Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2006

Chinese University Bulletin Autumn · Winter 2006 58 • Symposium on Infectious Etiologies of Chronic Disease, 28 October, jointly organized by the CUHK Centre of Research and Promotion of Women’s Health of the School of Public Health, and the Hong Kong Epidemiological Association; • The Second Corporate Governance Research Incubator, 24 and 25 November, jointly organized by the Centre for Institutions andGovernance and the School ofAccountancy, sponsored by the Shanghai National Accounting Institute; • The 10th Anniversary Conference of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Chinese Society, 6 December, and the 3rd International Young Scholars’ Symposium, 7 to 11 December, by the Centre for the Study of Religion and Chinese Society of Chung Chi College; • Symposium on Daily Lives of Urban Elite in 20th Century China and France, 18 and 19 December, jointly organized by French Centre for Research on Contemporary China and Department of History of CUHK. Lectures Wei Lun Lectures • Sir Iain Chalmers, a strong advocate of evidence-based medicine and coordinator of the James Lind Initiative, delivered a lecture entitled ‘How Can the Research Community Serve the Information Needs of Patients and Clinicians More Effectively?’ on 8 December. Other Lectures • Prof. Ma Songde, Vice Minister of Science and Technology of China, and Honorary Professor of CUHK’s Faculty of Engineering, delivered a lecture entitled ‘An Overview of the Hi-tech Research and Development Programme of China and Content-based Image and Video Analysis’ on 11 July. • Prof. Larry Diamond, senior fellow of Hoover Institution at Stanford University delivered a lecture entitled ‘Can the Whole World be Democratic? Thoughts on Remaining Obstacles to Democratization from a Global Perspective’ on 18 September. • Mr. Lu Xinhua, Commissioner of theMinistry of ForeignAffairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region gave a lecture on ‘China’s Views on Topical International Issues and Hong Kong’s Role in China’s Diplomacy’ on 22 September. • Prof. Liu Mingkang, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission and Honorary Professor of CUHK’s Faculty of Business Administration delivered a lecture on ‘Banking in China’ on 25 September. • Mr. Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, delivered a lecture titled ‘Pragmatic Leadership’ on 29 September. • Mr. Jean-Pierre Thébault, Consul-General of France in Hong Kong delivered a lecture entitled ‘China and France: Close Cooperation, Long-term Relationship and the Role of Hong Kong’ on 1 November. • Mr. Cho Whan Bok, Consul-General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong and Macau gave a lecture on ‘For a Permanent Peace on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia: Beyond the Nuclear Challenge and the Cold War’ on 14 November. • Dr. Urs P. Roth, chief executive officer of the Swiss Bankers Association gave a lecture on ‘Swiss Banking: Know-how + Innovation = Success’ on 22 November. • Prof. Henry S. Rowen, senior fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, delivered a lecture entitled ‘The Inevitable Political Consequences of the Economic Development of China’ on 4 December.