CUHK has invited the Sin Wai Kin Professor of Chinese Culture Prof. Leo Lee to give the upcoming 50^th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture.

Prof. Lee is a renowned scholar and the recipient of a number of fellowships and prizes, including the Guggenheim Fellowship and an Honorary Doctorate in the Humanities from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Known as a 'Renaissance Man', Prof. Lee's research interests range from modern Chinese literature, history, and cultural studies, to fine arts, classical music, and film. In recent years, he has conducted significant research on Shanghai and Hong Kong cultures.

Prof. Lee will give a lecture entitled “The role of scholars / intellectuals in the Age of Globalization”. Details are as follows:

CUHK will hold the 74^th Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees on November 21. Dr. Vincent H C Cheng, Chairman of the University Council will confer first and master’s degrees at the Congregation. In addition, Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President will present awards for teaching and research excellence. Details are as follows:

The Chinese University Journalism Award (CUJA) was launched by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Journalism and Communication Alumni Association in 2003, aiming to promote professional practices in journalism in Hong Kong through recognizing the contributions of distinguished journalists.

Winners of “The 6^th Chinese University Journalism Award” were announced at a presentation ceremony officiated by Prof. Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK on Nov 8. They include:

“CUHK Golden Jubilee Golf Day” was successfully held on October 31. This is the first ever CUHK Golf Day held in the prestigious Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling.

In this meaningful event, close to 100 enthusiastic alumni, college trustees and friends of CUHK competed for over 40 group and individual titles. The event raised a total of over $1.7 million for the development of the University and its constituent Colleges.

In the results, New Asia College won the Championship of CU Cup while Bonso Team was the winner of the CUHK Team Open - Best Net. The Best Gross Championship of Men’s and Ladies’ Individual went to Mr Cheung Kim and Ms Helena Tsui respectively.

Organized by the CUHK 50th Anniversary Celebration Committee on Alumni Activities, “Give Me 5 x 10”Golden Jubilee Alumni Sports Day was successfully held on Oct 27 on CUHK campus. Various sports competitions, including basketball, soccer, tennis, badminton and table tennis were held. The Committee was glad to have invited the NUTS Basketball Star Team, team members including Alex Fong and Louis Cheung, to play an exhibition game with CUHK Alumni Basketball Team, in which the alumni team enjoyed its home advantage to beat the opposing NUTS team.

A prize presentation ceremony officiated by Prof. Benjamin Wah, Provost of CUHK was held at the conclusion of the competitions. Mr Charles Leung, Chairman of the Committee also expressed his sincere gratitude to all the organizing and supporting units.

In addition to the marching band and dancing performances, Dr. Phoenix, the beloved mascot, also made his very first appearance in front of the guests and brought enormous joy to the event.

Jointly organized by CUHK, HKU, the Japanese Association of Language Proficiency and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, “The 9th International Symposium on Oral Proficiency Interview” was held on November 2 to 3 at CUHK. The Symposium was sponsored by Chung Chi College, Nihongo OPI Kenkyûkai and the Society of Japanese Language Education Hong Kong.

Around 100 participants from Japan, U.S.A., Mainland China, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand and Hong Kong attended the event. The Symposium was the first of its kind held in Hong Kong focusing on the oral proficiency of Japanese language learners as its main theme.

The Faculty of Law organized a Law Deans’ Summit on “Legal Education in the Global Context: Opportunities and Challenges” on October 26.

Prof. Benjamin W. Wah, Provost of CUHK and Prof. Christopher Gane, Dean of the Faculty of Law delivered the opening remarks. The Summit was also honored to have The Hon. Mr. Justice Kemal Bokhary as the keynote speaker.

The 32 distinguished attendees of the Summit came from different countries around the world, including Dean Tim Endicott of the University of Oxford, Dean Mark West of the University of Michigan, Dean Carolyn Evans of the University of Melbourne, Prof. Paul Redmond, Emeritus Professor of the University of New South Wales, Dean Mary Anne Bobinski of the University of British Columbia, Dean Hans-Wolfgang Micklitz of the European University Institute, Dean Simon Chesterman of the National University of Singapore, Dean Ming-Yan Shieh of the National Taiwan University, Dean Wang Zhenmin of Tsinghua University, and Dean Johannes Chan of the University of Hong Kong.

During the Summit, the attendees shared their views on the implications the ongoing process of globalization has for legal education in the 21^st century. The event also provided an excellent opportunity for the Faculty of Law to establish and strengthen strategic links with prestigious law schools from around the globe.

The Office of the Arts Administrator organized the “Images of CUHK - Oil Painting Exhibition by Chen Keng” at Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, showing twenty four paintings which provided CUHK members and the public a fine opportunity to appreciate unique views of the University from an artistic perspective.

The opening ceremony of the Exhibition was held earlier on October 21. Prof. Victor Chan Wai-kwong, Associate Head of Chung Chi College cum Chairman of the Arts Steering Committee was the host. He also joined Prof. Gordon Cheung Wai-hung, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor; Ms. Chung Siu-mui, the Arts Administrator of CUHK and Prof. Sin Chow-yiu, Vice President (Academic) of Hong Kong Buddhist College in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event was attended by nearly a hundred guests.

“Images of CUHK - Oil Painting Exhibition by Chen Keng” will be closed on November 15.