Globalism Challenged by Brilliant Writer
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A $400M Donation
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Gets HKUST Closer to its Dream ਖѲቇօऋσี
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HKUST and NYU to Launch Global Finance Program
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Dive off - Clean up - Chip in Campaign
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Ten Questions on 3-3-4 for Prof Roland Chin
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HKUST Students Win the Scotiabank International Case Competition in Canada
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President’s Message ਮߝޟၗ
Genesisii -HKUST Newsletter Foreword by the President ȮԢ൹˕ॊЂ഼ୈȯؼߍ҃ؔ
Front & Center ఼ЫᢊϞে
A $400 Million Donation Gets HKUST Closer to its Dream ԏൾЀภұኆׄॊЂਣ
Face to FaceġġᇄᓀσஶΙৰၗġ Te
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Mapping Real Time Air Quality in a Marathon
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UST Co-develops the World’s First Dynamite-fishing etection System
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Protecting Intangible Cultural Heritage ๑؛ߞភ˕ࠧߏᎳћмᓷಯ
National ઠ˕רঈޟਲ਼
Impressive Results Recorded for the First Putonghua roficiency Test ॊЂը഼႖ѪӀเႏᖻನྐ
Ground Breaking Ceremony for PKU-HKUST Shenzhen Medical Center ಎԲҔڴЂᐯশสॊЂᛁᐯКѕටġ Center Gears Up for Promoting Digital Life
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Global жࣨ˕רঈޟჲ
Kellogg-HKUST EMBA 10th Anniversary Management Conference ൶ःɯॊЂņŎŃłϩ۹ՐᎢᐪ Globalism Challenged by Brilliant Writer
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HKUST Business School and NYU to Launch Global Finance Program ॊЂሃЂԪᓱࠛᓉᇇЀ
Historic Agreement between Universities from Three Continents ϬЂᐯႭࣷԪ֯Ԓݤᇖᑟॊᐯࡈ
n the UST Family σড়৳ϱፙȶσড়ȷ
A Fond Farewell, not a Goodbye: HKUST Bids Farewell to ne of its Founding Heroes: Prof Chan Yuk Shee ᗽᗽӜᑘġġᗜল෭ј˕˕ॊЂ־൹੭ґ֊൘Ӝᑘిఱ The Risk-taking Career of Prof Nelson Cue
Raising the Bar άΰΙቹዂ
dvancing Cutting-edge Technologies for a Better Future యஜྲॊث൹ग़Հӏڽġ
Dr Lo Remedies Underground Pollution in Denmark ൻూྎൾЀؼຠМ൪ճࣖԳϭѪ࿚ᖔቫጨġ
Scientist Recognized for Raising Hopes for Stroke Patients
௺ށ൰ऎКলઽϠ௲ڽౕؓġ
HKUST Spin-off Company Wins Major Industrial Awards
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HKUST Students Win the Scotiabank International Case Competition in Canada ॊЂᐯӠෳࢃҐੋЂ
Eureka!ĮOur Search & Research
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T o Algorithms Accepted for Inclusion in International Standards ॊЂی༵ᆊᇖޱԕϢቫዾ
Invention of Intelligent Streaming Gateway Granted US Patent ȶขକࣹ֚ࠝსȷᖔग़ށ׀
Breakthrough Findings on Understanding Neurological Disorder ऎૠ၃ڀ઼ઽᖚ෩ڻॎݑ።
Our Green, Green Campus ਮ༪ΙΠٱ
The Opening of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Enterprise Center শสᘈྻ൹ྲॊثКѕӲ
Why we are here?” Book Launch Ceremony
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Dive off - Clean up - Chip in Campaign զ၃ޠ੭ࠜጕઔܺġġ౻۾װġġయᖖ࠲ġ
aul & May Chu Award for Outstanding Physics Students զ၃ޠ੭ࠜሃшϠภᄁᔽᐯӠஇुٿġ
han Yik Hei Bestowed the Most Influential Chinese Aw
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The Hands that Help ӒᒦԤௌ˕ਖᝦऋσ IAS at HKUST Receives a Major Gift from the US
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The Dedication Ceremony of Lo Ka Chung University Center ᒊਛ㙝ЂᐯКѕۻԩۏᚃ
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am very pleased to present to you the Genesis- HKUST Newsletter in its new format. A university is a close-knit community, with shared values, activities, and memorable moments. Its in-house publication functions like a village well, where we come together periodically to chat, celebrate and bond. The outside community also gets an inside view of life on campus.
The revamped Genesis-HKUST Newsletter is driven by this underlying idea of community identity. To this end, a new Editorial Advisory Board has been established, made up of representatives from various academic units.
Participation is the watchword, for in the end, a journal is only as good as its reading community makes it.
I hope therefore that you will all pitch in, with your ideas, or better still, your written pieces, so that the Genesis- HKUST Newsletter will become the distinctive voice of the community.
࢝ᒸԨְਣӯ၃ؼߍࢢߞȮԢ൹˕ॊЂ഼ୈȯᅈྲব ሻȄЂᐯێᅁ࣏ϘৎᗑᜭᇦߞЈߤ˕اেգԒԢ ߞኊৃᣍȃϘணሃࣿஜȃԒอЙьग़ՀԍȇփЂᐯаൊߞ
഼ୈȂබՀᄊϘৎمഄȄمഄаߞϠܠᇸȂϘ೭чȂண ሃዉۏȂӹވຕуȇփ੭ҳϠЀӺҞᚣᏦᡝഺԊҏߏȂϘလ੭ ཀྵаߞӠࣿфলሻȄ
ȮԢ൹˕ॊЂ഼ୈȯؼߍߞێКϘৎѹঋ১ԯȂබ࣏ঋԴЈ ߤаȂ࢙ᅹـધߞߤሮԢྏȄऎթȂاেપ־നӲϞӤ ԧᐯ୰҃ࠑೡߞ፠ᓭᠪய৶ྻȄاেहࠫȂᡝ߰ߞணሃ࣏
ᝯᘣȂԯऎϘԊҏߏକᓱՀȂԑᓥᡝ߰ߞணሃ۶њࢺȄ
ݙѽȂاౕؓԧ֜ᓨ᠙ணሃȄְҞѽظፇȂϵҞѽࠑᅆҏߏ ߞྍڍȂᢰȮԢ൹˕ॊЂ഼ୈȯऎॊЂഺৎЈߤႆȂ҇
ᆕְاጄᇷߞᗏরȄاЏ၃൯ҐϢϞȂჰְϘԊȊ
President Paul Chu
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Genesis-HKUST NewsletterġForeword by the President
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he Lee Shau Kee Foundation Limited has gener- ously pledged a donation of HK$ 400 million to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in March 2007 to support the University’s devel- opment as a global leader in education and research.
At the cheque presentation ceremony, Dr Lee Shau Kee said, “HKUST aspires to become a world premier intel- lectual center. I hope my donation will help the University realize this goal so that more talented individuals will have the opportunities to receive its quality education.
Eventually, this will benefit the whole community.”
Donations Likened to Investment Decisions
Dr Lee Shau Kee, dubbed by some as “Asia’s Warren Buffet” for his uncanny knack of picking winners among equities in recently years, likened donations to picking
investments. “Picking a recipient university is like picking a stock: You go by its past performance and its future return. HKUST is an easy pick,” said Dr Lee, adding that he was touched by President Paul Chu’s determination to make HKUST a world-class university.
HKUST Council Chairman Dr John Chan expressed his profound gratitude to Dr Lee for his magnificent donation.
“We are indeed fortunate to have such a great partner.
This magnificent gift signifies Dr Lee’s strong endorse- ment of HKUST’s mission of excellence,” Dr Chan said.
President Paul Chu said Dr Lee’s donation would enable the University to pursue a range of initiatives and would benefit HKUST students enormously in the transition to a four-year undergraduate curriculum that will be intro- duced in 2012.
New Campus to Accommodate the Surge in Student Numbers
In recognition of Dr Lee’s generous support, the University will name its new campus now being developed the
“Lee Shau Kee Campus”, and name a building on the new campus that would house the HKUST Business School and other academic units the “Lee Shau Kee Business Building”, and honor Dr Lee as a Founding Patron of the Institute for Advanced Study at HKUST.
The new campus of HKUST is located on higher ground from the main campus. It is scheduled for opening in 2012, to tie in with the conversion to the 4-year degree system. The number of students at HKUST is expected to increase by as much as one-third by the time the four- year degree program is in place in 2012. Infrastructure developments are essential to accommodating the surge in student numbers.
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A $400 Million Donation
Gets HKUST Closer to its Dream
Aldous Leonard Huxley once said,
“After the verb to love, to help is the most beautiful verb in the world”. This is very true.
Dr Lee Shau Kee donates HK$400 million to HKUST
Dr John C C Chan and President Paul Chu express their deepest gratitude قԏූұኆสЮПॊЂȂ൘ᑨൾЀф੭ࠜզ၃ޠిఱಎࠑᘁྍ
ՐˮѡȂقԏࠛྻූұኆสЮПশสॊثЂᐯȂ ѽњࢺॊЂਣऎѵधϘࣹߞిुᐯܹȄ
قԏൾЀԴညџߞњೈᝑኇՑϯȂሲϞϘ႖ȂࣹᠨϞׄ
ϠऎأጄНӎߞఐᜃȄҁሲȈȶশสॊثЂᐯߞӫዾȂ࣏ਣ
ऎѵधϘࣹిुᐯܹȂاҪ࣏ರᆽᇬϧȂౕؓᕒׄॊЂᅁ
ഺৎನྐȂऎশสைᏳҍـԺᔹٽϠЖȂయஜশสߤྻԨࡈ
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ඡȄশสॊثЂᐯ࣏ށᢖߞڸᓴȄȷقൾЀႃ҇ሲȂҁጄྍ
њࢺॊЂȂϵԯऎۦۖզ၃ޠ੭ࠜ⺪ᆽѕࢥȂऎਣॊЂऎ ѵधૺЂᐯߞٙѕݙӇஜȄ
ॊЂ੭ၭྻѹਯ൘ᑨൾЀାѕྏᘁقൾЀᅆॊЂߞᄀϧњ ࢺȄȶقԏൾЀߞᅘූׄȂᅆاে࣏࿂ЂߞᄁህȄഺԊࡓ ᚃȂࠑӯϞقൾЀᅆॊЂిुލߞߺܠȂᅆاে་Ϙَऎশ ส֯ឥߞһЂњࢺȂاেᅆҁߞᑧఐࡓྍȂቛྏݺѕȄȷ
ॊЂ੭ࠜզ၃ޠిఱࢽҍȂقԏൾЀߞภȂڹॊЂҞѽ Ђϧ෩пిᐯᎳȂـՀԳࠓతȶϬϬұȷᐯۘڽᗜȂᢰ
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The “Lee Shau Kee Campus” is located atop the main campus قԏ੭ཀྵਲ਼ၢЋ
Ten Questions on 3-3- 4 for
Prof Roland Chin
The transition to a four-year undergraduate program is the biggest challenge facing universities in Hong Kong. Genesis-HKUST Newsletter asks Vice-President for Academic Affairs (Deputy to the President) Prof Roland Chin what HKUST is doing in preparation for this change.
Genesis: What would you do with the additional under- graduate year?
Roland: It is not about what to do with an extra year of teaching and learning. It is not about replacing one year of secondary school with Year 1 at HKUST. It is about rethinking the whole learning experience for students.
The additional year will become an integral part of our students’ 4 years of undergraduate experience. The change will be fundamental and holistic, not incremental.
Genesis: What are the guiding principles when you re- think the 4-year program?
Roland: We heed what the society expects of our graduates. They expect our graduates to be academically superior, critical thinkers, citizens with broad-based knowledge and global outlook, and committed members of the community. In other words, we want our students to receive a “whole person” education at HKUST.
Genesis: What does this “whole person” concept exactly mean in practice?
Roland: For example for our engineering students, we see them more than just professional engineers but knowledgeable citizens who know finance and econom- ics to understand corporate finance and geopolitical issues, who can also sensibly debate Hong Kong’s demo- cratic reform, and who can engage in intelligent exchange with friends and colleagues on Paul Cézanne’s oil paint- ings and Barack Obama’s political platform.
Genesis: That sounds a tall order for an undergraduate.
Roland: Our globalized community demands nothing less than that. Our graduates need to be competent special- ists, broad-thinking generalists, and life-long learners with strong core competence in quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, communication skills, and cultural diversity.
These are the goals of our four-year program.
Genesis: What other specific differences would there be compared with what our undergraduates are doing now?
Roland: Under a four-year program, self-directed learning would begin early in freshman year, with the focus on research and projects, and the development of learning- to-learn skills. They are also free to sample courses that excite them before they choose a major. These are the only ways to prepare our students for today’s world.
Genesis: How do you develop cultural awareness?
Roland: Knowledge of different cultures would both be taught in our core program and also be integrated into the curriculum and everyday campus life as our faculty and student population become increasingly international.
Our students would have plenty of opportunities to interact and learn from students from overseas. A four- year program would also give each and every undergrad- uate a chance and choice to study abroad on exchange, or an internship away from Hong Kong.
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5 Genesis: How about co-curriculum, or what we used to
call extra-curricula activities?
Roland: There will be a strong co-curricular program which would be partially away from campus - for exam- ple, study abroad programs and internship programs. In addition, some would be community-oriented. Science students, for example, may want to help build a village bridge on the Mainland, and business students may teach English in community centers.
Genesis: Interdisciplinary is a trend in higher education.
Would it feature prominently in our 4-year program?
Roland: We have been planning for a school for interdis- ciplinary studies for 2 years since we designed our Strategic Plan 2005-2020. Interdisciplinary programs would better prepare students for multi-faceted problems in real life. Health care and biomedical sciences, for example, must address air pollution issues, which in turn are linked to energy production, which then leads to chemistry, engineering, and finance.
Genesis: But most professors are trained as specialists, each in a single discipline.
Roland: This is a challenge. We could break down interdisciplinar y barriers by joint development of
curriculum that would utilize expertise from various academic departments and disciplines. We could also practice team teaching and team supervision of students.
Many of our professors are very open minded and are eager to launch into new areas. I am sure we would be able to innovate and produce many good interdisciplinary programs for our students.
Genesis: How will 3-3-4 facilitate Hong Kong’s endeavor to become a regional education hub?
Roland: Universities worldwide from Asia, Europe, the US are reinventing themselves. The oil-rich countries of the Middle East are pouring their oil money into universi- ties, realizing that knowledge output has outpaced oil as the key driver of socioeconomic progress. Many Asian countries are doing the same to transform themselves into a knowledge-based society.
Hong Kong’s modest cluster of 8 UGC-funded institutions with a total of 43,500 undergraduates and less than 4,000 faculty members looks ill-equipped to begin the daunting task of transforming the territory into an educa- tion hub, or to produce enough manpower to fuel the knowledge-based transformation. But the 4-year program certainly helps Hong Kong to move one step closer to our desired destination.
ӣഺȈЂᐯӎॊӤϬՐؼऎұՐȂݙኧҐߞϘՐȂ֯ӡ֣Դȉ ᓀఀ௲ȈயᛟߞᝯᘣȂڭЙԴݺԺϘՐ་֖ిሃᐯȇϵЙԴݺ ᐯӠ՝ϘՐϢЂᐯȃьளϘՐჰॊȄݙኧҐߞϘՐȂاে༷ం
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ߞؼভȂ࣏ੲӎݑȃᑋᢜݑȂփ࣏ࠧኧ༓ߞயᛟȄ
ӣഺȈညְࢥւۘұՐۘȂգतኃࢽᐱ১ࡋȉ ᓀఀ௲Ȉاেྻᓊ༓ߤྻᅆЂᐯಲӠٿൣգतኃงౕȄЂਛ ᢖ๒ጄڍЂᐯಲӠԴᓴᡝߞॊϯȂߢᝊᚳනȂԢۍ زֿݑߞࢥւକϧȃڍᝊዃൾȂൎዃᘮȂᅆߤྻϵգݚᑉȄ
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ਰȂҪᕖఀЍȂփ࣏ϘৎգᝊڍߞϠȂϵۍ൯၃ᕻሃ
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׀ߞӔѹۘ࢘ȇतҞѽሃވуᅰ᎘ޱਛ࠲ᜲȆཫܥġ ĩ őŢŶŭġ ńéŻŢůůŦ Īġ ߞȂᗂᎢգྍணҐށՐग़ᗁᓴᗝߞġ ŃŢųŢŤŬġŐţŢŮŢġߞࣆᇩȄ
ӣഺȈഺᅆᐯӠߞঋِ࣏࢝ȉ
ᓀఀ௲ȈԴЫчԑಧмߞߤྻȂᅆЂᐯಲӠߞঋِҪྻգԺ ๑ьȄҁেЙ࣏ਛȂԢᘘ࣏գዃൾߢᝊߞ഼ЖȂӺᒕ࿂
ೣڗᐯ೫ȄᇟݺዴನయᎢȃᢑᓭࢥւȃ෪഼ثҼȂϵգћ мᏳȄഺᢖ๒බ࣏ӎॊӠұՐᐯ೫ߞӫዾȄ
ӣഺȈ୵թНҳȂྲұՐۘሃӫࡈߞȂᘘգतኃЙԢ Нȉ
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ӣഺȈயՂ֣෩пᐯӠߞћмᏳȉ
ᓀఀ௲Ȉاে༟നᗾఱЙԢћмߢᝊߞӅȄӤݺॊЂ
ቫмߞಎ࢘۶ዃ࢘ЙᙝҐȂᐯӠ۶ిఱڽУุұઔȂԯ թȂاেӺྻدԺᇌћмߞߢᝊȂᓉབྷۖ۶੭ཀྵӠࣿႆȂ ӎԳᐯӠሃઔҳᐯӠҞѽ၃௱తៈȂТஜӹࣹȄұՐЂᐯۘȂ
ُԩӎॊӠൌգᑟྻۖઔҳӹࣹȂݕ߰ۖҳԳᅁ೫Ȅ
ӣഺȈᐯӠҳࣿஜߞఐϫՂ֣ȉ
ᓀఀ௲ȈҳࣿஜϘܠྻҐȂൊжྻԴ੭ཀྵҳ་֖Ȃڼ Ղઔҳᐯ೫фᅁ೫ߞȄթҳȂॶВҳࣿஜྻ௲գߤއ சߞݑᎳȂڼՂȂನॊᐯӠҞׄаԳߞمഄᒝᑜྥႮȇ
ᐯӠҞۖߤКѕȂిᐱࠜ߰ᐯ೫ॻሬȄ
ӣഺȈႭᐯॊ࣏ϯిڈߞిᐯЂᘌཕȄயԴڽߞұՐۘ
ЂᐯႆȂႭᐯॊߞਣߩ༡Ղ֣ȉ
ᓀఀ௲ȈیՐࡈȂညاেۘijııĶɯijıijıຉರਣᄑȂЏ
ᄑӲϘৎႭᐯॊᐯ୰ȄႭᐯॊߞፚȂգׄᐯӠႋٙᅁ ӠࣿКߞԺኸবயᛟȄᗝڼڽሲȂᎢஉ௵۶ӠߏᛁᐯȂӅ๒
ៈфߩઈճࣖȇߩઈճࣖϫઘфცϧӠಯȂѽാ௲ۖмᐯȃ ЍሃசຈϘڀԕயᛟȄ
ӣഺȈ๒փȂ࢝ԺిఱൌҪؽᡝڭࠜݺࣙϘᐯॊ į į į į į į ᓀఀ௲Ȉഺߞፁ࣏ϘৎࣄᐼȄاেቮঋ၏ຉ၏ϧȂჅЙԢᐯ ڀݕᐯॊߞਛȂԪϧۘȂѽֹއקȇاেӺҞѽӤ Ժ֜ిఱೡిఱᄥȂࢽᐱᐯӠȄاেߞిఱᜃዃᘮȂጄྍ
తۦྲڰߏȂاߺܠॊЂକऎᐯӠ෩ڻᔹٽߞႭᐯॊȄ
ӣഺȈȶϬϬұȷᐯۘՂ֣ׄশสਣऎԳిڈዽȉ ᓀఀ௲ȈԑಧߞЂᐯȂంڲࣷȃገࣷۖग़ൌ་֖اـྲȄ КތಯනՂЫށӨۖȂᔹٽߞϠϧႤ࿚ቈѧӮႤ࿚দ ঋȂऎయஜ၃ᕻኧࠜ۶ߤྻ་َߞஜϧȂݙѽ౮ЙཞӮ
՜ૈȂ࿚࿚ЙᙝަϢЂᐯిڈȄЙьڲࣷਛӺഺዹஇȂѽ యஜႍਣऎߢᝊߤྻȄ
শสϣݙᖔࣆܹႤׄߞЂᐯȂԒգĵĴĭĶııԩӎॊӠȂЙږĵııı ԩిఱȂاেঋྐԴഺৎᚂϯȂਣऎԳిڈዽȂ
࢘࢝ЂȂतᅆைڈϠЖȂҝయஜԨߢᝊߤྻਣȂϵգϠ ЖЙږНၱȄঋႋٙᛟȂᅁ֖ЂᐯұՐۘȂ๑ᆷ࣏ڕᅆϞϘ
َȄ
ᓿЂ௵ిఱຍ ȶϬϬұȷ ϩய
Ҭࠉႆ෮ڗ ijıIJij ԑᄂѲԑσᏰҏऋڙȂᄇॷ෫ޟσᏰپᇳȂΙ
१σޟࢅᏽȄȮӣഺ˕ऋσଉȯᗜਮߝ ĩᏰĪॶৰਮߝᓀσஶ
ఀ௲ȂтፙΙፙߔᄉཱིᏰڙޟپᖝȂऋσୈΟࣥቄᔖᡐྥരȄ
F a c e t o F a c e
ȁ
ᇄΙৰၗ
7
Mapping Real Time Air Quality in a Marathon
ॊЂ൹ऎݛޗᆾเߩઈᎳ༓
UST Co-develops the World’s First Dynamite-fishing Detection System
ԑಧৎஜм൦औ൦เڀ
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ish blasting, a destructive fishing method, is illegal in Hong Kong but it is still practised in the Hong Kong and nearby waters. HKUST commits its efforts to environmental protection and has close co-operation with World Wide Fund (WWF) and Teng Hoi Conservation Organization (Teng Hoi). The three parties co-developed the world’s first dynamite- fishing detection system which has now been installed under the water of WWF’s Marine Life Center in Hoi Ha Wan.
A press conference was held on March 14 co-organized by WWF, HKUST and Teng Hoi to announce the findings recorded by the detection system. The result was shocking, as a total of eight blast events were recorded in the three months be- tween November last year and February this year.
Dr Vincent Li, Project Manager of Design and Manufacturing Services Facility of HKUST, urged the fishermen to abandon this inconsiderate method as the harvest they could get would be very little and it would definitely destroy the marine life and reefs. He hoped that the figures the sys- tem generated would provoke the Govern- ment departments concerned into taking action in combating these illegal activities.
শสȂڹӡ൦औȞ࠸ᇍओ൦ȟ൦࣏Ⴡޱ
֖ऎȂ֭ЫЪգᆢӔళӡഺᇌўޱ
൦ȂઔࣶӠᅗȄॊЂᐯ߰ԺՐڽሃѵध
๒ࠛྻ۶ᝯަઔࣶӠᅗᄥᢜȶᡘઔȷ࠲ڈೡᚐ ᇦԪ֯Ȃुሦҍԑಧৎȶஜм൦औ൦
เڀȷȂݸ၉Դࠛྻ֜ݺ֘ઔϭᣉ ߞઔࣶӠߏКѕߞѪாȂѽเȶओ൦ȷ֖ऎȄ
ࠛྻᗑԢॊЂ۶ᡘઔ࠲ڈೡᚐݺĴѡIJĵџᗝ
֖ϞྲᇷҿྻȂըгҿႍڀߞเຕ ލȄంҝՐIJIJѡЫՐijѡϬৎѡง༡Ȃ
เڀԒᔂఀϣըओ൦॔ᔂȂఐទদȄ
ॊЂനሃሦൄއசݙ༵ӫ၃ನقឹᏂൾЀࢽ ҍȂ׀ӡ൦औ൦Ȃݙఀߞ൦ᜥЙԺȂփѷྻ
ओժێҁઔܺӠߏȃञခೡᚐȂౕؓᆢӔ ЙঋӡഺᇌఀЙᔺҵߞўޱ൦ȄҁӺౕؓዴ ᑂକᕒׄࣆܹգᝯൊࠝӒഺৎயᛟȂҐே
ޱȄ
F ӵ
ؐ
L o c a l ॷ෫ Į רঈޟ
he Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon was successfully held on March 4. The Mobile Real-time Air Monitoring Platform (MAP), developed by researchers at HKUST, was invited to measure air quality on track this year.
A unique tool to take up this noble duty, MAP was designed and developed in 2000 with a grant of HK$12.3 million from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.
This is the first time MAP participated in the Marathon and also the first time in a marathon that on-road air quality was measured. Unlike existing fixed air moni- toring stations, MAP provides flexibility and can make air quality monitoring anywhere accessible by road.
Prof Chak K Chan, Professor and Associ- ate Head of HKUST Chemical Engineering Department shared his happy memories in the Marathon and said that MAP did a great job and provided the organizers with valuable air quality information on that day.
ՐϘ࢘ߞশสำӇݛޗѧᘈȂЏݺˮ ѡ˯џཪᆕຕفȂॊЂुሦߞӎสৎ ЂઈᆾเڕଝӀҭȂᖔᘛணሃഺ༵ಽڰȂ
เ༓ߩઈᎳ༓ȂᢰѹᓱᑟᅹକϘ༡෪
ߩઈᎳߞߐȂᑂթԨணᘈ߰෩ڻ់
ӯȂ༟൹Ϟݛޗѧᘈ֯ߩઈᎳ༓࢘
ߞѵधԐޫȄ
ഺৎЂઈᆾเڕଝӀҭനݺϘൊࢉറژϯȂݺ ijıııġ ՐሦȂڭᖔশสᘈྻྎຠࠫࠛ
ዥภġIJĭġijĴıġေสЮႤׄुሦȄ
ഺ࣏գҫѽڽȂݛޗѧᘈը׀ӡࣹஜ۶ᅁ
ߞኇᐡᆾเߩઈᎳ༓ȄӤݺӀҭ࣏ࣹஜߞȂ ϫ࣏ᅁߞȂࣇႵ۽ܠᆾเ૭ᔹർȄӀҭକ
ȶڕเȷȂྩ༰ЙԢࣱ۶Ⴎࣱߞാ᠈ዴᑂȂ գׄжޘߩઈճࣖߏߞжֶфᙖఐȄ
ႍӀҭߞێКϘ֜ु൹߰ȂॊЂмᐯЍᐯڀ
ిఱ൘ᑨൾЀݺᘈڰࢢࠑӯȂညџӀҭႻ
֯ډՀȂᑋৎߩઈᆾเჅϩж༶׀ȄӀҭᔂ
ఀߞߩઈճࣖߏዴᑂຜПѹᓱඏ֜࢝ߞணւ ኊৃȄ
The dynamite-fishing detection system being installed by HKUST and its partners
ॊЂф࠲ڈᄥᢜՉႅஜм൦औ൦เڀ
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L o c a l ॷ෫Įרঈޟ
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Protecting Intangible Cultural Heritage
๑؛ߞភ˕ࠧߏᎳћмᓷಯġ
he protection of historical sites has drawn public attention. But intangible cultural heritage items such as the Fire Dragon Dance, Lion Dance, and Cantonese Opera are equally worthy of protection. The Humanities Divi- sion of HKUST was commissioned by the Government to track and record the pres- ervation and implementation of Hong Kong’s intangible cultural heritage .
As China is one of the signatories of the UN Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, effective from April last year, major provinces in China have started the work of listing important intangible cultural heritage items. Guangdong is among the pioneers in making its own inventory of almost 80 items.
Dr Liu Tik-sang, Associate Professor of the Humanities Division of HKUST, points out that intangible cultural heritage is closely related to traditional and local community, comprising traditional practices, activities, skills and sites. Based on the Guangdong list, he led a team to keep a record of these activities, skills and customs, and how these are practised and passed down the generations in Hong Kong.”
Dr Liu emphasizes the significance of pre- serving cultural heritage in the accelerated process of urbanization. “Many traditional practices and techniques will face extinc- tion without preservation. Beautiful Tai O Village has given us not only its unique scenery but also the techniques used by the Tai O fishermen to make a living, such as fish catching, net-weaving, sea tides forecast .They are invaluable heritage wor- thy of preservation.,” Dr Liu elaborates.
Dr Liu adds that Hong Kong traditional practices have a distinct local flavor despite their similarity to those of Guang- dong. “The religious practices have been protected under the freedom of religion policy of the colonial government. Against this, the Mainland banned religious observances after the Liberation,” Dr Liu explains.
Thus, a variety of Hong Kong-styled tradi- tional practices have been developed. For example, “Poonchoi” (a large basin of food serving a table of over ten people) is offered in large feasts held by the rural community for religious celebrations. The cuisine has evolved into a special treat for urban families. The “Tai Ping Ching Chiu”, a festive activity held in the New Territories and on outlying islands such as Cheung- chau, takes the form of a large-scale
“religious procession”.
Dr Siu-woo Cheung, another leader of the project and Associate Professor of Humani- ties Division, points out that although the team has finished 70% of the list , the confirmation of the list, the format of records, the protection of the listed herit- age need further discussion. Dr Liu adds that the government should solicit views from the community and experts for formulating a reasonable and sustainable policy of preservation. In the meantime, to enhance young people’s understanding and awareness of heritage protection, the Humanities Division has launched educa- tional programs for them.
The Humanities Division of HKUST has devoted research work to regional com- munities and their preservation. Dr Liu is recognized as an expert in the research of local community of Sai Kung. Under his leadership, the South China Research Center located in Nansha has been work- ing on the data collection of local history of the Pearl River Delta Region.
᠕ћߏ൯ۦгಿᝯަȄ୵Ϟգ؛ߞћ ߏҳȂ๑؛ߞཇ೫࠸фြዉࣿஜȂ Ղህѫᔷȃህȃ၂ነຈȂൌ࣏ћмᓷಯȂ ᕕПѽ࠲᠕ȄॊЂϠћᐯൊతۦশสࣆܹ
Ȃᣍᅅф॔ᔂࠧߏᎳћмᓷಯԴӎสཇݚ фᅁࣉߞఐȄ
ӤݺК࣏ᗑԪȮ࠲᠕ࠧߏᎳћмᓷಯ
ቫгॗȯߞፙॗНϘȂаԳԧषЎ༟ܕ፠
ሦћߏ౻ඏȄዃތष፠ሦߞ౻ඏȂЏԕҍॗ
Ĺıġ༵ࠧߏᎳћмᓷಯȄയႍ༵ुٿߞॊЂ ϠћᐯൊిఱᅐচӠൾЀࢽҍȂॊЂुٿ Јೡྻѽዃތष౻ඏ֯ऎᚡӎȂ੮ᅆ౻ඏ К༵ӫԴӎสߞཇݚఐȄ
ᅐൾЀࢽҍȂࠧߏᎳћмᓷಯȂሃԳўߤྻ
գзᝯ࠼ȂҒࣁཇ೫࠸ȃِӠثକȃ
ങȃܟిࣿஜຈȄᔌߤྻџૈൌҾмȂ࠲
᠕࿚ቈࣹࠜߞћмᓷಯـऎদঋȄȶӤݺߤ
ྻൌҾмȂཇ֖ՑྋȂգ࢝Ժཇј
գҵཇНၱȄڼՂاেጢఉߞЂᑫᆢمȂᆢ ӔᓥѽᇯӠߞ൦ثങȃᚐᇨȃᇖѪᆚ ଡ଼ຈߢᝊȂൌ࣏डߞཇขዊȂৃఀاে
ຠ࠲ՅȄȷ
ᘵ๒শสЙьཇ೫࠸ሃዃތϩжతࠕȂ֭
ӤݺᑢҫਣখႫЙԢȂশสਣҍۍ൯ᑾ પলߞཇȄᅐൾЀႋ៖ȈȶаԳฅգϘ
ࣱ༡ူທܟిߥࣿஜȂхփশสԴฤӔ ࣆܹߞᇒϭȂգᗝᓱഺࣿஜߞӤȂ༡ తൄබϞ࠲᠕ཇћмߞᑟྻȄȷڼՂȂԳ ўϠЀԴܟిြዉКЂਜᓐވȂᆙᆙਣҍ գપ֒ߞጹ້ȇᛓਫᗝ֖ߞщӀ౻ᝠȂᑢ
҃ᢏᏏփЙଽȂێКߞៜ֒ڟ֖־ۍપ֒Ȅ
യुٿߞϠћᐯൊిఱ௺ԏ۶ൾЀࠑ ӯȂुٿೡЏ؆ॗϛ੮ᅆ౻ඏߞЍ֯Ȃ
֭ћмᓷಯߞۤȃ॔ᔂ؛Ցȃѽ࠲᠕ф ཇݚЍ֯ȂᘘቮঋಎϢᎢфణȄᅐൾЀ ሮऎȂࣆܹऎϞۘ؆ຠߞћߏ࠲᠕ࣆຉȂ ᕕԺᡘۤԳўߤ၏фਛߞྍڍȄթҳȂऎ ϞిᐱࠦьՐޟᎫԳўল࠸Ȃ෩࠲᠕ћߏ ߞྍᝊȂॊЂϵᒕ࿂యዃћߏిڈȄġ
ॊЂϠћᐯൊᅆԳўћмुٿ࢙ᑘډԺȄᅐ
ిఱฅ७ϧुٿ֘ԳўߤྻᑢҫћмȄӤ ҁታᐱߞົࡑुٿКѕȂӺѽྩᜲϬڎӔ ༡ћឥऎѹঋЍ֯ȂऎႍԳ࠲؆ᑋߞᑢ
9
Impressive Results Recorded for the First Putonghua Proficiency Test
ॊЂը഼႖ѪӀเႏᖻನྐ
Ground Breaking Ceremony for PKU-HKUST Shenzhen Medical Center
ಎԲҔڴЂᐯশสॊЂᛁᐯКѕට
n recognition of the increasing impor- tance of Putonghua, HKUST signed an agreement with the State Language Commission in August, 2006, thus estab- lishing its status as an authorized center of the Putonghua Proficiency Test. The first batch of the tests took place at HKUST in March, with a 94% pass rate of the 87 candidates, of which 13.79% attaining a Class One, 17.24% attaining a Class Two and 63.22% a Class Three. Ms Tam Shing C
Chhuu, a LLaanngguuaagge Centre Putonghua teacher
who was involved in administering the test, found the “Reading Aloud” part most challenging to candidates, when their control of rhythm and intonation could be adversely affected by their own mother tongue, i.e. Cantonese. She advised candi- dates to do more practice on Putonghua rhythm and intonation, and to relax and go slowly during the test.
ݺ഼႖ྔڽྔۦদȂॊЂҝՐሃ
ਛሬڏћՄЍ֯৶ྻȞਛሬȟ഼
႖ைเႏКѕᜪϞԪ֯៉ȄЫՐĴѡК
՟ȂॊЂᗝ֖Ϟง഼႖ѪӀเႏȄணҐเ
ႏߞġĹĸġԩॊЂᐯӠȃᚚ৶ȂϢຈತႿġĺĵĦȂ ێКജፁሮऎϘૺȃϟૺȃϬૺ഼႖ѪӀ ߞᕕႏ߰Ȃѧڼж־֫ġ IJĴįĸĺĦȃIJĸįijĵĦġ ۶ġ ķĴįijijĦȂᖻನྐȄѹࢺ࣏ըเႏߞॊЂ഼
႖ిਰᝌЃЀࢽҍȂȶ੬ᡝћȷ࣏ւӠྏ
ះ൵קߞൊжȂԯऎᕕႏ߰ߞሬྏЙȂ੬ ᡝሬઈȃြࡶൌۦዃތ႖ᠩȄᝌցਰ࢙៉ᕕ
ႏзୃЙঋ๏ࢧȂᅙᅙᡝȂӀ௱ঋԺᡘԺ ᗾȂѕ഼႖ߞሬᎠȄ
I
he ground breaking ceremony of the Academic Building for the PKU-HKUST Shenzhen Medical Center held on 26 January this year marks an extensive collaboration between the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and its Mainland part- ners in technology development and nurturing senior professionals.
The University’s collaboration with its Mainland partners dates back to August 1999 when the University entered into a joint venture agreement with Peking Uni- versity (PKU) and the Shenzhen Municipal Government to establish the PKU-HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institution Industry, Education and Research (IER) Base.
“Through the extensive collaboration with PKU and Shenzhen Municipal Govern- ment, the Medical Center promises to be a powerhouse for medical research and training. It is not only giving us space, it is giving us valuable space where universities and the Shenzhen government can fruit- fully interact. Upon completion, the Medical Center will provide advanced facilities for medical teaching and learning, research
and development with a boost in capability“, said Prof Y S Wong, Vice-President for Administration and Business at HKUST.
ԲҔڴЂᐯশสॊثЂᐯᛁᐯКѕݺЫ ՐIJѡijķџȂᗝ֖ిᐯጁටۏᚃȂዾ ራϞশสॊЂሃаԳԪ֯ᄰ֡་ϘَҐిु
Ԫ֯Ȅ
ϬўԪ֯ܕݺIJĺĺĺՐĹѡȄশสॊثЂᐯሃҔ ڴЂᐯȃಎԲҾࣆܹӲϘৎԪ༵֯ӫ˕ಎ สಯᐯुԳȂѽைᏳኸըϠЖф࢙Ӳ
ॊुሃ൹ྲԳȂᛁᐯКѕ࣏ێКϘৎԪ֯ൊ
жȄ
ॊЂ੭ࠜġ ĩ֖ࣆĪġ ཀӜЋిఱࠑӯȂ഼ჅಎԲ ҾࣆܹȃҔڴЂᐯфॊЂϬўߞԪ֯ȂᛁᐯК ѕ७ϧऎϘৎᛁᐯߞిुদԳȄిᐯጁЙ
෩ڻߩ༡Ȃـদঋ࣏ϬўҞѽҐԪ֯۶Т ஜȄညᛁᐯКѕిᐯЂጁၢࢢȂҞѽऎᛁᐯ
ిڈ۶ॊुȂ෩ڻԐ་ߞന൯Ȃ་֖ిुфु
ٿሃਣȇѽـЂߞᅁϧȂݤਣـዃᘮߞ
ਣࡈȄ
ġġġġ
T
N a t i o n a l ઠ Į רঈޟ
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The ground breaking ceremony of PKU-HKUST Shenzhen Medical Centerġ ಎԲҔڴЂᐯশสॊثЂᐯᛁᐯКѕిᐯॊुԳටኇՑ
N a t i o n a l
Center Gears Up
for Promoting Digital Life
యዃዴՄӠࣿߞԐᏡ
C
Įרঈޟ
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apit alizing on outst anding IT research at HKUST and drawing on the advantages provided by HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School in Nansha, the Digital Life Research Center will be positioned as a platform for tech- nology transfer and commercialization of digital life products
Prof Lionel Ni, Director of the Center and Head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering, says that IT research at HKUST is among the best in the world, but the potentials of commercialization and technology transfer of the research have not been fully realized. The Center set up under the Graduate School pro- vides the ideal platform for innovation in areas including mobile device, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), sensor network and wireless communications.
“There is an ample supply of land and tal- ents on the Mainland. The Center’s prox- imity to the manufacturers in Pearl River Delta allows more effective and direct promotion of the technology developed at the Center.”
Prof Ni adds that the Center has success- fully applied for research funding from the Guangdong Government for joint projects with other Mainland academic institutes.
Cooperating with Sun Yat-sen University at Guangzhou and Nansha IT Park, among
others, the Center has acquired 4.2 million RMB for the research and development of mobile phone related projects. He is pleased that the strategic partnership has been very successful in bringing together parties of different strengths. HKUST plays an important role in providing the core technology for commercialization.
Dr Zhang Qian, Associate Director of the Center and Associate Professor of Depart- ment of Computer Science and Engineering, said that there are four major projects undertaken by the Center. They include leveraging mobile phones into remote control devices for digital appliances, effective self-organizing network, effective management of wireless network and re- mote care for family and patients. A wide range of applications will be developed covering family life, entertainment, business management and even distant diagnosis for patients.
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Two solutions will be completed and dem- onstrated to potential investors. The first solution enables the user to remote con- trol a computer via a mobile phone at any place. It is very convenient and efficient for managers to access computers for instant correction of presentations at any time and place.
The self-organizing network is a “movable”
network in which each node in the network
communicates only with its immediate neighbors. Without any support of pre- installed network, the user can organize a network with other people using a variety of digital products for purposes of meet- ing and for on-line games. “The solution provides chances for husbands to find partners for on-line games even when they are accompanying their wives on shopping trips in department stores,”
Dr Zhang said.
สॊثЂᐯᔒॻތुٿ୰ዴՄӠࣿुٿ КѕѹԇȃᇖᑟॊᐯфЍڀڀѹԇ
ށᓴిఱࢽҍȂॊЂԴႤୈॊثўবߞु
ٿȂڗѵधࡈԕȂ๒փԴ་֖ثങᚼೊфಯ
мўবȂӏକ؆ԑ෭ጕϧȄКѕߞӲȂ ҞॊЂԴႤୈॊثታா൰ҍߞुٿȂԓ୨ Ԫुٿ୰ߞᔹٽిु౧ԆȂਣऎዴፅثങ ᚼೊфಯмߞϘࣹӀҭȄ
ҁႋ៖ȈȶаԳ࣊գኵዃߞुٿሃᕕӡߩ༡Ȃ ӺգᔹٽߞϠЖȂփѷࡑْ֜ϬڎߞК ѕᙇȂЍዄޒӲȂҞѽـգੜфߡతԳԨዄ
ਣӯुٿލȄȷ
ႍКѕѹԇȃᇖᑟॊᐯфЍڀిఱ௺
ᔶൾЀࠑӯȂКѕӒ་֖ұৎु༵ӫȂҒ ࣁ׀ӡјᑟ֯ऎ഼ӡఠۘᐡȃգੜ൹࢙ೡᚐ ᇨປȃգੜ๑።ᇨປᇒನфјᑟऎቈਛਲ ᆾఠȂᕕӡፑዃȂಝઘਛܧӠࣿȃጄ ઐ༢ȃᇒನȃѽᛁᖚᙝຈȄ
ێКیৎ༵ӫྻ֯г༟ӯፑȂऎయҍҾඞஇ
൯ȄϘৎў੯Ȃ࣏׀ӡјᑟ֯ऎცၝߞቌ
ఠۘᐡȂ๑Ꭲڗ֣ўȂҪঋјᑟԴјȂҞ ᔌሃცၝѽфԧᇌขକਛცാ።Ȃࢽ෭ێ་
֖हᝯᑆ֯Ȅ
ϟৎў੯Ȃ࣏ೡᚐᇨປߞثങȄӡਛҞ
Ⴥԇ֣ዴፅന൯ȂՂјᑟȃј෩ცၝຈȂԴٟ
գԇ֣ჰԐ࢙നߞᇨປന൯њ෯ϭȂᔌᔌԳ
֖ೡᚐᇨປȂўՉవྻ៉ȃඵرᇨϯႼᕚ ᄰ֡ຈȄ௺ᔶൾЀ૯ሲȈȶшൈ໖Ȃщщ ұᘉߏȂϮшබҞѽ׀ӡഺৎثങȂᔌر
ۖᇨϯႼᕚᄰ֡Ȃ૭ԴϘӇႼᕚᑟႋȄȷ Digitalization is all around us. Computers, mobile phones, the Internet and
other digital products have become essential to modern life. By linking digital devices together, a “seamless” environment will be created for a more efficient and convenient life. The Digital Life Research Center is established with a mission to turn the idea into reality.
౪фΡޟҡࣀᚔϚኵጆϽࠢȂԃႫသȃЙᐠȃϣᖒᆩȂኵጆኬܹᏢ้Ȅष
ҢӨᆍኵጆ೩രȂϚ༉џоඪଽώհਝȂџ࣏ҡࣀளپ߯ցڷዅ፸Ȅ
жࣨĮרঈޟ G l o b a l
11 ighteen emineut speakers offered tips on how
companies and individuals should prepare for the next decade at a management conference organ- ized by the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program in celebration of its 10th anniversary in Hong Kong in late May.
Entitled “Moving Forward in the Next Decade”, the one- day conference was attended by over 200 business lead- ers, academics, senior professionals, and undergraduate students.
The Honorable Henry Tang, the then Financial Secretary of the Government of HKSAR, was the guest of honor. President Prof Paul Chu, Prof Donald Jacobs, Dean Emeritus of Kellogg and Prof K C Chan, the outgoing Dean of the HKUST Business School opened the Confer- ence. Daniel Pink, author of international best seller “A Whole New Mind”, The Honorable David Li, Chairman of The Bank of East Asia, and Prof Dipak Jain, Dean of the Kellogg School of Management were keynote speakers.
The one-day event featured two plenary sessions with Mr Anthony Nightingale, Managing Director of Jardine Matheson, Mr James Thompson, Chairman of Crown Worldwide Group, Prof Ranjay Gulati of the Kellogg School of Management, Prof Caroline Wang of the HKUST Busi- ness School, Mr David Cunningham, President, Asia Pacific Division of FedEx Express, Dr Lawrence Wong, former CEO of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and Mr Peter Stein, Hong Kong Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal.
Three professors, namely, Prof Ranjay Gulati and Prof Lakshman Krishnamurthi of Kellogg and Prof Steven DeKrey of the HKUST Business School, each chaired a breakout session on a different topic.
ःɯॊЂġņŎŃłġऎዉૡ༟ᓱϩ۹ՐȂપݺġĶġѡԴশ สᗝᓱϩ۹ՐᎢᐪȂIJĹġ֜ߢԩᐯ߰ѽȶᘙԨӏڽϩՐȷऎ ᛟȂంԋфৎϠߞڎ࢘ȂԨሃྻ߰ཇఱবᅆӏڽϩՐࣄᐼߞ ᔅᡃȄġijııġԩधታഞȃᐯ߰ȃႤಎిఱфӎॊᐯӠᓨ ᠙ҍਯᎢᐪȄ
ᎢᐪӤশสપࣆܹࡈࣆҦҦࠜȃԇࣆசҦҦࠜ৫ॻՐԐ Ӡѹࢺ༟ᅌȄҍਯᎢᐪߞѹᗾᄜሼȂᘘҒࣁቫᅰᏚ੩Ȯԑྲ
ࢥᇯȯĩłġŘũŰŭŦġŏŦŸġŎŪůťĪġ֯߰МҺᆬȆӀֹġĩŅŢůŪŦŭġőŪůŬĪȃތڲ
֖ѹਯقភԐӠф൶ःᇒನᐯ୰୰ࠜġŅŪűŢŬġŋŢŪůġిఱȄশ สॊЂ੭ࠜզ၃ޠిఱȃ൶ःᇒನᐯ୰ᅷԃ୰ࠜġŅŰůġ ŋŢŤŰţŴġ
ిఱфॊЂᐯ୰ࡈԇ୰ࠜ൘ਛిఱȂϘѹࢺ༟ᅌᚃȄ
ᎢᐪҒࣁیඞᛟᎢᐪȂᗾ߰ऎݐ۶༰ᄥ௱சၭڰᐌܠԐ ӠȃńųŰŸůġ ŘŰųŭťŸŪťŦġѹਯႜ௵ࠫԐӠȃ൶ःᇒನᐯ୰ġœŢůūŢźġ ňŶŭŢŵŪġ ిఱȃশสॊЂᐯ୰ѳᄜൗిఱȃᗑڣأቍڲщᗁ ໗ġŅŢŷŪťġńŶůůŪůŨũŢŮġԐӠȃশสᘈྻࡈ֖ࣆᗁ໗ཀৣൾЀ фົᆬ໖џඡশสжߤߤࠜӮ୕ՆԐӠȄ
൶ःᇒನᐯ୰ߞġœŢůūŢźġ ňŶŭŢŵŪġిఱфġōŢŬŴũŮŢůġ ŌųŪŴũůŢŮŶųŵũŪġి
ఱȂфশสॊЂᐯ୰ᕛుࢥిఱġĩőųŰŧġ ŔŵŦŷŦůġ ŅŦŌųŦźĪġж־ѹ ᗾЙԢᛟȂሃЂਛжڳԧߞुٿѕఀ۶ᣍᙇȄ
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ഷ Kellogg-HKUST EMBA
10th Anniversary Management Conference
൶ःɯॊЂņŎŃłġϩ۹ՐᎢᐪ
The Honorable Henry Tang, Chief Secretary, the then Financial Secretary addresses the forum
ࣆசҦҦࠜȃࡈࣆ ҦҦࠜ৫ॻՐԐӠѹ ࢺ༟ᅌ
Speakers pose at the Conference ѹᚃᄜሼሃᎢᐪᗾ߰Ԫ݇
Globalism Challenged by Brilliant Writer
൰ҍ֯ਛࣄᐼԑಧмನᎢ
lobalism, as an article of faith, has been deeply rooted in Hong Kong. It is taught, preached, and discussed in schools, within the govern- ment and even among the mass media.
An extraordinary essayist and philosopher, Dr John Ralston Saul, came a long way from Canada to one of the most global- ized economies to challenge this ortho- doxy. Elite businessmen, intellectuals and students were provoked into rethinking the validity of the long-held beliefs.
Dr Saul shared his bold and insightful views at a seminar co-organized by HKUST and the Man Hong Kong Interna- tional Literary Festival on 14th March. He began by amazing the audience with the d e c l a r i n g t h a t t h e d i s c o u r s e o n
“Globalism” was disconnected from the reality. Vaguer and vaguer discussion on Globalism provided support to this unchal- lenged concept. When the theories of Globalism were under the spotlight during 1950s to 1970s, discussions on related topics including the rise of technology and the economy as the determinant factor
of social advancement were specific.
However, recent arguments have toned down the role of Globalism in economic and social developments.
Dr Saul supported his arguments by point- ing out that undesirable trends have emerged in opposition to the desirable outcomes expected by the advocates of Globalism. The rising tide of competition, novel ways of trade and weakening nation states were once hopeful trends brought about by Globalism.
The recent measures and policies under- taken by major powers also suggest that ideology no longer prevails. As one of the
“founders” of Globalism, the UK has recently proposed a foreign policy that is anti-Globalist in nature. The terms of the policy include counter-terrorism and protec- tion of UK economic interests
Dr Saul drew the attention of the audience to the present state of the global econo- my, in which the directions were unclear.
But the world has to pay attention to
unfavorable trends of mergers and acquisi- tions. He stressed that the trends have merely created larger structures of control, but have actually reduced competition.
ಧмਯడѵधȊԴশสȂգᝯߞ
Ꭲ۶ुٿहညȄЫՐˮѡКȂڽ
ҐੋЂߞԩ֯ਛȃৰᐯਛġ Ņųġ ŋŰũůġ œŢŭŴŵŰůġ ŔŢŶŭȂࡒԴশสഺৎ࢘ԑಧмߞࡱҾȂࣄᐼ ԑಧмߞನ݇Ȃ҄Ϙ၏ϞႋԑಧмನᎢߞߤྻ
ᇟॻȃᐯ߰фᐯӠȂఀۖەᑬࢥւߞᑟྻȄ
ԴॊЂфġŎŢůġ ʼnŰůŨġ ŌŰůŨġ ŊůŵŦųůŢŵŪŰůŢŭġ ōŪŵŦųŢųźġ ŇŦŴŵŪŷŢŭġԪᓱߞुྻϯȂŅųġ ŔŢŶŭġሃЂਛжڳҁ ߞᑾપನ݇ȄҁᎠԑಧмನᎢЏሃ҃ೲ
ြȄԴĶıĸıՐ҃ȂԑಧмನᎢಽ࿂ϘȂည
Ȃॊثџྲѡಳȃ၃ᕻሃݽߞႭध
ਣȂऎߤྻਣߞᝯᘣԯȄညȂഺڱ
ᎢϩжႎᆽȄЙჅȂŅųġ ŔŢŶŭġሮऎӫࡈԑಧмನ ᎢߞᎢаਟȂЏڽጀፘȂڭുᆙሃ၃ᕻ фߤྻਣೲြȄ
Ņųġ ŔŢŶŭġࢽҍȂᎢ߰ฅᎠȂԑಧмྻ௲ڽԧᇌ գ׀ԑಧਣߞԯȂڼՂឮߋኧҐȃᅈྲߞ
ݽጀՑфӔѹ၍ՑྋຈȄ֭ڰᅁࡒЙ๒Ȃ Ӕѹ၍ժշᑼȇԪۀф՜ᘉಽ֖Ȃࡇ
ឮߋȄԑಧࣆܹЙٟգׅϧయஜԧ༡ߞ
ӤмȂхփ׀ӡॊثᏮ۽ࡱᖒȂخաႤୈȂत
ఠۘϠӔߞࣿஜȄ
ԧৎᅆԑಧмߞхᕕȂх࣍Ϟҍԑಧмನ ᎢȂڭٟգఀۖЂߞૌѕњࢺȄѽԑಧмನ Ꭲ࿚ԳНϘߞॻڽሲȂ൵ࠕݙ෩ҍգᝯх
фᇯ᠕ॻ၃ᕻ׀ૈߞࣆຉ౧ภȂӎᎳϯ࣏
хԑಧмߞȄԴށՐᗝ֖ߞग़ᗁᓴᗝКȂ ݙգᓴϠݕԺݕьൌգхᅆԑಧмߞࣆຉѹ
௺Ȅ
Ņųġ ŔŢŶŭġ ᎠȂԑಧ၃ᕻӒݺ಄ٜߐᅗȂѣ૿
ށፁਣўԨȄҁ់טȂԧᕕᝯަԑಧ՜ᘉ ԪۀߞᘌཕȂթᗝᅆݺԑಧ၃ᕻݙ௲ڽߞЙ ډᠩȄҁࢽҍȂۀᘉҪׄࠜЂԋᙖЂఠ
ۘፑඛȂࡒ๑ૈݺኧឮߋȄҁሲȈȶᘵ๒գ ᝯݽዴᑂЂ㙖пȂ֭ԑಧනࡒٟգहᕕ ߞኧࠜȄȷቫᠪயݙ෩ڻߞዴᑂᢖӯȂ Դग़ჅϘҗߞ՜ᘉԪۀȂڭٟգ௲ڽྲߞ ၃ᕻஜϧȄ
G
Ӓ
ࣨĮרঈޟ
Global
Dr Saul explains his views on the collapse of globalism ŅųġŔŢŶŭሮऎԑಧмನᎢЏ၃ЙԪܢ
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HKUST Business School and NYU to Launch Global Finance Program
ॊЂሃЂԪᓱࠛᓉᇇЀ
Historic Agreement between Universities from Three Continents
ϬЂᐯႭࣷԪ֯Ԓݤᇖᑟॊᐯࡈ
KUST Business School and New York University Stern School of Business (NYU Stern) announced in March the launch of a joint Master of Science (MS) in Global Finance Program.
Both schools signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the presence of an honored guest, Mr Federick Ma, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury. The program will be offered later in November.
This Program will take one year to complete in a part-time format. The majori- ty of the courses will be taught on the HKUST campus while three intensive
learning modules will take place on NYU Stern’s campus in New York City.
Graduates will receive a diploma jointly conferred by HKUST and NYU Stern.
This is the first time NYU Stern has collaborated in a joint degree program with an Asian business school. Prof Thomas Cooley, Dean of NYU Stern hoped that the co-operation this time could help train future financial leaders for Hong Kong and New York City, two major international financial centers.
Ђᐯ୰ሃग़ॗЂᐯġŔŵŦųůġᐯ୰Ȃ ݺˮѡࢆҿԪᓱᖖಧࠛᓉನᐯᇇЀȂ
ᛕўЏබգᝯԪ֯៉ᜪ၌൯؞ᔂȂڭᘛࡈ
၃ڰசфச؊؊ࠜڳҍਯᜪॗኇՑȄ
ݺӎՐIJIJѡ༟Ȅ
ॊЂɯŔŵŦųůġᖖಧࠛᓉᇇЀऎงϘՐȂళ
ۤᡝጀՑȂᐯ৶ѹঋԴশสॊЂ੭ཀྵϯȂ
֭ᡝง༡ӺቮॗġŔŵŦųůġᐯ୰੭ཀྵȂணሃ Ϭৎᐯ೫ඏЮȄґಲȂᖔیݙЂᐯ ჴ੩Ȅ
ഺ࣏ȁŔŵŦųůȁᐯ୰ըሃϘਛڲࣷ୰੭Ԫᓱ
ȄŔŵŦųůġᐯ୰୰ࠜġŕũŰŮŢŴġńŰŰŭŦźġిఱࠑӯȂ
ౕ࢝ؓჅഺৎȂԴশสфॗഺیৎѹ ঋߞᖖಧࠛᓉൌྻȂைڈधታഞȄ
H
n “iron trinity” for research and education was formed by three top-ranked universities from three continents. For the first time in its history, HKUST is entering into a collaborative agreement with Universitat Karlsruhe, a top-ranked elite German research power- house, and Carnegie Mellon University, a premier university foremost in America for
its expertise in computer science. The signing ceremony, h e l d o n 1 Fe b ru a r y, wa s attended by Prof Paul Chu, President of HKUST, Prof Gene Hambrick, Director of CMU International Development and Prof Horst Hippler, President of U n i v e r s i t a r K a r l s r u h e t o strengthen collaborations in r e s e a r c h a n d e d u c a t i o n programs in computing and communication technology.
The agreement signed will initially commit the three universities for a period of three years to collaborations in research and education program in computing and communication technologyɯthe bedrock of strength for all three institutions.
Under the agreement, a center for joint research and education cooperation will be established.
Ђ ሃ ҙ ᆬ ᐆ Ђ ᐯ Ȟ Ŗ ů Ū ŷ Ŧ ų Ŵ Ū ŵ Ţ ŵ ġ ŌŢųŭŴųŶũŦȟфग़ҙаЂᐯġ ĩńŢųůŦŨŪŦġ ŎŦŭŭŰůġ ŖůŪŷŦųŴŪŵźĪġ ЫՐijѡࠐᜪ៉ȂҐᐯ ങԪ֯۶ӹࣹȄڽϬЂࣷԩЂᐯೡȶᠠ ϬڎȷȂϧਣुٿ۶ిᐯᄑȂԒԢݤਣ գᝯᇖᑟॊث۶഼ୈثങߞࡈुٿȄġ
ॊЂ੭ࠜզ၃ޠిఱȃҙᆬᐆЂᐯ੭ࠜġ őųŰŧġ ʼnŰųŴŵġʼnŪűűŭŦųġ۶ҙаЂᐯ੭ࠜġőųŰŧġŋŢųŦťġōġńŰũŰů ȞӤቫਣࠜġőųŰŧġňŦůŦġʼnŢŮţųŪŤŬġ҃ࠑȟȂݺ ijѡIJџԒԢᜪ៉Ȃਣ༟ҐᐯങԪ֯ྲϘ
ȄҙᆬᐆЂᐯऎՋߞुٿЂᐯȂ փҙаЂᐯࡋऎग़দᙇЂᐯȂѽცၝॊᐯ
ᇍȄЫըϬݙڽϬЂࣷߞѵधϘࣹЂᐯᜪ
ϬԪ֯៉Ȃ־ۍྍ၍Ȅġ
ੲᑂܠȂϬ੭ӲКѕȂϧਣुٿ۶
ిᐯᄑȂڭබᇖᑟॊث۶഼ୈثങўবߞ
ुٿҐԪ֯Ȅ
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Prof KC Chan (left) and Prof Thomas Cooley
൘ਛిఱ(ҽ)ሃġŕũŰŮŢŴġńŰŰŭŦźిఱԪ
