A 11-member delegation from the School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, China visited The Chinese University of Hong Kong on 30 and 31 Aug 2012. Apart from meeting with Prof. Jack C.Y. Cheng, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and joining a symposium organized by the School of Life Sciences, the delegates also visited the School of Biomedical Sciences and had a meeting with Prof. C.H. Cho, Associate Director (Research) on 31 August 2012 to exchange the recent developments of and explore collaborative opportunities between both institutions.