, The Center, 99 Queen's Road, Central. Presenter: Dr Mike Ingham