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Three Council members of the University, Chairman Sir Gordon Wu, The Honourable Lau Ping-cheung, and Mr Vincent Chow; and Professor Y S Wong, Vice-President (Administration), are on this year's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Honours List for their significant contributions to Hong Kong and their dedicated community service.
Dear Colleagues: I’ve been working for CityU for more than eight years. During this time, I’ve felt that the University has gone through many changes except, that is, for our bilingual staff newsletter, Linkage, or Ling Ji (靈機)in Chinese. Linkage is of course about connecting colleagues at different departments and levels by means of its publication and has nothing to do with “having a sudden inspiration”, as the Chinese Ling Ji suggests in the Chinese idiom “ling ji yi dong”.
CityU President, Professor H K Chang, and Professor Zhu Qingshi, President of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), signed a Memorandum of Understanding, 13 June, to jointly establish a high level, joint research centre in Suzhou. The Centre will advance CityU’s research base into the booming Yangtze River Delta environs.
Some 50 pieces of Chinese painting and calligraphy by Hong Kong artist Mr King Chia-lun are on display at the CityU Gallery 17 to 24 June.
CityU President Professor H K Chang and Deputy President Professor David Tong led a delegation of 13 staff members to Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, 7 June, to renew academic exchange agreement and to explore opportunities for multifaceted collaboration. The delegation received a warm welcome from a 22 staff member group led by Professor Zhang Junsheng and Professor Pan Yunhe, Chancellor and President, respectively, of the Zhejiang University.
CityU's Student Mentoring (SMS) and Supplemental Instruction (SI) Schemes empower senior students to enhance first-year students' learning skills and to boost their motivation. Professor Edmond Ko, CityU Vice-President (Undergraduate Education), presented certificates to SI and SMS supervisory staff, and student mentors and leaders on 27 May, 2004.