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An audience of more than 300 danced to the rhythm of a Latin beat at University Circle as the World City Cultural Night extravaganza drew to a close. The 9 March event, which marked the opening of CityU's 2002 cultural festival, embraced an array of multi-cultural performances, such as Scottish bagpipes, Australian songs, Indian dance, American jazz, Chinese music, English folkdance, Latin salsa and African drums, all under the "Love and Harmony" theme.
CityU's Students' Union must act as a bridge between students and University management while striving to create a united and democratic campus, said Council Chairman Mr Norman Leung at the 17th Students' Union Inauguration Ceremony on 5 March.
A CityU book, Chinese Civilisation: A Source Book (second edition), has been selected as one of the Ten Recommended Books for this year. The annual event, co-organized by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, picks 10 quality books recommended by distinguished residents and celebrities. The CityU publication was chosen by Mr Vincent Cheng, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Hang Seng Bank.
I wish all of our colleagues a very productive Year of the Horse, with prompt success in work, good health and fortune, like a horse galloping at strength." So began the President's festive wishes when Linkage caught up with him on the eve of the Lunar New Year. Professor H K Chang's remarks, which he described as freewheeling as a flying horse, dwell on a word play of equine-related Chinese proverbs and idioms.
Dr Brian Mitchenere has crossed his fingers many times that a project will be finished on time and according to plan. So the Associate Director of Campus Planning can be excused for having his fingers and toes crossed these days, as the official completion date for Blocks I and II of Phase I of the student hostels project draws near.
Staff and students opened this year's Wellness March activities by planting a peepul tree and rosa hybrida seedlings on the university hillside trail.