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A HK$3 million donation from the Hong Kong Hua-Yan Buddhist Association will be used to set up an endowment fund for student scholarships at CityU.
In his address at the first opening ceremony for the MPA + EMBA programme offered by CityU and Tsinghua University on 24 August in Beijing, Professor Way Kuo, CityU President, encouraged students to address social responsibilities when doing business.
This year the Elder Academy at CityU celebrates its 10th Anniversary. The celebration ceremony was held on 22 August.
CityU will confer honorary doctoral degrees on Professor Michael Kotlikoff and Dr Edward Leong Che-hung in recognition of their significant contributions to education and the well-being of society.
On 27th, March, CityU students excelled once again in the 6th Intervarsity Putonghua Recitation Contest.
Today, in the first ever open forum for staff by a serving Council Chairman, Sir Gordon Wu laid out his plans for the University over the next few years: to situate the new Community College on campus, to map out a campus development plan to meet future growth of student numbers, and to improve management and staff interaction and co-operation.
At the fourth annual French Award Presentation Ceremony, 24 April, 15 students received scholarships and sponsorships from CityU's Division of Language Studies, the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and the Université de Bourgogone.
Three hundred students and guests applauded the slogan "Reading for fun, I'll do it", at the Opening Ceremony of "World Book Day" and "2004 Hong Kong Reading Month" on 23 April at CityU's University Circle. The Ceremony was co-organized by CityU, RTHK Radio 1, the Hong Kong Publishing Federation, Hong Kong Education City, The Hong Kong Association of Youth Groups, and Hong Kong Public Libraries (Leisure and Cultural Services Department).
About 60 staff turned out at the Staff Association forum on the new salary proposals. Familiar faces abounded at the occasion, voicing an array of usual concerns ranging from the necessity and effectiveness of the proposals to the level of staff morale at the University.
How can Hong Kong enhance its appeal to tourists? By re-vamping its cultural heritage sites, or by exploring new attractions? The first batch of Associate Degree students majoring in Leisure and Tourism Management presented how to market Hong Kong as a tourist attraction at the final year project exhibition, 21-23 April.