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More than 100 students attended the third talk in the Civility Dialogue Series on 17 September, by Hong Kong politician Dr Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, on “The rise of China & university students in Hong Kong”.
Mr Edward Yau Tang-wah, Secretary for the Environment of the HKSAR Government, delivered a talk entitled “Hong Kong - A Green City?” on 17 September, analysing the environmental status in Hong Kong. The talk is organised as part of a new multi-disciplinary programme offered by CityU.
A reception in honour of CityU’s 12 Cheung Kong Scholars was held on 16 September. The scholars from business, humanities and science and engineering fields contribute tangibly to CityU’s role in developing professionals and research in mainland China.
The first lecture of the Humanities Lecture Series featured Professor Zhang Longxi, Chair Professor of Comparative Literature and Translation, addressing the perceived gap between science and the humanities and the East and West, on 15 September.
As part of the Eminent Speakers Lecture Series, the School of Law hosted a lecture, “From US Issues to Global Financial Reforms, featuring The Hon Ronald Arculli, who shared insights on global reform measures.
Professor Way Kuo, President of CityU, attended the 11th Annual Meeting of the China Association for Science and Technology and presented his paper “Reliability in the 21st Century” that discussed the importance of reliability research to China’s future development.
Mr Timothy Mo, an award-winning Anglo-Chinese novelist, and Professor Zhang Longxi, Chair Professor of Comparative Literature and Translation at CityU held a dialogue on 4 September to discuss cross-cultural understanding and interaction.
CityU offered law students the valuable opportunity to study competition law over the summer at University College, Oxford, England through the Global Legal Education and Awareness Project.
President H K Chang, and senior management staff welcomed Mr Zhao Zhizhen, Director-General of the Wuhan Broadcasting Corporation and other guests on 15 December and accompanied them on a tour of the campus.
In a rare display of talent, three CityU scientists¡Xall chair professors¡Xhave been newly admitted to the elite of IEEE fellowship: Professor Paul Chu, from the Department of Physics and Materials Science, Professor Ron Hui and Professor Luk Kwai-man, both from the Department of Electronic Engineering. In the latest round of the IEEE election, only eight new 2003 Fellows, all academics, are from Hong Kong .