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CityU student wins Outstanding ICT Rising Star Award
A gifted computer science student at CityU has received the Outstanding ICT Rising Star Award from the Hong Kong Computer Society.
Warm welcome for non-local students
Hundreds of non-local students joining CityU for the new academic year were warmly greeted by President Way Kuo during several recent online meetings.
University Welcoming Ceremony 2020
The virtual Student Orientation 2020 held on 25 August delivered the warmest of welcomes to all freshmen embarking on their new academic journey at CityU.
CityU secures HK$23m funding from two RGC Research Fellow Schemes
CityU has been granted more than HK$23 million in research funding from the inaugural Senior Research Fellow Scheme and Research Fellow Scheme under the Research Grants Council.
Uncovering the secret of RNA paves the way for drug discovery for Covid-19
A research team led by scientists at CityU has developed a new method for identifying binding proteins of non-coding RNAs in living cells, which can be applied in cancer diagnosis and stem cell research, and may even help to identify potential antiviral drug targets to combat Covid-19.
CityU to confer honorary doctorates on three distinguished persons
CityU will confer honorary doctoral degrees on Mr Harry S Banga, Mr Norman Chan Tak-lam, GBS, and Mr Wong Chun-hong, BBS, in recognition of their significant contributions to education and the well-being of society.
SCM artists win top Hong Kong Arts Development Awards
A faculty member and an alumna in the School of Creative Media (SCM) at CityU have demonstrated SCM’s leading position in the media arts by shining at the 14th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards (HKADA).
Gao Xingjian's City University of Hong Kong Lecture (Note: This is an excerpt from a lecture delivered on 31 January, 2001 at City University of Hong Kong by Mr Gao Xingjian, Nobel Prize Winner in Literature. The sub-headings were added by the editor.)
Professor Zhang Longxi of CityU responded to the SCMP article on Gao's visit to Hong Kong (2 February 2001) Nobel Prize winner GAO used to fewer restrictions in his adopted home of France (1 February 2001, SCMP)
Although his novel Soul Mountain is all about questioning -- of literature, Chinese history and even language -- Gao Xingjian, the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, says he has no desire to overturn anything. "There's no need to overturn the tradition. It is there and no one can deny it," said Gao at his public lecture on 31 January at CityU, where the celebrated author talked to a large and enthusiastic audience about his views on literature and writing.

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