Newsletter No. 287

第二八七期　二零零六年十一月十九日 No. 287 19th November 2006 1 第二八七期　二零零六年十一月十九日 No. 287 19th November 2006 中 文大學法律學院於本月九日在邵 逸夫堂舉行成立典禮，由特區政 府終審法院首席法官李國能先生主禮， 並發表演說。他表示，中大法律學院的 成立，對本港法律教育具重大意義，並 體現了社會對法治的重視，也標誌著香 港特區法律教育的新里程。楊鐵樑爵 士、David Williams 爵士及伍爾夫勳爵 （Lord Woolf of Barnes）三位普通法權 威並於典禮上獲頒榮譽教授銜。 本地及海外的知名法官、律師和法律學 者及各地友好均出席典禮，世界各地來 賓的祝賀，更凸顯了法律在國際間愈益 重要的地位和互動的關係。而香港司法 界、法律界、政府部門及高等學院的嘉 賓代表，則送上七件極具意義的禮物， 讓法律學院永存誌念，計為： 李國能首席法官的出庭律師假髮，象 ·· 徵司法制度對社會的承擔，保護公民 權益，維持公義； 律政司司長黃仁龍資深大律師的《基 ·· 本法》文本，象徵對一國兩制法律制 度的承擔，也是保障香港自由社會的 標誌； 教育統籌局局長李國章教授的法律 ·· 學院創院學生名冊，象徵教統局對 中大的信任，支持法律學院的成立，培育香港的新 一代； 大學教育資助委員會秘書長史端仁先生的法律學 ·· 院學術發展藍圖文本，象徵社會各界為策劃成立法 律學院所付出的努力，以及教資員會對法律學院的 支持； 香港大律師公會主席戴啟思資深大律師的大律師公 ·· 會會徽，象徵大律師公會與法律學院之間的緊密合 作關係； 香港律師會會長羅志力律師的律師會銀盤，象徵律 ·· 師會與法律學院之間的緊密合作關係；及 中大校董會主席鄭維健博士的成立法律學院校董會 ·· 報告文本，象徵中大對法律學院的承諾及支持。 法律學院開辦了五項學位課程，今年首度招生，已 錄取了逾四百名優秀學生。為誌正式成立，學院舉 辦了多項慶祝活動，包括法律學院開放日、與內地 法學院院長舉行的中國教育論壇，以及劍橋大學教 授 Christopher Forsyth 及澳洲聯邦法院法官 Annabelle Bennett 的分別於六及八日主講「香港的普通法及憲 法」和「非訴訟排解爭端方式的發展與角色」。 T he appearance of The Honourable Chief Justice Andrew Li as officiating guest and keynote speaker at the Dedication of the School of Law of The Chinese University on 9th November 2006 signified a very important day in the legal development of HKSAR. On this special day, the School of Law and its founding group of students were formally inaugurated. Chief Justice Andrew Li, head of the Court of Final Appeal, described the establishment of the School of Law as of ‘momentous significance … for legal education in Hong Kong’ and as ‘an affirmation by the community of the pivotal importance of the rule of law’. In attendance onDedicationDaywere distinguished guests from around the world, including world- famous lawyers from Hong Kong and abroad, as well as friends and supporters. A range of activities were organized including a Law School Open House, Public Lectures by Justice Annabelle Bennett and Prof. Christopher Forsyth, a China Education Forum of mainland deans, and other formal and informal events throughout the week at the University. The Dedication Ceremony was marked by the conferment of honorary professorships on three of themost distinguished lawyers in the Common Law world: Dr. The Honourable Sir T.L. Yang, GBM, JP; Professor Sir David Williams, QC, DL; and The Right Honourable The Lord Woolf of Barnes. Distinguished guests representing variousbranchesof the legal profession and the institutions of government and higher education placed items of symbolic significance into the School’s chest which will be kept on display in the School. These included a barrister’s wig by The Honourable Chief Justice Andrew Li, a copy of the Basic Law by The Honourable Wong Yan Lung, Secretary for Justice, a scroll bearing the names of the founding students of the School by Professor The Honourable Arthur Li, Secretary for Education and Manpower, a copy of the Academic Development Plan by Michael Stone, the Secretary-General of the University Grants Committee, the Bar Association Crest by Philip Dykes, SC, Chairman of the Bar Association of Hong Kong, the Law Society Plate by Peter Lo, President of the Law Society of Hong Kong, and a copy of the Council Minutes by Dr. Edgar Cheng, Chairman of the University Council. 法律學院正式成立 七件禮物永存紀念 Official Inauguration of the School of Law of CUHK (左起) 香港律師會會長羅志力律師、大學教育資助委員會秘書長史端仁先生、律政司司長黃 仁龍資深大律師、李國能首席法官、教育統籌局局長李國章教授、香港大律師公會主席戴啟 思資深大律師和中大校董會主席鄭維健博士 From left: Peter Lo, president of the Law Society of Hong Kong; Michael Stone, the Secretary- General of the University Grants Committee; The Honourable Wong Yan Lung, Secretary for Justice; The Honourable Chief Justice Andrew Li; Professor The Honourable Arthur Li, Secretary for Education and Manpower; Philip Dykes, SC, Chairman of the Bar Association of Hong Kong; and Dr. Edgar Cheng, Chairman of the University Council 其他消息   Other News Items 以下消息詳情，請上網閱覽： http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/iso/newslter/ Details of the following news items are available at http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/iso/newslter/ ■ 法國駐港總領事戴博明於中大談中法合作及香港 角色 Lecture by Consul-General of France in Hong Kong ■ 傳染病與慢性病之關係研討會 Symposium on Infectious Etiologies of Chronic Diseases ■ 崇基五十五周年校慶活動 Chung Chi College 55th Anniversary Activities ■ 怡居地產有限公司慨捐二百萬港元予新亞書院 Easy Property Company Limited Donates HK$2 million to New Asia College ■ 第十三屆神經信息處理國際會議 The 13th International Conference on Neural Information Processing