Newsletter No. 291

第二九一期　二零零七年一月十九日 No. 291 19 January 2007 1 第二九一期　二零零七年一月十九日 No. 291 19 January 2007 中 文大學校長劉遵義教授上月二十六日前往北 京，親授榮譽文學博士證書予譽滿中外的藝術 大師吳冠中教授。 吳教授因事未能蒞港出席去年十二月的頒授學位典 禮，接受榮譽文學博士學位，大學為鄭重其事，由劉 遵義教授專誠前往北京，奉贈榮譽文學博士證書予吳 教授。吳教授及夫人親臨典禮，出席嘉賓包括國家科 學技術部部長兼中大工程學院榮譽教授徐冠華院士 、 二零零六年中大榮譽理學博士兼國家遙感地理信息系 統科學創建人陳述彭院士，以及二零零四年中大榮譽 理學博士兼國家首位登上太空的航天員楊利偉博士。 劉校長表示，吳教授接受中大榮譽學位乃中大之幸， 他說：「吳教授是學貫中西的藝術大師，畢生與畫卷 筆墨結下不解之緣，更在中國水墨畫與西方油畫兩大 傳統之間，另闢蹊徑，樹立獨特的個人畫風，為國際 畫壇開創一番新氣象。」 吳教授在典禮上致辭說：「詩人和畫家創造了傑出的 作品，獲得了廣大人民的承認，震撼了社會，社會才 承認畫家和詩人的地位，給予榮譽。一切榮譽應賜給 作品，賜給創造。」他亦表示：「科學探索宇宙的奧 秘，文藝探索感情的奧秘。文藝創造不是追尋源頭， 而是探尋未知。我深深感謝中文大學這份歷史久遠的 榮譽推進了社會的前進！」 吳教授馳譽國際，獲獎無數。英國倫敦大英博物館 曾於一九九二年為他舉行名為「吳冠 中—二十世紀的中國畫家」畫展，並 為畫展出版畫集，為該館首次為在世 華人舉行畫展。 吳教授早於一九八六年擔任中大藝術 系校外評審委員，並曾蒞校訪問，多 年來為藝術系及文物館的發展提供寶 貴意見。 P rof. Lawrence J. Lau, Vice- Chancellor of The Chinese University, presented the certificate of Doctor of Literature, honoris causa , to Prof. Wu Guanzhong, a virtuoso of Chinese painting, in Beijing on 26 December 2006. The University had already conferred the degree of Doctor of Literature, honoris causa , on Prof. Wu at its 63rd Congregation for Conferment of Degrees held on 7 December 2006. Prof. Wu was unable to attend the ceremony due to personal reasons. To highlight the importance of the gesture, Prof. Lau represented CUHK to personally present the certificate to Prof. Wu in Beijing. The ceremony was attended by Prof. Wu and Mrs. Wu; Minister Xu Guanhua, Minister of Science and Technology, and honorary professor of the CUHK Faculty of Engineering; Prof. Chen Shupeng, pioneer in remote sensing and geoinformation science research in China and honorary graduate of CUHK in 2006; and Dr. Yang Liwei, astronaut who commanded China’s first manned space flight and honorary graduate of CUHK in 2004. 劉遵義校長贈授榮譽文學博士證書予吳冠中教授 Vice-Chancellor Presents Honorary Doctor of Literature Certificate to Virtuoso Artist Prof. Wu Guanzhong 劉 遵義校長於上月七至十一日率領九人代表團出訪 澳洲，加強與當地頂尖大學的聯繫，以實現中大 朝向更國際化的目標。 中大加強與澳洲著名大學聯繫 CUHK Strengthens Ties with Leading Australian Universities internationalization of CUHK. The delegation visited Australian National University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney. They met with leaders of the universities and key researchers in their respective fields. A number of exciting prospects to foster closer collaboration between CUHK and the three universities are under investigation. During the visit, the CUHK Alumni Association Australia received the delegation in Sydney and some 100 alumni and their family members warmly welcomed the delegation. The Vice-Chancellor also met with friends of the University in Australia, including philanthropist Mr. Alex Yasumoto and former Prime Minister of Australia the Hon. Robert Hawke. ThedelegationincludedPro-Vice-ChancellorProf.Jack Cheng, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Registrar Prof. Billy So, Director of the Epithelial Cell Biology Research Centre Prof. Chan Hsiao Chang, Associate Dean (Education) of the Faculty of Engineering Prof. Chan Lai Wan, Director of the School of Law Prof. Mike McConville, Chairman of the Department of English Prof. David Parker, Director of the UGC– AoE on Plant and Fungal Biotechnology Centre Prof. Samuel Sun, and Senior Programme Manager of the Office of Academic Links Ms. Shally Fan. 中大代表團訪問了澳洲國立大學、墨爾本大學和悉尼大 學，與大學主要領導和研究人員會面，並討論開展更深 入協作的可行性。 訪問期間，澳洲香港中文大學校友會於悉尼設宴款待代 表團，近一百名校友和家屬出席。劉教授亦探訪了中大 的友好，包括著名慈善家康本健守先生和澳洲前總理霍 克先生。 代表團成員包括副校長鄭振耀教授、協理副校長兼教務 長蘇基朗教授、上皮細胞生物學研究中心主任陳小章教 授、工程學院副院長（教育）陳麗雲教授、法律學院主 任麥高偉教授、英文系系主任 David Parker 教授、教育 資助委員會卓越學科領域植物及真菌生物科技中心主任 辛世文教授，以及學術交流處主任范瑞欣女士。 V ice-Chancellor Prof. Lawrence J. Lau led a nine-member delegation to Australia from 7 to 11 December 2006 to strengthen the University’s ties with leading Australian universities. The visit is part of an outreach programme launched for the 劉遵義校長 (右) 致贈紀念品予澳洲國立大學校長 Ian Chubb 教授 Prof. Lawrence J. Lau (right), Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, presenting souvenir to Prof. Ian Chubb, Vice-Chancellor of Australian National University 吳冠中教授 (左) 簽署榮譽博士名冊 Prof. Wu Guanzhong (left) signing the Roll of Honorary Graduates