Announcement of 649th Bi-weekly Assembly
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[FINAL CALL] “Go farming” with Prof. Lam X CUAgro!
Prof. Lam Hon-ming, the Chairperson of the Committee on Environmental Protection of New Asia College, would like to share a talk about the science of seeds. He also invites our students and staff to go farming with him to enjoy of fun of farm life and being with the nature. Together with CUAgro, more agricultural activities shall follow. All NA staff and students and CUAgro members who are interested in organic farming are welcome!

Online Zoom Talk:
Speaker:         Prof. LAM Hon-ming
                      Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences, CUHK
                     Director, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK)
Topic    :        The Science of Seeds
Date & Time:     30 Sept (Fri) 2022, 9:00pm – 10:00pm
Language:     Cantonese
(The Zoom link for joining the talk will be sent to registrants by email)

Practical farm works:
Date & Time:     1 Oct (Sat) 2022, 8:00am – 12:00nn
Venue:         NA farm (outside Chih Hsing Hall’s front entrance)
Quota:         20 (first come first served)

Online Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13655475

Enquiry: Mr. Jack Wong of the Dean of Students’ Office (Tel: 3943-1690; Email: jackwong@cuhk.edu.hk) or Miss Carmen Chin, CUAgro (Tel: 5400-8310).
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New Asia College/Yale University Student Exchange Program 2022/23

The theme for this year’s exchange program is “Education and Technology”, and its application has already started.  All New Asia full-time undergraduates are welcome to apply.  Short-listed candidates will be invited to attend a selection interview on October 21.  

Applicants are expected to have good understanding of the theme in both Hong Kong and the Mainland, and from a global perspective.  Interested students should submit online application at College website (please click here) on or before October 9.  For further enquiries, please contact Mr. Jason Yeung of the Dean of Students’ Office (Tel: 3943 7612; Email: jasonyeung@cuhk.edu.hk).