Grand Opening of LiHS

Set up with a HK$100 million donation by the Li Ka Shing Foundation, the Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences at CUHK was unveiled on 7 September 2007 by Dr. Li Ka-shing. Also attending the ceremony were Dr. Edgar Cheng, CUHK Council Chairman; Prof. Lawrence Lau, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; Prof. Fok Tai Fai, Dean of Medicine; Prof. Dennis Lo, Director of the Institute; Mr. Anthony Wu, J.P., Chairman of the Hospital Authority; Mr. Shane Solomon, Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority.

Quoting Louis Pasteur, a world-renowned French scientist in the nineteenth century, Dr. Li said, 'Physicists and chemists without laboratories are like soldiers without arms on the battlefield.' He believed this institute will play a role in advancing effective treatment for challenging illness. It is his conviction that saving lives requires knowledge and empathy for those who are ill. He added, 'It is my hope that we see compassion as something beyond feeling — that we see it coupled with a sense of duty to each other. In this way, we will be more aware of others — of their perspective — and we will strive to do what is appropriate and right.'

Prof. Lawrence Lau, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, thanked Dr. Li for his support of CUHK's clinical and health science research, 'This donation affirms the achievements of our medical team and injects tremendous momentum into their research efforts.'

The Li Ka Shing Foundation also announced an additional grant of HK$20 million to establish a second Li Ka Shing Professorship. Prof. Hsiao-chang Chan, Professor of Physiology and Director of Epithelial Cell Biology Research Centre at CUHK, has been nominated for this new professorship.

Dr Li receives souvenir from CUHK medical students

Prof. Lawrence Lau and Dr Li Ka-shing congratulate each other at the unveiling ceremony

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