Bulletin No. 2, 2011

Contents 2 The University’s Third Mission • A Knowledge Transfer Culture 4 • A Proactive Approach 6 • Sowing Seed in Chinese Opera 8 • Standing up for the Elderly 10 • Connecting Academia and Industry 12 • Planning Urban Future 14 • Educating the Educators 16 • Greening Home and Society 18 20 CUHK Launches I • CARE Programme 24 An Unusual Study Tour 28 Experiencing Life under the Equator 30 Learning to Live Green in Snow 32 Statistician Awarded for Teaching Excellence 34 New Milestone in Stroke Treatment 36 The Best and the Brightest 38 News in Brief • Appointments 38 • Honours and Recognition 40 • Research 42 • Activities and Events 43 • Intellectual Cross-currents 46 CHINESE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN No. 2, 2011 © The Chinese University of Hong Kong 2011 The Chinese University Bulletin is published biannually by the Information Services Office Address all correspondence to Information Services Office, CUHK, Sha Tin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, The People's Republic of China Email iso@cuhk.edu.hk Website www.cuhk.edu.hk/iso/bulletin Advisory Committee on Chinese University Bulletin Prof. Laurence K.P. Wong Prof. Joseph Man Chan Prof. Simon N. Haines Prof. Ho Che-wah Mr. Eric S.P. Ng Ms. Amy Y.M. Tsui Ms. Antonia Y.H. Yeung Mr. Tommy W.K. Cho