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1 ANNUAL REPORT The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2 大事回顧 Calendar of Events 位於三十九區的羅桂祥綜合生物醫學 工商管理學院設立的金融交易實驗室 大樓奠基 標誌大學正式開發該區 為科 啟用 研發展揭開新頁 The finance trading laboratory set up by The foundation stone was laid for the the Faculty of Business Administration was Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical inaugurated. Sciences Building in Area 39, marking a new chapter in the University's research and development August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December 1 January 衞星遙感地面接收站第二期工程的科研大樓揭幕 命名為霍英東 遙感科學館 The Fok Ying Tung Remote Sensing Science Building was officially opened as the second phase of CUHK s Satellite Remote Sensing Receiving Station construction project 中大舉行第六十八屆大會 中大前校長高錕爵士雕像揭幕 新任校長就職典禮暨頒授學位典禮 The statue of Prof. Sir Charles K. Kao, former Vice- CUHK held its 68th Congregation for the Installation Chancellor of CUHK, was unveiled. of the New Vice-Chancellor and for the Conferment of Degrees 中大舉行教學酒店開幕暨鄭裕彤樓命名典禮 The University celebrated the grand opening of the Teaching Hotel and the naming of the Cheng Yu Tung Building 中大樹木之科學與藝術 展覽揭幕 The Science and Art of Trees of CUHK Exhibition was launched.

3 大事回顧 Calendar of Events 位於三十九區的羅桂祥綜合生物醫學 工商管理學院設立的金融交易實驗室 大樓奠基 標誌大學正式開發該區 為科 啟用 研發展揭開新頁 The finance trading laboratory set up by The foundation stone was laid for the the Faculty of Business Administration was Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical inaugurated. Sciences Building in Area 39, marking a new chapter in the University's research and development August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December 1 January 衞星遙感地面接收站第二期工程的科研大樓揭幕 命名為霍英東 遙感科學館 The Fok Ying Tung Remote Sensing Science Building was officially opened as the second phase of CUHK s Satellite Remote Sensing Receiving Station construction project 中大舉行第六十八屆大會 中大前校長高錕爵士雕像揭幕 新任校長就職典禮暨頒授學位典禮 The statue of Prof. Sir Charles K. Kao, former Vice- CUHK held its 68th Congregation for the Installation Chancellor of CUHK, was unveiled. of the New Vice-Chancellor and for the Conferment of Degrees 中大舉行教學酒店開幕暨鄭裕彤樓命名典禮 The University celebrated the grand opening of the Teaching Hotel and the naming of the Cheng Yu Tung Building 中大樹木之科學與藝術 展覽揭幕 The Science and Art of Trees of CUHK Exhibition was launched.

4 大事回顧 Calendar of Events 著名文學家白先勇來校 於 二十一世紀 中大舉行第十屆榮譽院士頒授典禮 頒授 中國文藝復興 香港的角色 周年教育 榮譽院士銜予八位賢達 研討會演講 CUHK held its Tenth Honorary Prof. Pai Hsien-yung, renowned novelist Fellowship Conferment Ceremony to and essayist, delivered a talk at the confer honorary fellowships on eight annual education conference The 21st distinguished persons. Century Renaissance in China: The Role of Hong Kong February 2 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 中大舉行逸夫科學大樓命名典禮 The centralized laboratory building of 英聯邦大學協會校長會議在香港舉行 來自二十二個國家 中援思德 中大及牛津大學災害與人道救援研究所成立 的高等院校代表蒞臨中大開會 The inauguration ceremony of the CERT-CUHK-Oxford University The Association of Commonwealth Universities Conference Centre for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response was held. of Executive Heads 2011 was held in Hong Kong. Participants from 22 countries came to CUHK for a day s conference 中大與南京大學 中央大學成立兩岸三地綠色大學聯盟 CUHK established the Cross-strait Green University Consortium with Nanjing University and Central University 逾五十位世界頂尖經濟專家雲集中大 參與 二十一世紀 服務貿易新趨勢 國際學術會議 Over 50 world leading economists gathered at CUHK to attend the international conference Services Trade: New Approaches for the 21st Century. CUHK was officially named as the Run Run Shaw Science Building.

5 大事回顧 Calendar of Events 著名文學家白先勇來校 於 二十一世紀 中大舉行第十屆榮譽院士頒授典禮 頒授 中國文藝復興 香港的角色 周年教育 榮譽院士銜予八位賢達 研討會演講 CUHK held its Tenth Honorary Prof. Pai Hsien-yung, renowned novelist Fellowship Conferment Ceremony to and essayist, delivered a talk at the confer honorary fellowships on eight annual education conference The 21st distinguished persons. Century Renaissance in China: The Role of Hong Kong February 2 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 中大舉行逸夫科學大樓命名典禮 The centralized laboratory building of 英聯邦大學協會校長會議在香港舉行 來自二十二個國家 中援思德 中大及牛津大學災害與人道救援研究所成立 的高等院校代表蒞臨中大開會 The inauguration ceremony of the CERT-CUHK-Oxford University The Association of Commonwealth Universities Conference Centre for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response was held. of Executive Heads 2011 was held in Hong Kong. Participants from 22 countries came to CUHK for a day s conference 中大與南京大學 中央大學成立兩岸三地綠色大學聯盟 CUHK established the Cross-strait Green University Consortium with Nanjing University and Central University 逾五十位世界頂尖經濟專家雲集中大 參與 二十一世紀 服務貿易新趨勢 國際學術會議 Over 50 world leading economists gathered at CUHK to attend the international conference Services Trade: New Approaches for the 21st Century. CUHK was officially named as the Run Run Shaw Science Building.

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7 目錄 CONTENTS 一年之後, 一些感想 2 First Year, First Thoughts 培養世界公民 12 Educating Global Citizens 開拓人類知識的版圖 22 Pushing Knowledge Frontiers 服務與關懷 34 Serving and Caring 發展里程 42 Development Milestones 財務概況 52 Finance 附錄 56 Appendices 領導與行政 Governance and Administration 學生與畢業生數字 Students and Graduates 獎學金及經濟資助 Scholarships and Financial Aid for Students 教職員人數 Number of Staff 研究資助及成果 Research Funding and Output 圖書館統計數字 Library Statistics 捐贈芳名錄 List of Donors 校友 Alumni

8 2 若以歐洲古老大學的歷史為尺度, 五十年也許微不足道, 但以香港的標準量度, 一所大學歷經這五十個寒暑的社會 經濟和政治巨變而能茁壯成長, 已是非凡成就 Fifty years is a fleeting moment in the annals of ancient institutions of tertiary education in Europe, but remarkable by the standards of Hong Kong, which witnessed tremendous social, economic and political changes in the past five decades.

9 一年之後, 一些感想 First Year, First Thoughts 郭慶輝攝 Photograph by Nick Kwok The present volume summarizes the policies and actions undertaken by The Chinese University of Hong Kong during the first year of my Vice-Chancellorship, and is written at a time when everyone associated with the University, including the academics and the administrators, students and alumni, and its many friends and supporters in the community at large, is anticipating the advent of the University s golden jubilee, for which a year-long programme of celebrations on the academic, cultural, and social fronts will take place. Fifty years is a fleeting moment in the annals of ancient institutions of tertiary education in Europe, but remarkable by the standards of Hong Kong, which witnessed tremendous social, economic and political changes in the past five decades. It is my great honour to be entrusted with the headship of the University at this significant juncture in its history: a time to consolidate the legacies of our founding fathers, and also the time to deliberate, plan and act on the University s development to meet the challenges of the time. In this preface I shall attempt to collect some thoughts on the manner and extent to which some of the University s major objectives and goals were met in the past year, without visiting every subject that is important and dear to us, or delving into the statistics and details, as these will be adequately covered in the chapters to follow. 3

10 4 卓越學術成就的新境界 Towards a New Understanding of Academic Excellence The pursuit of academic excellence has always been enshrined at the Chinese University, as its guiding principle for all its policies and decisions. Over the years we aspired to strive for the best in research and teaching as much as our resources would allow, and our academic business has been conducted, without fail, in the spirit of reaching for the stars. Five decades of hard and conscientious work of our academics and their students have resulted in achievements that would bring pride to even the most prestigious institutions, whether in terms of research funding allocated by the authorities, collaboration with major international and national centres of research, or the accolades bestowed upon CUHK personnel and research projects by the most exacting learned institutes in the world. The ranks of our academics are boosted by the presence of scholars of the first order from the four corners of the earth, who bring to our campus not only the latest and the most progressive knowledge and know-how, but also inspiration, and impetus, to break existing moulds in order to usher in fresh, improved approaches and understanding in various branches of knowledge. Some of the landmark achievements accomplished by my senior research colleagues during the year under review included the decoding of the foetal genomic map from maternal blood, the research on soybean genomics with a view to raising the staple food plant s yield and stress tolerance, and the research on stent-assisted angioplasty of the brain vessel to bring hope to stroke patients. These are just some of the more spectacular award-winning projects and a more comprehensive account of our research distinctions in the past year is given in the chapter Pushing Knowledge Frontiers. These, together with many other research programmes, have been acknowledged by

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12 academic peers as well as the relevant industries as major contributions to learning and, much more importantly, to the genuine betterment of human life. Many of these projects represent decades of commitment and efforts, and have earned for their researchers much coveted prizes and qualifications, which indeed help to illumine the academic firmament above our campus. Of course teaching only benefits from cutting-edge research, and top quality research begets great teachers. To better fulfil the University s mission, we are seeking to increase the proportion and importance of humanistic studies in our undergraduate programmes, and a new General Education curriculum is now in place not only to comply with changes brought about by the reversion to the four-year undergraduate curriculum in , but one which in itself provides for a more comprehensive and in-depth approach to the subject. Our renewed effort to augment our existing regime of education in the humanities is vastly helped by the foundation of five new Colleges at the University, some of which rather close cousins, in form as well as in spirit, to their ancient European prototypes in being fully residential with communal dining facilities and rituals. College life has proved to be an effective way through which we may inculcate in the students the precepts of life, the ethics and values with which students should hold fast to in their future careers, and the manners and decency with which problems are to be resolved. Owing to the hilly terrain of the campus and the scarcity of land, quads and cloisters might have to remain as ideals for a while, but a new collegiate atmosphere is certainly building up, to the benefit of, and being much appreciated by, both teachers and students.

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14 8 服務社會的世界公民 Developing Global Citizens to Serve the World The Chinese University, as a member of the global assembly of major seats of education, of course makes its contributions to human welfare in the global village through scientific discoveries, medical innovations, new views and models in economics and the social sciences, and creative works as well as fresh re-interpretations in the humanities. As the subsequent sections of this report will show, the University is actively engaged in academic links both with the mainland and in the international arena, and is a proactive supporter of student exchange and study visit activities to various parts of the world. The campus also hosts a sizeable and significant population of non-chinese students, of whom some are on exchange programmes while the others are doing degree courses here. They greatly contribute to the cultural diversity of the campus and act as an enriching element to student life both at work and play.

15 ICARE During the year under review the University laid down plans for the ICARE programme as an umbrella facility to coordinate and support staff and student efforts in rendering services and assistance to people in need, both locally and elsewhere in the world. Through direct services, social enterprises and other means, the programme is designed to offer genuine help to the needy and at the same time, to heighten the sense of service among staff and students, bringing into greater prominence the need for social consciousness to be built up, and the relevance of service to others in the context of the universal brotherhood of man. 9

16 10 同心協力的中大人 Closing Thoughts 除了與讀者分享一些擔任中文大學一 In this preface I have sought to share with my 校之長的工作點滴外 我還想藉此機 readers some episodes from my work at the 會向校內同僚致謝 全賴他們的支持 helm of the Chinese University. I would like 和協助 我任內第一年過得非常有意 義 值得回味 首先要感謝楊綱凱教 to take the occasion here to acknowledge the assistance and support of my senior colleagues which made my first year as Vice- 授 他多年來出任副校長 領導有方 Chancellor relishing and rewarding. I wish 公而忘私 我很慶幸楊教授卸下副校 to thank Prof. Kenneth Young for his many 長職責後擔任敬文書院院長 繼續服 years of excellent leadership and absolute 務中大 另外 我也要感謝徐揚生和 侯傑泰兩位教授應允出任副校長 吳 基培教授出任協理副校長 信廣來 dedication as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (PVC), and to welcome him back, upon relinquishing the heavy duties as PVC, as Master of C.W. Chu College. I am also 陳志輝 李沛良三位教授分別出任新 grateful to be able to enlist the support of 亞 逸夫和伍宜孫書院院長 梁湘明 Prof. Xu Yangsheng and Prof. Hau Kit-tai as 和 Christopher Gane 兩位教授分別 PVCs, Prof. Dennis Ng as Associate PVC, 出任教育學院和法律學院院長 我也 深慶得人 校長職務相當繁雜 而我最享受的 工作就是與學生和同事會面 互相認 識 交談討論 尤其是在公餘或者是 校園的社交往還 可令我更了解他們 的生活 想法和抱負 長遠來說有助 我更好地為他們服務 中文大學得到校董會主席的英明指 and Prof. Shun Kwong-loi, Prof. Andrew C.F. Chan and Prof. Rance Lee respectively as the Head/Master of New Asia, Shaw and Wu Yee Sun Colleges. I also welcome Prof. Leung Seung-ming to the post of Dean of Education and Prof. Christopher Gane to that of Dean of Law. One aspect of my work as Vice-Chancellor that I particularly enjoy is the opportunity to meet, talk, and discuss with students and colleagues, especially on informal occasions or as part of the social life on campus. This 導 以及大學優秀的教師 行政人員 enables me to better understand how they 學生和校友赤誠支持 未來的發展肯 live, what they think and what they aspire to, 定能更上一層樓 筆走終篇 且與各 which will, in the long run, help me to serve 位互勉 them better. May I conclude these thoughts with the certain knowledge that, under the guidance of the Chairman and the Council, and with the support of our superior academics, 2011年12月 administrators, students and alumni, CUHK can be assured of safe sailing into a splendid future. December 2011 由上 徐揚生教授 侯傑泰教授 吳基培教授 From top: Prof. Xu Yangsheng Prof. Hau Kit-tai Prof. Dennis Ng

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18 12 大學教育應當幫助年輕人應對今天和未來全球化的世界所帶來的挑戰, 啟發 他們思考個人對於世界的角色與責任, 培養具世界公民素質的學生 In this shrinking world, university education should help young people to understand their roles and responsibilities as a world citizen, and to meet the challenges they confront now and will confront in the future.

19 培養世界公民 Educating Global Citizens Local supermarkets have a variety of products from all over the world: beef from Australia, ham from Spain, milk from Hokkaido, olive oil from Italy, salmon from Norway, rice from Taiwan. With earbuds in his ears, a young man queuing at the checkout listens to a British singer s songs with his smartphone, which is a product of an American company, assembled by workers in South China, loaded with apps developed in India. The comfort and convenience that modern people can enjoy in this increasingly integrated world were unimaginable half a century ago. In March 2011, a powerful earthquake occurred near the northeast coast of Japan. A vast field of debris was swept out to sea by the resulting tsunamis and is floating across the Pacific towards the US. The radiation leaks from the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima pose as a threat to the neighbouring countries of Japan. The latter half of the year saw the deterioration of the debt crisis in Greece, affecting European and world economy. In Thailand, massive flooding damaged farmland. The anticipated increase in rice prices may affect Hong Kong people who live a thousand kilometres away from the country. The interdependence of nations presents modern people with problems that their previous generations did not face. Today, every country, every city and every person is part of the global village. In this shrinking world, university education should help young people to understand their roles and responsibilities as a world citizen, and to meet the challenges they confront now and will confront in the future. The definition of global citizenship varies from person to person. We in CUHK see a global citizen as someone who: 13

20 14 新學制課程 is aware of and cares about the wider world in addition to the local community he or she lives in; takes into consideration that the world is whole and makes a conscious effort to make it a better place; has the belief that he or she can make a difference and is willing to stand up and fight against social injustices. At CUHK, our first step towards educating global citizens is to give our students the knowledge and skills they need, so that they can make positive contributions to the local and global communities. This depends on a well-designed and comprehensive curriculum. New Curriculum With a new four-year normative undergraduate curriculum in place, CUHK is fully ready to implement the academic structure. The new curriculum will take effect in the academic year of 2012 to sharpen students intellectual faculty with both breadth and depth of knowledge across disciplines as well as within specialties; and help develop critical thinking skills and instil care for society through all-round experiential learning. In the new curriculum, all major programmes will include a capstone course that gives students the opportunity to participate in research and/or internship, allowing them to gain research and working experience. To enrich students interdisciplinary knowledge, each Faculty will provide a faculty package offering a basket of different courses for students to take outside their majors, thus broadening their knowledge beyond their chosen fields of specialization and complementing their major studies. Overseas academic exchange and internship are instrumental in shaping students global perspective, which is an essential quality of a global citizen. Currently at CUHK, there are enough opportunities to enable over 90% of each cohort to undertake exchange, of which 20% go on exchange to over 200 prestigious institutions worldwide for one semester or one academic year. In the new four-year curriculum, our goal is for 100% of each cohort to have at least one opportunity for exchange, of which 30% will be able to go on exchange for one semester or more. Responding to the needs of our society, CUHK introduced the Bachelor of Engineering Programme in Biomedical Engineering in the year to nurture local biomedical engineers.

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22 16 張眼看世界 Eyes on the World 有廣闊的襟懷 放眼本地社群以外 Global citizens respect diversity and care 的世界 是成為世界公民的先決條 about those with whom they share this planet. 件 中文大學為學生提供眾多海外 CUHK provides students with a variety of 交流的機會 除了一學期或一學年 的交換生計劃外 各種課程都設計 了海外學習和體驗的機會 比如 exchange opportunities. In addition to termlong and year-long exchange programmes, many programmes offer short-term visits or study abroad experiences to their participants. 以 世界城市 人文領袖 為理念的 For example, with the theme World City, 領袖培育課程就安排了兩次海外考 Humanistic Leaders, CUHK s Leadership 領袖培育課程副主任 課程 梁啟智博士說 察 2010年冬 一批學生到了中國首 Development Programme (LDP) features two 行程設計是要推翻同學對某些地方的想像 都北京 走訪遭拆遷的釘子戶 民工 non-local study visits. In the winter of 2010, a 想到倫敦 可能是很歐洲很古色古香建築 或 group of LDP students visited Beijing. They tried 者很前衞很時尚 但其實這裡還有很多事情在 to get some first-hand knowledge about the 發生 people at the periphery of the political heart of 所謂領袖培育 怎樣才算成功 是不是看教出 China by visiting households displaced by urban 來的學生賺多少萬元一個月 梁博士說 我 development, a school for children of migrant 不想校園會這樣判斷我們成不成功 而希望大 workers, and a gay rights NGO, etc. In July 家可以看看我們的同學為學校帶來些甚麼 例 2011, 30 LDP students went to London, a world 考察團學員之一陳景龍說 在倫 如 去完倫敦北京回來的 會跟其他同學說 city that is faced with a variety of challenges, to 敦的兩星期 這在香港可以實現 原來在世界上 事情不是這樣的 你可以當我 learn from its experience. 們是一個R&D部門 學校的學生文化需要不斷 子弟學校 爭取同性戀權益的志願 組織等等 在這個中國的權力中心 看邊緣 2011年7月 該課程三十名 學生到了倫敦 向這個面對各式各樣 問題的世界城市借鏡 嗎 是最常浮現在我心頭的問 題 例如 他們探訪當地著名社 會企業 Coin Street Community Chan King-lung Raymond is one of the LDP students on the tour. He said, During the 更新和成長 我希望領袖培育課程成為一個實 驗室 讓同學不斷嘗試不同的東西 two-week trip to London, one question kept The itinerary was arranged to challenge Builders 知道這條街的居民如何 crossing my mind: Can this be realized in Hong the stereotypes of certain places. The 成功保衞家園 抵抗地產商的開發 Kong? After the visit to Coin Street Community name London may conjure up images of 計劃 這令陳景龍不禁要問 為何 Builders, a famous social enterprise, they were medieval European buildings or people Coin Street 可以 利東街不可以 impressed by Coin Street residents successful sporting progressive fashion. But there campaign against the planned development are other facets to the city, said Dr. Leung 學生又探訪另一家名為 Account 3 of their neighbourhood for hotels and offices. Kai-chi, assistant programme director of 的社會企業 看看它如何在短短 Raymond asked: Why can Coin Street do it, the LDP. 二十年間 發展成擁有一幢樓高數 and Lee Tung Street can t? When it comes to leadership development, 層大廈的組織 既以企業的身分賺 After that they visited Account 3 to see how this 錢支持自己的營運 又協助婦女發掘 women s cooperative has grown in 20 years 自己的能力 為她們提供工作機會 time into a successful enterprise that owns a 鼓勵她們走進社區 實現建設更美 building and generates revenue to support 好的社會的理想 local women in developing their potential and accessing the job market, achieving its ideal of 他們還探訪過一個叫 Renaissance 的組織 專門幫助被社會標籤為一 making its community a better place. what is the yardstick for success? Is it the monthly salary of its students? Dr. Leung said, I don t want the University community to measure us with such a yardstick. I hope people can see what our students can bring to the University. For example, after visiting London and Beijing, the LDP students can tell their The students also visited Renaissance, an classmates that in other parts of the organization that aims to empower school world, things are different from what dropouts or teenagers labelled as unsuccessful. they are here. If you want, you can see Ip Yuk-wai York said, Its founder is a young us as a research and development unit. 一個和我們自己年齡相若的人在做 person who is only two or three years older than It is important that the student culture 這樣的事情 令我不禁自問 我們是 we. Seeing a person who is about the same age on our campus grow and renew itself 否也應該像他一樣有勇氣去做這樣 as we are doing such things, I couldn t help but constantly. I hope that the LDP can serve 的事情 ask myself: will we have enough guts to do what as a laboratory where students can try he is doing? something new. 事無成或中途輟學的年輕人 另一 位參與的學生葉昱蔚說 它的創辦 人很年輕 只比我們大兩三年 看到

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24 18 海外尋夢 DREAM Dedicated Research Exchange and Mentorship 2011 DREAM Dreams Fulfilled It would be a valuable experience to spend a summer break at prestigious institutes overseas to conduct research projects under the guidance of top scientists. Every year, the DREAM (Dedicated Research Exchange and Mentorship) internship programme organized by the School of Life Sciences sends undergraduate and postgraduate students to prestigious institutes around the world, including Harvard University, University of California, Mayo Clinic, University of Toronto, and Imperial College London, to take part in various scientific research projects. Since laboratory work is as important as classroom instruction in life sciences education, getting exposure to the frontiers of science at the world s top institutes is really an eye-opening experience. In 2011, 15 students took part in the DREAM programme, which has benefited more than 40 students since it was launched. Many of them have published papers in highlycited international journals, while some were offered scholarships to pursue a PhD, or invited to spend a year as exchange students at their host institutions.

25 行走四方 C Roaming the World Working abroad is another way to know the world. Each year, CUHK s Global Internship Programme (GIP) offers close to 300 internships to our students. These placements in mainland and overseas cities offer students exposure to foreign cultures and first-hand experience of the workplace environment of host countries, preparing them for a career overseas. In June 2010, Lorraine Lee, Year 1 student of Geography and Resource Management, worked on an organic farm in Brazil via the GIP. The internship broadened her knowledge about Brazilian culture and organic farming. Located in northeast Brazil near the town Ubajara of Ceará, the farm covers over 1,600 hectares and primarily produces acerola to provide Vitamin C used in health supplement products. Lorraine s life on the farm was hectic and she was involved in different types of work, including harvesting fruits, removing weeds, spraying fertilizers, helping to prepare lunch for over 100 farming staff members, promoting organic farming in schools nearby as well as assisting to organize company activities such as a marathon and a cycling race. In addition, she had to complete a project on solid waste recycling as requested by the internship programme. After the eight-week internship, she gained a much better understanding of the actual operations of an organic farm. The farm is designed as a natural biotic system and different zones perform different functions. Every zone is closely linked and inseparable in the whole farming process. Sheep were kept so that their waste could be used as fertilizer for plants such as acerola. In return, the remaining fibre of the extracted acerola would be fed to the livestock. This was like a small-scale food chain. 19

26 20 關注環境 In the face of global climate change, we hope that our students can understand the harmony between human beings and nature and act to make the world a more sustainable place. Concern for the Environment The Faculty of Engineering offered a scholarship to Carol Pun, a first-year student of the Faculty, to take part in the 2041 Antarctic Expedition from 3 to 18 March Cindy Fung, a graduate and former Government and Public Administration major of the University, also took part in the expedition. Led by a team of experts, Carol and Cindy, together with participants from all over the world, explored the continent s ecosystem and observed its landscape, while learning about climate change and what can be done to protect the continent. Founded by Sir Robert Swan, the first person to walk to both North and South Poles unassisted, 2041 has been organizing annual expeditions to Antarctica since Participants of the expedition took an icebreaker to the Antarctica Peninsula from Ushuaia, Argentina s southernmost city. There were two presentations a day linking climate change and leadership given by Mr. Swan or corporate representatives. Landing was something else they did daily. Rubber boats would ferry the participants from the ship to land, to visit snow mountains, glaciers or an active volcano. While there, they had to complete tasks such as taking pictures of ice in different shapes.

27 奕珊和倩雯看到氣候變遷令冰架崩 Carol and Cindy noticed that the effects 解 了解到氣候改變對南極企鵝的生 of climate change were evident in 活習性和數目的影響 又參觀了當地 Antarctica. They learned that climate 荒廢多時的捕鯨廠的鯨油處理槽 以 change contributed to ice shelf collapse, the 及英國海軍基地遺址 目睹人類對大 change of habits and decline in numbers 自然造成的破壞 of penguins in Antarctica. They visited old 在全球化的時代 民族國界是否將 whaling industry and the disused structures 愈來愈模糊 尚難斷言 但可以確定 of a British naval base, which embody the 的是 氣候變遷 空氣和水污染不辨 havoc that human beings can wreak on the whale oil processing drums deserted by the 疆界 蒙古刮起的沙塵暴 會吹襲到 wilderness. 北京 韓國 日本 台灣 甚至遠渡 It is hard to affirm that national boundaries 太平洋波及美國 保護地球環境和 will become increasingly irrelevant in the 生態 是世界公民最須關注的課題 age of globalization. But what can be for 之一 sure is that climate change, air and water 中文大學從創校之初 已十分強調大 學的國際性 當時的顧問委員會中 pollution know no boundaries. A dust storm originating from Mongolia can travel far enough to cause pollution in Beijing, 有來自英國 美國 瑞典 意 Korea, Japan, and may even make its way 大利等國的學者 校董會中 across the Pacific to the US. Environment 也有來自英 美的成員 時 protection should be one of the major 至今日 我們所強調的國際 concerns of a global citizen. 性 除了大學社群有來自不 同國家的成員外 還重視培 育學生對於人類共同體的歸 屬感與責任感 懷有身為地 球村一員的自覺 以在嶄新 Since its inception, CUHK has emphasized its international character. It had an advisory board represented by scholars from the UK, the US, Sweden, Italy and many other countries. Its Council had prominent 的全球化社會中對人類有所 educators from the UK and the US. Today, 貢獻 我們的學術課程 海 the international character we emphasize is 外交流和實習計劃都致力達 not only about having members from other 到這一目標 以上所述是其 countries in our university community, 中的一些努力 but also about instilling in our students a sense of belonging and a sense of responsibility to a global community, and encouraging them to make contributions to the emerging global world. The abovementioned academic curriculum, exchange and internship programmes are some of our efforts to achieve this objective. 21

28 22 發前人所未發的出色研究成果, 不但能創造人類知識, 而且能令教學內容更豐富, 是優良教學的後盾 Novel and significant research findings not only contribute to the enrichment of human knowledge, but also serve to produce good teaching materials.

29 開拓人類知識的版圖 Pushing Knowledge Frontiers 以母體血漿拼湊胎兒基因圖譜 As a research university, CUHK devotes itself to both teaching and research. Novel and significant research findings not only contribute to the enrichment of human knowledge, but also serve to produce good teaching materials. Teachers who are engaged in research are more in touch with the latest developments in their fields and are more likely to include up-to-date discoveries in their classes. To create an intellectually stimulating environment and promote vibrant research activities, CUHK has the Research Committee to study research policy issues and make recommendations. And the Research Administration Office provides a range of practical services to its researchers. It also implements and maintains policies to fulfil the University s aspirations to pursue productive research to the highest international standards and to maintain its status as one of the leading research universities in the region DNA 2010 Decoding Foetal Genomic Map from Maternal Blood In 1997, Prof. Dennis Y.M. Lo, Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine and director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences at CUHK, made a splash by discovering that the DNA of an unborn foetus could be found in the blood plasma of its pregnant mother. He went on to translate this discovery into innovative noninvasive prenatal diagnostic tests, which would make prenatal diagnosis safer for pregnant women and their babies. Some of these tests are already in use in many medical centres internationally. 23

30 盧煜明教授解釋拼湊胎兒的基因圖譜的棘手 處 母體血漿內含有大量孕婦本身的DNA 分子 胎兒的DNA分子只佔十分之一 而且 24 非常零碎 就像這茫茫DNA海洋中的一粟 要從這些散落的碎片拼湊出胎兒的基因圖 譜 難度不下於完成一個百萬片的拼圖 而 且更好比先摻入另一幅拼圖的千萬片小塊 然後才開始拼合原先的第一幅拼圖 The task of developing a non-invasive foetal genome scan was highly challenging. Prof. Dennis Y.M. Lo explained, Foetal DNA molecules, which account for only about 10% of the DNA in the maternal plasma, are highly fragmented. Constructing the foetus s genetic profile from these fragments would be tantamount to assembling a million-piece jigsaw puzzle. To make matters worse, these foetal DNA molecules in the mother s blood plasma are drifting in an ocean of maternal DNA molecules. This is like adding in tens of millions of pieces from another jigsaw puzzle and then trying to re-assemble the first one. 城 成功從孕婦血漿中的胎兒DNA拼湊 However, so far these non-invasive tests have been limited 出胎兒的基因圖譜 他們抽取了一名母親 to screening one disease (e.g., Down syndrome) at a time. In 的血漿樣本 完成近四十億個DNA分子 2010, he and his team made a breakthrough by deciphering 的排序 約相當於人類基因組的六十五 倍 接着拼湊出胎兒分別遺傳自父親和 母親的兩組基因圖譜 再把這兩組基因 圖譜結合 從而得出胎兒的基因圖譜 有了這項技術 只需分析孕婦的一個血 the genomic map of the foetus using maternal blood. The team sequenced nearly four billion DNA fragments from a maternal blood sample, which was equivalent to some 65-fold coverage of the human genome. They then constructed separate genetic maps that the foetus had inherited from the father and from the mother. By combining the paternally-inherited and maternally-inherited genetic 液樣本 就能追溯出胎兒的整個基因組 maps, CUHK researchers were able to arrive at a genomic 而且單次檢測即能一舉診斷出多種遺傳 map of the foetus. 病 是產前診斷的重大突破 The implication of this ground-breaking research is that by 2010年12月8日號的生物醫學權威期刊 科學 轉譯醫學 以封面故事形式發 表這項發現 盧煜明教授亦因他的出色 研究和貢獻 在2011年7月獲英國皇家學 會頒授院士銜 analysing a blood sample from the pregnant woman the entire genome of the foetus can be deduced and screened for many possible genetic disorders in one go. Their findings were published as the cover story in the 8 December 2010 issue of Science Translational Medicine, a prestigious interdisciplinary biomedical journal. Professor Lo s remarkable research and contributions to medicine earned him a fellowship of the Royal Society in July 2011.

31 大豆回家 Homecoming of Soybeans Genetic technology is a powerful tool not only for medical researchers, but also for agricultural scientists. Led by its director Prof. Samuel S.M. Sun and deputy director Prof. Lam Hon-ming, the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology at CUHK (SKL CUHK) has devoted efforts to improving the yield, quality and stress tolerance of rice and soybean. Homecoming of Soybeans, a joint project between the SKL CUHK and Beijing Genomics Institute Shenzhen (BGI-Shenzhen), has made major breakthroughs in soybean genomic research. The project has decoded the genomes of 17 wild and 14 cultivated soybean accessions and revealed their differences. Wild soybeans have higher genomic diversity than cultivated soybeans. That means wild species have more genetic resources that can facilitate their sustainable cultivation. Due to the depletion of good arable lands and fresh water resources in China, the effective utilization of marginal lands for cultivation has become a highpriority topic. Northern China has many saline lands, and in the country s hinterland, coastal areas and north western regions, arid lands abound. This makes the development of stress tolerant crops imperative. The soybean is also a nitrogen fixing crop that can absorb nitrogen from the air to fertilize soil at the rate of 100 kg per hectare per year, hence making it an environmentally friendly crop that can rehabilitate degraded lands. The research team of the SKL-CUHK has already identified anti-drought and anti-saline soybean lines and carried out field tests on them in arid regions in Northwestern China and on saline lands in Northern China. With the new genome sequencing data, it is hoped that these soybean lines can be put to greater use. 25

32 26 中風病人的新希望 New Hope for Stroke Patients Seeing their research results benefiting people may be one of the most rewarding experiences for researchers. Prof. Wong Kasing Lawrence, Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine, chief of the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, has studied stroke for two decades. He is the first to confirm that the most common cause of stroke in Asian patients is intracranial atherosclerosis (narrowing of vessel around the brain), while in western countries it is the narrowing of the vessel in the neck. After pinpointing the cause, Professor Wong studied the technique of stent-assisted angioplasty of the brain vessel to minimize the rate of recurrent stroke. The minimally invasive procedure involves transporting a wire mesh tube (a stent) from large supra-aortic arteries to minute intra-cranial arteries through an incision at the groin by means of a small catheter and with the help of imaging tools. The stent will form a rigid support to hold the artery open. This procedure is much more complex than coronary artery stenting. The distance between the thigh to the heart is relatively short and the artery path is quite straight. By contrast, the cerebral vessel has many twists and turns and the narrowed one has a diameter of only 1 mm. Complete technical mastery is a must. Professor Wong and Prof. Leung Wai-hong Thomas from the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prof. Yu Chun-ho Simon from the Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology published the result of their study on Intracranial Stenting for Prevention of Ischaemic Stroke in the American Journal of Neuroradiology in April Aimed at evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the treatment, the study showed that the success rate of stenting procedure was 95.7% and the risk of stroke after treatment was 6.1% per year, much lower than the 23% observed in patients treated by medical therapy alone.

33 青光眼 Glaucoma 新眼藥水治療青光眼 PB PB PB 新法治子宮肌瘤 Trisacryl Trisacryl New Drug for Glaucoma A research team of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has also scored a success. The team found that topical Sodium 4-Phenylbutyrate (PB) is able to prevent and treat steroid-induced glaucoma. Steroid is used in treating various eye diseases, such as uveitis and diabetic macular edema, etc., and as an anti-inflammatory drug after eye surgery. However, steroid may induce increase in deaths of the trabecular meshwork (TM), a sponge-like structure with many sieves or openings located at the anterior chamber of the eyeball, which carries the function of removing extracellular deposits and debris inside the TM, and keeping the sieves well open and patent to ensure the smooth drainage of aqueous humour produced inside the eyeball. Blockage of the drainage channels will lead to pressure rise and hence glaucoma. PB has been shown to be able to prevent cell deaths and reduce extracellular deposits and debris in the TM, and thus prevent and treat steroid-induced glaucoma. The team is applying for a US patent for the discovery of the new usage of PB as a potential glaucoma drug. It is expected that it can be put to clinical use after two to three years. New Treatment for Uterine Fibroids The Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology improved non-surgical treatment for uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids are common tumours in women. Usual treatment options include hormonal therapy and surgery. Hormonal therapy usually does not have a sustainable effect and surgery carries a risk of significant complications and recurrence. 醫學院透視微創治療基金臨床科學中心總監余俊豪教授 ( 左 ) 及婦產科學系名譽臨床副教授張德康醫生 Prof. Yu Chun-ho Simon (left), director of the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Foundation Clinical Science Centre and Dr. Cheung Tak-hong, clinical associate professor (honorary), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology The new uterine fibroid embolization involves using Trisacryl (TA) microspheres to block the vessels of uterine fibroids, thereby cutting their blood supply, causing them to shrink and ultimately die. By using TA microspheres in place of the conventional Polyvinyl Alcohol microspheres for the treatment, the success rate can be increased from 69% to 96%. 27

34 高效太陽能電池 28 CIGS 1/200 學生研發生物加密系統 蕭旭東教授 ( 左 ) 與李泉教授 Prof. Xiao Xudong (left) and Prof. Li Quan New Solar Cells A research team led by Prof. Xiao Xudong and Prof. Li Quan of the Department of Physics successfully developed a low-cost, highefficiency CIGS thin film solar cell. CIGS cells are fabricated by depositing multilayer thin film materials of 1/200 mm in thickness on low-cost substrates such as glass, plastic and metal foil. The cells generate electricity even in cloudy weather and dim light. If made into transparent solar cells to clothe the outer glass walls of commercial buildings, they can cover about 60% of electricity consumption for a 20-storey commercial building. They can also be integrated into consumer products such as backpacks, handbags, tents, and sunshades for charging electronic products. A CIGS solar cell the size of a hand can fully charge a mobile phone in three hours under sunlight. It can also be used as power supply for aerospace and military devices, as well as electric cars. CIGS solar cells have the highest efficiency among various types of thin film solar cells. And compared to crystalline solar cells, they are 50 times thinner and cost 50% less to produce.

35 Biological Cryptography System Developed by Students CUHK not only motivates its academic staff to conduct quality research, but also encourages its students to engage themselves in research activities. A team of 11 students from the Biochemistry Programme of the School of Life Sciences developed a new encrypt-and-store information system for the plasmid DNA of Escherichia coli. GB (gigabytes) 2 TB (terabytes) 2010 (igem) Using bacteria as an information storage device was proposed about a decade ago. Building on the theory, the CUHK team proposed to fragment the information and store it in bacteria in order to store a massive amount of data. A novel information processing system was invented to reconstruct the original information. With this technology, it is estimated that one gram of bacteria can store data of up to 900,000 GB (gigabytes), which is equivalent to 450 hard drives, each with 2 TB (terabytes) of storage capacity. This innovative project won the gold award at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (igem) 2010 competition organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US. 夏克青教授 Prof. Xia Keqing 榮譽與獎項 Honours and Awards CUHK researchers achievements and contributions to academia and society have been widely recognized. Prof. Xia Keqing, chairman of the Physics Department, was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2010 for his tremendous contributions to experimental knowledge and understanding of turbulent Rayleigh-Benard convection. An expert in the studies of fluid turbulence, Professor Xia discovered that thermal plumes are responsible for the initiation and sustentation of large-scale circulation (LSC), and that LSC is driven by the buoyancy of plumes. 29

36 30 左起 : 呂榮聰教授 程伯中教授 李文榮 教授及吳克利教授 From left: Prof. Lyu Rung-tsong Michael, Prof. Ching Pak-chung, Prof. Li Wen-jung and Prof. Wu Keli IEEE IEEE 2010 IEEE Four professors from the Faculty of Engineering were recognized by the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Prof. Ching Pak-chung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Electronic Engineering; Prof. Li Wen-jung from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering; and Prof. Wu Keli from the Department of Electronic Engineering have been elected fellows. Prof. Lyu Rung-tsong Michael from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering was co-awarded the 2010 IEEE Reliability Society Engineer of the Year Award. The total number of IEEE fellows in CUHK has now reached 28, the highest among all institutions in Hong Kong. Two mathematics professors also received highly coveted accolades in mathematics. Prof. Wei Juncheng, Professor of Mathematics, was awarded the 2010 Morningside Silver Medal of Mathematics for his achievements in semi-linear elliptic equations. Prof. Leung Nai-chung Conan at the Department of Mathematics and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences was awarded the 2010 Chern Prize in recognition of his significant research contributions in the study of mirror symmetry and quantum cohomology.

37 Prof. Lui Chi-shing John, chairman of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, received the Senior Research Fellowship of The Croucher Foundation , while Prof. Chan Lik-yuen Henry and Prof. Wong Ka-sing Lawrence of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics were awarded the Senior Medical Research Fellowship. Professor Lui s research interests are in the design and analysis of computer and communication systems. Professor Wong s major research interests lie in the epidemiology, neuroimaging and treatment of stroke. Professor Chan is a world renowned expert in liver diseases. He is among the first to describe the use of peginterferon treatment in chronic hepatitis B and to define the clinical characteristics and natural progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese. 何善衡工程學大樓和蒙民偉工程學大樓 Ho Sin-Hang Engineering Building and William M.W. Mong Engineering Building 31

38 Prof. Rossa Chiu of the Department of Chemical Pathology reaped two international research awards the 2011 International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine Young Investigator Award and the 2011 Professors Prize endowed by the Professors and Heads of Academic Clinical Biochemistry Departments in the UK. CUHK research projects also won a number of awards in the year The National Office for Science and Technology Awards announced on 14 January 2011 the winning projects of the 2010 State Science and Technology Awards, and two of them were CUHK projects. Nonlinear Output Regulation Problem and the Internal Model Principle led by Prof. Huang Jie, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, received the State Natural Science Award second-class award. Another project Technology for the Early Diagnosis and Prevention of Secondary Brain Injury in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury by the Faculty of Medicine was honoured with the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award second-class award. The researchers who took part in this project were Prof. Poon Wai-sang, Prof. Wong Kwok-chu George and Dr. Ng Chi-ping Stephanie of the Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, and Prof. Ng Ho-keung, chairman of the Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology. 趙慧君教授 Prof. Rossa Chiu

39 獲一等獎的項目是醫學院內科及藥物 Three remarkable scientific research projects 治療學系于君教授及校長兼莫慶堯 at CUHK received the Higher Education 醫學講座教授沈祖堯教授的 胃癌發 Outstanding Scientific Research Output 生的生物學行為 分子機制及防治研 Awards (Science and Technology) in the 究 以及數學講座教授魏軍城教授 之 非線性橢圓方程及方程組的凝聚 現象 獲二等獎的是生命科學學院 category of natural sciences from the Ministry of Education. Two of them received the firstclass awards and the other, a second-class award. 陳振宇教授及生物醫學學院黃聿教 授之 天然產物對膽固醇和脂肪酸代 The first-class award projects were: 謝與心血管功能的影響 Integrative Research on Molecular Basis 研究是漫長而且經常要面對失敗的 conducted by Prof. Yu Jun at the Department 工作 以上研究人員和團隊獲得的殊 榮與獎項 不但是獲獎人員以及整 個大學社群的榮耀 也是鼓勵中大 研究團隊繼續邁步前進的動力 and Potential Targets for Gastric Cancer of Medicine and Therapeutics, and Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor and Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine; and Concentration Phenomena in Nonlinear Elliptic Equations and Systems conducted by Prof. Wei Juncheng, Professor of Mathematics. The project receiving a second-class award was Cholesterol-lowering and Cardiovascular Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals conducted by Prof. Chen Zhenyu of the School of Life Sciences and Prof. Huang Yu of the School of Biomedical Sciences. Research is a long and arduous task and researchers are no stranger to failures. The above-mentioned awards earned by CUHK researchers are not only the honour shared by the whole University community, but also serve as a stimulus to motivate all researchers of the University to forge ahead. 33

40 服務與關懷 34 Serving and Caring 大 學曾經被人形容為象牙塔 是指大學只着眼於鑽研深邃的 知識 與社會民生脫節 就大學的歷 史發展而言 十九世紀以前的大學 確實大多是純粹的教學機構 到了 十九世紀初 研究這項功能逐漸整合 U niversities had been viewed as ivory towers that focused exclusively on the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake and were detached from worldly or practical affairs. Universities before the 19th century were mostly devoted to teaching. By the early 19th century, universities began to emphasize the 到大學體制裏去 大學遂成為教研合 importance of research, which became an 一的機構 時至今日 服務這個概念 integral part of their tasks. Today, in addition 也成為大學的使命 過去二十年來 to teaching and research, service is one of the 西方更興起 engaged university 的 概念 強調高等教育機構在社區的角 色和責任 大學直接參與應對社區的 major missions of a university. In the past two decades, the notion of the engaged university has got off the ground and enjoyed considerable attention across the West. The notion stresses 問題 如扶貧 改善公共衞生 保護環 the civic roles and social responsibilities of 境等 higher education and argues that universities should make conscious and directed efforts to 中文大學素來鼓勵本校師生和校友 tackle community problems, such as combating 回饋社會 他們除了積極參與各類活 poverty, improving public health, and protecting 動關懷本港社會外 足跡還遍及內 the environment. 地乃至世界其他地方 為有需要的人 The mission of CUHK has long been infused 服務 with a commitment to community betterment. The University has been actively encouraging and motivating its staff, students and alumni to 到四川興建抗震校舍 四川在2008年發生大地震 中大多個 help the needy and to serve locally, nationally and globally. 部門師生相繼以各種方式支持賑災和 的研究小組繼2009年在地震災區建 Building Seismic Proof School in Sichuan 成第一所新芽小學後 2010年夏天以 After the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, the CUHK 更先進的建築系統及創新設計 在四 community has responded to the disaster by 川建成第二所新芽學堂 這個建築項 providing support in different ways to the 目共有三十名來自香港及內地的大學 victims. A research team led by Prof. Zhu 生 建築師志願者參與 Jingxiang of the School of Architecture has 災後重建 建築學院朱競翔教授率領 中文大學素來鼓勵本校師生和校友回饋社會 他們除了積極參與各類活動關懷本港 社會外 足跡還遍及內地乃至世界其他地方 為有需要的人服務 The mission of CUHK has long been infused with a commitment to community betterment. The University has been actively encouraging and motivating its staff, students and alumni to help the needy and to serve locally, nationally and globally. developed an advanced architectural system for the construction of the second New Bud Study Hall in Sichuan in the summer of Based on the experience of building the first New 35

41 服務與關懷 34 Serving and Caring 大 學曾經被人形容為象牙塔 是指大學只着眼於鑽研深邃的 知識 與社會民生脫節 就大學的歷 史發展而言 十九世紀以前的大學 確實大多是純粹的教學機構 到了 十九世紀初 研究這項功能逐漸整合 U niversities had been viewed as ivory towers that focused exclusively on the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake and were detached from worldly or practical affairs. Universities before the 19th century were mostly devoted to teaching. By the early 19th century, universities began to emphasize the 到大學體制裏去 大學遂成為教研合 importance of research, which became an 一的機構 時至今日 服務這個概念 integral part of their tasks. Today, in addition 也成為大學的使命 過去二十年來 to teaching and research, service is one of the 西方更興起 engaged university 的 概念 強調高等教育機構在社區的角 色和責任 大學直接參與應對社區的 major missions of a university. In the past two decades, the notion of the engaged university has got off the ground and enjoyed considerable attention across the West. The notion stresses 問題 如扶貧 改善公共衞生 保護環 the civic roles and social responsibilities of 境等 higher education and argues that universities should make conscious and directed efforts to 中文大學素來鼓勵本校師生和校友 tackle community problems, such as combating 回饋社會 他們除了積極參與各類活 poverty, improving public health, and protecting 動關懷本港社會外 足跡還遍及內 the environment. 地乃至世界其他地方 為有需要的人 The mission of CUHK has long been infused 服務 with a commitment to community betterment. The University has been actively encouraging and motivating its staff, students and alumni to 到四川興建抗震校舍 四川在2008年發生大地震 中大多個 help the needy and to serve locally, nationally and globally. 部門師生相繼以各種方式支持賑災和 的研究小組繼2009年在地震災區建 Building Seismic Proof School in Sichuan 成第一所新芽小學後 2010年夏天以 After the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, the CUHK 更先進的建築系統及創新設計 在四 community has responded to the disaster by 川建成第二所新芽學堂 這個建築項 providing support in different ways to the 目共有三十名來自香港及內地的大學 victims. A research team led by Prof. Zhu 生 建築師志願者參與 Jingxiang of the School of Architecture has 災後重建 建築學院朱競翔教授率領 中文大學素來鼓勵本校師生和校友回饋社會 他們除了積極參與各類活動關懷本港 社會外 足跡還遍及內地乃至世界其他地方 為有需要的人服務 The mission of CUHK has long been infused with a commitment to community betterment. The University has been actively encouraging and motivating its staff, students and alumni to help the needy and to serve locally, nationally and globally. developed an advanced architectural system for the construction of the second New Bud Study Hall in Sichuan in the summer of Based on the experience of building the first New 35