CityU Send-off Reception for Antarctica Expedition

Date:    13 December 2013 (Friday)

Time:            5:00 pm

Venue:    Staff Lounge, City Top, 9/F Amenities Building (Lift 19, 20), CityU

A reception will be held on 13 December to mark the departure of a team of 23 students from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) who are heading for Antarctica for a 21-day expedition.

The journey, the first of its kind by a group from Hong Kong, will undertake interdisciplinary research projects in Antarctica in a bid to help conserve the environment. The team begins its journey on 14 December.

Dr Rebecca Lee Lok-sze, the first person from Hong Kong, and the first woman, to conquer the North Pole, the South Pole, and Mount Everest, plus representatives from sponsors and partners, and CityU’s senior management and faculty will attend the event.

Media enquiries: Christina Wu, Communications and Public Relations Office (Tel: 3442 6819 or 9841 2774)

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