Newsletter No. 478

6 478 • 19.5.2016 校園消息 Campus News 功成身退 Farewell to Mr. Chairman 劉佐德全球經濟及金融研究所命名 Naming of Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance 鄭海泉博士（ 中 ）自2009年起出任校董會主席，領導大學發展，建樹良多。4月14日，鄭博士 以校董身分最後一次出席校董會會議，校董會副主席利乾先生（ 左 ）和沈祖堯校長（ 右 ）特 別向鄭博士致謝。 Dr. Vincent H.C. Cheng ( centre ) has played a pivotal role in the development of CUHK since he became Council Chairman in 2009. On 14 April, Dr. Cheng attended the meeting of the Council for the last time as a member. Mr. Chien Lee ( left ), Vice-Chairman, and Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung ( right ), Vice-Chancellor, paid tribute to Dr. Cheng for his contribution. 劉佐德基金有限公司主席劉佐德先生慷慨捐資支持全球經濟及金融研究所的長遠發展， 為表謝忱，大學於4月15日舉行劉佐德全球經濟及金融研究所命名典禮，由劉佐德先生 （ 右二 ）、沈祖堯校長（ 左二 ）、前校長劉遵義教授（ 右一 ）及研究所常務所長莊太量教授 （ 左一 ）主禮。劉先生的家人、常務副校長華雲生教授、研究所核心成員任志剛教授、廖柏偉 教授及宋恩榮教授等，亦出席見證儀式。 劉先生是傑出商人及慈善家，過去五十多年來，襄助香港及內地教育不遺餘力，並多次捐助 本地大學，以培育優秀人才，貢獻社會。劉先生在2013年捐款支持研究所成立「劉佐德全 球經濟與金融講座系列」，每年邀請國際知名學者及專家到訪中大，主講全球及中國金融 新知，促進學術交流。2014年，劉先生再捐出一個商業單位予中大，以物業的租金收益支持 研究所的發展。研究所於2010年成立，旨在結集專家學者拓展新思維，為中國金融體系的 開放和貨幣國際化出謀獻策。 In appreciation of the generosity of Mr. Lau Chor-tak, chairman of Lau Chor Tak Foundation Limited, for his long-term support towards the development of the Institute of Global Economics and Finance, the institute has been renamed as Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance. Officiating at the naming ceremony, held on 15 April, were Mr. Lau Chor-tak ( 2nd right ); Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung ( 2nd left ), Vice-Chancellor; Prof. Lawrence J. Lau ( 1st right ), former Vice-Chancellor; and Prof. Terence Chong ( 1st left ), executive director of the institute. In attendance were Mr. Lau's family members, Prof. Benjamin W. Wah, Provost, and key members of the institute including Prof. Joseph Yam, Prof. Liu Pak-wai and Prof. Sung Yun-wing. As a highly acclaimed philanthropist, Mr. Lau has rendered tremendous support to the higher education sector in Hong Kong and mainland China for over half a century. With the objective of promoting scholarly exchange on global economics and finance, Mr. Lau made a generous donation to the institute in 2013 for the establishment of the Lau Chor Tak Distinguished Lecture on Global Economics and Finance. In 2014, he donated a commercial property to the University, the rental income from which is used to support the development of the institute, established in 2010, with the aim of contributing to the modernization of China’s monetary and financial systems by proposing new ways of thinking, making policy recommendations and identifying new paths for liberalization. 天石機器人研究所命名典禮 Naming Ceremony of T Stone Robotics Institute 大學於4月21日假祖堯堂舉行天石機器人研究所命名典禮，以答謝天石集團有限公司慷慨 捐款支持該所。 典禮由天石集團戰略委員會主席肖建華先生（ 右 ）、沈祖堯校長（ 左 ）、副校長張妙清教授 及研究所所長劉雲輝教授主禮，並邀得IEEE國際機器人與自動化協會主席田所諭教授致 賀辭。 為期兩天的機器人研討會於典禮後舉行，來自名古屋大學、東京大學、日本東北大學、美國 加州大學柏克萊分校及法國國家信息與自動化研究所等的知名講者，與本地學者及專業人 員討論機器人學的發展方向。 天石機器人研究所不但開展醫療機器人和服務機器人兩大領域的研究，亦鼓勵教授和學生 積極開展高新技術產業化，並會開辦培訓課程和協辦創新科技比賽活動，向中學生和大學 生推廣機器人教育，為未來培育更多的人才。 The naming ceremony of the CUHK T Stone Robotics Institute was held on 21 April at Cho Yiu Hall in appreciation of the generous donation made by T Stone Group Limited to the institute. Officiating guests included Mr. Xiao Jianhua ( right ), chairman of the Strategic Advisory Committee of T Stone Group Limited; Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung ( left ), Vice-Chancellor; Prof. Fanny M.C. Cheung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor; and Prof. Liu Yunhui, director of the institute. Prof. Satoshi Tadokoro, president of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, was invited to deliver a congratulatory address at the ceremony. A two-day Robotics Symposium was held after the ceremony. Renowned speakers from Nagoya University, the University of Tokyo, Tohoku University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation, were invited to exchange ideas with local experts and professionals, and discuss the future directions of robotics research. In addition of focusing its research efforts on medical and service robotics, the institute will also encourage faculty members and students to establish robotics startups, and promote robotics innovation among undergraduate and secondary students by providing training courses and initiating robotics competitions.