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| New Council
Chairman
Mr Leung Chun-ying, convenor of the Executive Council,
has been appointed by the Chief Executive as Council Chairman of CityU
with effect from 22 October 2008 for a period of three years. Professor
Way Kuo, President of CityU, said he had full confidence in Mr
Leung leading CityU to even higher standards of excellence. He also thanked
Mr Chung Shui-ming, current Council Chairman, for his
contributions to the university.
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| Honorary
Fellowship Conferment
The University will, on 18 June, confer the title of Honorary Fellow on
four distinguished persons in recognition of their distinctive contribution
to the development of, and service to, the University. They are Mr
Edward Cheng Wai-sun, Mr Karl C Kwok, Mr
John Lee Luen-wai and Ms Marina Wong Yu-pok.
Dr Norman Leung Nai-pang, Mr Chung Shui-ming
and Professor Way Kuo, Pro-Chancellor, Council Chairman
and President of the University respectively, will officiate at the ceremony.
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| Laboratory
holds the key
CityU has obtained approval from the Ministry of Science and Technology
to set up the State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves. It will be the
first such laboratory in the engineering discipline in Hong Kong, focusing
on researching the principal theories and applications of millimeter waves,
including the improvement of its penetration to make the technology more
accessible. It also has implications for the development of communication
technologies in China.
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| Climate
control
The Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre launch ceremony was
held at CityU on 16 June in appreciation of the support of donor Guy Carpenter
and Company. The Centre, which will serve as the regional hub for climate
research, aims to help the countries in the Asia-Pacific region better
understand climate-related threats, assess catastrophic risk and provide
predictions on severe climatic events.
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| Artificial
intelligence
The Artificial Intelligence and Railway Engineering Works Scheduling project
led by Dr Andy Chun Hon-wai, Associate Professor of Department
of Computer Science, is being exhibited at the Science News Corner, Hong
Kong Science Museum from now until mid-October. Mr Michael Wong
Hing-lan and Professor Cheng Shiu-yuen, Chief
Curator and Expert Advisor of Hong Kong Science Museum respectively, and
Professor Robert Li Kwok-yiu, Associate Dean, Faculty
of Science and Engineering, and Dr Andy Chun officiated at the Opening
Ceremony on 13 June.
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| Mathematics
conference
The Foundations of Computational Mathematics conference will take place
at CityU from 16 June to 26 June. More than 400 mathematicians from around
the world will attend the 11-day conference. Professor (Chair)
Roderick Wong Sue-cheun, Vice-President (Research), will be one
of the plenary speakers. The conference is co-organised by the Society
for Foundations of Computational Mathematics and CityU. It is co-sponsored
by the Universityˇs Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical Sciences and Department
of Mathematics and the Hong Kong-based Croucher Foundation.
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| Leading
the way
Five outstanding students were selected by The Dragon Foundation, based
on their academic results as well as leadership, to participate in the
Global Citizenship Programme. Wong Hoi-yi, a Year 3 School
of Law student, was one of the delegates to Geneva; Ng Kam-kay,
a Year 4 School of Law student, Crystal Ongkingco, a Year 2 Department
of Marketing student, Pan Geni, a Year 2 Department of
Accountancy student and Sun Yu, a Year 2 Department of
Mathematics student, were delegates to New York. They will meet global
leaders in non-governmental and international organisations such as the
United Nations.
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| Kudos
Professor Ron Chen Guanrong, Chair Professor in the Department
of Electronic Engineering, was conferred Honorary Professor by the Northeastern
University in Liaoning.
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| Electrifying
performance
Mr Ng Ka-ho, an MPhil fresh graduate from the Department
of Electronic Engineering, received the Second Award in the 3rd IEEE Hong
Kong Signal Processing Postgraduate Forum. Mr Chan Kit-wing,
a PhD student in the same department, received the Merit Award. They are
supervised respectively by Associate Professors Dr Po Lai-man
and Dr So Hing-cheung.
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| External
appointments
Professor Wei Kwok-kee, Dean, Faculty of Business, has
been appointed an Adjunct Professor at two mainland universities, Huazhong
University of Science and Technology and Wuhan University. Professor
Zhou Nan, Head, Department of Marketing, has been appointed an
Adjunct Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. In
addition, Professor Chan Yan-cheong, Chair Professor,
Department of Electronic Engineering, has been appointed the Consultant
Professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology with a three-year
term from May 2008 to May 2011.
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| Wax works
Is there an important item in your life that you would like enshrined
for posterity? If so, and provided you have no objection to giving up
the keepsake, it may be worth paying a visit to the Student Development
Services Office and visiting international artist Ms Tan Yuk-king.
As part of the Student Orientation 2008 festivities, Ms Tan will encase
the donated items in colourful wax to incorporate into a large sculpture
to be exhibited in the University Concourse. The collection deadline is
15 July.
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