A night featuring action-film hero Jackie Chan along with a taste of authentic Chinese cuisine will add a little diversity to the weekend.
The University’s Hong Kong Student Association is hosting its fifth annual Hong Kong Night on April 2. The event, known as HK2K, will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the EMU Fir Room.
There are two sessions incorporated in the event. The first session will include a skit performed by 12 volunteers from the HKSA. Sophomore business major Chuck Wong, one of the HKSA program team executives, said the show is about the history of Hong Kong and a scientist who invents a time machine.
“The time machine brings the scientist through the decades of the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s until the present,” Wong said. The skit will demonstrate how from past to present the culture, fashions and behaviors of the Chinese people have changed.
The HKSA put together video clips that demonstrate the six weeks of preparation that went into Hong Kong Night. Following the video clips, the program will include a modern pop dance performed by three members of the HKSA.
The feature performer is coordinator Gary Yeung, a sophomore and visual design major. He will appear later in the first section of the program in a singing performance.
HKSA’s President Gary Wong said the opening welcome will be made by Genny Stark, the assistant director of the Office of International Education and Exchange.
In addition to the performances, brochures from the Hong Kong Tourist Association will display the most desirable tourist spots to visit in Hong Kong. The audience will also be able to participate in HK2K through games.
“The audience will have a chance to try to write the Chinese characters, and then we will translate them,” said Wong, a sophomore majoring in architecture. Prizes will include key chains, posters and calendars, which represent the current year of the dragon.
The first session will conclude with a fashion show emphasizing clothing from the skit. Fashions will start in the early ’70s and end with modern fashions.
HKSA will also prepare an informal, buffet-style meal.
“Last year, we had traditional dishes such as fish bowl, dim sum and Hong Kong style drinks like tea,” Wong said. He explained that dim sum is prepared and tastes like dumplings. The food will be similar this year.
Following the skit, the second session, which starts at 9 p.m., will feature Jackie Chan’s newest movie, “Thunderbolt.”
“We want to let Hong Kong people know we are here if they have problems, and we want to promote culture here at the University of Oregon and Eugene,” said Bonnie Nei,an HKSA program team executive.
The cost of Hong Kong Night is $5, and the proceeds go to the HKSA.