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On 21 July, 2016, The Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Professor Joseph Sung, was invited by Chung Chi College to speak in the Lee Shiu Summer Programme, an international youth scheme for exploration of three cities, namely Hong Kong, Singapore and Beijing. Drawing on his personal experience, Prof. Sung spoke on the key attributes of being a leader to students from the Chinese Mainland, the U.S., Singapore and Hong Kong.
Prof. Sung was named by the Time magazine as an “Asian hero” for his experience in handling the SARS epidemic in 2003. At the talk, Prof. Sung recounted the events during the outbreak, and the social and economic impact of SARS. He further pointed out that international exchanges of medical experience and expertise and effective ways to appease the public are of paramount importance to containing the contagion. By referring to the international community’s experience in containing the avian flu and Ebola plague, he summed up the four essential qualities of a leader:
The four-week Lee Shiu Summer Programme 2016 will be held in Hong Kong, Singapore and Beijing. The programme members from the U.S., Singapore, mainland China and Hong Kong, around 80 in total, finished the Hong Kong leg on 24 July, and will go on to visit Singapore and Beijing for more cultural explorations and learning activities.
25 July, 2016 Media enquiries: Miss Rosa Cheng, Chung Chi College, CUHK (Tel: 3943-9534) |
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