Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2001

Intimate Links with the Mainland Helping toCultivat e Talen t for Natio n Buildin g China's development was arrested for 10 f u ll years du r i ng the Cu l t u r al Revolution, and i t was not u n t i l the late 1970s w i t h the adoption o f the open door policy that the coun t ry gradually regained its vitality. People who have contributed to the rebuilding o f Ch i na over the last 20 years come f r om all corners o f the wo r l d. Amo n g t hem are many dedicated academics and professionals f r om The Chinese University o f H o n g Kong. W i t h its bilingual and bicultural tradition, The Chinese University was the first local tertiary i ns t i t u t i on to help t r a in talent for organizations on the mainland. Th e f o l l ow i ng article introduces the divers e efforts i t has made i n this direction. 2