Annual Report 2012–13

6 嘉年良辰且盡歡 significance of research undertaken at CUHK, and its compatibility with its partnering organizations. Details of what we achieved during the year 2012–13 are amply described in the chapter on ‘Pushing Knowledge Frontiers’ of this Report. Caring and Serving The Chinese University continued to inculcate among its students a strong sense of social commitment, and the notion that the University does not, and certainly cannot, exist without being an integral part of the community that, without putting it too bluntly, pays for it in hard cash, and sustains its growth with a lot of loving care and moral support. Through informal education and extra-curricular activities, the University has, in subtle and multifarious ways, sought to heighten students’ awareness of their role in relation to others in this city, this nation and this world, and how our students may offer help to those who do not enjoy the same privileged existence as they do, through service and other forms of giving. I am very glad to be able to report here that, after some assiduous efforts in the past two years, there are now a lot more students who are convinced of their own potential to impact the lives of others, and who have become more caring: caring for their fellow citizens, for their compatriots, for others who inhabit the earth, and for the generations to come by showing a deeper understanding of environmental issues. The I • Care Programme is running very well, thanks as much to organized efforts on the part of staff members as to voluntary participation of students 服務與關懷 中大繼續培養學生的社會責任感，並令他 們明白，大學是社會一部分，沒有社會為中 大提供資金，並以關懷愛護和道義支援協 助大學發展，這所大學不會也肯定無法存 在。中大藉着生活教育和課外活動，潛移 默化和以各種方式令學生明白自己與這個 城市、國家和世界其他人之間的關係，使 本校學生通過服務和其他善行，幫助弱勢 社群。 我很高興向各位報告，經過過去兩年的不 懈努力，現在有更多學生深信自己有能力令 他人的生活更美好，他們有了急人之難的 情操，對於本港市民、中國同胞乃至地球村 其他居民，都以人溺己溺的精神待之，並更