Opening Ceremony of City University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) Research Institute Building

We would like to invite you to cover the following event:

Event: Opening Ceremony of City University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) Research Institute Building

Date: 20 January 2011 (Thursday)

Time: 10:15 am (Transportation will be arranged between CityU campus and Shenzhen. Please arrive at 8:00 am at CityU’s University Circle for departure to Shenzhen.)

Venue: City University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) Research Institute Building (Yuexing 1 Road, Gaoxin Nanju, Nanshan District, Shenzhen)

The opening ceremony for the CityU (Shenzhen) Research Institute Building (CityU SRIB) will be held in the morning of 20 January.

CityU SRIB will be the University’s permanent base for applied research, incubation and professional education on the mainland. It is one of several major capital projects aimed at developing CityU into a world-class institution. CityU has invested more than HK$100 million in the development of the project.

Representatives of the Shenzhen Municipal Government and senior CityU management will preside over the ceremony. The guests will include The Hon Leung Chun-ying, Council Chairman, Professor Way Kuo, University President, and Professor Horace Ip Ho-shing, Acting Vice-President (Research and Technology).

CityU academic and research staff will conduct a guided tour of the facilities for the media after the opening ceremony.

Due to the limited capacity of the coach to and from CityU SRIB, please complete and fax the enclosed reply slip concerning transportation to the ceremony to +852 3442 0337 on or before 17 January (Monday). Please remember to bring a valid travel document for visiting mainland China.

Media enquiries: Scarlett Leung, Communications and Public Relations Office, CityU (852-3442 6807 or 852-9460 3099).