Bulletin No. 1, 2011

26   Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2011 Prof. Liu Yingli Prof. Liu Yingli, Science and Technology Advisor to the Mayor of Shenzhen, has held many key positions since he joined the Shenzhen Municipal Government in 1992, including vice secretary-general, director of Shenzhen High-tech Industrial Park, member of the Standing Committee and executive vice-mayor. He has played key roles in research and management in the hi-tech industry and steered various Hong Kong- Shenzhen projects, including the construction of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong cross-border large-scale infrastructure and the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor. He has also promoted the establishment of the Shenzhen/Hong Kong Innovation Circle and contributed significantly to technology collaboration between the two cities. Under the guidance of Professor Liu and with his enthusiastic support, CUHK was able to collaborate with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Shenzhen Municipal Government in establishing and developing the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, and founding the CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute. He has been serving as the Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Engineering since 2008 and as the special adviser to the Vice-Chancellor/President for Shenzhen Affairs since 2009. Prof. Lo Wai-luen (alias Xiao Si) Renowned author and outstanding educator Prof. Lo Wai-luen is an alumna of CUHK. She took up a teaching post at the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of CUHK in 1979. She was well-loved by her students and was awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award of CUHK and the Outstanding Educator Award of the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Professor Lo has written numerous books and her works won ‘Ten Recommended Good Books’ and ‘Secondary Students’ Best Ten Books Election’. She also received the Award for Outstanding Contribution in Arts from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council for her contributions to literature and culture. After her retirement in 2002, she served as the Honorary Research Fellow of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature and volunteered to serve as the director of the Hong Kong Literature Research Centre of CUHK. She is currently the adviser of the Centre and Adjunct Professor of the Centre for East Asian Studies. In support of literary development, she has generously donated her private collection of books, journals, as well as other archival materials to the University Library.