Bulletin No. 1, 2016

News in Brief 55 MOE Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine Established With the approval of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (MOE), CUHK has joined hands with Jinan University to establish the MOE Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine (The Chinese University of Hong Kong—Jinan University) earlier this year. The joint laboratory aims to develop various innovative techniques for regenerating tissues and organs. Its Hong Kong site is located at the School of Biomedical Sciences, CUHK, and its mainland sites at Jinan University and the CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute. CUHK–BLCU Joint Research Centre for Chinese Linguistics and Applied Linguistics The Chinese University of Hong Kong–Beijing Language and Culture University Joint Research Centre for Chinese Linguistics and Applied Linguistics was inaugurated in CUHK on 17 March as a research extension unit in humanities and social sciences at national level. The joint centre will share research sources, utilize the expertise of both institutions and provide an exchange platform for researchers to strengthen the development of linguistics and other related disciplines. Naming of Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance In appreciation of the generosity of Mr. Lau Chor-tak (2nd right), chairman of Lau Chor Tak Foundation Limited, for his long-term support towards the development of the Institute of Global Economics and Finance, the University renamed the institute as Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance. The naming ceremony was held on 15 April.