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CUHK Receives Oracle Bone Calligraphies from Dr Xie Chunling

24 MAY 2018

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is honoured to receive twelve pieces of oracle bone calligraphies from Dr Xie Chunling, an acclaimed expert in oracle bone inscriptions. In appreciation of her generosity, a donation ceremony was held at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall of CUHK on Thursday, 24 May 2018. Officiated at the ceremony were Dr Xie Chunling, Mr Chen Keng, Professor Fok Tai-fai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President of CUHK, and Dr Scotty Luk, Director of University Health Service of CUHK.

In his welcoming address, Professor Fok Tai-fai expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Dr Xie Chunling for her generosity in donating her calligraphies to CUHK. ‘Dr Xie is a renowned expert in oracle bone inscriptions. These oracle bone calligraphies featuring Chinese characters in education, health and medical treatment will be permanently displayed at the University Health Centre of CUHK. The display of Dr Xie’s oracle bone calligraphies with Mr Chen Keng’s oil paintings at the Centre embodies our mission “to combine tradition with modernity, and to bring together China and the West”,’ he said.

In his speech, Dr Scotty Luk said that time has changed and now the society emphasized the importance of therapeutic environment. He believed that with the display of the oracle bone calligraphies, the environment of the University Health Centre could be improved as well as the wellness of all patients and even staff members.

Dr Xie Chunling also wished all visitors good health and eventually find their inner peace and happiness at the ceremony. As a Senior Lecturer at the Yale-China Chinese Language Centre, Dr Xie has taught in CUHK for more than ten years. Her research interests include the syntax of oracle bone inscriptions, development and evolution of Chinese scripts, etc. She has published many academic articles and two monographs. Dr Xie is also an expert in calligraphy of Chinese ancient writings. Her calligraphies have been exhibited in Hong Kong, United States of America, Japan, etc.

Dr Lee Shau-kee Pledges to Donate HK$110 million to Support the General Development of The Chinese University of Hong Kong

21 MAY 2018

A donation ceremony was held today between The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Dr the Honourable Lee Shau-kee, GBM. CUHK is deeply grateful for the munificent donation pledge of HK$110 million made by Dr Lee through Lee Shau Kee Foundation for supporting the general development of CUHK. A donation agreement was signed between Dr Lee Shau-kee and Professor Rocky S Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK. Guests witnessing the signing of the donation agreement included: Dr Peter Lee, Vice Chairman, Henderson Land Group; Mr Martin Lee, Vice Chairman, Henderson Land Group; Dr Colin Lam, Vice Chairman, Henderson Land Group; Professor Fok Tai-fai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President of CUHK; Mr Eric Ng, Vice-President of CUHK and Professor Nelson Chen, Director, School of Architecture of CUHK.

At the donation ceremony, Professor Rocky Tuan expressed his deepest gratitude to Dr Lee for his exemplary generosity. He said, 'We have been honoured to receive Dr Lee's longstanding support since the early days of CUHK's establishment. Dr Lee not only serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of United College, CUHK, but also repeatedly donated to CUHK to grant scholarships to students and support CUHK's research and teaching. This time, Dr Lee has again made a donation pledge of a substantial amount, enabling CUHK to further strengthen its research and teaching.'

Dr Lee Shau-kee, a renowned businessman, has always been supportive of charitable works, particularly in education. He has been a staunch supporter of CUHK over the past four decades. Dr Lee was a member of the then Advisory Board of the Three-year MBA Programme back in 1977, and has been a Trustee of United College since 1988. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Social Science, honoris causa and the Honorary Fellowship of CUHK in 1993 and 2002 respectively, in recognition of his outstanding achievement in the business sector, and of his tremendous support for the education.

Source: Communications and Public Relations Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

CUHK organizes the third “Presentation Ceremony of CUHK Scholarship for Children of the Disciplined Services”

19 APR 2018

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) organized the third “Presentation Ceremony of CUHK Scholarship for Children of the Disciplined Services” on Thursday, 19 April 2018. Officiated at the ceremony were The Honourable Lee Ka-chiu, John, Secretary of Security of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Dr Leung Fung-yee, Anita, representative of Dr Wong Yu-hong, Philip, donor of the Scholarship, Mr Eric Ng, Vice-President (Administration) and University Secretary of CUHK and Professor Joseph Lau, Master of Lee Woo Sing College, CUHK. The ceremony was also graced by the presence of the representatives from various disciplined services and respective staff associations, as well as family members of the scholarship recipients. In the ceremony, Dr Anita Leung pledged to donate another HK$1 million to strengthen the support to the children of the disciplined services, especially to those who are in financial difficulties.

Mr Eric Ng expressed his deepest gratitude to Dr Philip Wong and Dr Anita Leung for their longstanding support towards the development of CUHK. He encouraged all scholarship recipients to take Dr Wong and Dr Leung as their role models in striving for excellence, to give back to their parents and alma mater, and to dedicate themselves in serving the society after graduation.

On behalf of all scholarship recipients, Kwan Hoi-lam, Helen, a Year 6 medical student from Shaw College gave a vote of thanks at the ceremony. She thanked Dr Wong and Dr Leung for establishing this meaningful scholarship. “The scholarship not only recognizes our parents’ contribution to society but also our effort in achieving academic excellence. This is my honour to be one of the scholarship recipients, and I promise to commit myself to contributing the community in the future,” said Helen.

All CUHK students, whose parents are current or retired members of the disciplined services, are eligible to apply for the scholarship. The awardees were chosen by the selection committee at Lee Woo Sing College. There are seven awardees this year.