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A group of talented 21 students pledged to promote CityU's image and commit themselves to whole person development at the sixth Student Ambassador inaugural ceremony held on 23 January. The new batch of students ambassadors were selected out of 220 applicants because of their positive attitude, pleasant personality and strong communication skills.
About 300 guests, staff and students turned out on 16 January for the naming ceremony of the first residential block of City University's Student Hostels Project. The block was named the Jockey Club Humanity Hall, in honour of the generous contribution made by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust towards the development of the student residences.
Out-of-classroom learning experience has become increasingly important to university students these days as they prepare themselves for their careers in a competitive workplace. On recognizing this trend, the University has been active in building such experiences into the students' whole-person development experience. In December and January, 17 CityU students attended a three-week internship programme held in Chongqing, Sichuan, a municipality directly governed by the central government.
Celebrated actor Mr Chow Yun Fat, recipient of the Honorary Doctor of Letters conferred by CityU in 2001, shared his life experiences with about 300 staff and students at the Wei Hing Theatre this summer.
Twenty Shanghai students, recruited from the Universities of Jiaotong and Fudan on scholarships from the Hong Kong Jockey Club and private donors, enrolled in three-year bachelor degree programmes at CityU.