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Dear Colleagues, In the past month or so, I have received numerous inquiries about how much money CityU has raised in relation to the Government Matching Grant Scheme. In the minds of many in the Hong Kong community, and perhaps in the minds of members of our University community too, this is no longer a fund-raising activity that every university must do and will continue to do, but another ranking contest among the eight UGC-funded institutions.
CityU's Chinese Civilisation Centre just launched the Chinese Culture Quarterly as part of its fifth anniversary celebration. On Sunday, using the journal as a starting point, CityU President, Professor H K Chang, posed a question to Premier Wen Jiabao about the importance of exchanges between Hong Kong and mainland China. This was reported in a number of local newspapers such as Apple Daily, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Ming Pao, Sing Tao Daily News, Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po.
Hong Kong has been troubled by SARS over the past few months. Although it has been distressing, the emergence of SARS compels us to reflect on the function of society and the meaning of life. Here are some of my thoughts.