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Our Backstage Heroes President’s Outstanding Service Award ȶറю݈ዩȷፓපऋσޟᄍࡣ़
Student & Staff to Sit on Council as Members NEWSLETTER - GENESIS ᏰҡЅᙛষਣ٘ਮီོ
Celebrating Diversity 10 Questions for New HKUST Shines Bright in In the Eyes of Swire Council Chairman Olympic Torch Relay International Young Fellows Dr Marvin Cheung ऋσᐭ༈ထЬġ ሬҡᄱፙऋσέԑ ࡚ݍкৰ๎ৱҡΪ୰
Our Students - Tears and Triumphs ऋσᏰҡ˕ ഷᅈᇄోӎ Ҭ C o n t e n t s ᓃ
ਲ਼ޟঈר˕Front and Center ఼ЫᢊϞে National ઠ
IJ HKUST Mourns Sichuan Earthquake Victims ijĹ HKUST Shines Bright in Olympic Torch Relay ఔ݇ұЌԳᏩժ߰ ॊЂᑬఐཇၐѫġ
˭ Roy To - a Short But Meaningful Life ijĺ Pursuing an Interest Across Boundaries In Remembrance of His Distinguished Service to the Needy - Prof Zweig and His China Syndrome ᜃ݇൜ࢥሪ˕ѕຠࡋۖч ௫Ђஈిఱᅰ᎘ҁߞКఐྍຕ
ჲޟঈר˕ĵ Celebrating Diversity Global жࣨ In the Eyes of Swire International Young Fellows ਣӯਮಳȃ۶փЙԢ˕ቫӠᅰ᎘ॊЂϬՐ Ĵij Fine Music from London ᚒশկ Ĺ Cantonese Opera - an Exotic Offering for Overseas Students Ĵĵ When Technology Means Business ऎᑟثॻሬᆊ၂ነӹӠ૰ᐍඞ мॊ ĺ Unmanned Mini-helicopter Helps in Sichuan Earthquake Raising the Bar άΰΙቹዂ Recovery Work ұЌԳᏩా෯Ѝ֯ ĴĶ “Very Small” Award for Great Maths TalentsׄஜᐱଝЈߡпᑟġġ ȶྋЈȷߞᄁᔽᄜധዴᐯᇟॻ IJı Fiery Dragon Blazes to Victory in Robocon Contest ѫНᔷᄳᑟౠϠЂᘈࡄক Ĵķ HKUST Biology Research - Published in Science ᖔ˕ȮॊᐯȯᛔራᓴטඡٿुڀॊЂӠߏ IJIJ Bright Student Awarded Fulbright Scholarship Ӡᖔჴනҿપጨᐯࠛġ Ĵĸ HKUST Shines Again in General Research Fundٿु Competition A Taste of the Arctic ࠛġġġॊЂᐯ߰൵ᇍѕٿIJij ߋۤᔹ୨ु ࣋ແ࿂ԳġġॊЂᐯӠۖҔ࿂ւᅅġ ٱIJĵ Engineering Ingenuity Overflows from President’s Cup On Our Green, Green Campus ਮ༪ΙΠ ੭ࠜޓᆕႶЍขዊ ĴĹ President’s Outstanding Service Award IJĶ Backstage with a Music Artist - Our Backstage Heroes - the Complex Art of Teaching How to Stage a Musical ȶ൰ҍއசጨȷ᎒ෳॊЂᅌࢢॻ༯ ˕ᚹ܈գᗏգ֒ġġġ൹ൄ Ĵĺ Student and Staff to Sit on Council as Members রጄᇌЄԴॊЂያدᒊࢥ࢜ൾЀ ੭ၭྻڗᐯӠфᚚ৶
Face to Faceġġᇄ࡚ݍΙৰၗ ĵı Thank You John, Welcome Marvin and Michael ᆇᗏКȶ൘ȷࠓȶ௺ȷ IJĹ 10 Questions for New Council Chairman Dr Marvin Cheung ĵIJ Appointments, Fellowships and Honors ௺࢙ތѹਯຍਰӠϩய ԇȃᅷф୰Ѐ ĵij HKUST Confers Honorary Fellowships In the UST Family σড়৳ϱፙσড় ॊЂჴఱᅷ᠖Ђᐯ୰Ѐᅷ ijij Men are for Science and Women are for Arts ? ĵĴ Gorgeous Garage Sale: for Fun and Charity ੭ཀྵᎱߏྻ˕ڰDebunking the Gender Myths about Engineering җՐϘ࢘ߞ੭ཀྵಽ - Ѣ᠋ంȶЍȷȉ˕ գᝯЃӠளЍᐯߞᚱሱ ĵij Beauty Is More Than Water Deep ग़ដఐߞઔܺѵध ড়ޟঈר˕Local ॷ෫ The Hands That Help ӒᒦԤௌ˕ ਖᝦऋσ ijĵ Environment in June, Environment in Tune ॊЂбѡϘѯᇥ ĵĵ Chiu Chow Merchants Boost Research on Chinese Herbal Medicine ጤٿՍྻຉஜКନु F ront & Center ఼ Ы ᢊ Ϟ
HKUST Mourns Sichuan Earthquake Victims ఔ݇ұЌԳᏩժ߰
he May 12 earthquake in Sichuan left more than ՐĶѡ 80,000 people dead and many more homeless. Ϭ IJij џȂ ݑԳ٭TThe earthquake was one of the most serious in Ϙඞ the history of China, and assistance came from all ᏩᓩᣠұЌȂ quarters, domestic and overseas, in support of the ᄳҝϞ Ĺ ေԺ ๑ڹȂۻrescue and reconstruction efforts. ౧ݑ ዴܧӔ๑ਛҞ The earthquake shook the hearts of the HKUST ᙩȄԳᏩൄ community. On the day of national mourning at 2:28 pm ዃ࢙ on 19 May - exactly one week after the earthquake struck Ȃփᚏȃ ڽᕕѽфᛁᖚႤ࿚ൌࠧ௱૿ѻȄഺඞԳᏩ࣏КգҫѽڻHKUST staff and students gathered at the Atrium to ӡࡡ - ෯ׄȂњڻobserve a 3-minute silence in memory of the victims. ൵ទদߞԳᏩНϘȂփаሃઔҳԧඏ֜ൌ૾૾෩ фদ࢙Ѝ֯Ȅ٭෯ా Donations from the campus community kept pouring in, ġġġġ and on 20 May, a cheque of $720,000 was presented to ԳᏩԴॊЂൄ࢝ЂᠩȄԴԳᏩӠߞϘ࣐งࢢȂ Ķ ѡ IJĺ the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in џϭо ij ijĹ жȂॊЂిᚚ৶фᐯӠኅ༰ЂȂᔵࡖ Ĵ жៗ the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Ԩժ߰७ࡖȄԢȂॊЂӺ՜༰Ϟ੭аϠЀߞภȄ Ķ ѡ ijı ࢢȂЂᐯា᠈՜ۖԧێে ĸij ေЮњೈۖКᗑᓱȄاamount was later topped up to over $1 million with џȂ ภᗁᛝ IJıı ေЮȄێڹsubsequent donations. धภȂ
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Roy To - a Short But Meaningful Life In Remembrance of His Distinguished Service to the Needy
eath comes to us all - only before the age of 28, not for his own we don’t know when we will enjoyment, but for cushioning the suf- D be called. When Roy To died, fering of those far less fortunate. he was barely 26. By most standards, he died tragically young. When a life is Roy wasn’t always the serious-minded snuffed out before it reaches its person that he later evolved into. In prime, there is a lingering sense of fact, his early life was rather unremark- loss. able. He came from a family of very modest means. Like most teenagers, Yet curiously, at a memorial service he was a video-game-playing, fun- for Roy, there was an air of lightness, loving type. And like some other stu- even an air of celebration - to dents, he failed his HKCEE once. But celebrate a life lived to the fullness of unlike many youngsters, failure love and care for others. stiffened his resolve to play catch-up. Failure made him grow up fast. By the Those who came to eulogize him did so in thoughtful time he reached HKUST, he began to show signs of calmness. Here and there someone’s voice broke. But leadership, getting elected as Chairman of the Civil there was a pervasive dignified acceptance that what had Engineering Society. happened to Roy happened for a reason known to God. The memorial service took the form of a verbal and musi- He also found his faith, and with it his mission in life - to cal tribute. Someone at the be of service to the poor of the world. He helped raise piano played a melancholy tune, funds to dig wells for villagers in Africa, making a differ- “the Echoes of the Heart”, but ence that is tangible and sweet. He was overawed by the otherwise there was a surpris- physical beauty of Africa, against a background of sheer ing absence of sadness. Roy human neglect and ugliness. He wanted to be close to seems to have entered people’s nature and to God. On his last journey to Inner Mongolia heart and dwells there in peace. to visit the children of the poor, he found both. In his jour- neys of the heart, he was able to weave charity with This spiritual peace may be adventure. In the end, he died in a car crash on a straight buoyed by Roy’s Christian faith. road in remote Inner Mongolia, doing what he loved Religion shows its centrality in most. life when death calls. Even for agnostics, a philosophical justifi- The accident might have truncated his life, but Roy did Roy’s memorial service was held at cation for a seemingly sense- not die in vain. He is a seed from which greater good- a Christian church less tragedy is possible. That afternoon, in a sedate ness grows. His employer, the Prudential Assurance ࢥሪߞୠࢥྻԴϘݙ church, people found solace in the belief that the true Company in Hong Kong and his co-workers there are ရిаᗝ֖ meaning of life is not in its longevity, but in its intensity. setting up the “Roy To Memorial Fund” with one million dollars as the target seed money to realize his dream of Roy had lived the last few years of his life with a restless aiding the poor. They are united with Roy in his belief that energy and intensity. He travelled extensively to third- “heaven dwells in the hearts of those who love”. world countries to taste poverty at its rawest and to alle- viate it in his personal way. He summited Africa’s highest The memorial service ended on a sunny note, with Prof peak when his fellow climbers had fallen short. Setting Roland Chin, our Deputy to the President, awarding Roy his goal in life with great clarity, Roy wanted to contribute posthumously with a Medal for Distinguished Communi- to the world, and shun a life of selfish indulgence. He ty Service. Henceforth, he will be memorialized annual- dreamed of building a modest fortune of $1.5 million ly by the University’s “Roy To Community Service Award”.
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ে݀݀ӏକჰاӠҟᎡ๑ժȉҪ࣏ ᗜȄ൜ࢥሪҝѵᘘЙۖڽഺчߞڍ Ρ ሲȂҁ࣏ॻՐ՝ീȂڽijķ ࿐ȇᅆЂൊжϠ ҄ϠཋྏȄ
ޤߞ࣏ȂԴ൜ࢥሪߞୠࢥྻϯȂઈݎ܈֭ ᆇჵҁߞڽቅ᛫ȂतգዉૡߞྏះȄࡈ ࢝Ӏᔖȇᘵ๒ஊᆬգڽႫߞϠऻڰ ۦϠལҵᗏȂ֭ᑋᢜϯԧϠൌత Ϟࢥሪߞᛓҝ࣏ϯߞ՞ྍȄԴୠ ࢥྻϯȂᆇաሃ७ໟӹฆ་֖Ȅᔀ јࡶҍࢩߞȶѕᢸߞᠩȷȂ ๑ྒྷᇰȄࢥሪ֬Ѽ־୵թНҳࡋ֭ ᔖᔖڭЏ་ϢϞԧϠߞаѕಎȂ ႆȄڤߞ࢞Դ
ࢥሪߞڽഺᇟૠϯߞՉᄾҞକ࣏ ిܟᗜȂڽရిࠫԈȄညժϸ ڽߞ੮ѕȄतᅆᜃᆷᎢ߰ۻබऎӠ ሲȂϘܟࠑবϯ๑ޱನႋߞነϵҞѽӡ Ӏ۶ߞిڤৎϭоȂԴڤႋ៖Ȅڽৰᐯ ێࠜȂփԴێߞૌӒྍ၍ЙԴۻϯȂЂਛൌ֬ѼԢྍӠ ݸߞԍȄ ࠧഺዹᜃЂؠȄҁ՝ڭᅁȂࢥሪѽࡈێ Ј௵НਛȇබᄊЂൊжՐࠦϠڽȄҁ܈ߞ൵ࢢවՐࣿҍϞ๑নᇟȄҁۖჅЙьϬѵ ՐߞӠࣿҞᓜӀ๑ۻࢥሪԴҁӠ ᄘႏѽৎϠߞ֖ஜؼຠഺᇌߐȄҁሃ ϘዹȂҁඈᡌȶӇᑟȷȃߕጄȄҁतฅԴКᐯྻւЙфȄ֭ڭളȂڔۦधਛȂྏ ിࠜȄۖ་ϢڝᗝȄ ҵీхփᑬҁߞؠȂ҄ҁࢧߡୠȂ״Ҫգҁ؆ލԺ֜уϠᄘႏᜆࠧࣷ൵ਪȂຕ ᖔᓴऎϿѢЍᐯྻѹڭᢖᠨታഞЖົȂܕॊЂȂҁЏ༟ އߞϠЀקҁߞࠫԈ۶ನྐȂබ࣏ऎѵधϯളۖرᘖֺଉݺ༊ ਯȄҁϵڭࢥሪߞϠӠӫዾ࢝౻˕ ҁঋឥѵधȂ ӔధСȂؼຠҁেߞӠࣿȄҁԴऻمឯภऎࠧࣷߞׄጄȄҁౕؓԴ ijĹ ࿐Нࡈգ IJĶı ေЮಯȄഺຊಯЙ࣏ӡ֯ சȄҁ ႆߞग़ដ֒ȄҁౕؓሃЂڤᎫۖޟڭቅЙܶϠЀߞॴȄ ۖࠧࣷᅝߞԢȂิڽȂփ࣏ӡۦڳৎϠ ߰ൌیຆȂҁۊקऎతࠕȄԴҁ݀аላҟణౕളـ๒۶ϯ ϞȄԴҁߞѕᢸКȂҁᗁ࣏ణᔍݺྎຠȄ൵ࢢȂҁۖر Roy’s sister receives ԴаላҟϘ౧ߡႮߞӹ഼ྍҳКऎҁݙୠِߞឥϞϘӠȄ from Prof Roland Chin the Medal for ٟգڭȂ֭ҁߞಲӠׅϧۻDistinguished ഺըྍҳᘵ๒ᄳҝϞࢥሪߞݑ Community Service ȄҁߞຠѕЏ၃༟ࠅຕލȄҁߞгҦ˕ ॻ࠲႕࠲ᔍգ to commemorate ӲϞ൜ࢥሪ॔݇ࠛȂӫዾ࣏ឯఀڰRoy’s outstanding নгҦ˕ ሃҁߞԢ ളನྐȄҁেൌሮجcommunity service IJıı ေЮȂ֯ऎ੮ѕภ༵Ȃѽᅁࢥሪߞ record Ԣࢥሪߞࠫ݇ȈѕຠࡋۖчȄ ऎ॔݇ࢥሪᅆߤྻއ சߞ൰ҍឥȂॊЂ েߞਯ੭ࠜᓿاȄفКཪᆕຕޤਯ੭ࠜᓿЂ௵પ ୠࢥྻԴϘѯጄᣍߞઈ சࠛ๕ȂԢϫӲϞȶ൜އச Ђ௵ిఱԨ൜ࢥሪୠჴϘৎ൰ҍއୠჴϘৎ൰ҍ־ சКգ൰ҍࠑߞॊЂއசጨȷȂُՐጨᔽԴߤྻއࢥሪߤྻ ێӤڭጨПࢥሪȂ ҃ታ ᐯӠȄ
3 ఼ F ront & Center Ы ᢊ Ϟ Celebrating Diversity In the Eyes of Swire International Young Fellows
“While people here have access to a high degree of free- International education has already become the catch word of the day. dom, they are highly disciplined. They do not go around making trouble.” While international education covers many different dimensions, one of its major attributes is the internationalization of the student Liew agreed, “On the campus, we can go around and do population to promote intercultural communication. whatever we like. Students living in the hostels can go out and return at any time. In Malaysia we have curfews The first batch of Swire International Young Fellows, also the first that require students to return to their quarters before batch of international students on HKUST campus, is graduating 10 pm.” this year. Our Asian Fellows appreciated the freedom so much that Genesis-HKUST Newsletter talked to the graduates on how they Yongky rated it as one of the three things he enjoyed viewed their international identity and faced the challenges of most on the campus. celebrating diversity and differences on the campus. Yet apart from the pleasant surprises, the Fellows found that they had to cope with the disparities between each others’ cultures and values. Both had a lot to learn Cultural Shock and unlearn. For example, the examination-driven culture in Hong Kong was a great burden to the students, and aken positively, cultural shock can be stimulating often discouraged intercultural communication. and exciting. T They found that local students are very focused on aca- Two Fellows from Malaysia, Foo and Liew were pleasant- demic studies and grades. When compared with their ly surprised when they saw the amount of freedom we counterparts in the West, Hong Kong students apparently enjoy on the campus and in Hong Kong. put too much emphasis on memorization at the expense of analytical and critical thinking. On her first arrival on HKUST campus, Foo was surprised at seeing an unguarded waterfront. “There is no warning “At times we felt that we are torn between the need to sign or wired fence to guard against people going in or reach out for intercultural friendship and experience on out. In an environment like this in Malaysia we will see the one hand, and the demands of our school programs warning signs all over and the seafront lined with guards on the other. When our local counterparts work from 10 who are armed with guns,” observed Foo. at night to 6 in the morning we are tempted to follow suit - if we cannot beat the system, we might as well join it,” commented Foo.
Chen Xiuye, China (Chen) Pao Yau Foo, Malaysia (Foo) Gesche Wai-yi Haas, Germany (Gesche) BSc, Biochemistry BBA, Quantitative Finance BBA, Global Business A top science student from Beijing who obtained the Pao has studied in Singapore Born of German-Chinese origin, Gershe has highest score in the 2005 Joint Entrance Examination before she came to Hong Kong. attended schools in Germany, Malaysia, Singapore .ġĩŇŰŰĪ and the Mainland, and can speak fluent Putonghuaڲ֘ڽൎȂКġĩńũŦůĪ őŢŰġŚŢŶġŇŰŰĭġٽ൘ Ī Ѝᇒನᐯ୰ġĩ ༓ச Ī ňŦŴŤũŦġŘŢŪĮźŪġʼnŢŢŴĭġġĩňŦŴŤũŦĪ ڀನᐯ୰ ĩ Ӡߏмᐯ ள੩Ȅ Ѝᇒನᐯ୰ ĩ ᖖಧᇒನ Ī܂สࡈฅԴྲҐڽ ߞՋЄȄݺ ijııĶ ՐаԳ഼ຈᐯ੭ᗑԪݢӠւ ŇŰŰڴҔڽ фа܂ȏྲҐڲ֘ڽȂฅԴȏۊᖻȄ ňŦŴŤũŦ ऎК಄֕ڸႏᖔԑ൵ ߞ഼႖Ȅ׀Գள੩ȂሲఀϘϾࣹ 4 Different Approaches to Promoting Despite his efforts in making friends, he showed reserva- Intercultural Communication tion about the mindset of his local peers.
If we treat the efforts to promote intercultural interaction “It has never occurred to my local friends that they can as a continuum, then the Fellows stand at different go abroad and experience life. Not many of them have points of this continuum. thought of exchanges. When I raised this they would say no no no, I grew up here and am used to the ways of In trying to integrate with his local peers, Jeffrey, who living here, and I do not want to leave. came from a beer-loving culture, mingled with his local peers in his German way - he invited them to pubs to “This was a shock to me. In Malaysia, everyone thinks enjoy a beer or two. about going abroad.”
Liew went the extra mile to learn and embrace his peers’ On promoting cultural exchanges, Chen and Yongky pre- culture. He has not only managed to pick up most of ferred to let Nature take its course but made sure they Hong Kong’s common culture-specific skills, including won’t miss the chances as they came along. Chen has playing mahjong and singing karaoke, he actually finds got a couple of American roommates, including one them enjoyable, “A karaoke evening or an occasional out- American Korean and another American Vietnamese. ing to the Ocean Park are some of the cool ways to relax “The long midnight sharing we had together allowed us oneself.” to better understand each other - our cultures and ways of thinking. I learned how nice it is to be open-minded,” remarked Chen.
Jeffrey Iqbal, Germany (Jeffrey) Seng Fatt Liew, Malaysia (Liew) Yongky Utama, Indonesia (Yongky) BBA, Management of Organizations BEng, Electronic Engineering BSc, Physics Jeffrey has a science background and has One of the very best students The youngest of the Young Fellows worked in the labs at UCLA and University from Malaysia and a multiple and a gifted student, he joined of Frankfurt. award winner. HKUST at the age of 16. ĩōŪŦŸĪ ŚŰůŨŬźġŖŵŢŮŢĭġԞҺġĩŚŰůŨŬźĪġ ڲ֘ڽŋŦŧŧųŦźġŊŲţŢŭĭġġĩŋŦŧŧųŦźĪ ŔŦůŨġŇŢŵŵġōŪŦŸĭġ Ī ڀЍᇒನᐯ୰ ĩ ೡᚐᇒನᐯ Ī Ѝᐯ୰ ĩ ცЄЍ Ī ನᐯ୰ ĩ ߏನ ߞՋЄȂᖔጨ๑ዴȄ ȶщҟቫࠦՐᇟॻைᄑȷጨᐯࠛڲ֘ڽڽ ᇊֹ᠋ޱŋŦŧŧųŦź ฅ၃ѽ൰ҍߞನॊᖻȂԴ ᖧж੭ߞᅁᢚ࢈Ѝ֯Ȅ ߞ൵ՐቅఀѹȂIJķ ࿐ϢᡝॊЂȄىЂᐯфग़ҐՍЂᐯः 5 Yongky’s remarkable academic ability and Foo will go to Singapore to join the Gesche, who has lived and studied in many his somewhat casual and couldn’t- banking sector. countries, supports this view, “We only care-less disposition are magnets drawing have one life, and we should try to enrich it around him a few classmates who Gesche will join a hedge fund company in by showing more interest and curiosity in showed him around Hong Kong for recrea- New York this summer. other people’s cultures.” tion and fun. Due to this mingling he has been picking up Cantonese with less has- Jeffrey will pursue his master’s degree As a keen political observer, Jeffrey sles, “Now I have no problems under- program in International Politics with approached the issue from a more macro standing my Cantonese instructors and Georgetown University in Washington, perspective, “Maybe we can do something can communicate with my classmates in DC. about our curriculum planning. Our students Cantonese,” Yongky said proudly. are too concerned about examinations and Liew will embark on his doctorate grades. If a student takes Maths as his ma- To further promote intercultural exchange, program at Yale. jor, he will possibly take a related course, the Fellows decided to institutionalize say, Statistics, to help him get better their efforts by joining hands with other In his 3-year stay on the campus Yongky grades in examinations. international students and founded tried to satisfy his insatiable hunger for NAUTY, a society for promoting intercul- knowledge by taking electives or courses “If we push students to take classes tural exchanges and interaction on the whenever possible. As of now he has different from their majors - say a class in campus. already achieved 181 credits, which he psychology and another in politics, it is believes breaks HKUST’s record. He will going to broaden their horizon. With a With local, international and mainland stay on the campus and pursue a Master changed mindset, they might find renewed students sitting on NAUTY’s Committee, of Philosophy program in Physics. interests in people different from them.” they were in a better position to facilitate Jeffrey commented. international understanding. An activity Chen, who started off as a preparatory NAUTY launched was Culture Fiesta, a class student, will embark on her final This view was echoed by Foo. “If we program organized in conjunction with the year studies this year. expect our students to go international, our University’s International and Mainland curriculum has to reflect that need as Students and Program Office. Now in its well.” second year, last year’s activity took the A Growing International audience around the world through cultur- Campus The prospective Yale student Liew agreed al booths serving food and drinks from that his peers are too concerned about over 15 countries, as well as performan- Local universities’ intake of international their school grades. He is looking forward ces that show the diversity of nations. students will increase from the existing to a system which can help the University 10% to 20%, an indication of our determi- better monitor nation to pick up internationalization at an students’ academ- Moving On even faster pace. In the wake of an ic performance increasingly international campus, what is while reducing the Understandably their 3-year stay on the Fellows’ advice to the other students? reliance on grades HKUST campus was a mixture of joy, and examination pains and frustration. Yet all Fellows sur- They hope that more and more local results. vived their challenges and emerged a students will open up themselves. “The stronger and more independent person. international student population will be With a better sense of direction, they are growing in the near future. If we don’t ready to embrace tougher challenges and treasure their presence and learn from walk in bigger strides in future. each others’ differences, it will be an enor- mous waste of resources,” said Foo.
6 F ront & Center ఼ Ы ᢊ Ϟ ਣӯਮಳȃ۶փЙԢ ˕ ቫӠᅰ᎘ॊЂϬՐ
࿂Нᔌ۶ߞ ōŪŦŸ ȂබѽȶϢ༏ᔌ࠸ȷߞѕఐȂ ϢӎԳћмȄҁЙ֭ᐯᑍϞӇ൫ൟȂظᆽఐ װкौ੫ՓޟᇐྃኄȂծѺొىοᓞᕫȄᗶณሬఀޟঈרȷϐငԙ࣏ىȶሬఀ สՑߕྍȂգᎷՀߕȂڱȄ Ō ȂփѷሮऎഺྜޟᏰҡΡοሬϽȂоߴ໌ϚӣᆍఊȃМϽ ȶ༡КሃԢᐯ Ō Ȃϫݕ߰ۖઔࣶгཀྵߕҗ чȂૌ࣏ઐ༢ߞՀѹྍȊȷōŪŦŸӇᎷሲȄ ுкȂһ࣏ऋσॶ۩ሬᏰҡȂޟऋσΙ۩ȶЊѠሬߧԑᆠ़உଋॎგȷዩᏰߜ
ϬԑෂཾȄ ႖ᘵՂթȂҁᅆൊжԢᐯݺҳᛐѽᙖᘮೀधܻ ߞѕᅗȂᅁԴգݙ࠲Ȅ ȄڧཐޟȮӣഺ˕ऋσଉȯ੫տٖтঈȂᕣ၌тঈӵऋσέԑ уЂԺЙۖҳԳӠࣿȄҁেतވߞӎԳاȶ ে೭ۖഺৎ႖ᛟاӏྐჅۖઔҳӹࣹȄُը Џщ೫ᅚഺႆاҁেබྻሲЙӡϞЙӡϞȂ ሲᅁԴЙҞڽاࣷᐯӠȂ ߞӠࣿȂੲӎЙྐᛓ༟ȄഺᅆڲМϽፐᔞ ȶӤ႕Ҟȷ˕ Դਲ਼ߞҩϘ֜ ҳ݀ޱȂϠϠൌྻྐᓱڲ֘ڽԞҺߞ ŚŰůŨŬź ȂϵᅆഺႆߞӤ࢘Ꭸ ࢥ៉ȄԴڽ ȶ࢘ȷ᠖ऎԴॊЂᐯ೫ߞ ȄȷōŪŦŸሲႽȄدڭмȂঋգਮಳȂЖକᚳනȄ ЂݭࢽȂ М ϬЂᔹᙇНϘȄ শสϠф ݺ ńũŦů ф ŚŰůŨŬź ȂҁেබᓴᑄѽᔌჃփՉۖڍߞ ŇŰŰ ф ōŪŦŸȂڲ֘ڽڽ ߞȶ࢘ӤȷࢢȂЙူླླ ୵Ϟѽϯ҄ϠȶᢘඈȷߞћмᎏᕝҳȂԴਲ਼Ԣ ߞѕᅗবᅆӹࣹ˕ ҁেЙྻ࢝ᒕ࿂ߞۖۖۦڳॊЂԢᐯ ෪ȄدȂЪྻՀՀۖڽຕуȂЙჅᑟྻވҨՀȊ ᐯබሮऎӎԳሃҳԳᐯӠ༡ЪգЙьћмਮ ӹ ԩҳԳᐯӠ ĩ Ϙԩग़ឱᘹϠфیᐯф ńũŦů ฅ၃ሃدȂӎԳᐯӠ݀݀ڼȄѽᐯ೫ऎ ŇŰŰ Ϣ֝ॊЂࢢȂ୵ϞᢘጉॊЂ७ϠҳȂ ᖻऻఀ࢝দȂϵщަদୃᐸ०ሪփ݆ರϞж ҩϘԩग़ឱࡑϠ Ī գԢݗН᎖ȄՁেԺըԴ Ϟႋ݃թߞћмфـಎȂ҄Ձে܆Ȃሃ֘ўߞᐯ೫ћмҞᓜЂ ݗК೭чֿۖزȃࢥւфޘ ॊЂઔൣ๒๑ϠऻՇȂ҄Ձྏۖᢘـ ༟ݸЎȂ࣏Ժኃ҄ڽᢜྻۖȂ১اȄȶޱྐ हൂਲȄ טӅᆕܠȂԢઔ൭ڲ֘ڽതȄȶԴ ȊȷńũŦůሲȄڰߞϘأӯ๕Ȃᘘգഈᆀᅁዅߞ់ᎎԴऻՇȂȷŇ Ű Ű Ϡේ ћмȂ҄ҁেྏۖգڈգ࢘ӤȂ֭࿂գ॔ শสѽւႏऎদѕߞిڳሲȄȶশสϠᘵ๒ ௲ڤߞᐯକϧȂфҁ۞ڤҁԢᐯߞ ݺ ŚŰůŨŬź ȂҁێԫЙઐȂϵ༡తᜣϞҁেሃۊࢠȂЙྻۖᢀሦൄ൫Ȅȷ ᙇ ҁȶϩжȷڹӹࣹሃ഼Ȅ ϛжᔌྍȂϬжЙߞݑȂ ᅁӎԳȶ૰ບȷȂӀџ݅زϘڽȂȶԴഺႆȂٟգϠྻನ ԴȂӺऎҁєޱōŪŦŸ ᝒ ŇŰŰ ߞሲ ে ௲ҁȶ۸࢘ҝȃοৎ࢘ҝȷȂᢰҁߕఀЙӺጄѼȄاেᅁԴྏۖ๑ݙᏋం˕ ϘўবاԴ߽ȂᐯӠҞѽҍ ȶգ֝ڹஇЦኃȄְྻ ႖ϵॎಠ་ȄތߞఐҞЙϘዹȂӤݺਞူȂϠ ౕؓ֩ҍу᎖НјȂሃӎԳᐯӠӹࣹȂ֭ҩϘ ሃӎԳӠ಄ఀጢϞȂҁߞዃڲ֘ڽϢȄ ႖ดԺތԴߞዃاেऻۖ ŚŰůŨŬź ௲ᙇሹߞሲȂȶاেϫঋᕕѾᗄদߞґȄգاেঋԴϯϩࡈਛȄȷ ўব ႖ሃԢᐯ഼ȂϵକᡘఀᕖތҞѽӡዃاেබူЙ֝ྐԨ ϞȄاӎԳᐯӠᅃ؞ᔠԳॴᡝȂ ႖ߞᐱਰߞሲ႖Ȅȷތഺৎۘ࢘ ŴŢźġ źŦŴ ˕ᘘ࣏ႬЂ༤ᇖϞȄȷŇŰŰ Ђൊжᑆዃ ሲȄ ߞ഼ሃӹࣹȂੜ־ᇟॻನႋۖȂৎزЙჅഺ ҁቫᐯӠ൹ێಲൣգনȂҁেݺ࣏ᗑјሃލ ՀԳయዃቫћـϚӣᡝོ Ӳ ŏłŖŕŚȂѽԴॊЂ੭ཀྵޟᄇሬϽ мȄ ഺఀۖщҟጨᐯࠛۖॊЂබᡝߞቫᐯӠȂ ࠑݑȂӤӎԳȃаԳф҃ۍᅆॊЂ੭ཀྵߞቫмȂԧգЙԢߞᢜྻ۶ ŏłŖঠߞே࢝ КϘ༵ࣿஜȂබێឥȄ ቫᐯӠೡȄփேឯᄑߞ சԪڰ࣏۶ቫሃКаԳᐯӠфᐯങ ல୧Н༏ߞ ŋŦŧŧųŦź බྑѽல୧ྻу ᓱߞћмြȄЫՐߞћмြѽȶᏍႼѵधȷऎڽ գߩҁྻᘛϬУӎԳуՀȂϘԢۖ ѹᛟȂՉవϞԧग़ᡊ֜ѽфћмᇢࠑᆊ ˕ ԴјȂࡡໞчϭȄ ြӫȄޓȂϘא୧
7 фࣆգᑾપᣍᅅߞ ŋŦŧŧųŦź Ȃබᄘႏѽڰᗚ؏өࠉ ёഀሬϽ ᅆ ࢙៉Ӥനا࢘ւዋயᛟȂȶڎ؈ᣍߞـ েߞԢᐯᅁԴщদւႏ۶ᖻϞȂا಄ԪϞ૯ᗏȏಊѪȏᡌ૯ሃྒྷᇰߞॊЂϬՐȂ ቫᐯӠߞዴӫȂྻӤߞ IJıĦ ኧҐۖ ϢјȂ գԢᐯᓴᑄϞዴᐯऎѹॊȂҁЂԺྻލϞЙь ijıĦȂᢖӯӎԳЂᐯྻҐിቫмȂԴഺዹ ՂއᚼೀබჅҝϞȄԴഺϬՐаȂҁেֹ ҁहᝯॊӫȄഺᅆҁߞᐯ೫ᘵ๒ێҁᐯӠգЦኃȶ݅ ᐯݕێཕܺϭȂഺᇟॻᅆ؛Ϟႋ ߞـᑾӲȏிȂӺـȏࣄᐼȂᢏఀק Ȃ֭ྻ؊নҁߞൎȄȷ׀ȷŀ գט ႮԨȄڽЎߞӏ
ሃѹॊᅟ๒ЙڱԺӎԳᐯӠҞѽ༟ݸЎȂሃҳԳ ȶՂᐯ੭ঋِᐯӠϘـԇᚚ֖धȄ ňŦŴŤũŦ ቈ ҁেౕؓ܂ŇŰŰ ۖྲҐ Ժቫᐯ ԢߞॊӫȂՂѕನȃࣆຈຈȂᐯӠߞೀधබྔڽॗȂۖϘ༡ᅆٞࠛгҦЍ֯Ȅ ŋŦŧŧųŦź ྻ ᐯӠ഼Ȃȶ੭ཀྵаྻգྔ ڰߞڗেЙՀՀडఓഺৎᑟྻሃҁেӹ ྻᙖᘮȄᐯӠ༟ϞೀधȂҞକබྻᅆاލ₯ग़Ȃۖग़ົಽჲપඕࡱЂᐯள ӠȂՂ ቫࣆᐯȄ ōŪŦŸ ࡋྻۖग़ॠᐆЂᐯؽᡝൾ ࣹȂഺྻ࣏࿂ЂߞႤ࿚ȄȷŇŰŰሲȄ ߏಯӠᒸᎷȄȷ Ѐᐯ֜Ȅ ŚŰůŨŬź ԴॊЂϬՐаȂᆽఐᐯ೫Ȃ েߞا՜ߢᝊȂంЙݸჅҁሮऎգᎷߞॊӫȄ ฅ၃ԴԺৎਛӠࣿሃᐯ೫ߞ ňŦŴŤũŦ Ȃᅆ ŇŰŰ ŇŰŰ ሲఀՀȂȶՂॊЂঋࠓతቫмȂכ েҪକࣿϘըȂౕؓԢ ϵӅ༷֯ҍहᕕؼᢏȄȷاಎࠑᝒԢȂȶڍŚŰůŨŬź हࠫȂҁԴഺϬՐ༡ೢᒕۖߞ IJĹIJ ৎᐯ ߞྍ ᑟྻϞႋ۶ᢜྻЙԢߞᇌ۶ћмȂѽᚳرжȂҞକЏ၃ӇॊЂ॔ᔂȄҁྻԴಲࢢ ᐯ েاԴॊЂؽᡝৰᐯᇇЀ ĩ ߏನ Ī ᐯ֜Ȅݺ නЎߞӠࣿȄȷ ЫՐ ĺ ѡබྻҐϢॠᐆЂᐯߞ ōŪŦŸ Ȃౕؓ ࢘ؼຠȂᢰᐯ੭Ѧ༷Ⴥж҂ւႏփۘدńũŦů ȂՁҐϢॊЂளߞ࣏ჰ൯ȂЫՐӒ Ҟѽ ՑᎼϢЂᐯߞ൵ࢢϘՐȄ ЪକգੜԳໞ֤фᆾᅅԢᐯߞᐯࠑȄ
Cantonese Opera - an Exotic Offering for Overseas Students ॻሬᆊ၂ነӹӠ૰ᐍඞ
єН࣏כКϘ༵ێne of the many attractions of that concluded with a stage performance ऎॊЂӹӠߞ being an exchange student on on HKUST’s Cultural Night. հ˕ഺႆգԺࡻԺߞћмࣿஜȂӒຈ O HKUST campus is the abundance ࢞ҁেߞணሃȃధȊ of cultural richness waiting to be explored They performed a scene from Cantonese ֘Ѱѐཫ༩ੋߞᐯ୰ӹڽand enjoyed. opera “Beating the Princess” - in English. ЫՐ ĵ ѡȂ ҁұԩӹӠ֯ҍێDuring the lessons they learned singing, Ӡ ŎŪųŪŢŮġ ōŰűŦŻġ ńŦţųŪŢů ሃ In April, a Business School exchange dancing and other elements of operatic Ϙ༵ЂᗙᄘႏȄҁেணҐϞϘৎऎง IJij Ј student from Barcelona, Miriam Lopez artistry. “To me, dancing was okay, but ߞॻሬ၂ነȂ๒ࢢ૰ᐍඞȂԴॊЂߞћм ЄᕚߞॻћߍȄضȷޑCebrian, took on a new challenge with singing was a real challenge!” Miriam ྻϯᆊ၂ነȶᏕӇࠛ four other exchange students by enrolling said. To experience for themselves the es- in a 12-hour course on Cantonese Opera sence of this traditional Chinese art form, ŎŪųŪŢŮ ຈԢᐯԴ၂ነ୵Ϟᐯ೫ൄҳȂᘘᐯ இاӇȄ ŎŪųŪŢŮ ሲȶᐯ၂ነঋޠࣱ۶ڗthey bought tickets for a Cantonese ᚎඏߞ ࣱ۶ஜ֯ᘘҞѽȂݺঋ༟ວᄗڗopera performance at the Kwai ᚎඏߞ ȊȷۻߞاTsing Theatre. ˕ҞૌঋϞ ġ Apart from these five exchange ऎϞᢜྻ၂ነߞૠᢛȂഺሮૌߞᐯӠᘘપԳ ᎫѪߞ၂ነᆊҍȄޟstudents, one local student and ᘉೈۖၤࠦነ୰ one HKUST staff member also took the course and were involved in ணሃᆊҍഺৎॻሬ႖ነߞ୵ϞУԩҳឱӹӠ Ȅћмڰthe production. The Cultural Night ҳȂᘘգϘԩӎԳԢᐯфϘԩॊЂԢ சф łŊņŔņń త࢞ೡᗑԪѹڰwas jointly organized by the Stu- ྻӤॊЂᐯӠ ఀۖབྷᚳ֖ྎຠࠛᝒׄȄڭdent Affairs Office and the AIESEC ᓱȂ Reception Team, and financially en- abled by the HSBC Diversity Grant. Miriam Lopez Cebrian (3rd from left) with her expatriate and ֘Ѱߞ ŎŪųŪŢŮġōŰűŦŻġńŦţųŪŢůġĩ ҽϬ Īġڽ .local peers on stage ҁҳԳфӎԳᐯӠ૰ᐍඞێሃ
8 F ront & Center ఼ Ы ᢊ Ϟ Unmanned Mini-helicopter Helps in Sichuan Earthquake Recovery Work ұЌԳᏩా෯Ѝ֯ׄஜᐱଝЈߡпᑟġġ
“These unmanned automated vehicles are versatile and can have scientific, commercial and even military applica- tions. My target is to develop more of these vehicles and make them affordable to more users,” he added.
ᑨึిقӠ٘ȂԴٿᇇЀुڀЂცЄфᇖᑟЍᐯ ऋ ఱߞࢽᐱϭ༟ϞϘൊஜᐱଝጀߡпᑟȂԴұЌЂ ԳবȃޫႽфന٭ညԳࣆܹໞ֤ׄࢢᄊȂ٭៷ԳᏩࢢݮ ணւȄڻऎদ࢙Ѝ֯෩ڭߞȂۖۦࣉԴԳᏩࢢ
Ȃڀ֜ܠഺൊጀߡпᑟനգϘൊ៷ᔂᄊᑟȂാతϞԑಧ Դݺቌఠ־֖Ⴎ።֖ȄҹሃϘଠቌఠߡпᑟߞжܠҞࢷჰ ߡпᑟӅ༷ӤϠԑ༡ఠۘȂփ֖Ⴎ።Ӆ༷Դᑆఠ߰።ፑ n unmanned model helicopter developed by an ඛаȄहхԳȂஜᐱଝጀߡпᑟԴ֖Й༷ӤϠᑆఠȂ ҹߞܠᑆఠ߰ߞ።ݙনȂᑼਫ਼࣏றϘԯٙۦHKUST MPhil student Wang Tao conducted an ֖Ⴎ።ӺЙ A aerial scanning of the landscape and facilities ֖ᛓȄ affected by the recent Sichuan earthquake to help the authorities assess the damage and plan recovery. ഺൊጀߡпᑟݺ Ķ ѡ IJĶ џȂұЌЂԳᏩӠࢢϬџȂЏ ݯႿұЌே֖ԇசȄԴᔌࢢϝџаȂҹԴ IJij ৎᒩȃҾ۶ᛉݮ Mr Wang is currently Prof Li Zexiang’s student in the ៷Ϟ࢝ԺߩКѯȄ Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering. ࿂ڻȶഺൊጀߡпᑟҞݮ៷ߞᄊȂऎџࢢদ࢙Ѝ֯෩ ࢢྫ࿑ఐȂф٭ࣀా༤ԁໞ֤ׄᑂȄҹڶThe helicopter, installed with a video camera, is linked to գணւኊৃߞ দ࢙֖ஜߞᔹԐըؔȄȷ٭the Global Positioning System (GPS) and can fly on its ҍా own on a preset course. It differs from a remote- ڰҞᓜԺЖԺȂҞѽӡݺॊᐯȃतকۍcontrolled model helicopter in that a remote-controlled ȶഺᇌႻᓮЍ ᜲӡڹఠۘӎȂڭȂۍԺഺЍـߞӫዾ࣏༟اone has to be controlled at all times while air-borne, and ӡȄ has to stay within the line of sight of the ground control. ਛൌգକϧᑉȂȷҁሲȄ On the other hand, the unmanned automated helicopter can fly on its own beyond the line of sight of the controller, and its flight range is limited only by the amount of fuel it carries.
The helicopter was deployed in Sichuan on 15 May, only three days after the earthquake hit the province, and in the following nine days, it took aerial photos of 12 affected counties, cities and towns.
“The aerial scanning provides immense help to rescue and recovery operations. It helps the working teams to assess the damage, set priorities, and chart the course of action,” said Mr Wang.
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Fiery Dragon Blazes to Victory in Robocon Contest
we can also exchange our ideas with stu- dents from different disciplines.”
Students from the Department of Com- puter Science and En- gineering, Department of Electronic and Com- puter Engineering, Computer Engineering Program and Depart- ment of Mechanical Engineering formed the two SENG teams. They received valuable support from HKUST’s Design and Manufac- turing Services Facili- ty, Prof Li Zexiang of t was all systems go for School of the Engineering Award in the same Electronic and Computer Engineering Engineering (SENG) students on contest. Along with the overall champion- and Prof Cai Lilong of Mechanical ISunday, 22 June 2008 when two ship title, it also received the Hong Kong Engineering. SENG teams scooped three awards, Science and Technology Parks’ Best Team including the championship, at the Spirit Award. Fiery Dragon will represent Hong Kong in Robocon 2008 Hong Kong contest held at the 7th ABU Asia-Pacific Robocon Contest the Hong Kong Science Park. “We create our robots with multi- to be held in Pune, India, in late August. functions,” said Fiery Dragon team Ten teams from five local universities member Tony Cheung. “We tried participated in the battle of innovative to include a ‘tennis racket’ in our automatons, organized by Radio Television robots so that it can pick up the Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Computer objects steadily and gain Society and the Hong Kong Institution of points for winning the Engineers. Now in its 7th year, this annual contest. We came up with competition requires university student this idea when we played teams to design their own robot. Each tennis together!” team’s machine must then race against the others to complete a number of SENG’s Hermes team was tasks, providing hands-on experience of this year’s second runner- engineering and information technology up. Its team member Shi applications. Jiahui said it was a valuable experience to participate Victory this year was especially sweet for in the event. “Not only can winning team Fiery Dragon, which a year we put what we have ago was the second runner-up and gained learnt into practice, but
10 ѫНᔷᄳᑟౠϠЂᘈࡄক
สЂӠᑟౠϠЂᘈ ijııĹ ݺ ķ ѡ ijij ᐬȄ୵ϞᄳఀᗁࡄকߞઅᅷҳȂѫНᔷ༤ ᄥ༤ᇟૠጨȄڸཀྵ൵ثᖔఀশสॊـ ཀྵᗝ֖ȂশثӒџȞ࣐งџȟਲ਼শสॊ њ༤ԁԒۤఀϬৎጨیЂᐯЍᐯ୰ߞثสॊ েനҍԺґକߞᑟౠϠȄȷѫНᔷ༤اࡌᄳࡄকઅᅷȄ ȶـȂ༵ ϘུȺᇨدেᄘႏاߞ৶௺ЋሲȄȶ ȃڀњ༤ԁӤᇖᑟॊᐯфЍᐯیԳ Ѝᐯ୰ߞܠᑟౠϠҞѽᜦڹϯȂڗഺ༵൹ྍᑟౠϠЂᘈӤশสცҭȃশสცၝᐯ ಧݮȻҐۖᑟౠϠ ȃᇖᑟЍᐯ֜ڀেᄳఀЙьж ცЄфᇖᑟЍᐯاӎԳУ ᑇߏԆȂഺৎ൹ྲྍ݇ऎڽєϞכфশสЍਰᐯྻѹᓱȂྻ ثߞᐯӠೡȄթҳȂশสॊڀে࣏ԴϘӇᇨಧॎ๒ྐۖഺৎᅹ фᑟౠЍᐯا༡ЂᐯԒϩњ༤ԁணሃȄѧᘈᗝᓱЫЏգϛ ዴȄ சݙȃცЄфᇖᑟЍއߞᑟ ࢥȄȷ ЂᐯߞനሃሦൄڗՐᑢҫȄѧᘈঋِணᘈ༤ԁ֖നӎ ༩ిقߞڀᑨึిఱфᑟౠЍᐯقߞڀౠϠȂԧ༤ߞᑟౠϠԓТहႵ༓ȂᐯӠࡋంК ᐯ Ϟភњ෯Ȅڻ৶Ӯᄜ ఱӺᅆணҐ߰෩ێকȄܞఀۖЙьᅁᎹ၃ᢚȄ Ѝᐯ୰ߞঢ়ޯྋَ༤ऎЂᘈ েЙاዊࠑӯணҐѧᘈ࣏ϘըఀߞᢜᢚȄȶ ߞԢᐯТ ѫНᔷ༤҃ࠑশสݺϣѡϭ՟ҍᐼԴԞ࢘ڀҞѽሃЙԢᐯـᄳఀ Ҟѽᐯѽ७ӡȂڭকȂܞᄳዾ༤ԁѫНᔷ༤ऎҝՐЂᘈߞ щዃያᗑဖᑟౠϠЂᘈȄڲܨᗝ֖ߞϛڤ ༤৶Ԋҳᒸ ह ӹ ࣹȄȷ҄׀ЍനጨȂݙѽЫՐߞർ
Bright Student Awarded Fulbright Scholarship Ӡᖔჴනҿપጨᐯࠛġٿु
౻ົЂᐯڴԐӠݺұЌषൌҾࠜЂȂݺҔق PhD candidate in Computer Mr Li is no ivory tower theorist, but an দᙇٿ୰ȄҁߞुٿScience and Engineering at academic that doesn’t mind getting his ಲࢢҐϢॊЂளु ฅ༟ڭAHKUST has been awarded the hands dirty. In 2005 he went to Shenhua Դݺ෩п๑።ཇྏᐡᇨປߞᎳȂ Ȅڀmuch coveted Fulbright Scholarship for Coal Mine, the largest coal mine in China, ๑።ཇྏᐡᇨປឩᆾఠ advanced research and university lecturing and developed a structure monitoring ߞᐯ߰ȂҁฅݺژࠧϘԩҪྻൕࠝൄڭԐӠق in the US. Mr Li Mo will be among some WSN system to detect signs of collapse ڭscholars selected around the world to in the coal mine tunnel. He further explored ijııĶ Րࡈ݀К൵Ђߞឩ˕ૠົឩȂ 800 ణเឩຕᅹतઈᢜईᆒфᆣׄpursue academic activities at prestigious WSN applications in coal mines, taking ਣҍҞ ȂऎϞឩڀUS universities, and he plans to spend six into consideration possible events like gas Ѫߞ๑።ཇྏᐡᇨປឩᆾఠ Ѝ֯൵ࠕᖔఀٿmonths at Stanford University to work on leakage and water seepage. This work has ߞՉԑȂ֯ҍϞឥȄҁߞु ᗝ֖܂improving wireless sensor networks recently been documented and recom- শสცၝᐯྻయᚧணҐឮുЫՐԴྲҐ ЂጨȄثщႤୈф഼ࠫॊڲWSNs). mended by the Hong Kong Computer ߞ) Society to compete for the Asia Brought up in Chengdu in Sichuan Prov- Pacific ICT Awards held in Singapore ince, Mr Li received his bachelor’s degree this year. from Tsinghua University in Beijing before ڀЂᐯᇖᑟॊᐯфЍᐯثcoming over to HKUST to pursue his post- สॊ ᔵᖔჴग़නҿપقgraduate studies. His dissertation is on ॷߞൾЀӠ advancing the quality of WSNs, having ጨᐯࠛȂۖҫМᇊЂᐯ་֖бৎѡߞి Ȅٿdeveloped WSN applications to detect ुЍ֯Ȃ་֖๑።ཇྏᐡᇨປߞु ᔵԐӠऎԑಧϣպԺԩᖔఀթ༵અᅷق .potential collapses in coal mines КϘԩᐯ߰ȄఀጨϠҞݺग़ߞێߞ ԩЂᐯணሃిुЍ֯Ȅ
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A Taste of the
r Jiang Chunmeng (Physics, Year 2) was hand- Recalled Jiang, “Shooting the polar bears is the very last picked from among several thousand applicants resort. We all understand that when we sight a polar bear Mto become a member of China’s first ever arctic in the wild, the best thing to do is to avoid any contact expedition made up of university students. with him. This is both to protect ourselves, and also to protect these animals. In the last analysis, the polar In March this year, the expedition set off for the Svalbard bears threaten only the safety of individuals, but we Archipelago in the Arctic on a 2-week scientific expedi- human beings are damaging the habitat of both ourselves tion. The Svalbard Archipelago is home to one of the and the animals and plants.” northernmost settlements in the world. Longyearbyen is the capital city of the Svalbard Archi- The expedition, jointly organized by the Chinese and Nor- pelago. With a population of merely 2,500, this modern wegian governments to mark the International Polar Year little town is nevertheless complete with supermarkets, (2007-08), was the biggest event of its kind, with an aim bars, restaurants and hotels. Although it is rare for polar to popularizing science and promot- bears to invade the town, the people in ing student exchange. Longyearbyen still take their safety very seriously. The expedition is made up of 32 persons - 10 university students, 11 “In the wilderness outside the town, journalists and 11 expedition staff the polar bears reign the Archipelago. members. Their trip covered mainland The Svalbard Archipelago has the Norway and its offshore Svalbard world’s largest population of polar Archipelago. bears. In the interest of safety, the inhabitants there developed traditions The Arctic is one of the places most quite different from other cities and seriously affected by global warming towns. For instance, people are forbid- - at least twice as much as other den to lock the door of their house, places. Avalanches, a rare occurrence thus giving an escape route to anyone in the Svalbard Archipelago in the chased by a polar bear. And in the activi- past, are becoming more and more ties outside the town, people are frequent. In fact, the bays which used required to carry guns. As a result, the to be frozen in winter are no longer so in recent years, sale of guns is very simple and common in this town,” thus destroying a lot of the arctic observed Jiang. ecology. Another place that impressed Jiang and his teammates Take the polar bears as an example - most was Ny-Alesund. Its seriousness in garbage sorting due to the melting of the polar ice and environmental protection puts many other advanced cap, their hunting ground has become countries to shame. They categorize their wastes into more and more limited. five types: organic substances, plastic package bags, pa- per, hard cartons, aluminum cans and others. To protect themselves against the possible attack by the polar bears, Apart from these, Jiang also had another unforgettable members of the expedition took a experience. When the expedition was in Tromso, they half-day shooting training course at bumped into an HKUST alumni Wang Shou, and spent the University Centre in Svalbard, two happy days together. Mr Wang graduated from when they were staying at Long- HKUST two years ago, and is now studying fisheries yearbyen in the Svalbard Archipelago. management at Tromso University.
12 ࣋ແ࿂ԳġġॊЂᐯӠۖҔ࿂ւᅅġ
Jiang Chunmeng (2nd row, 2nd from left) and his team members at the Arctic ༤уԴێ፼࣋ແф Ҕ࿂Ԫ
ӨȂԴൎҳჃۖҔ࿂ށেൌاᑬߞ၃ᑢȂ֭ە࣏Ϙৎࠧ௱ڤϟՐૺӠ፼࣋ແԴዴϼԩᓴЂᐯӠ ȶڀЂᐯߏನثสॊ Ө֒ಠڱॷ КೲᒖփҍȂऎКњЂᐯӠҔ࿂ւᅅ༤ߞ৶Ȃ ᆩȂঋᆽ༓ᘖֺతៈȂഺ࣏࣊࠲᠕ЎȂϵ࣏࠲᠕ഺ ϠߞՉԑȂ֭ϠӒԴԟਚ־ЫՐϬѡቈҔ࿂Ӟᆬѐ၏ਫȂ་֖Ϟऎงҗৎѡߞॊᐯ ȄಲൣȂҔ࿂ᆩԟਚߞҪ࣏ৎ ൵ҔߞԳўН ߞȂࡒ࣏ᑋৎ၏ߞӠՅȄȷ፼࣋ແሲȄġ֝ܧւᅅȄࢃߞӞᆬѐ၏ਫ࣏ԳಧϯգϠ ࣆܹԪᓱȂ࣏ᠩᕕЫՐ֯ऎیϘȄഺ༵ࣿஜӤКфࢃ ԳࣆܹݙՉవߞ൵ЂϘ༵࿂Գॊᐯфሃӹࣹࣿ ੬ӿᆬ࣏ӞᆬѐߞܹȂϠϾգ ijĭĶıı ϠȂ࣏Ϙৎ҃یቫ࿂ԳՐȂ ȃᔡфᔡᕕգᆽգȄᘵ๒Ҕ࿂ᆩϢאஜȄ мߞЈᛉȂҾȃ୧ ࠬЈᛉߞըዴ࿂ьȂ࣏֭Ȃੲᑂ፼࣋ແߞগȂȶԴࡱҾѽҳ ւᅅᄥϘ֖ Ĵij ϠȂҒࣁ IJı ԩЂᐯӠȂ IJIJ ԩୃ߰ф IJIJ ԩЍ֯ ߞଣൎКȂҔ࿂ᆩ࣏ӞᆬѐૌӒߞѹਙȄӞᆬѐ၏ਫ ҁێݙĩŕųŰŮŴŰĪȂ ࣏ԑಧҔ࿂ᆩዴ༓൵ԺߞԳȂऎϞՉԑȂᛉϯգധԺሃܒϠ৶ȄҁেւᅅߞԳўҒࣁླྀ൙ȞŐŴŭŰȟȂપᐆ ՂȂԇ֣ݗൌЙକᛆࠝȂഺዹϘӌգϠڼে ࡱҾЙԢߞཇȄاȞŏźĮłŭŦŴŶůťȟȄԴޗ੬ӿᆬࡱȞōŰůŨźŦŢųţźŦůȟфྲླྀᆬ ᄊКߞҔ࿂ȂᆍѪԔȂЇନЙӠȂϠেߞӠࣿȂᗞॴᑓ ജҔ࿂ᆩࠬᡚȂҁൌգᑟྻୟӠȄթҳȂॶঋᛓ༟ࡱҾۖঠҳྐ ࣿஜȂϠেӅ༷௲ϯࠫၳዅ۶ૌᆀȄԯթᆀњߞᎱȂԴഺৎ یҁԳўទদێ࢘ႵྫۦᅁȂԴԑಧઈྷмϭȂҔ࿂ێȄ ȄȷġڰȂ֭Դࡒᢏఀྔ ࡱҾ࣏ᚎඏӀ௱ڍЙ௱ڭȄԴӞᆬѐ၏ਫȂൠ௪ѽࡈ ԔࢋߞઔᣉȂࠕՐЏЙԓຕԔȂ҄Ҕ࿂ܞᔛȂ১ӎԴҋྔڽ ѽ҄ЙьԐ་ږᅆᖖᄩ࠲᠕ߞሮૌទᚰȂێȂޗി࿘ႋȂџ ݺྲླྀᆬڝȂӤݺԔུڼទদȄѽҔ࿂ᆩऎۖۦߞӠᅗ жऎգᑟװ۾دԞȄҁেےᆙᢏᗠߞԔኸȂ҄ᆩᗝَᇯᗞȂѽഡȄ ġ ਛխᛞȂӺ҄፼࣋ແϭϞಎ ҁȂԒУȄێߏȃཬਫ਼Ғႅഠȃ૽௺ȃᎳ૽ลȃᏞ۶ Ҕ࿂ᆩߞࠬᡚȂ፼࣋ແຈϘ֖ዴϩϠԴӞۦऎϞ࠲᠕Ўֺ ݙւᅅȂൣ๒ჃۖॊЂ੭уѳܒᆬѐ၏ਫ֘ൊߞ੬ӿᆬஃȂฅ၃ۖӞᆬѐЂᐯКѕġ թҳȂ፼࣋ແϘ֖Ϡۖપᐆ ݙЂᐯᐯ೫ᆢᇒನȄҁܒՐࡈಲȂԴપᐆیϞҗчߞਡᕝፚȄ ġ ఱȄѳఱۦత ݙഺਲ਼ӤԔൠܒчग़ՀߞԍȂ҄ҁᅆપᐆی㡯ԒอϞڤেԴ ᚬሏߞЈࡱȂԞ๘ྲȄ ġ
13 Engineering Ingenuity Overflows from President’s Cup ੭ࠜޓᆕႶЍขዊ
ngineering in this national competition in 2007 and won a First students Class Award. Escooped most of the The Challenge Cup 2007 was held at Nankai University in awards in this Tianjin. A total of 940 entries from over 350 tertiary insti- year’s HKUST tutions from the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mac- President’s Cup, au took part in the finals. Among them, 25 won Special The gold award winning team and held annually to Awards, 84 First Class Awards, 226 Second Class Awards their "Humanoid encourage and recognize outstanding achievements in and 605 Third Class Awards. Robot" research and innovation. ࠛጨఀѹሃҁেߞᑟ ឮᘈКȂЍᐯ୰ҒᓱϞЂൊжጨ༵ȄޓౠϠ֯ࡡ ЫՐߞॊЂ੭ࠜ ۶൹ྲўবබ൰ҍٿ՞ԴᄜധԴुޓThe President’s Cup and the Gold Award went to stu- ӵ ϘՐϘ࢘ߞ੭ࠜ dents of Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE), ߞᐯӠȄ while Chemical Engineering (CENG) (currently Chemical ᐯӠᄳఀȂփጨфᔹಳጨࡋڀ۶ࠛጨӤცЄфᇖᑟޓand Biomolecular Engineering) students netted the Silver ੭ࠜ ᐯڀAward and an Honorable Mention. The other Honorable ၢԴмᐯЍ ĩ ЏؼԩऎмᐯЍфӠߏжЄЍ Ī ᐯ ᐯӠᖔఀҩϘৎᔹಳጨȄڀMention went to a group of Biochemistry students. ӠјКȄನᐯ୰Ӡߏмᐯ
A “Fully On-chip Charge Pump with Reversion Loss Re- ცЄфᇖᑟЍᐯӠᝯфౖ⻖ගѽҁেനߞȶফֲ ൵ᅷ᠖Ȅҁেޓduction”, developed by ECE students Kwan Kwok To and хԨცࣹඏѯ ńŎŐŔ ცഈّȷ៏ఀ੭ࠜ ྏᕕఠۘږᛕ؛Ԣᐯധ༅ȃЄфཀ౹ႿӺѽȶϠڀLeung San Yiu, found favor with the judging panel and ߞԢ won the top honor. Close on their heels was a ᑟౠϠȷࡌᅡࠛጨȄ “Humanoid Robot” developed by fellow ECE students Xu ᐯӠыໝᑨȃᓂᢖћȃᝌၧфົుᆬѽڀYi, Tsui Tsz Kwan and Wong Tim Tat, picking up the Gold мᐯЍ Award. ŏŢůŰţŰŵŵŭŦĮŪŮŮŰţŪŭŪŻŦťġŃŪŰŮŰŭŦŤŶŭŦŴġŧŰųġŔŦůŴŰųġłűűŭŪŤŢŵŪŰůġᄳఀ ᖋົȃѳЄሹ۶ࢁፂࡋѽדԢᐯᒊЂ࣋ȃڀጨȂփҁেߞԢ CENG students Hung Wing Chak, Sin Hin Man, Tam Chun ńŢűŵŶųŦġ Ţůťġ œŦŭŦŢŴŦġ Űŧġ őųŰŵŦŪůġ ţźġ œŦŷŦųŴŪţŭŦġ ŅŏłĮŪůťŶŤŦťġ ŔŰŭĮ Yip and Wah Kai Yee tasted silver with their project enti- ŨŦŭġŕųŢůŴŪŵŪŰůġŔźŴŵŦŮ ᖔఀᔹಳጨȄ tled “Nanobottle-immobilized Biomolecules for Sensor ፶۶൘ᒰࢃɯᖔఀᔹಳܟᐯӠɯཀࢥూȃઇڀApplication”, while their fellow students from the same Ϭ֜Ӡߏмᐯ department gained Honorable Mention with their project ጨȂґࠡѤЍᐯ୰ᡃࣁݙգጨ༵Ȅҁেߞ֯ࡡऎȶไႃନ named “Capture and Release of Protein by Reversible ߞನȷȄ DNA-induced Sol-gel Transition System”.
Three Biochemistry students prevented an all-engineer- ড়ᄸៗ ing winners list. Wong Sze Man, Yan Chun Wai and Chan ՐᗝᓱϘըߞਛૺیߞᔹർ֯ࡡҞକྻജయᚧணҐُޓHon Wai, with their “Pharmacological Studies on Tonify- ੭ࠜ ing Herbs”, achieved the other Honorable Mention. ᐯങѧᘈȶԑࣄᐼޓȷȄ
ࡌڭȂޓఀѹћᔷணҐϞ ijııĸ Րߞԑࣄᐼޓijııķ Ր੭ࠜ National Glory ᄳϘຈጨȄԢᐯӒԴॊЂᡝৰᐯᇇЀ ĩ мᐯ Ī Ȅ
КаڽݺчࣺҾࡑ༟Ђᐯᗝ֖ȄޓThe prize winning projects may be recommended for ijııĸ Րߞԑࣄᐼ participation in the Challenge Cup, a national academic Գȃҭᣉȃশสфᑫࠝ ĴĶı Ժਛຈᐯܹߞ ĺĵı Ԋ֯ࡡᖔఀٙ ጨȃ Ĺĵ ৎϘຈጨȃ ijijķ ৎϟຈ־competition held every two years. Henry Ma Man Lung, ᘈႤȇ൵ࢢჴҍϞ ijĶ ৎપ the winner of the President’s Cup in 2006 and currently ጨф ķıĶ ৎϬຈጨȅ an MPhil student reading Chemistry in HKUST, took part
14 F ront & Center ఼ Ы ᢊ Ϟ Backstage with a Music Artist - the Complex Art of Teaching How to Stage a Musical
Creativity Unleashed “Eternity Make-up” and “The Letters” are two musicals produced and performed by a team But this approach presupposes the mastery of basics by of 65 students who had been through the students - from singing, acting, stage movement to Dr Oliver Lo’s single-semester Humanities combat. course “Music, Drama and Theater”. Its designer, Dr Lo used a “hands-off” Once the students grasped the basic skills, they dis- approach in the production process but played them with flair. Dr Lo drummed into their heads always ensured that there was an extra dash that the essence of drama lies in “conflict” leavened by a of passion. The result was a double delight- healthy dose of “comic relief”. to the producers and the viewers. The rest is just respecting the fundamental format of a Genesis-HKUST Newsletter went backstage musical - solo, ensemble, dance, fight and a finale. to talk Dr Lo into showing us his bag of tricks. When teams were formed, the two directors, elected by their classmates, were given some “limited” authority to assign roles. Their authority was limited because roles he secret, Dr Lo pointed out, was that he was were assigned on the basis of a list provided by Dr Lo determined to leave no fingerprints on the pro- after three days of auditioning. T duction. He strategically stepped aside to let his students literally run the show. Otherwise, no learning Was Dr Lo pleased with the casting decisions? Yes and would take place. He made sure that his students had no. No - because there were times when really gifted ownership of each and every part of the production - singers were left out. Yes - because by and large Dr Lo from developing storylines, selecting and appointing had confidence in his directors’ judgments, even as they directors, casting, choosing songs and creating lyrics, to were learning. running rehearsals and staging the show.
The cast and the production crew of Eternity Make-up ņŵŦųůŪŵźġŎŢŬŦĮŶű ߞҭ ࡈᅌࢢϠ৶Ԫ
15 Dr Oliver Lo (left) Dr Lo (1st row, 5th from right) with his students of “Music, Drama and Theatre” 2006 performing at ᒊࢥ࢜ൾЀ ( ࡈవҠУ ) ሃ 2006 ՐᆇነߞᐯӠ Fledermaus in his University days. ᒊࢥ࢜ൾЀĩҽĪЂᐯ ᆊҍȮᎊᎆȯߞ КϘᅌ “In the performing profession, dependability is king. A Relationship Remains Intactێ talented performer can drag the entire production down if he refuses to study the scripts, practices little at home But the occasional flare of temper did little to harm and never shows up for rehearsals. My students know Dr Lo’s relationship with his students. The trust and their peers much better than I do,” he said. rapport built up in the first part of the course were the cushion against such strains. His relationship with his production team survived intact. Push, Press and Pull Not only that, he harvested his happiness when he saw The real grind began when it came to rehearsals. With the desired changes in his students. On 16 May when much yelling, screaming and sometimes “threats”, the re- the performance took place, the Exposition Hall was hearsals were a semi-nightmare for both Dr Lo and his packed to the rafters. His annual show becomes a reun- students. “I told them their productions might be shelved ion party for his students new and old who return to sup- if they are not up to scratch,” Dr Lo said. port their peers and their former art coach. Once out of school, musicals have nothing more to do with good Actually this throwing of temper tantrums was tactically grades. Instead, they remain a life-long passion that con- deployed to get things done. “It is only on the rare occa- tinues as the enjoyment of an art form woven from one sions when students had a sudden loss of direction, let country’s music, language and culture. things flop and behave like dreamers that I go crazy.” It is this magical transformation in his students that keeps Dr Lo going, year after year, production after production.
16 F ront & Center ఼ Ы ᢊ Ϟ ˕ᚹ܈գᗏգ֒ġġġ൹ൄ রጄᇌЄԴॊЂያدᒊࢥ࢜ൾЀ
ȶԴᆊഺϘ֖Ȃᆊ৶ߞЍ֯ᅗ࢘ এॱዅቑġģņŵŦųůŪŵźġŎŢŬŦĮ ऎদঋȄϘৎЙߺጢᡝነӎȃᇭڍޟԞࠉӵऋσਮϱΰᅋ వҵඞϫݺፚ೫ߞᆊ৶݀݀ྻݳ ŶűģġЅġģŕũŦġōŦŵŵŦųŴģġҥ ķĶ ӪऋσᏰҡᇧհЅᅋюȂ ߞᐯӠاहࠫȂاࡲᑋৎሦ֯Ȅփ ᑋࡦിޟॱዅቑՂৱȂऋσΡМᏰഋޟҥтঈٮ ጢᝊҁেߞԢᐯȄȷـاᐱᆊѧ ρᅿᇧȄтঈᑋിρఀ௲ޟᏰϷ፞แ˕ ȶॱዅȃᔛቑЅᇆѮȷޟᏰҡȄ ЙჅȂরጄነߞፚ೫фᇭవȂЖ࣏ ȄԴܕᒊൾЀфЍ֯Ϡ৶ᐝᄱߞ༟ ᇭవง༡ԢᐯജᒊൾЀയ፩ȃҬ ȄᒊൾڍځЙڭඅȃतȶᕂȷ ሦ֯ЙލᅆᐯӠሲȈՂاৎরጄነߞȂຜПᐯӠ࿂Ժ෭ߞ Ѐሲ ĻȶیൾЀԴᆾሦഺ ᑋߩ༡Ȃ֭ϫЙᢰᐯӠྏۖҁ࣏ዩјЙನȄഺᇌᑾપߞ ѪȂබЙҞѽవงϯᆊȄȷ ȶᆾሦȷўՑȂᢰᐯӠҞѽᆽఐᅁᢚНȂࡒϫ࠲ᝋϞ֯ࡡߞ ȷطৎ౻ྲҞඈߞরጄነȂփ ЙჅȂᒊൾЀݚሮ༡КҁྻȶیᎫۖޟ࣏˕ᣍಿఀѽލᎳȄຕ اఐஇՀȄȶڰدԢᐯϫ၃ᑢϞϘը؞ߞᐯ೫ᢜᢚȄ ອઈȂঝҁে ԍѫ࣏ԯऎԢᐯᢖఀใٜ१Ȃϫ ݸјᢰᐯӠȶЂᢀȷȂऎᑋൊরጄነߞ ૿ѻўԨȄȷܠᒊൾЀබٙܕϘ༟ Ђᇩȃࣄᓴᐱᆊȃᆊ৶ȃᓴᆇཱໟȃᇭవڰѹϠଃȄ๑Ꭲ࣏ࣇ ๑ྫڭѽ൵ࢢߞᆊҍȂҁൌঋᐯӠѹᐱ۶ணሃȄ ሦ֯ง༡ҍߞললࠥࠥȂ ᒊൾЀሃԢᐯߞྏఐȂ፩Ⴥඅ ႆݧϘݧȂᢰᑋৎ ჅࢢȂᒊൾЀሃԢᐯȶցуڤȷȂഺႆဥϘဥȂعدҁȶϘލҁहࠫՂ ኃȂഺৎሦ֯බЙԓ࣏ᐯӠ ȷՂࣇȄԴ՝งҁেݙڤሦ֯҇ᆕϞҁȶВჰȷߞԞୃȂ ྏఐȂබՀᄊȶՉԑ۽ٯߞሦ֯Ȃփ࣏ᒊൾЀߞ൰֯Ȃ൵ೣᐯӠतኃϵᐯЙۖȄ ࢙Ӳߞ ϯগྍҳߞݑิدࣿཫȷȂ ൵ֲȄۖ ڕȃثᒊൾЀ୵ϞᢰᐯӠ෪রጄነߞӎґ˕ ᆇȏᆊ ঋᐯӠನႋሦ֯রጄነߞӎ১ࡋфঋِȂЖـфஜ֯ҳȂ֜ ЂᇩȂӅ Ķ ѡ IJķ џরጄነϯᆊညџȂᑋڰឯ൯ᆊҍȄ៊ՂȂϘৎ؆ᑋߞরጄነࣇܕᢰҁে༟ Ӭ़ȃᎏॎфඈነЮȂЖᇖԪȇփҁেԴឯ൯ᆊҍ ৎਣ᠓ᣇ൫൫ߞᕟᆕϞਮЙԺ ijıı ֜ᣍಿȄᆊҍᢏϞᒊףҒ༷ దڽ൯ ൾЀྲᐯӠߞᗑᡌँᅆȄϘಿྲߢࠥЙఓቈႽփۍነӫȂබӅ༷࣏Ϙৎ؆ᑋরጄነߞᛖȂڗࡈݙ൯ߞጤ ϞᑾȃԪȃህᘏȃӇфຕ؊Ȅ ඞȂ๑࣏ࠧঋऎցਰфਰؙਰӇઈȂфࠑႿҁেᅆরጄነ Ȅآߞጤ ߞᐱᆊȂҞѽంϘ௺ӤᒊൾЀڽԢᐯਃࢢȂӤԢᐯయᗝҍ ჅᒊൾЀরጄࣾᚃߞᐯӠȂরጄነЙԓۦ՝ЏಲȂ֭ڱڤߞԩඏȂࣄᓴԪᏋߞᆊ৶ȄȶᒊൾЀߞԩඏȷȂ࣏ੲᑂᒊ ᅆܠᕢ ਿڏߞȄ ࣏ۤఀՀᖻߞјࣱȂփ࣏ಲӠᅆഺᇌሃћмȃরጄȃሬڽൾЀӎϠᓐऎԢᐯ་֖ϞϬчႏরȂϼࣄေᓴࢢϭ ՑߞЙᐻୠِȄ؛Й࣏ȶທᅆȷߞӤȂփ࣏գ ਿहᝯߞങڭգߞӤȂڳݙѽሲȂԢᐯ ন࢘ߞѹȄ ᒊൾЀሮऎȂഺබ࣏ҁԴॊЂిরጄߞ൵Ђ՜ᜥȄ ೀԍȂ࣏ᆕྍȉຍ੯࣏Ȉᆕྍ۶ڎኃȂᒊൾЀᅆᐱᆊߞᓴڤ রጄነညȶᇊدܠգᆇчԊߞԢᐯȂЙ ᐯӠഺᇌҞඈߞᚼᢏȂ҄ҁጄթЙિȂٙܠЙᆕྍȄЙᆕྍ࣏˕գᒊൾЀሮ ۶ೀԍȂ࿂ রȷϘዹȂԴॊЂཇෳ༟ҝȄܠȒփᆕྍ࣏˕ ᒊൾЀᅆᐱᆊߞٙ֒ڎᖔ፠ँ ࠫѕȄۍ
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10 Questions for New Council Chairman
Ι Dr Marvin Cheung ৰ ၗ What is your chairmanship style? Hands on to lead important factors such as quality of the professors, and direct it to new heights, or hands off to give research supervision and research facilities. Concerning maximum freedom for HKUST to flourish in its own postgraduate stipends, it boils down to funding. All of our way? (Anonymous staff) scholarship funds come from private donations. The Court and Council meeting held in June 2008 - the first This is not an either-or scenario. There are matters such that I chaired since taking over as Council Chair - had a as the search for the next President and fund raising in good discussion on fund raising. As Council Chair, fund which I will actively participate. On academic matters raising is one of my top priorities. I will be hands off and leave them to our capable faculty and staff members. The guiding principle for me is what The University needs to be more creative in is in the best interest of the University. fundraising. Why are we not looking more at corporate entities? Are we creating a post of VP for fund raising? (Anonymous professor) What do you think is the most important factor to make HKUST a world class university? (Anonymous Fund raising is clearly key to a university's success. The professor) Council has approved the recommendation from a manage- ment consultancy report to create a new post of Associate Three factors: excellence, excellence and excellence. An ex- Vice-President for Institutional Advancement. The search is cellent education for our students, excellence in research underway. We need to conduct fund raising in a systematic and innovation; and excellence in contribution to our society. manner, targeting mega donors as well as broadening our We've done well over the past 17 years. But universities all donor base, including alumni, private and corporate donors. over the world are catching up fast. We must not be com- placent and must push forward for excellence.
What ideal attributes do you have in mind in selecting the future HKUST President? (Anonymous professor)
I would like to listen to the views of the HKUST community including students, faculty and staff. Many have already ex- pressed their views to me that the President should be a world class academic, an inspiring leader, an able adminis- trator or an outstanding fund raiser. I will further solicit views from you in the coming months to help the Search Committee to recruit the best President for HKUST.
The real value of HKUST scholarship is dwindling rap- idly due to inflation and depreciation of the HK dollar. National University of Singapore is offering twice as much to attract local PhD students. What will you do? (PG student Cao Shigu)
The choice of university for postgraduate research depends not only on financial gain, but on other more
18 HKUST's Strategic Plan envisioned a School of Innovation and Management. When will this happen? How will it operate? Will it be modeled on any similar school? (MBA candidate David Dore)
Our plan is to create a new School for interdisciplinary programs that each would span many disciplines. As knowledge becomes increasingly complex, interdisciplinary approach is the way to go. Examples in- Dr Marvin clude Financial Engineering which involves business, Cheung at a mathematics and engineering; Bioengineering which in- Council Meeting ൾЀ៷ݺ੭ތ࢙௺ volves life sciences and engineering; and Environmental ၭྻྻ៉ϯ Studies. These interdisciplinary programs will be launched in the next two years. The new School being planned will organize these programs. As these programs Are there any plans to turn HKUST into a university become established and a working model emerges, we that includes: (a) faculty tenure, rather than the right will proceed to establish a new School. to fire faculty members at four months notice; (b) a Senate that 100% represents faculty members; and (c) clearly codified rights that guarantee faculty members the right to participate in university matters, including faculty members' joint decision on tenure of a colleague? (Prof Carsten Holz, Social Science. Question abbreviated by the Editor.)
Faculty members are the experts in their discipline and should actively participate in university matters including administration and planning. This is carried out by HKUST's culture of faculty governance through faculty committees and by the Senate. The Senate is the su- preme body for governing teaching and research, and is led by academics although membership is not 100% aca- demics. The University Council that I chair does not get involved in academic decisions. The Council has to take account of other stakeholders - taxpayers who ultimately fund the University, students, parents, and the public.
Who is the Ombudsman or what is the mechanism for faculty members to seek redress against violation of university rules by university management? (Anonymous professor)
The University has a set of Staff Grievance Procedures to deal with complaints and grievances. The highest authori- ty for an appeal of grievance is with myself as the Chair- man of the University Council.
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Ι ৰ If you walk around the campus, you’ll find the overwhelming majority of faculties and students are ၗ ethnic Chinese. Diversity on campus is an empty talk. How would you deal with this? (Anonymous professor)
Our colleagues who are ethnic Chinese do have very di- verse cultural backgrounds. But I do agree with you that we need to further improve our ethnic and cultural diver- sity on campus. The increase in quota for non-local stu- dents to 20% will help to improve the diversity of our un- dergraduate student body, which is essential for their education. We also need to work on the same for our postgraduate student body. Some faculty members who were forced to join the 10-year housing scheme have stayed in university A powerful and inspiring university motto can create a quarters instead of using the allowance to buy a sense of belonging to the university as well as guide property. Now that the 10-year entitlement period the young people to pursue a meaningful life. Should will expire soon, will the University help them in HKUST develop a motto? (Anonymous student) view of the high rent in the private sector? (Anonymous professor) The question was discussed by the University Administra- tion and the Council last year. Most universities created a The issue had been discussed thoroughly by the Universi- motto when they were first established. Since we had not ty Administration and the Council. The 10-year time limit and we are going into our second phase development, we as set by the Government is legally binding on the recipi- feel that we could defer this idea to a later date. ents and applies across the board to all publicly funded bodies in Hong Kong. Within this constraint we are fully prepared to assist as appropriate.
When you leave the Chairman position in future, how would you like to be remembered by the HKUST community? (MBA candidate David Zhang)
I would like to be remembered that I have the golden opportunity to work with friends and colleagues of HKUST to elevate her to the next level of greatness, and to make substantial contribution to the community.
What is your favourite hobby? (Anonymous professor)
Golf, swimming, fine wines, movies, and serving the community.
20 ௺࢙ތѹਯຍਰӠϩய
ఀޟٖٖȂ൷ོีឈσഋϷڗձӵਮ༪ݎߏ֒ ԃܕেЏ༟اᒑΨᒑ࣏ȂᒑЙளሴ ੭ࠜ ĩ Ђᐯਣ Ī ߞྲᚚ֜Ȅٱкৰॳਿԃդȉγޟձ Ᏸҡ၂ΡρȄਮ༪ӻϯϽѫ឴ުڷৱ כԳ་֖ឯภȂϘўবڀেቮঋգاऋσӔᚑཱིଽȂᗙܹЙᡱऋσՌҥีȉ ϠᓴȄ ፙȄձོԃդ౩୰ᚠȉ ĩ ԩిఱ Ī اĩ ԩ৶Ѝ Ī єߺ֯һᛝᝑߞྎຠਛȂҩϘўবࡋᙖЂ ϠгҦټেߞᝑ߰ԩҊȂҒࣁಲӠѽф ӺاЙԢߞћм०Ȅ֭ڽڰেߞົႁԢا ᒕ࿂ணሃᓳᓴϭԇ ᝑ߰ȄྻاࠧЙҞԒՅߞȄڭ߰ی ে੭ཀྵаߞћмԺاেቮঋ་Ϙَؼຠاᢰిᚚ৶ ԢྍྻاசϯڰȄԴᐯങܢڰ੭ࠜфឯภ ኧڼেᄑࠧӎԳᐯӠߞѧاЮݑȄ ૈ׀ߞЂࡈ෩࣏ѽЂᐯاԑᡋನȄሲۖܺȂ ॎგඪюौԙҳഺཱིЅᆓ౩Ᏸ ijıĦ ȂѽኧҐӎॊӠϠϾߞԺЮݑȂഺᅆҁেܒ๊ޟᙩȄ ऋσڶऎ েϵӅ༷ঋഺЍܼ֯֩ا࢝দঋȄڈȄॎგդਢᄂࢊȉᏰԃդၼհȉѺོ ߞి Ӡ၏ᢜȄٿु ֏оӈդխᏰհ࣏ᙢҏȉ ĩ ЍᇒನᇇЀ ȉ ĩ ԩిఱ Īۺхऋσԙ࣏жࣨᏰ๊يձԤդ Ӡ ŅŢŷŪťġŅŰųŦĪٿु
۞ڻϬৎԯ Ļ ۞ȃ۞ȃ۞ȄऎᐯӠ෩ σᏰਮଋџоቨёΡঈᄇσᏰޟႭᐯॊ ΙএᐭᓾΡЖڻেߞᄑ࣏༟നϘݙྲߞᐯ୰Ȃ෩ا ۶൹ྲȂѽфᅆߤྻ֯ҍٿȃ۞ߞुڈߞి ཎဎȄऋσڼЕᏲԑሆΡଡؑҡٮᘪ឴ཐȂޟ ٿ᎑ᛔȂႭᐯॊुڽȄӤݺߢᝊᢏఀ েЏ၃ۤఀ۞ᖻȂاឥȄჅҝ IJĸ Ր۞ ਮଋ༝ȉ ĩ ԩᐯӠ ĪޟሲȂࠛᓉЍᐯઘфᐯȃ ϚᔖζԤՌϏڼᘌཕȄᗝڽ࣏ӏ েЙاҁЂᐯϵԴЙᙝ་َȄԯթێѵधϯ֭ ॊᐯфЍۻዴᐯ۶ЍᐯȇӠߏЍᐯઘфӠ ҞᆕȂӅ༷ׅϧЙᐻȂា᠈ᘙԨ۞Ȅ ۶ЂᐯᇒನኸϵᎢჅഺயᛟȄྻڰႭᐯॊ ҝՐߞၭڱӺઘфԺࠝᐯॊȄഺٿᐯȇᖖᄩु أেاՐаయҍȄᄑКߞᐯ୰ྻയ ЂൊжЂᐯԴӲൌฅۘ੭Ȃփیݺ েះఀഺயᛟҞѽاփҹ ་ϢϟงਣȂԯթ؛ܕ༟ڱȄညഺڱരϧቄ੫፴ȉ ឯ൯యҍഺڎऋσਮߝᔖ၎ޟپձᇯ࣏ েබྻӲഺਛྲ ᓵϘᙇನȄا੬Ȃށĩԩిఱ Ī েߞႻ֯ጀՑᆙᘌ ᐯ୰Ȅ Ժ೮ᡘॊЂϠȂҒࣁᐯـౕؓاԴഺўবȂ ऋσޟࡐၥօॎგȷܘሲ੭ࠜ ࡞ӻёΟऋσȶIJı ԑاȄ࢝ԺϠᅆڍӠȃిਰ۶৶Ѝߞྍ ȂՄᒵᐅΣ՞ऋσܚణΟҢၥօՌညܹۨٱӣ ᡐ Ļġޟঈ֏Ԥॎგӵऋσ௰оήר ᕕႍ࣏ৎѵधૺߞᐯ߰ȃ ቈᣘߞታഞȃକ ԑौ۩ᅖȂՄѴ७ؽΡޟஜȄ౪ӵॎგ ф౪ਢৠ೨σᏰоѲএڥߞව ŢĪ ॏҳᏰӈȂڽ྅ߞ֖ࣆϠ৶ݕҍ֒ߞឯภਛຈȄԴӏ օڞݲيનߜࠓϚᘞᛇЀȂσᏰԤؠԤޟ՞ԉ ၌ჍᏰԙষȇġޣݢၑ ТׄȂѽڍԺྍـᡘְۤেྻاৎѡКȂ ȉ ĩ ԩిఱ Īٱੲӣ ষۏఀޟ৶ྻऎॊЂၑϘ֜൵Ꮛညߞ੭ࠜȄ ţĪ ԙҳΙএԻϷԻфߒᏰԙষ ցȂ߳ራᏰ᠌ޟȇЅ ŤĪ ఼ཿᚄۡᏰԙষོ Ђᐯᇒನኸф੭ၭྻ၃Аබഺৎயᛟ་֖ಎϢ ȂѓࢂӓӣؚۡΙ՝ٱԙষԤ᠌ᇄσᏰ ϧȂѷᏋӡفࢠॗޱᄂ፴ ᎢȄഺৎ IJı Րงনգޟ෫ϯ৵ȂऋσዩᏰߜڷҥܻᅛёቑ ӈȉ ĩ ߤྻॊᐯൊߞᒗᄜిఱ Īޟٱӣ ҳσᏰғӵоᚖॻ ݺԑสݙգࣆܹфгԒᑟᅹᄌ৶ȄЙჅȂЂᐯۃቋғٞഀή६Ȅཱིё Ȅׄڻ෩ڰȉ ྻԴգቮঋऎԢ๊يዩ֜Еിρҡ൷ȄձԤդ Ӆ༷ࢽҍاࣆຉߞြȂ֭־েዶЙᎢৎا ӠӮᄁ Īٿु ĩ ᐯ୰৶࣏ҁেታாКߞਛȂᕕႍᒕ࿂ணሃ சȂҒࣁ֖ࣆ۶ຉᄑȄഺ࣏ॊЂߞᐯ୰ڰЂᐯ ఖऋσהர՝ਢȂձޟᚔкৰپӠԴᓴᑄЂᐯЙඏւዋࣆఀૈȂϵւ ࿋ձٿु ᇒћмȂჅᐯ୰৶ྻфిச৶ྻయ ӟຫȉġĩ ЍᇒನᇇЀӠġŅŢŷŪťġޟΡΙএࡩኺ ٿՂిఱߞᎳȃुڼদঋߞԯȂـڱዋϘ ߞ൵ٙٿȄిச৶ྻ࣏ᇒನిᐯ۶ु֖ ӠႤׄߞԺᄿѼ śũŢůŨĪٿനࣉຈȄुٿࢽᐱѽфु ࠧպжպڭӤᐯ߰ታᐱ ĩ ᘵ๒৶ڭຉᑟᝯȂ ϠټڽেߞጨᐯࠛԑൊاেᖔఀߞႤׄȄا ЙணሃڭྻڰᑉԇѹਯߞЂᐯၭاᐯ߰ ĪȂӤ գৎཀࠛᑟྻሃॊЂߞԢاॊЂϠୃఀౕؓا ឥȄԴЂᐯᠪய৶ྻ۶੭ၭྻݺ ijııĹ Ր ҁգᝯϠЀߞྍێᐯങٙຉȄ੭ၭྻ༷ւዋ ᅆߤྻڭϯኸጁȂـȂ௲ታॊЂڰуԒވ۶ڰ ऎ੭ၭྻѹਯݙѹࢺߞ֯اķ ѡߞྻ៉ ĩ ഺ࣏ ȂҒࣁૼກϠȃᐯӠȃਛࠜ۶ҾӔЂૈ׀۶ ԺȄډ་֖ϞಎϢ ឥܢڰেබឯภاৎྻ៉ Ī КȂ ಿȄ ঋᔹԐನߞاᎢȄ֯ऎ੭ၭྻѹਯȂឯภ࣏ ఐȄڰКϘ༵ێ ձԤϧቄ༞ԁȉġĩ ԩిఱ Ī ఀंΡষᇯ࣏σᏰݎȉԃٺচσޟ።ऋσ רӻഺཎȄ࣏ϧቄऋσሯौӵᝰП७ีථ சȄއҢϧቄҧວᐠ ᆬшಧȃหާȃग़୧ȃცѽфߤྻٺᆓ౩ቹႂІΟσᏰೣࠌȂџо ȉ ĩԩిఱ Īڙ ঈ֏ོ೩רӻӌཾღᡝȉġঈϚўញ Ιএடᝰޟਮߝᙛ՝ȉĩԩిఱ Ī ۶ظॊЂգϘਇ৶ЍӦؔȂѽನ ऎ੭ၭྻѹਯȂᐾգನఐϯ֯اᢖȂឯภᅆԇ֣ЂᐯߞґᝯদঋȄ੭ ఐȄށ࢝ ನ ߞ൵ᡋϧȄȂ༟നϘৎטၭྻЫЏతૼϘԊᠪயඡ
21 I n the UST Family ড় ৳ ϱ ፙ Men are for Science and Women are for Arts ? Debunking the Gender Myths about Engineering
hen Fanny Fan Ying Shan, college and what they want to do as a thoroughly modern working environment HKUST’s fresh graduate in career. there,” Prof Lau added. WChemical Engineering (currently Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) The deep-rooted misconception that In recent years, engineering as a discipline took her summer internship at CLP Power’s engineering is boring might also frighten has undergone many changes. At HKUST, Black Point Power Station, its Control Room girls away. engineering as a subject has turned much Building - traditionally manned by male en- more interdisciplinary, integrating busi- gineers and technicians - was without any “When my niece was going to college, ness, management and communications. female lavatory, a reminder of a bygone I asked her if she had considered engi- Programs including “Engineering Manage- world dominated by men. neering. She said, ‘I’d rather study things ment” and “Academic and Professional that are more creative.’ I said ‘What do Development” have been launched with an This situation is fast changing - but still you mean? Engineering is the most aim to grooming and nurturing a new not fast enough to keep pace with soci- creative field!’” breed of engineers who are not only ety’s changing sexual ecology. technically proficient but socially and “As I can see from the annual Oscar managerially adept. Despite an increase in female students Award Presentation Ceremony, a fashion choosing to study engineering at universi- showcase of what’s hot and trendy in The notion that engineering is a purely ties, the number of female engineering town, all the evening gowns are pretty professional discipline and that engineer- students still falls short of educators’ much the same year after year. On the ing students can only become engineers is expectations. other hand, our electronic gadgets (such no longer valid. According to Prof Lau, as mobile phones and MP3) design engi- engineering education aims to sharpen At HKUST, the proportion of female and neers keep enticing their customers the minds of intelligent students to solve male engineering students was 2 to 8 in through launching innovative looks, fea- the problems the world is facing - for 2003-04. This was improved marginally to tures, and functions. It’s much easier for instance, energy issues, environmental 2.5 to 7.5 in 2007-08, but still a far cry anyone to identify a 5-year old cell phone problems, and health care (bioengineering) from the average female/male ratio of the than an Oscar gown worn 5 years ago!” concerns for the aging population. Career university student population. she said. options open to engineering students are almost endless, the analytical and practical A survey conducted by US’s National “We might also tend to associate engi- problem-solving skills allow them to Science Foundation found that out of 10 neering with outdoor work, messy factory choose from opportunities in business, female earned doctorate graduates in floors, dusty production plants, lumps of banking, research and consulting. Science and Engineering from 1997 to concrete, and heaps of foul language from 2004, only one specialized in engineering. the bygone days. In electronic and comput- As for Fanny, she seems more than The situation has not changed substantially er engineering, design and manufacturing pleased with her subject decision made in the 7-year period. are two different job components. Local three years ago when she joined HKUST. companies have now relocated a major The opportunities and exposure made Prof Lau Kei May, Chair Professor in Elec- part of the manufacturing job to the Main- available to her as an engineering student tronic and Computer Engineering, herself land, leaving us to focus on product design. at HKUST apparently outweigh the disad- a proud pioneering female engineer, attrib- vantages and some annoying inconvenien- uted this to the fact that most academically “If interested engineering students have ces - including the lack of a gender-specific smart girls who are good at mathematics doubts about their future working environ- washroom during her short stay in a power and sciences also excel in arts subjects ment, they should visit the Hong Kong company! and languages, so they have lots of Science Park in Sha Tin, the ‘Silicon Valley’ choices as to what they want to study in of Hong Kong and see for themselves the
22 This picture of HKUST Engineering graduates indicates the proportion of Ѣ᠋ం ŀ male and female ȶЍȷ Engineering students at the Ԥᜰτҡ୴ώแᏰޟᙲᇲ University, which is about 8 to 2 Ӡ۶ٷѯКߞϣ֜ ЃӠȂ֜ی ๒ܧயՁգւዋளЍȄՁاߞࢀЃ൯ϢЂᐯȂاȶညՐ ڀЂмᐯЍ ĩ ЏؼԩऎмᐯЍфӠߏжЄЍ Ī ᐯ ڀӒՀх࣍ॊЂЍ Йူሲ ĻȺգ൹اளȄȻڽႵգ൹ྍߞᐯॊڱϘرྐاЃӠጂळञՐࡈۖКცᔷᄁᡎცዄညกงᅁ೫ӠȂ ሲ ĻȺ ڼЃᐯӠߞѧٷ ऋ ൹ྍߞᐯॊȄȻȷኒిఱሲȄۍϘ࢘ ྍȉЍᐯ࣏൵ڽেЍध১اൣ๒ះცዄаٟգЃࣾј༡˕෩ᓹ Ϡߞ࢘Ȅٷ࣏ ᑬգەȶϠেѽऎЍϫϫඏᎠփႅനࡋϫන൹ྍϫ ᚃ࣏ಿ࣐ਣӯۏබ؆ԑЙԢྍȄُՐߞླྀҙჴጨاԺЃݑȶϢࠬȷȂЙჅ་ਣЪЙ ᎷȄЙჅྔڽȊЍधգྔٻৌ݀ ڗেҽऻҠऻȂះҁেاȂӏକ୨ԪߤྻߞቮঋȄளЍߞϠȂዴᐯည๒ঋᠩᐜᐜȄ ൵ȃ൵ྲᒖႅߞᑟྻȄЙჅȂأ ӠऻኅȂ֭ ϯߞႅُՐൌ࣏ЂԢЈಳ˕ЙჅ࣏ӤᢏࠜȂݕ߰Ӥࠜᢏٷѽሃږᘵ๒ࠕՐЙьЃӠளዴᐯளఀࠧ௱ҍ֒Ȃ ߞЈცЄಯࡡ ĩ Ղࣹஜც႖Ȃ ŎőĴ ຈ Ī ȂڗেاЍ֯߰పۡቅᄛȄ ȄхᣍڈᓴᑄԴЂᐯளЍߞЃӠϠዴȂЪ҄ి Ȃঋᓰྐاȃґକфપ֒ўবȂൌЙᙝయ൘ҍྲȄ؛๑ᎢԴҳ Դ ijııĴĮıĵ Րऎ ĹĻijȂijııĸĮıĹ Ր ሮϘৎУՐࡈయҍߞј෩ც႖ȂѧᓰሮϘԆУՐࡈԴླྀҙჴڼЃӠѧٷԴॊЂȂளЍߞ ȂЪգ࢝ЂਮȄ ጨᚃҍჅߞႅȂਟݽఀԺϞȄȷڼЃӠߞѧٷᢏऎ ĸįĶ Ļ ijįĶȂሃЂᐯᑋᢜ
ЍਰߞЍ֯ȂሃᄧϿෳߞЍඞȃїҳЍ֯دেϵ࢝ਟݽا Ӥ IJĺĺĸ Ր ijııĵ Րٿग़ਛॊᐯࠛྻஇϞϘ༵ᎠࣤȂु ᚅሬຈᗑྐԴϘȂȶԴცЄфᇖᑟЍधȂനሃڏᢖӯԴ IJı фճٿఀॊᐯݕЍᐯൾЀߞЃӠϠዴȄुۤڭ༡ؽᡝ ሦൄഺৎЍؔدৎЍ࣏ؔ؆ԑж༟ߞȄӎԳгҦ՝ЏیఀЍᐯݕॊᐯൾЀᐯ֜ߞЃݑညКȂգϘ֜ؽᡝЍ ሦൄഺۤ֜ գԢᐯᅆލᇟૠ༰КݺಯࡡനȄՂدেҞѽاᐯȄԴഺ ĸ ՐညКȂఐٟգ࢝ЂؼᢏȄ ೊۖаԳȂᢰ ߞЍ֯ᖖᄩգԇ֣ᆷዋߞ႖ȂՁেْۖӣߞশสॊᐯڽݺ ҃мߞЍ֯ᖖڤӫလڗȂᓐڕڕ Ī ڐཀྵ ĩ ϵබ࣏শสߞߣ ᗾਲ਼ిఱኒ॔ग़ሮऎȂЂൊжᇟݺዴನ ᄩȄȷڀცЄфᇖᑟЍᐯ ߞЃӠȂԴћॊфሬћўবϵࠑҍ֒ȂࣇթՁেԴᓴॊݕබ ȂЍᐯഺৎॊӫȂԴࠕՐӺգЙьᚼᢏȄԴॊЂȂܢўবգ࢝ԺᓴᑄȄ ԯۘ ᘮȂಉሏϞЙьႭᐯॊՂᇒನᐯȃྔڽЍᐯߞፑඛᢏఀྔ ৎॊӫȂȶЍیϞЙ ᐯфཇୈᐯߞߢᝊȄॊЂЍᐯ୰ᘑϭߞݏȂᕂ۽ੲಎၠޱթҳȂϘଠϠሮऎЍਰЍٕ֯ߞྐ Ϙ҃ߞЍྲڈьЃӠȄ ᇒನȷфȶᐯങфਣȷߞനӲȂබ࣏ঋை ث൯ҍ֒ߞᇒನۍਰȂᢰҁেЙඏգಎࡓߞߢᝊȂփѷ ҼфߤӹକϧȄ
࢝ԺϠѽऎЍᐯ࣏ϘৎॊӫȂள؆ЍᐯȂබӅ༷ঋည ᅁ࣏ঋፚᐯӠێȂڈᅁЙ๒ȄኒిఱሮऎЍిێЍਰȄ କϧȂᢰҁেႋٙညࡈѵधবᅆߞԧ༵ᛟȂՂޘߞࢥւ۶ж କ࿚ȃᖖᄩфऎџᆙցмߞϠϾႋٙԧ༵உ௵யᛟ ĩ ӠߏЍ фႋٙயᛟକϧȂබޘգ࢘ߞжۍ Ī Ȅள؆ЍᐯߞᐯӠ ӎҳȂӺҞᓴᑄҐϢ֖ڰࡈዃᘮȂಲӠ୵ϞҞѽం ৶ຈȄٿधȃधݕऎᠪயݕु
ȂྏۖࠧܠݺጂळञȂՁᅆݺϬՐࡈᓴᡝЍᐯഺৎٙ ௱ᆕྍȄॊЂЍᐯ୰ԴഺϬՐ༡ऎՁ ĩ фՁߞԢᐯ Īġ ᝊȂᚳڍϞЙьᑟྻȂ҄ՁኧࠜϞڻ෩ କȂҞሲ࣏؆ԑثනԧўবߞߢᝊ۶ Chair Professor in Electronic and Computer Engineering ݕЙ˕ ҒږҁўবߞЙێݯᏚϞ Lau Kei May regards engineering as a fun-filled and ᗾਲ਼ిఱኒ ࣁՐࡈՁԴცϧгҦᅁ೫ȂгҦӏڀcreativity-driven discipline ცЄфᇖᑟЍᐯ ग़ሮऎЍᐯ҇ᆕ൹ྍȂգᎷՀߕ գऎЃݑփനߞࣾј༡ȕ॔
23 ॷ L ocal ෫ Į
ר ঈ ޟ Environment in June, Environment in Tune
Picture shows Principal of St Paul’s Co-educational College Dr Anissa Chan (1st row, 4th from left) and HKUST’s Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs Dr David Mole (1st row, 3th from right) ЃКᐯԪᓱߞቫᖖ࠲ٷѵधԧԳߞКᐯӠ҃ࠑᇸॊЂȂணሃॊЂሃၐ࠲ᜲڽ ನ੭ࠜȞᐯങȟЃКᐯ੭ࠜ൘ཀដൾЀȞࡈవҽұȟфॊЂٷȄᄦऎၐ࠲ᜲ៉ྻ ѨЂஈൾЀȞࡈవҠϬȟ
Stall selling environmental bags made with s the month of June embraced recycled materials. the HKUST community, envi- ᡊᕫҍழѽᖖԓӡ ronmental issues emerged as ߏਫ਼ሦൄߞᖖ࠲ഠȄ A a major theme of campus life. Our ears were tuned in to environmental forums, and our thoughts dwelled on how to achieve environmental sustain- ability for the next generation.
Two separate weeklong activities set the environmental scene. One was HKUST’s Environ- A forum and a series of distinguished talks were held to ment Week from 2 to 6 June, and the other was the facilitate face-to-face interaction between the HKUST International Environmental Conference organized by community and Mainland and overseas environmental St Paul’s Co-educational College on HKUST campus. experts. Secretary for the Environment Mr Edward Yau, Civic Exchange CEO Ms Christine Loh and HKUST Presi- dent Paul Chu officiated at the opening ceremony on 5 Environment Week June, World Environment Day.
The Environment Week focused on the theme of Guest speakers featured in the distinguished talks were “Sustainability - a Leadership Role for Higher Education”, all renowned environmental scholars and experts from and encompassed an exhibition, an environmental tour, the Mainland and overseas. and a series of distinguished talks. Prof Jiahua Pan, Deputy Director of the Research Centre The exhibition featured a variety of sustainable practices for Urban & Environmental Studies of the Chinese Acade- and pioneering environmental technologies, such as en- my of Social Sciences, shared his views on the relation- ergy saving, organic farming, and indoor air quality. ship between economic development and environmental protection. He said that China has earned its reputation An environmental tour was conducted for participants to as the “factory of the world” after years of liberation and witness HKUST’s environmental facilities, such as the reform, and rapid economic growth has resulted in rapid organic farm, the food waste composter, hazardous energy consumption and emissions. To him, the best way material management equipment, and recyclable material to strike a balance between economic growth and envi- collection systems. A Toyota hybrid vehicle was also on ronmental protection was to put part of the economic display on the HKUST campus for the first time, attract- growth into promoting environmental protection, upgrad- ing much attention. ing environmental hygiene and strengthening community health.
24 Mr Edward Yau, A Toyota hybrid Secretary for the vehicle on display Environment for the first time on ᖖᄩ؊؊ࠜ࠘១ົ the campus ᚳӣ಄Ԫᑼਫ਼ᖖ࠲٠ ըԴॊЂਣҍژ for learning, discussion and cultural exchange. The activities included keynote lectures, plenary sessions, ecological visits and workshops.
The celebrities invited to contribute to the Conference included Mr Edward Yau, Secretary for the Environment; Ms Christine Loh, CEO of Civic Exchange; Ms Audrey Eu, Chairperson of the Legislative Council Panel on Environ- mental Affairs; and Mr Eric Bohm, CEO of WWF Hong Kong.
Another Mainland expert, Prof Canfa Wang, Superintend- Speaking at the opening ceremony, Dr David Mole, ent for the Institute for Environmental and Resource Law HKUST’s Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs, of the China University of Political Science and Law said that environmental protection was now a key item (CUPL), noted that environmental laws on the Mainland on the global agenda. “This has great impact on the sur- had developed very quickly in the past. vival of our next generations, and it is therefore fitting that our younger generation from different countries China now enjoys a relatively comprehensive legal should put their hearts and minds together to take on system to regulate environmental activities, he said, add- pressing environmental issues,” he said. ing that the biggest problems right now was how to fully enforce these laws and regulations, and how to strength- Dr Anissa Chan, Principal of St Paul’s Co-educational Col- en the protection for the victims in pollution cases. lege, expressed wholehearted gratitude to HKUST for Named by the Time Magazine as a “Hero for the Planet” joining the College as a co-organiser of the Conference. for his outstanding efforts in environmental protection, “This Conference is a good platform for young leaders Prof Wang set up the Center for Legal Assistance to from Australia, Mainland China, Singapore, Taiwan and Pollution Victims in CUPL. Up to 2007, Prof Wang had the United Kingdom to interact and work together on logged hundreds of pollution cases and rendered legal environmental issues facing their own cities and their assistance to thousands of pollution victims. home countries,” said Dr Chan.
Also speaking at the talks were Prof Philip Jones of Participating in the conference were students from Pres- Cardiff University; Prof Andrew Weaver of the University byterian Ladies’ College in Australia; Ningbo Huizhen of Victoria; Ms Leith Sharp of Harvard University; Mr Academy and Shanghai High School in Mainland China; David Newport of the University of Colorado, and Prof the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (Toa Payoh), Hwa Gerald Patchell of HKUST. Chong Institution and Nanyang Girls’ High School in Singapore; Stella Matutina Girls’ High School in Taiwan; the Perse School in the United Kingdom; and the Chinese Students from Across the World Confer on International School, King George V School, South Island the Environment School and St Paul’s Co-educational College in Hong Kong. To sustain the momentum of environmental discussion, HKUST joined hands with St Paul’s Co-educational Col- Participants were placed in cross-cultural groups to inter- lege to hold a weeklong environmental conference enti- act and work together to deal with some of the most tled “Today’s Challenges for Tomorrow’s Leaders” from pressing environmental issues such as air pollution, water 29 June to 5 July. More than 120 secondary students pollution, ecological conservation and waste management. from different corners of the world gathered at HKUST
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ಎϢሮᝊȂѹـਰӠᅆᖖ࠲ᛟգڹऎ ᓱЂྻᗝᓱϘാ֚ᖖ࠲൰ҍᗾਲ਼фु аԳфҳߞᖖ࠲ڽȂᢰਰӠሃྻ ਛգব᎘ᑟྻȄ˱ѡ˰џѵधᖖᄩџည ٿџȂᖖᄩ؊؊ࠜ࠘១ົȃࢥབྷࣆຉु ిޠݙ֖ࣆᗁᆾ൙ᒼфॊЂ੭ࠜզ၃ ሃԴඞᄜڭఱҍਯϞᖖ࠲۹༟ᅌኇՑȂ Ϟྑ᠕ᖖᄩߞୈਿȄڳሼфਰӠж
ᖖ࠲൰ҍᗾਲ਼ߞᗾ߰ऎаԳфઔҳߞ ԩᖖ࠲ᐯ߰фਛȄКߤྻॊᐯ୰ КѕѹԇጝਛົٿࡱҾਣሃᖖᄩु Ϟҁᅆ၃ᕻਣሃᖖᄩ࠲᠕ߞڳఱжి ఀȶѵध៏ـȂ၃ᕻࢧിኧࠜȂڽȄҁሮऎК༟ݸѽޱॊЂȂᖖ࠲៉ᛟऎॊЂ੭ཀྵӠ ऻיϢбѡȂᖖ࠲Нল ࣏єჅ࢘ઐଈକ࿚фճࣖవݸຈڽেᗝᓱϞϘാ֚ᖖ࠲ᎢᐪȂѽࢥՂ Ѝዄȷߞᇍ᠖Ȃ֭ᔌНփاࣿϘদঋᛟȄ ऎϭϘ҃ፙൄᖖᄩߞҞࢺ᠈ਣȄ யᛟȄጝి֣ ఱሮऎ၃ᕻ ৎऎงϘ۹ߞࣿஜऎॊЂᖖ࠲бѡਣ༟ؔᅌȄৎᇥ֒ࣿஜ ਣሃᖖᄩی ߰ᕕیЃ ࠲᠕ٷ࣏ķѡijџķџߞॊЂᖖ࠲۹ȂҩϘৎ࣏ॊЂሃၐ࠲ᜲ КᐯԴॊЂ੭ཀྵԪᓱߞቫᖖ࠲ྻ៉Ȅ ӀᓊਣȂ
ںऋσᕗ߳
Դᖖᄩࢺ᠈ਣڈॊЂᖖ࠲۹ߞѹᛟᖖᚒȶຈి ȷȄᖖ࠲۹ߞࣿஜҒᜲေգȂҒ֒ڎᆊߞታᐱطݙ ԕ൰ҍᗾਲ਼Ȅڀࣁਣ᠓ȃᖖ࠲നࣉணᣍфϘ
ਣ᠓ਣҍգᝯြॗକ࿚ȃգᑟᇌนȃ࢈аߩઈᎳ Ȅޕങߞᡊᕫфਣثຈᖖ࠲ྲ࿄݇ф
ணᣍࣿஜᢰਰӠϘလॊЂߞᖖ࠲നࣉȂՂգᑟᇌ นඞȃዀжႋᐡȃգਚߏਫ਼ನф՜ፐຈȄ ըԴ੭ཀྵਣҍϘൊᚳӣӠಯߞ಄Ԫᑼਫ਼ـॊЂ ᣍऻȄږє࢝ԺਰӠᏸכȂژᖖ࠲٠
Renowned environmental experts exchanged their insights on sustaining environment with Secretary for the Environment Mr Edward Yau (4th from left) and President Paul Chu(4th from right) ԩᖖ࠲ᐯ߰ሃᖖᄩ؊؊ࠜ࠘១ົȞҽұȟф ڍ੭ࠜȞҠұȟබᖖᄩࢺ᠈ਣᛟӹྍޠզ၃
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၃ᕻߞൊжኧࠜᕕӡԴయஜᖖ࠲ȃᖖᄩᎎӠ ϛᏰҡфߒଆ፣ᕗ߳ដᚠد࣏ޱ൵Հߞᓱ ۶ؼຠϠӔஉ௵Ȅ ՐࠦϘ҃ߞᖖ࠲ៈڈऎை ЃКᐯٷݙݙࠜѳ ះȂॊЂሃၐ࠲ᜲٿुޱЂᐯᖖᄩႤ࿚ޱҩϘ֜аԳᗾ߰˕Кࣆ ࢙ӲϞϘ ӤķѡijĺџĸѡĶџԪᓱڭჅҝࢧിਣȂڼޱᖋిఱࠑӯȂаԳߞᖖ࠲ џߞታഞȂЫށҝᇒನᖖ࠲ࣿஜȂԴаԳবᅆ൵Ђ ϘৎԩऎȶڀۘޱৎႵऎԑবߞ ਚ߰ џߞࣄᐼȷߞቫᖖ࠲ྻۦԺճࣖـգੜయ֖Ȃфᢰڼޱڱߞயᛟ࣏Ղ֣ፁ࠲ഺ כࢠᕒ ៉ȄഺըࣿஜऎงϘ۹Ȃޱਚ߰ۦЂᐯ൹ᓱϞȶճࣖޱఀۖ࠲ቪȄѳిఱԴКࣆ ѵधԧԳڽࢠᓙ႙Ȅߡ єϞ IJijı Ժԩޱֺڻਚ߰෩ۦКѕȷȂԨԑߞճࣖׄ ನවպৎᖖᄩճࣖᎪ੯ԆȂऎ ߞКᐯӠ༳༰ॊЂ੭ཀྵȂԒۦijııĸ ՐȂѳిఱЏ๑ᔺ ϞᕒׄȄҁᅆᖖ࠲֯ҍߞឥ҄ ԢణЙԢᖖ࠲៉ᛟȄթڻਚ߰෩ۦϼϯေߞᖖᄩճࣖ ԕࣿڀҁݺ ijııĸ Րᖔग़Ȯ҃ȯᛔራᓴऎȶԑಧᖖᄩॻ༯ȷȄ ҳȂྻ៉ᘘҒࣁϘ ஜՂᗾਲ਼ȃुྻȃӠᅗண ຈȄתթҳȂԺ֜ઔҳᐯ߰ҒࣁॻҙԳшЂᐯȞńŢųťŪŧŧġ ŖůŪŷŦųŴŪŵźȟ ᣍфЍ֯ ЂᐯȞŖůŪŷŦųŴŪŵźġŰŧġŗŪŤŵŰųŪŢȟڲ׀őũŪŭŪűġŋŰůŦŴ ిఱȃҐੋЂᇯԺ łůťųŦŸġŘŦŢŷŦų ిఱȃग़ ࣏ըྻ៉ߞѹᚃᄜሼҞᓜࡄ Students touring ࡣ֢Ђᐯ ōŦŪŵũġ ŔũŢųű ሏ༳༰ȂҒࣁᖖᄩ؊؊ࠜ࠘ HKUST campus ச৶ ᐯӠணᣍॊЂ੭ཀྵڰᖖᄩྻޱݙ֖ࣆᗁᆾ൙ᒼȃӲٿЃЀȃग़ॊᜲݛԺЂ ១ົȃࢥབྷࣆຉु ᐯ ŅŢŷŪťġ ŏŦŸűŰųŵ ԐӠѽ ྻѹਯִॶᗧȂѽфѵध๒Ȟশสȟࠛྻ֖ࣆᗁ໗ᜀጋನ ȞņųŪŤġŃŰũŮĪ Ȅ ־фॊЂպᅅጄిఱж බЙԢᖖ࠲ᛟ֯ҍಎ ನ੭ࠜȞᐯങȟѨЂஈൾЀԴ༟ᅌᚃϯࠑӯȈȶᖖᄩ࠲Ȅ ॊЂޘϢৠ েЄਗߞՅࣿȂا᠕ЏऎЫᗝѵᝯަߞ៉ᛟȄӤݺҹᝯѼ ႋٙٿেᕕႍᄁᔽЙԢਛߞՐࠦϠ၏ຉ၏ϧȂԒԢुاԯթ ўޱȄȷ
ЃКᐯ੭ࠜ൘ཀដൾЀྏᘁॊЂߞњࢺȂऎЫըٷၐ࠲ᜲ ᑫࣷȃКЂڽᓱඏ֜ȄՁሮऎഺըྻ៉བྷ༰Ϟߞ៉ྻ ȃҭᣉ۶ॻຈԧԳу੭ߞᐯӠታഞȂᢰҁেබݙ܂൙ȃྲҐ фӹࣹȂྍ၍দЂȄڳਛġİġԳݙবᅆߞᖖᄩயᛟ֯ҍж៳
ѵधԧԳԩКᐯȂҒڽ־ᕕᘛҍਯቫᖖ࠲ྻ៉ߞᐯӠж ࣁᑫࣷߞ őųŦŴţźŵŦųŪŢůġōŢťŪŦŴĨġńŰŭŭŦŨŦȇКߞᄾޯঐ੩୰۶ϯ ߞၐᕈЃЄКᐯȃົᄋКᐯ۶ࡑࣶЃЄК܂ઔКᐯȇྲҐ ᐯ੭ȇҭᣉߞчѹిᑍށЃЄૺКᐯȇॻߞ ŕũŦġőŦųŴŦġ ŔŤũŰŰŭȇশสߞᆔቫᐯ੭ȃॻऱ֥Уѵᐯ੭ȃࡑਫКᐯ ЃКᐯȄٷ۶ѹᓱᐯ੭ၐ࠲ᜲ
ணሃᐯӠжЙԢߞћмӹࣹЈೡȂබညࡈবᅆߞѹঋᖖ࠲៉ ۶ߏನ֯ಎϢᎢ۶ڈᛟȂՂߩઈճࣖȃѪճࣖȃӠᅗ࠲ Ԫ࢙֯៉Ȅ
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ר ঈ HKUST Shines Bright in ޟ Olympic Torch Relay ॊЂᑬఐཇၐѫġ
KUST will go down in Olympic history with our Meanwhile, to show support for other torchbearers, President Paul Chu and an exceptional student members of the HKUST community organized a cheering HChan Yik Hei bestowed the honor of bearing the team for one section of Nathan Road. Student Chen Kin Olympic torch on two legs of the relay route. Foon (PhD in Biochemistry), Chairman of the Mainland Student and Scholar Society, said that it was the first It was 2 May - the day the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch time the Society held such a large scale activity. He was was relayed for the first time on Chinese soil after its particularly impressed by the enthusiasm of HKUST peo- “Journey of Harmony” across five continents. Hong ple as the designated quota of 500 was fully taken short- Kong, as the first Chinese city to host the three-month ly after the appeal for participation was made. “I have to relay stringing all the provinces and autonomous regions express my deep gratitude to the University, in particular in China, captured global attention, with seas of exhi- the School of Science to which I belong, for their solid larated spectators clad in red and waving the Chinese assistance to make this activity such a great success,” national flags along the trail. Chen said.
ླྀڴఱ۶ᐯӠ൘ݽؓᖔᓴऎ ijııĹ ҔిޠPresident Chu was one of only two university presidents Ђ੭ࠜզ၃ in Hong Kong enjoying the privilege of this enviable ऋႻၐѫཇቍশสѫऐјȂϘԢऎॊЂԴླྀႻᑢҫК role. When standing by outside Sha Tin Racecourse ϭԍᅷߞϘȄ for the Olympic Torch to arrive, he was warmly Ⴛၐѫ؆ႭУЂࣷߞȶ۶ᓘНȷࢢȂླྀڴgreeted by supporters, some of whom even re- ijııĹ Ҕ quested to take photos with him. Among these ըদКϿȂݺ Ķ ѡ ij џԴสਣ༟ѫऐతϧཇቍȄК supporters were several overseas students who ᄩаѫऐཇቍᑢϬৎѡȂܼ֩аԳԧषф єԑಧӫԍȂכcame all the way to be part of this proud moment. Ȅশส֯ऎКཇቍႮ።ߞϘ૭Ȃ Ϙѯ॓ઔȂᐬԳᗝ؛Ȃ्֗॓ڗҾӔزWhen President Chu’s torch was lit, there was a round գЂ of thunderous applause from the admiring crowd. ᅮऎѫऐјӇઈȄ
ႻѫऐјȂզ੭࣏ࠜླྀܨЂᐯ੭ࠜᖔᓴऎЫ֜یChan Yik Hei (Year 1, Electronic Engineering) carried ԑสҪգ Courtesy of ԴۖۦᗜȂڽКϘ֜ȄညҁԴْӣඞҳඛຈѫऐێ Government the torch in another part of Sha Tin - along Siu Lek Information Yuen Road. He admitted that this was one of the ߞњࢺ߰ЙᙝӇઈȂЙьҾӔߋहሃҁݮ݇Ȃգ ඈȄညզ੭ࠜߞѫऐᑼᙇࢢȂڳሃҁжڽࡈـServices proudest occasions in his life, and even hours after the ᐯӠ ѯӤࣆܹྲ ၏ಿጤધݮȄڽevent, his heart was still pounding with excitement. ᔌє ڻᇷ෩
൘ݽؓȞცЄЍȂϘՐૺȟݙߞႮࣱԴْӣЈᜒ࿚ႮȂ ഺ࣏ϠڏȂҁ૯מգЙьҾӔऎҁӇઈȂྭᅮڍೀ ȄڽȂѕఐϩжᒸᐬ۶ᇦ௺ȂϳϳӏକӀᔖϭےӠদঋ
ೡᄥۖՋْ۬ᕓႽـऎࠑӯᅆѫऐјߞњࢺȂॊЂਰӠ Ϙ௲ऎѫऐјӇઈȄയឯᓱЫըࣿஜߞаԳᐯӠᐯ߰ᗑ ұՐૺߞൾЀڀ᎖ྻȞᗑ᎖ྻȟѹਯȂබᡝӠߏмᐯ Ӡ൘࢙ᡌࠑӯȂഺը࣏ᗑ᎖ྻըᗝᓱഺኃЂߞࣿٿु ԞȄȶࣿஜᗝᓱےஜȂॊЂਰӠߞጤఐணሃ҄ҁϭಎ ࡈȂ՜ۖЙьਰӠࣤ႙фࠑӯњࢺȂ Ķıı ৎԩᛝԑൊ᜕ ݙ៳ߞನᐯ୰ЂϧᕒاێᆕȄԴթঋାѕྏᘁॊЂȂэ ؆Ȅȷ׀ഺ༵ࣿஜఀѽ༶ڹՓȂ HKUST members showed their support with national flags to torchbearers along one section of Nathan Road. ॊЂਰӠ௲ԢᅮԴՋْ۬ᕓႽϘ௲ऎѫऐјӇઈ
28 Pursuing an Interest Across Boundaries Prof Zweig and His China Syndrome
othing speaks more eloquently about Professor French Ministry of Labour and the International Labour Zweig’s background than his office decorations. Office. Based on a research project co-sponsored by N CCTR and Guangzhou's Southern China Overseas Hu- The office is definitely that of a Chinese culture lover. A man Resource Center the paper assessed employment circa 70s poster of the People’s Republic of China here trends of Mainland returnees and whether their “market and a Chinese antique there. But it also reflects the own- value” has substantially dropped as claimed by social ob- er’s attachment to western culture, as the air was nicely servers. filled with western classical melodies. “In Chinese, returnees from overseas with advanced ed- Brought up and educated in Canada, Prof Zweig received ucation are often called ‘hai gui’ which means ‘returnees his doctorate in Political Science from The University of from overseas’. But a homonym sounds exactly like ‘sea Michigan. His interest in China can be traced to the early turtles’. Due to the problems they now face in finding days when he went to Beijing as an exchange student in jobs, returnees have become ‘hai dai’ or ‘returnees wait- 1974-76 and then as a visiting scholar at Nanjing Universi- ing for employment’. But ‘hai dai’ also sounds like ty in the early 80s and 90s. Prof Zweig can read and ‘seaweed’ in Chinese, and reflects the difficulties retur- write Chinese, and his command of Putonghua will put nees now face in their job search. In other words, ‘sea many local Chinese to shame. turtles’ are becoming ‘seaweed’,” said Prof Zweig.
Currently a Chair Professor in the Division of Social Science and the Director of HKUST’s Center on China’s Transnational Relations (CCTR), Prof Zweig knows China better than many of us. But ques- tions about his Chinese back- ground hardly raised his eyebrows. It was only when we ventured into his research interests and the CCTR - both dear to his heart - that his eyes began to sparkle.
“Seaweed” or “Sea Turtles”
Prof Zweig’s latest research inter- est is about Mainlanders with an overseas education. In May this year he presented a paper, entitled “Sea Turtles” or “Seaweed” - The Employment of Overseas Retur- nees in China at a symposium in Paris jointly organized by the
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This drop in the marketability of returnees was partially Its latest research workshop in May was about China and due to the drop in academic credentials of the returnees. the Olympics. The timeliness of the theme is beyond dis- As “returnees” were once the hottest “commodity” in pute. In the wake of China’s controversial handling of the the country, many Chinese students pursue one-year turmoil of Tibet and “China’s determination to turn the master’s programs at mediocre overseas universities, Beijing Olympics into a celebration of a Chinese renais- hoping a short stay overseas would “coat them with sance” (as commented by Professor Ni, one of the gold” (du jin) and significantly elevate their value as job- speakers at the workshop), our attention is on how China seekers. As some overseas governments rarely allow manages the world’s expectation. overseas students to stay in UK for work after gradua- tion, many returnees have no work experience, in sharp The workshop drew more than 50 participants who wished contrast to the situation several decades ago when only to satisfy their intellectual curiosity. Many of the participants the most brilliant Mainlanders were sent to the West for were business and community leaders whose names studies at top-notch universities. Armed with substantial regularly fill the headlines of Hong Kong’s newspapers. living and working experience with international compa- nies overseas, they were very much sought after by Despite the success of the Center’s activities, in particu- China’s budding economy in the 80s and 90s. lar its bimonthly workshop, Prof Zweig is adamant about keeping this research workshop low-profile and free from news media disruptions. The Best Kept Secret in Town “We normally have very heated discussions towards the Prof Zweig’s second love is the Center on China’s Trans- end of the workshops. The presence of the media or fear national Relations which he founded in November 2004 that the content of the discussion will go public might with a $2 million grant from Dr Ronnie Chan. Through hinder this free and uninhibited exchange of ideas,” said public lectures, conferences and policy workshops, Prof Prof Zweig. Zweig makes the Center a meeting point for scholars and interested members of the public to discuss China’s increasing interaction with the world. Looking into the Future
Blessed with a stellar Consultative Committee compris- In the foreseeable future, Prof Zweig will continue to be ing such big names as C C Tung, Daniel Fung, Roger torn between his two loves, research and his Center, King, Vincent Lo and Christine Loh, one of the Center’s both of which allow him to promote understanding of a core activities is its bimonthly research workshop held in nation that is playing an increasingly important role in the the beautiful boardroom of OOCL in Wan Chai. international arena.
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ϛЖـঋሮᝊߤྻॊᐯൊᗾਲ਼ిఱ௫Ђஈߞ० ȶᘪ ĩ ᓹ Īȷ ϛၮᜰ߽ं ȂЏҞರᒚ ᗙȶள ĩ ĪȷŀڕڕषȂҪઐۖҁߞᓱг࢈ ϘϟȄ ௫ిఱߞҩϘѕᔝݙᜭȂබ࣏ҁԴ ijııĶ Ր IJIJ КѕȄКѕٿѡ Ĵı џӲߞКႭᝯ࠼ु ߞКᐯڽᒸᎷ࣏ઔҳᙩٿ௫ిఱߞ൵ྲु ൾЀ ijıı ေЮߞׄփӲȂ௫ిܟᓱг࢈а҇ᆕϞК֒ߞᙚന˕ ഺ࣏ ఀۖ൘ు ЎߞᎢћȮȶઔᙩȷدӠȄЫՐ Ķ ѡȂҁබ КѕٿुدȂྻٿ࣏ԆК ఱౕؓჅྻ៉ȃᗾਲ਼фुڤϘ௺КаԳϛϩՐ҃ߞઔඡȂ ݕȶઔ௲ȷ˕КઔҳᐯӠߞබႮԨȯġغ ᢖȂݗѹϠᘨఐݺКћмȄ ਣऎϘৎབྷ༰ᙇȂᢰԧўգᒸᎷߞϠЀϘԢށҟߕȄ࢝ ԴޱѐᐌϘቫुྻϯࠑȄुྻӤޱ রጄȂϵԴ ణКயᛟȄۏЙჅȂݗКԢᠩߞ֘ўҟ ᄑӤॊٿൻЍൊфቫൻЍೡᚐѹᓱȄु েݗѹϠᅆ֘ўћмߞጤྑȄا෩ᓹ КѕфዃՍࡑКઔҳϠٿЂКႭᝯ࠼ु ႍКѕߞᠪய৶ྻ৶Ȃԑ࣏ညఀ҄ߞࡱ ϧႤ࿚КѕԪ֯Ȃ՞Դໞ֤КઔҳᐯӠߞ ߞ௫ЂஈిఱȂݺग़ К࠷࢜ȂҒࣁၭ࢙ȃ༾ົஉȃᜲ௵ငф൙ڈిۦԴҐੋЂࠜф බఐȄᎢћݙణߞȂ࣏ઔᙩँԴࠕՐߞ ৎѡᗝ֖ی߿ੲЂᐯۤఀࣆᐯൾЀᐯ֜ȄҁԴ IJĺĸĵ ᒼຈȂփКѕߞদᙇࣿஜȂබُ࣏ ਛݙሲߞϘዹȂޘҾඞኊৃȂ࣏ӒՂߤྻж ۄग़ڤўઔҳތညӹӠȂϫԴ Ĺı ф ĺı ϘըߞुྻȄुྻԴᣉѿڴ ĸķ Րฅ၃ۖҔ կޫџϭȉ ЂᐯညണயᐯϠȄ௫Ђஈକ ग़ࡸߞྻ៉ᣇᗝ֖ȄڴՐ҃ࠐงۖࡑ ߞ഼ ġ׀ϘϾ࿂ऎࣹڤ੩фᏦᡝКћȂփҁ ȶԴКȂઔҳᐯӠജᇍऎȺઔᙩȻँȂྍ ླྀڴѽ҄ЙьҪକሲȶҗԣЄȷ഼႖ߞশ Кѕݺ Ķ ѡᗝ֖ߞुྻȂሃКᗝᓱҔږ႖Ȃ ߞᐯӠȻȂȺઔᙩȻሃȺઔᔸȻڽࢽȺઔҳᙩ ێᙘȂփקயᛟ֘ۦสϠխᛞȄ ႻऎѹᛟȄК՝ࡈჸ ԢরȄӤݺȺઔᙩȻँࠕՐԴϠϧҾඞЙԓᄊ ԧўߋ៉ȒԴҩڽȂӺݢޱನ֘ஜགྷߞј ѽ݀ଠԫশȂतգُྔϭНཕȂҁেЏӤ ӒԴஜ৶Ϙзϧ༓ȂϧِᓱՀڴ௫Ђஈిఱ୵Ϟ࣏ߤྻॊᐯൊᗾਲ਼ిఱȂӺ࣏ ϘўবȂҔ डߞȺઔᔸȻȂᢏѻϠயࣺߞȺઔ௲ȻĩȺઔ ᅁ ླྀႻȂѽԨѵϠਣӯȶϘৎᒸЂߞϧێКѕѹԇȂ࣏ԩٿॊЂКႭᝯ࠼ु ࢞ȻĪ ȄȺઔ௲ȻሃȺઔ࢞ȻԢরȂӒՀሲށ КϘԩᗾ߰ߞሲ႖ Ī ȄϲթᇌێȶКȷ ༓ȷĩ ुྻڤߞК഼ȄЙჅȂҁᅆୃ߰գᝯҁ ҁেЙԓ߉јҞጤȂऎ࢞ߞϘ၏Ȅȷ௫ి ႻྻȂᚘླྀڴ႖ ᇌȂൌ҄ѵϠᅆԴ Ĺ ѡ༟ᅌߞҔدেا०ߞ෩யȂхᕕЙჅᆬᆬȄҪգ ఱሲ єϞ Ķı ԺԩணҐ߰ȂכᒸᎷф၃ҁϘј൹ӲߞКѕȂ ѽ࢞Ȅ࣏ըुྻٿᛟᚼۖҁߞु КЙь࣏ࣆ၃धߞԩϠȂҁেߞԩՄ၃௱ҍێ ҁߞೀဗЖᇠݸҍᕕգߞૠࠚȂᢏఀЙ ȶઔᔸȷᢏȶઔ௲ȷȂሃࠕՐКઔҳᐯӠ Ȅ ݺඡൢᔝ౧Ȅᘵ๒Кѕᗝᓱߞԧ༵ࣿஜȂપڽທȂࣿ᠙ ०ȂЙ๑ᝯ࠼Ȅڈџᆙቊ֒ߞి د࣏ഺ༵ुྻȂࠧ௱ґȂ֭௫ిఱிࢺ־ ྻֲᎠ་֖ȂݡທཇණళണȄु аЙьՐࠦϠݺȶઔᙩँȷੜᕕȂڽࠕՐ ՐߞᇇЀȂౕؓی૾૾ۖઔҳளऎงϘ ഺৎدেاȶԴुྻߞӐࣱऎᎢ༡Ȃ କऎҁেಯӠȶᘠࠛȷੜӡȂ҄ҁে ࣱ༟ݸຜԴඞϠЀᎢȂணҐ഼߰௱ৼᆀ֎ ኊЂኧȄЙჅȂЙьҳࣆܹࠕՐЏ၃Йڗࢢ ናȂхᕕጤધȄՂգళണКߞཇණϠЀԴ ԓਟധઔҳᐯӠȂԴಲࢢԴညԳЍ֯Ȅ ྍ࠲ےඡȂڍᎢڏඞȂணҐ߰ऎϞᘖֺЎߞ ݙѽȂ࢝ԺබߞКᐯӠȂੲӎ૿ѻ Й࣏Ⴡ०Ϟࣿஜߞ১ྍኃ ŀȷ௫ిڤࢺٕᔵȂ Ѝ֯၃ᢚȂሃѽࡈߞఐ࿂ЙϘዹȄ݀џҪգ ఱሲȄ ൵ՋߞᐯӠЖҞѽݸࣶᐯȂҁেԴಲࢢ ԺᖔညԳቫЂԋၑӡȂೢᒕϞЙьҞߞ Ѝ֯၃ᢚȄКԴ Ĺı ф ĺı Ր҃Ȃؼভ༟ݸߞ پ൯ቫൎфઔ ఖۍزȂӒቮঋഺأԂЙᙝҐَ ҳЍ֯၃ᢚߞϠЖȄȶઔᙩँȷۖаȂӒ ҁߞᇟϧȃ༡دȂ௫ిఱྻڽߞڍԴҞ Հ୨ԪКߞቮঋȂऎКߞ҃м֯ҍ КѕٿфਣႭᝯ࠼ुٿݸݺКुظ᠈ា ᅁߞȶઔᔸȷȄێឥȂ࣏ԩ փЙ֖ڭ߰ی߰ൌ࣏ҁߞྑՀȂیߞྻசϯȄ ಎϢሮᝊКߞবሻ۶ஜـȂӫߞ࣏ᢰѵϠੇ ᅗȄ
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Fine Music from London
eptember 3 2008 is a date Sponsorship for the event is being raised by both ULSO for your diary. HKUST and the and HKUST. All the surplus funds raised will be used for S University of London (UoL - future cultural activities within the Campus. We will be http://www.lon.ac.uk/ ) are collaborat- promoting the tour to the Hong Kong community to ing in an exciting and very unique show our commitment to a well balanced education at event. Some 65 students drawn from HKUST. the 19 Universities and 10 Institutes of Advanced Study which make up the UoL and who are talented enough to গභσᏰҺዅღ be members of the University of Violinist Nicola ߞᐯӠᇒܽጄᄥНٽBenedetti London Symphony Orchestra (ULSO- Ђᐯӹᠩጄᄥജ᠖ऎॻ൵ᔹ Ј෩ј www.ulso.co.uk) are coming to Hong Kong to perform. গ ϘȂӺ࣏ॻቫࠦՐᇒጄᄥ৶Ȅጄᄥ༰Ԫݙգ ᆇݛȅҺচၠ ЂᐯߞরጄᇟॻȂҒࣁॻऱᐯ୰ȃЂᐯᐯ୰ȃܐ This is no ordinary student orchestra but probably the ನЍᐯ୰ȃᆳആऱԬЂᐯȃЂᐯ၃ᕻᐯ୰Ȃѽфॻऱਛ finest youth music group in Britain. The competition to রጄᐯ୰Ȅ join ULSO is so great that each member has to audition every year for a place (including those students from the Royal Academy of Music).
The orchestra will be here from 28 August to 5 September 2008 and HKUST will be arranging a few events for you to meet these students. It's an opportunity to interact and find out what stu- dent life is like in some of London's best known institutions as well as to educate our visitors on the wonders of the Far East, especially HKUST. The tour will culminate in two concerts- on 2 September (Tuesday) in Sha Tin Town Hall and 3 September (Wednesday) in City Hall Concert Hall which HKUST will present as a fund raising event.
As an endorsement of the talent of the orchestra, superstar violinist Nicola Benedetti will join the tour and perform along with rising star, cellist Leonard Elschenbroich. Nicola was BBC Young Musician of the Year 2004 and has recently won the Classical Brit Award 2008. John Forster will conduct the orchestra. Previously the Head of Conducting and Orchestral Studies at the Royal College of Music, his many students include Ms Yip Wing Sze (Conductor and Musical Director of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta).
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࡙ȅՔՋҀᏇպ༹ ˕ȅੲѻज़အ σඪฤġܜᅈۑ ˕ࡾථ˕ ġघᑱġȑऋρ੫ ωඪฤġ ॻ൵ҍ֒ߞরጄࢽ෭НϘॗᒰȆॊЀપ ȞŏŪŤŰŭŢġŃŦůŦťŦŵŵŪȟ ȞōŦŰůŢųťġņŭŴŤũŦůţųŰŪŤũȟ ࢘Ȇ֓֊ҿᐆֹᅷੋླྀقᆇݛȆҺচၠȂฅሃѵध ϟϩϟ࿐ߞЂ෩јܐែ᠋ߞڽ ȞŋŰũůġ ŇŰųŴŵŦųȟ࣏ࡈԇॻऱਛরጄᐯ୰ࢽ෭ фᇒܽጄᐯॊѹԇȂҁಿԺᐯӠНКҒࣁশส ߢԩߞᇒܽጄᄥфࢽ෭ਛԪ֯ᆊࡶȂҍߍϞϬ ᖔߞጨ༵Ғࣁ ijııĶ Րȶ൵൰ҍྲങਛЂ ᆽጄໞਛߞᣙ᠖Ȅ ጨȷȃijııĵ Ր࢘ȶ൵գጕᎳՐቅങਛȷņŶŨŦůŦĮ៏ڭԩࢽ෭ਛȂԇশสЈӹᠩጄᄥࢽ෭фরጄ ৎ༰Ȃ ڸᗁᆾၧໝ႐ЃЀȄ ŊŴŵŰŮŪů Ђጨф ijııĴ Ր ŗŦųţŪŦų ᐯ୰ჴߞȶ൵ Ђ෩ਛጨȷȄ
࠷ԢڞġĮġωඪฤЅσඪฤۓܜॷ෫ऋσᏰ֕ᝦগභσᏰҺዅღॷ෫ϞਡġġġġġҬȈҀ ijııĹ Ր ĺ ѡ ij џȞ࣐งϟȟ ijııĹ ՐĺѡĴџȞ࣐งϬȟ ࠝೈࣤ႙фਲ਼ȈijĸĴĵġĺııĺ ӣЂྻরጄᣇ শสЂྻরጄᣇ ࠫӡҙც႖ᘉೈȈijIJIJIJġĶĺĺĺْ ϯ ĸ Ĵı жġೈኊȈĥIJijı ȃ ĥĹı ϯ ĸ Ĵı жġೈኊȈĥijıı ȃ ĥIJĶı ȃ ĥIJıı ြӫࣤ႙ȈॊЂങКѕġijĴĶĹġķIJĵĺ ȞᐯӠȃࠜ߰фร઼ϠЀȈĥIJıı ȃ ĥķıȟ ȞᐯӠȃࠜ߰фร઼ϠЀȈĥIJijı ȃ ĥĹıȟ
Exchange Partnership Forged with Top Swiss University ᇟॻثॊڈЍЂᐯԪ֯ைڣॊЂሃែᐌѵᗑ
ЍЂᐯġ ĩņŕʼnġ ѽфݺែЍЂԇిߞ ŌŶųŵġŘŶŵũųŪŤũġĩijııij ՐڣЂᐯሃែᐌѵᗑثKUST has made an academic สॊ handshake with the Swiss Federal ॷ śŶųŪŤũȇϭᚎᇍែЍЂ Īġ ࢙ӲϞᐯങӾ֡ мᐯ Ī Ȅ H Institute of Technology Zurich ᝯ࠼ȂԒԢయҍನॊфЍॊᐯӠߞӹᄑȄ Ȅ៉࣏ॊЂ൵ྲߞᐯӠߞӹᄑ៉ഺৎ ȄԪ֯ܕӹӠݺ ijııĹĮıĺ ᐯՐ༟زETH Zurich) to launch a science and tech- Ϙ) ȂॊЂЎ၃ሃպԺਛЂᐯᜪ၌ᐯӠӹڽӫߞӹࣹȄែЍЂ൹ᓱ ԺՐ༵ٿnology student exchange program. Estab- ៉ᘘҒࣁిᐯфु Ȅ៉ lished in 1854, ETH Zurich is Switzerland's ݺ IJĹĶĵ ՐȂ࣏ငЀᑢҫ൵ఊϳȃഢጀ൵Ђߞ ЂᐯȄڣoldest and largest federal university, and ᗑ alma mater of as many as 21 Nobel Prize winners, including Albert Einstein (Physics ែЍЂϘԒಯӠϞ ᆬጨړWilhelm Conrad Rontgen (Physics ϟϩϘ֜ᓚ ,(1921 КգᗝێFelix Bloch (Physics 1952) and cur- ॊᐯਛȂ ,(1901 rent professor Kurt Wuthrich (Chemistry ѵᇷԩߞྑԯ܃ġ 2002). ĩIJĺijIJ Րߏನ Ī Ȃ ҁݺ IJĹĺı Րւ་ ݺڭUnder the exchange agreement, the first ႍ੭බᡝȂ batch of students will embark on ex- IJĺIJij IJĺIJķ Ր༡ ҁێchange between the HKUST and ETH ԇిߏನȄ ᆬጨߞᘘړZurich in the 2008-09 academic year. ᖔᓚ գġ ŘŪŭũŦŭŮġ ńŰůųŢťġ This agreement was the latest addition to œŰůŵŨŦůġĩIJĺıIJ Րߏ the list of student exchange agreements ನ Ī ȃ ŇŦŭŪŹġ ŃŭŰŤũġ (From left) Prof Charles Ng, Prof Philip Chan, Ms Judith Holzheimer, signed with over 100 universities around ĩIJĺĶij Րߏನ Ī Ȃ Prof Yuk-Shan Wong, Prof Cheng Shiu-Yuen and Prof Jang Kyo Kim ЍЂᐯ҃ࠑ ŎŴġŋŶťŪŵũġʼnŰŭŻũŦŪŮŦųȃڣ؈ஈȃ൘Ӓሹȃែᐌѵᗑדthe world. ( ҽ ) ిఱ ཀӜЋȃᏑቈфࠛൢి 33 ж Global ࣨ Į
ר ঈ ޟ When Technology Means Business ऎᑟثмॊ
up lead customers for its first two products, successfully raising $1.25 million to begin operations.
Even non-winning teams were brimming with creativity and commercial daring. The team from China’s Tsinghua University, for example, created a system that makes use of nano-fiber technology to dramatically reduce the effect of harmful radiation.
These young graduate entrepreneurs are the spearheads in our brave new world of technology. Their breathtaking achievement is in harnessing technology and making it serve an unmet market need, proving that young minds are the problem-solvers, if not the masters of our techno- logical future.
ြȂ࣏൹ྲྍ݇ॎྐᄊ࿂নߞܞч࣏൹֯ແࠂߞ Ӡணᘈ༤ԁ௲་੭ٿЂᐯᐯ୰ IJIJ ༤ुثȄশสॊ҄ The winning team ࢌ University of ཀྵȂᢰҁেԴ ijııĹ ՐቫᄑѧᘈКႻӡ൹ྲྍ݇་֖ Manitoba receives pring is the season of creativity. It is when creative ൵ࢢᑬᐼȄ the award from Prof minds push the limits of the imaginable. Organized Steven DeKrey, ᕕӡݺӡȄԴऎง IJıثՐቅᐯӠԋਛ൹ྲॊڱSenior Associate Sby the HKUST Business School, the 2008 Interna- ഺ ႎЬசᄑȄڭDean & Director of tional Business Plan Competition brought 11 graduate чߞѧᘈКȂԧᆽݙକਣӯ൹ྍಯࡡȂ MBA Program (1st teams to our campus for a showdown in innovation. from left) and Prof ԑಧЙԢԳߞՋЂᐯȂҒࣁҐੋЂȃग़ȃڽStephen Nason, ԧ༤ԁ Contest Chair (1st These young student entrepreneurs dream in technology ᘹȃџӎȃКȃԞ࢘ȃငЀȂည๒ᘘգশสȄҁেߞྍ from right) and deliver in commerce. They came to display their ݇Ȃ๑ᎢԴ১൹ݑݕᅁӡݑȂ҄ϠᣙጉЙЏȄُϘ༤ԁ ࡄক༤ԁҐੋЂћҺԤ products and pitch their business plans over a 10-day фᕕӡ࿂ثࡈᗙݑȂփԧಯࡡԴॊۍѐЂᐯሃॊЂᐯ୰ ݙ෩ҍߞྍ݇ൌ࿂ ணւኊৃȄᓳᓴߞჅϘᙇϵЙቅ᛫Ȅ൵ࢢȂҐੋЂћҺԤۍ .Ⴄಎ୰ࠜᕛుࢥిఱ period ĩҽϘĪфѧᘈയϠ ѐЂᐯ ĩŖůŪŷŦųŴŪŵźġ Űŧġ ŎŢůŪŵŰţŢĪ ࡌᄳࡄকȂग़࠻ૼܪЂᐯ ĩŖůŪĮ ࢢȄݺॊЂߞணᘈ༤ԁӺທЙቊێిఱĩҠϘĪԪ There are teams from top universities in Canada, the US, ŷŦųŴŪŵźġ Űŧġ ŐųŦŨŰůĪ ࡋᇦᔌ׀ Korea, Japan, China, India, Switzerland and of course ֒Ȃ་Ϣ൵ࢢұНԕȄ Hong Kong. The ideas presented were dazzling in origi- ҍ֒ߞനȂ҄ێኇᐡȂ؛nality and commercial possibility. Each team put forth ࡄক༤ԁћҺԤѐЂᐯߞന࣏ᖣ یኇᐡҾඞȄҁেߞܠ۽concepts that give us a glimpse of the future, and spar- ಯࡡఀѽ་কኊৃዴϩኆЮߞ൹ཋ ᠪࢉȂឯఀ IJijĶ ေЮ֯༟ਣசНӡȄزkling ideas that are high-impact in terms of technology ༵ಯࡡЏґۤఀ and commercial viability. The judging process was not ኊۍಯࡡЪ࣏҇ᆕ൹ྍȂಎێ༤ԁӏକർҍȂڱexactly a picnic. In the end, University of Manitoba took ᘵ๒գ ȂѽૼռڀϞϘਇށՂК౻ົЂᐯߞ҃ࠑ༤Ȃڼhome the championship trophy, with the University of ৃȄ ങิֲգਚᓬਡߞᠩȄث Oregon hot on its heels as the first runner-up. Our home team also did well as one of the finalists. ѵधߞԐᏡȄҁেྲثেॊاӠԋਛӒ࣏ٿՐቅߞुڱഺ നҍྲᒖߞಯࡡȂѽࠓԪҾඞቮঋȂ҇жڭȂثThe winning team from the University of Manitoba came ෪Ԑ་ॊ Ю॔ྲثҞऎॊږ൯۞ߞႋକϧȂۍϞՐቅϘ҃Ȃށthrough with an orthopedic device for the multi-billion ᝋ dollar trauma fixation market. This team has already lined ߞѹϠଃȄ
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ቹ “Very Small” Award for Great Maths Talents ዂ ȶྋЈȷߞᄁᔽᄜധዴᐯᇟॻ
t is not a mathematical paradox for the Department of Mathematics to hand Iout a “very small” award to some of its department's greatest young mathe- matical talents.
The Epsilon Fund Award (”epsilon”, being the 5th letter in the Greek alphabet, means “very small” in mathematics) was established to honor top mathematics stu-
dents, whether undergraduates, postgrad- Some of the Epsilon Fund awardees with Acting Head of Mathematics and Chairman of the uates or post-doctoral researchers. With Epsilon Fund Awards Committee Prof Li Wei Ping (4th from right) ņűŴŪŭŰů ࠛጨᓳᓴ৶ྻ ܨѹԇЫڀdonations coming from faculty members ൊж Epsilon Fund ఀጨ߰ᒸᐬԳਣӯᖔჴߞᝋ੩ȂሃॊЂ၌ನዴᐯ ᎎӀిఱȞҠұȟԪقand staff in the Department of Mathemat- ѹਯ ics, the Award is now in its third year ӠȄࠛጨӤٿӠ۶ൾЀࢢुٿsince its establishment in 2006. say thank you to my supervisor Prof ࣁӎॊӠȃु ఱфᚚ৶ภӲȂӤ ijııķ ՐిڀHuang Jing Song who always gives me ॊЂዴᐯ This year, the Award was presented to 10 sound advice in my studies, and to my ༟ᓱЫȂЏᎼϢϬܨȄ top mathematics talents, four from post- family members especially my wife who ᐯӠȂҁڀዴᐯٽgraduate and six from undergraduate pro- always stands by me during periods of ЫՐȂॊЂԒᄜധ IJı ֜ᔹ ৰȃౖஉȃᆗหф࿅ࠪѽنӠٿgrams. The four postgraduates were Du frustration,” said Liang. েऎұ֜ु ȃٷதȃౖћᘣȃٔࢥȃॻنZhe, Leung Kin Kwan, Qi You and Yang фб֜ӎॊӠ Liang while the six undergraduates were Coming from Hubei, Du Man (UG in Pure ѳՆ࣐фզൾȅఀጨ߰ᖔჴጨߐфُϠ IJĭııı Du Man, Leung Man Kin, Shen Si, Xu Yin- Mathematics Advanced Stream) is one of Юสᅋ֯ጨᔽȄ gnan, Wang Yuxing and Zhu Bo. Each win- the top students in the class. Having ņűŴŪŭŰů ࠛጨᓳᓴ ܨѹԇЫڀner was presented with a certificate and joined an exchange program with UC ॊЂ၌ನዴᐯ ᎎӀిఱࠑӯȈȶЫՐȂᓳᓴقHK$1,000. Berkeley for a semester last year, she ৶ྻѹਯ ࣄᐼݑȂԯऎ IJij ֜෩ԩᐯӠۍreceived offers for master’s programs ৶ྻߞЍ֯त ዴನчԊȄൊжఀጨᐯӠۍProf Li Wei Ping, Acting Head of Mathe- from leading universities in the US, includ- ࣏ᖻ۞Ȃत ᖔग़ԩЂᐯѽጨᐯࠛݢᢦϢᐯȄȷـ -matics and Chairman of the Epsilon Fund ing New York University, Cornell Universi Awards Committee, said that the commit- ty, and Columbia University. “Pursuing ӠٿॊЂබᡝुڽжڗtee members had a most difficult time in further studies in the US has been my ѽұЌЂᐯӹӠ the selection this year. “All 12 nominations dream since I was a little girl. Now my ߞ࿅ࠪࠑӯȂྏᘁॊЂߺܠҁԴᐯ೫ϯѾҍߞ କȂ҄ҁثwe received demonstrated excellent aca- dream finally comes true as I have been ׅϧȂҁሮऎԴॊЂᐯۖߞߢᝊ۶ ߞᐱਰཀࡏاঋྏᘁ־પاӡЙᆽȄȶۦdemic performance, with some of them admitted to the Mathematical Finance ϘӠ ࣏щ־ߞਛϠȂપاߞ෩ᙇȂѽфاఱᅆిޗ even receiving multiple graduate program Program at New York University in the ߞњࢺ۶ᄁᔽȄȷҁሲȄاoffers with scholarships from leading next academic year,” she said. щᅆ universities in the US,” said Prof Li. ุҔȃԴॊЂබᡝᇝዴᐯૺߞӎॊڽ ЂჴȶྋЈȷߞ ņűŴŪŭŰů ࠛጨПዴᐯ ӠȂҝՐฅҐՍֹࣦلதȂ࣏аنҩգ ӠڽᇟॻȂഺऻ֬գᙇӬ़Ȃ֭১ڀYang Liang, a postgraduate student on an ऋ ಎϘኸྍ၍Ȅ Ђᐯ֯ӹӠȄՁЏᖔग़ዴ༡ԩЂᐯۤـ -exchange program from the Sichuan Uni versity, thanked HKUST for recognizing his ᔂᡝᇇЀȂҒࣁॗЂᐯȃ௵܉ᆬЂᐯ اЂᐯȄՁࠑӯȈȶۖग़пᐯ࣏ڲefforts in his studies. He noted that what ņűŴŪŭŰů ࣏ؓУৎՄӓȂԴዴᐯϯ࣏ࠧ௱Ј ф৯ѧ ՐቈॗЂᐯᡝዴᐯށاߞᄱྐȂۊ he had learnt in HKUST would become ߞྍࢥȄ ņűŴŪŭŰů ࠛጨӲߞӫߞ࣏ᄜധԴ ᄱྐૌȄȷاգ۞ࠑߞᐯӠȂҒ சᇇЀȂ҄ٿpart of his wealth in the future. “I must ዴᐯታாߞణ۶ु
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HKUST Biology Research ቹ ዂ Published in Science ᖔטඡٿुڀġġॊЂӠߏ Ȯॊᐯȯᛔራᓴ
rof David Banfield of Biology cell,” said Prof Banfield. However, until ຕᅹൌЙᙝೊஜȄകӨᎳ ĩ ४ߞೡൊж Ī Ӻ Department and his team of post- now it was unclear precisely how cells Ղ࣏Ȅ४ߞႻ֯ўՑබᄊϘݙ༎ࣆ؊ȇҹে ࣏ႋᡝҁেߞжЄޱP doctorate students have solved an accomplished this. ᕖఀՂ֣ᓰሮകӨᎳ ĮĮ ᓱ ҁেཇۖӒፁߞӫߞԳȄڭ important puzzle in cell biology that had ༎ࣆ፠ၳ ĮĮ eluded scientists for over two decades. Prof Banfield and his team identified a crit- ġ Ȃ४ӠߏᐯਛЙᙝణ४Ղ֣ႋᡝڽTheir study was published in the 18 July ical component of the cells machinery ԺՐ issue of Science, one of the world’s most responsible for the retention of Golgi- കӨᎳݙࢺգߞȶԳȷȄ४ߞȶ༎ࣆᗁ؊ȷ ॊᐯ׀ᆬጨߞྍЂړprestigious journals of original scientific resident enzymes. One of the authors, Dr ᇍऎᆬᢜ ĩ ѽᖔఀᓚ ԩ Ī ȄᆬᢜЙඏۻresearch. Tai, identified the gene encoding the cru- ਛ ńŢŮŪŭŭŰġ ňŰŭŨŪ ߞԩՄ Ȃϵ࣏കӨᎳӠদЂؼᢏߞ־cial component in 2001. “Because cells കӨᎳжࠝ ᕖఀـThe team members are Dr William C S Tai, that lack this gene appeared to be more or ԳᙇȄȶᆬᢜЙ࣏֭ৎжКዽȂ ᆬᢜȺԳȻߞകӨᎳȂᘖףҒڱڤwho earned his doctorate two years ago less normal, it was difficult to establish ᓰሮ ҁ֜၉ȄȷෆێകӨᎳཇۖ४аڱand is now conducting post-doctoral exactly what this gene was responsible ֺഺ research at another local university, as for,” said Prof Banfield. The breakthrough ిఱሲȄॊᐯਛϘߡ๑ޱႋ៖४ഺᇌȶપಳ েႋ༟ഺاwell as Dr Linna Tu and Dr Lu Chen, who was made by Dr Tu, who discovered the ґକȷȂߡෆిఱфҁߞᐯӠऎ earned their doctorate this year. unusual characteristics of cells lacking the ৎᆷᄥȄ gene and made the important link Ӓፁ֜၉ߞ४ُڥയ࠲ࢺᆬᢜۖرThe study uncovers the mechanism that between the gene and Golgi apparatus ҁে ܠcells use to recognize a group of special- function. ࣛᅹКϘৎᝯᘣൊжȂᕛൾЀݺ ijııIJ Րᡦ ized proteins called enzymes. “Cells are ҍഺϘᝯᘣൊж፠ፅߞԯȄȶӤݺ૿ѻഺ ܠে࢝ፁاdynamic. Many of their internal structures Prof Banfield joined HKUST in 1995. This ԯߞ४ࠑবϯऻਮЙԺӒ௱Ȃ ൣയЦኃȂȷෆిఱሲȄ൵ࢢȂٿare constantly moving about. This is also is his second publication in Science since ഺԯ ڭtrue of one of the cells building blocks, joining the University - the last one was in ൾЀ૿ѻഺԯߞ४ߞЙඵ௱પݑȂ Ȅڀcalled proteins. Cells function in a similar 2001. ഺԯሃᆬᢜґକ࢙Ӳদঋߞᗑ way to a post office. They have the ability ϟըᖔڽӠ ഺ࣏ෆిఱݺ IJĺĺĶ ՐҐϢॊЂѽٿto identify proteins, by reading their mo- ߏսిఱෆЂᎎфҁߞൾЀࢢु ѕఀ˕ ը࣏Դٿुێᙘॊᐯ ȮॊᐯȯᛔራҏႶקlecular postal code, and deliver them to ҡႋٙϞ४ӠߏᐯКϘৎฅ၃ ҏݺȮॊᐯȯ ijııIJ ՐȄٿtheir correct destinations,” explained Prof ध ijı ԺՐߞᆷᄥȄҁেߞु Banfield. ᛔራߞ ĸ ѡ IJĹ џϘงаȄ Ȯॊᐯȯᛔራ࣏ѵधϯඡᐱ১ ߞ൵ᡋࢃᛔራٿFor many years cell biologists have been ൹ݑॊᐯु exploring the mechanisms cells use to НϘȄ read the addresses carried by proteins. ࣏־ӠжٿThe main post office of the cell is called ഺϬ֜ൾЀࢢु Րࡈᖔیthe Golgi apparatus, named after the Ital- ᕛࡱൾЀ ĩ ҁݺ ian scientist and Nobel Prize winner, Ca- ఀൾЀᐯ֜ȂӒԴҩϘݙ ĪȂ ٿmillo Golgi. The Golgi apparatus not only ӎԳЂᐯ་֖ൾЀࢢु sorts proteins, it is also the location where ѽфЫՐۤఀൾЀᐯ֜ߞ important changes to proteins are made. ൾЀ۶൘ႮൾЀȄ “Although the Golgi apparatus is a sorting ᢖӯ४Ղ֣ᓰሮٿhub, we know that it is also able to recog- ഺ༵ु ĩ ϘᇌપઅകӨᎳ Ī ߞ ُڥnize proteins that contain a Golgi appara- Ϙೡ tus ‘address’ and prevent the delivery of ᑟۘȄෆిఱႋ៖ႽȈȶ The authors of the article: (From left) Prof Banfield, Dr Lu Chen these proteins to other locations in the ४࣏ஜᅗߞȇҹে࢝Ժаൊ and Dr Linna Tu.ȞҽĪ ෆЂᎎిఱȃ൘ႮфൾЀ
36 HKUST Shines Again in General Research Fund Competition ࠛġġġॊЂᐯ߰൵ᇍѕٿߋۤᔹ୨ु
ϠٿЂᐯߞुثKUST researchers have again done well in RGC’s สॊ General Research Fund (GRF) competi- ॷ ৶ԴߋۤुႤ؊ ijııĹĮ 2008-09 ࠛԓٿHtion. Overall, we received 163 grants worth a to- ıĺ Ր࢘ߞᔹ୨ु েԒᖔఀاtal of $93.3 million. In terms of success rate (this year ըࠑҍ֒Ȅ 60%) and average funding per eligible faculty member, IJķĴ ༵ዥภȂᗁᛝႿ ĺĭĴĴı we led our sister institutions in Hong Kong - as we have ေЮȄѽґತȞӎՐ࢘ऎ done since the establishment of RGC in 1992. ķıĦȟфѽُ֜ԪႤిᚚ اȂڏ৶ᖔఀߞӀ၃փ For adjudication of its grants, RGC has four Panels. Each েऎশสԧЂ୰੭Н˕ has a distinct culture, and differing practices have evolved Ӻܼ᠈ुႤ؊ݺ IJĺĺij Ր েߞϘരҍ֒ࠑاڽin accordance with the needs of the disciplines they Ӳѽ serve. Ȅ The grant will tremendously ዥภȄԧЈೡᐾգᑾપћмȂ boost Prof ZhangزEngineering tends to have a fairly high success rate ुႤ؊നգұৎЈೡയ ౧ԆȄ Mingjie’sزަᐯॊߞቮঋփۘЙԢߞᅁቫێѷੲᑂڭ and therefore a relatively low average grant of (51%) research work ൰ిఱఀۖߞށ௺ The two highest grants in Engineering were .$443,000 ࠛȂٿawarded to HKUST researchers: Prof Charles Ng, Civil ЍᐯཉԨգႵߞґತȞĶIJĦȟȂԯթӀዥภࠛᛝࡋह ᔹ୨ु Ѝ֯Ȃٿ൵ዥภӤশส ҄ҁߞु༵یand Environmental Engineering ($1.19 million ) and Prof ᅆႵֲȂҪգ ĵĵĴĭııı ЮȄЍᐯߞ ऎȈϿѢфᖖᄩЍᐯ Ղࠎ౹ᗍ־Ϡ৶ᄳఀȂҁেжٿЂᐯߞुثZhao Tianzhou, Mechanical Engineering ($1.1 million). ॊ ߞቀчᄯిڀ؈ஈిఱȞIJĭIJĺıĭııı ЮȟфᑟౠЍᐯדߞڀ Biology & Medicine is more competitive. This Panel has ఱȞIJĭIJııĭııı ЮȟȄ the highest average grant at $957,000 and a relatively low success rate (32%). HKU and CUHK benefit in this Panel ӠߏᐯфᛁᐯߞឮߋࡋႵऎᑬધȄႍЈೡߞӀዥภࠛᛝ൵ by having medical schools. Nevertheless, we have always ȂႿ ĺĶĸĭııı ЮȂփґತࡋहᅆஐֲȞĴijĦȟȄӤݺশส ϯزdone well. Over the past two years, HKUST researchers ЂᐯфশสКћЂᐯനգᛁᐯ୰ȂԯթԴႍЈೡߞ ՐȂশیেࠑϘԨ౮Йቊ֒ȄԴჅҝاhave achieved the highest grants in Hong Kong: Prof ֫գᔹཕȄ๒փȂ ־Ϡ৶ᖔఀশสߞ൵ዥภࠛᛝȂҁেжٿЂᐯߞुثNancy Ip, Biochemistry ($2.07 million) and Prof Mingjie สॊ ڀߞၧӜՂిఱȞijĭıĸıĭııı ЮȟфӠߏмᐯڀZhang, Biochemistry ($1.96 million). ऎȈӠߏмᐯ ߞ௺ށ൰ిఱȞIJĭĺķıĭııı Юȟ The Physical Sciences Panel tends to award more mod- ఱࠛᛝႵऎᏋ࢘ߞዥภȂݺӎՐаȂশزest grants, with the best researchers in Hong Kong each ๒ॊᐯЈೡཉԨ Ϡ৶ᖔఀ ĹĹĴĭııı ЮߞዥภȄႍٿreceiving $883,000 this year. This Panel awarded eight สࠑ൵൰ҍߞُ֜ु КУ༵ȂێЂᐯ֫Ϟثҍϣ༵ዥภȂশสॊزsuch grants across Hong Kong, and five of these came to ЈೡݺশสԒ ߞോؠ؈ిఱȇڀߞӟናӀిఱȇмᐯڀऎȈዴᐯ־HKUST: Prof Gan Jianping, Mathematics; Prof Guo ҁেж ߞѳڀߞຆෆᆬిఱȇфߏನڀߞЄ௵ిఱȇߏನڀZhihong, Chemistry; Prof Tang Zikang, Physics; Prof Tong ߏನ Penger, Physics; and Prof Wang Ning, Physics. ᄾిఱȄ
ऎទȂـҁЈೡێHumanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies tend ϠћᐯȃߤྻॊᐯфॊߞᒡᓴࡋႵ to be more selective than the other Panels, having a suc- ґತҪգ ijĸĦ ȂփӀዥภࠛᛝࡋႵȂႿ ĶĸIJĭııı ЮȄশ ߞᐯۦϠ৶ᖔఀዥภߞ༵ӫԒ ijĸ ৎȂٿЂᐯߞुثcess rate of only 27% and a fairly high average grant of สॊ HKUST researchers received funding for 27 ങѹᛟዃȂҒࣁхཉᏚȃઐ߰ᓴᑄȃӔѹؼভȃߢᝊႤ .$571,000 projects to advance their scholarship in fields as diverse ӎȃೊӔȃߤྻࣹஜݑфກசȄ as antidumping, consumer choice, democratic reform, intellectual capital, migration, social mobility and taxation.
37 ġġġġġġġġġ O ur Green, Green Campus
Ι Our Backstage Heroes Π President’s Outstanding Service Award ٱ
The committee received a total of This selection exercise had consumed the some 34 nominations. Ten were campus for weeks. It was judged an shortlisted for a personal interview. unqualified success. But there was one Each nominee, accompanied by his last crowning act to come. By a unanimous or her nominator, was “grilled” for decision, the awardees chose to donate nearly half an hour by the full com- their cash prize of $10,000 each to the Si- mittee. It was an encounter of a dif- chuan relief efforts. Virtue is not just its ferent kind - being somewhere own reward. The inner moral satisfaction between a job interview and an oral has become the outward expression of thesis defense. love for those who need it most.
This tight winnowing process yielded ኃЖ࣏ӀϲКߞЙӀϲȉഺӒ࣏യ சጨȷߞϛ֜ᓳᓴ৶ݙއȶॊЂ൰ҍܨ three final winners: Anna Wong, a HKUST President Prof Paul Chu presented the first “HKUST ϧ President’s Outstanding Service Award” to three clerical worker at OUDPA who has বᅆߞயᛟȄȶॊЂ൰ҍއசጨȷߞനӲȂ՞ awardees. They are Ms Anna Wong (second from left), Mr seldom had a proper lunch during her Դࠑෳࠧిᐯ৶ЍᅆЂᐯݙ֯ҍߞឥȄ Michael Cheng (third from left) and Mr Albert Lam 14 years spotting errors and catering ॊЂ੭ࠜզ၃ޠిఱԴჴጨᚃϯሃܨȶ൰ҍއசጨȷ to its media and editorial needs; IJĸ Ր༡ऎߢԩᐯ ږЂᐯԴЙث࣏Ȟҽϟȟཀ்ᗧЃЀȃ শสॊ־Ϭ֜ఀጨ߰ԪȂж ߞిु֕ଔȂྐᄊډᔹێߧԐӠ Michael Cheng, Senior Purchasing ܹȂϘଠϠҪྻྍޒԐӠȞҽϬȟфށᏑ൰ ᔵزȂࡒ࢝ьϠྍԴᐯܹႆЂڽᏂߞӏێ Manager of our Purchasing Office, a Ѝၻߞᔵᔵଆزman who not only buys what we need, but ᔵ๑ᇷߞᅌࢢॻ༯˕Ӥݺഺ ᖻȄڸow do you recognize the extraor- sets up what we please, from the Million ଅȂЖକ҄ॊЂϠЖㅊᇸȂᅇ൹ dinary in the ordinary? That was Walk to the Dragon Boat Competition; and H the question facing the seven then there is Albert Lam, the Chief Techni- ᓳᓴ৶ྻӤॊЂ੭ࠜġ ĩ ֖ࣆ Īġ ཀӜЋిఱ panelists who oversaw the selection proc- cian in the Facilities Management Office, ತታȂ৶ӤЂᐯаЙԢᄥᢜ҃ࠑೡȂҒࣁ ess of the university's inaugural Presi- who keeps the campus equipment and ੭ၭྻȃϠϧႤ࿚ȃᐯങфᖉႻൊࠝȃిᚚ фᐯӠྻȄഺৎȶϛϠЈೡȷѽࠧ௱ሮྻdent's Outstanding Service Award. facilities humming and who turns our ৶ wasteful habits into passionate care for ૌߞᅗ࢘་֖ទᚰߞᓳᓴჅȄ҇жх࣍ॊЂ In less than 17 years, HKUST has become the environment and compassionate ੭аߞ۞ћмȄ known as a tertiary institution with excel- concern for the underprivileged. சጨȷԒ՜ۖ Ĵĵ ৎ෩ԩȂއȶॊЂ൰ҍܨlence in its blood and the future in its bones. Less well known is its army of Finally, the big day arrived. It was the ৶ྻࣄᓴ൵ҍ֒ߞ IJı ֜ᓴϠ་֖বႏȄ silent supporters - worker bees who toil awardees' moment of glory. The award ُ֜ᓴϠঋԴ෩ԩϠൖԢϭȂജݙգᓳᓴ so that their colony becomes the true presentation ceremony took place in the ৶ȶጹயȷॗҗЈȄഺᅁԴ࣏ЙϘዹߞᑢፚ home of the excellent. Tin Ka Ping Hall, which has seldom seen ˕࣏ЬѼϢᚚবႏሃᎢћϾႏН༡ߞទւ such a collegial and overflowing presence. ᢚȄ The Selection Committee headed by Prof It was the first time this busy young uni- Wong Yuk-shan, Vice-president of Busi- versity has time to stop and say thank you ၃ჅទਧߞᆶᓴჅࢢȂೣݺᓴҍϬ֜ఀጨ சћ৶ཀ்ᗧڰ࣏ЂᐯਣሃгԒ־ness and Administration was drawn from to those who help it shine. It did so with a ߰Ȃж a broad representation of this academic ceremony worthy of its most solemn aca- ЃЀȃళᘉૺళᘉ၃ನᏑ൰ށԐӠф੭ཀྵ ߧԐӠȄཀЃЀԴޒങ৶ثcommunity, with a participating member demic proceedings, with citations, a presi- നࣉᇒನਯ சႆȂऎϞᕕѾණᢜф፠ᓭೡߞއཔڙfrom the Council, Human Resources dential handshake, press interviews and IJĵ Րߞ ӡӒညߞоڳOffice, Academic and Operational depart- so much more. The day ended in a perfect ቮِȂ၃௱ᅃ؞ᔠȂत࢝ь ׄـments, the Staff Association, and even evening - a chatty dinner with senior ༺ȇᏑԐӠЙ֭ऎЂᐯళᘉݙቮߏਫ਼Ȃ ৶Ѝ۶ᐯӠඈྑߞࣿஜȂՂպေۦthe Students’ Union. No committee took members of the administration and aca- ᗝᓱԺ༵൯ ԐӠ୵Ϟᠪ੭ཀྵԧᇌനޒits job more seriously than this “gang of demic and operational department heads ֖۶ᔷѧᘈຈȇ ७ϧᄁᔽ੭аϠЀြॗႤ࿚ȃྑ᠕ᖖـseven”. And no selection process was in full attendance. One by one, the three ࣉҳȂ ϠЀȄקmore seriously thorough. True to its DNA, winners spoke bilingually from their heart, ᄩфᝯᜃള HKUST’s culture of excellence has filtered of their love for their work and for the down to its committees. university.
38 ȶ൰ҍއசጨȷ᎒ෳॊЂᅌࢢॻ༯
Ȃऎഺըᓴᗝᄑϯ؆ग़ߞ٭Ꮗࣹሲҍѕܺ႖ȂࠑႿҁ ࠛԑዴᝑұЌሽـᗜȂഺ࣏ఀጨ߰ԍᅷߞ ਯȂփϬ֜ఀጨ߰ڽჴጨߞЂџЄೣݺ Ȃփ࣏ږϘЎߞаѕᆕڽЙҪ௲ڭȊჴጨᚃԴӣਛएᣇᗝ֖ȂಽߩࡈȄԴഺ েᅆݺЍ֯фЂᐯߞጤྑȄ ҮၳȄग़ے ȂԨ҄ҹԍࠪߞ݅ѕ ࠑݺᅆЙܶϠЀߞᝯྑȄڽϘчȂॊЂஃϭَ ؆׀գཇ ᑋৎᓴݥჅԒࠅϞԺৎ࣐งȂೣݺ༶ـࢢڰᚃഄទփ༩দȂۏ৶Ѝ७ྰȄჴጨ Ȃ Ȅ๒փȂ൵ៈஜϠѕߞ൹ᗝൣҍԴ൵ࢢȂබفߞਜཪᆕຕأණඡᐱȄࣿஜᔌቅ᛫ේ ݙգ֖ࣆȃిᐯфᖉႻൊࠝߞኸϠ৶գҍ ࣏Ϭ֜ఀጨ߰Ϙ७ԢྍԧϠݙఀߞϘေЮጨ
Student and Staff to Sit on Council as Members ੭ၭྻڗᐯӠфᚚ৶
Ђᐯ੭ၭྻ֯ऎЂᐯߞ൵ᇒನثll HKUST full-time students and all academic and educational affairs, สॊ full-time staff members will soon including academic personnel. ॷ ࣛᅹȂ༟ݸПݙգԑџۘᐯӠфԑᚚ ऎ੭ၭྻ৶ȄڗAhave the opportunity to elect ৶ЍȄҁেҞჅᓴᗝ from amongst themselves a member to In early 2008, the University widely ЂᐯȞثsit on the University Council, which is the consulted various stakeholders including ੲᑂݺ ijııĺ Ր ĺ ѡӠੜߞশสॊ ȂॊЂ੭ၭྻ৶ϠዴӤĴĵ Ϡิڼsupreme governing body of the University. students, faculty, staff, and alumni on the ȟ౧ ੜૈȄؼೡҒࣁิьۍـproposed amendments. HKUST represen- ijĸ ϠȂᚣթ҄ᇒನ Under amendments to the HKUST Ordi- tatives subsequently attended a meeting IJı ৎਯ֜фҩҐ Ĵ ৎྲਯ֜ȈϘԩిᚚ৶ȃ Кਯ੭࣏ࠜੲێnance which will take effect in September with the Legislative Council Panel on Edu- ϘԩᐯӠфਯ੭ࠜȂ ኧനߞᚚ֜ȄݺಲӠўবȂੲᑂڼthe size of the HKUST Council will cation to brief members on the amend- ᑂྲഢ ,2009 Ȃ៉ྻѹਯӺ࣏Ђᐯ੭ၭྻڼbe reduced from 34 to 27 members for ments and listened to LegCo Members’s ֖ߞॊЂ౧ more effective governance. This is ach- views. The HKUST team, led by Council ৶НϘȄЂᐯӒබӲ៉ྻᓙ႙ಲӠߞྍ Ȅڍ -ieved by taking away 10 existing seats and Chairman Dr Marvin Cheung and Presi adding three new ones: one for a staff dent Paul Chu, included representatives member, one for a student, and one for from the Students’ Union, Staff Associa- ЂᐯݺႵ՝ࡈฅᇒನᠪயᕭЂᐯኸᇒ ຉರݑڽфӏڈthe “Provost” which is a new post created tion, and Alumni Association. ನࣛᅹȂऎᅁ֖ұՐЂᐯి ࢢȂࢷᇒನᠪயߞ࢙៉ྲኧێunder the new legislation. ਣ֯Հ൯Ȅ Commenting on the smooth and speedy ਯ੭ࠜϘᚚȂѹঋയᆾရݙգᐯങфి ᇒನȄڰȂҒࣁЂᐯిᐯϠ৶ߞϠܢڰڈ ,As for alumni, under the existing HKUST passage of the amendment bill in LegCo Ordinance, the Chairman of the Convoca- Council Chairman Dr Cheung expressed tion is also member of the University deep gratitude to LegCo Member the Hon ijııĹ ՐՐࠐȂЂᐯฅබգᝯ࢙៉ዃᓙ႙ Council. HKUST is now in the process of Abraham Shek, who is also a member of ЙԢϠЀȂҒࣁᐯӠȃిᚚ৶фಲӠȄॊЂ ச৶ྻ༟ྻȂЬڰڈిྻޱconsulting our alumni to set up the the University Council, for his great help in ҃ࠑᔌࢢሃӲ Ȅ҃ࠑڍ৶ߞྍ៉ྻޱᡘۤӲڭConvocation. steering the Bill through various legislative գᝯȂ ф੭уྻȂӤྻᐯӠྻȃిᚚ৶ڽ־stages. ৶ж The new position of Provost is created in ੭ၭྻѹਯ௺࢙ތൾЀфզ၃ޠ੭ࠜತታȄᅆ ؔȂޱԺৎӲྻޱ഼ჅӲ׀੯କ༶ޱaccordance with a recommendation of a On the advice of the LegCo Education ݺ management consultant engaged by the Panel, the University has drawn up regula- ੭ၭྻѹਯ௺ൾЀାѕྏᘁӲޱྻ៉৶Ӯᚃᗽ University to review the University’s tions in accordance with the wishes of the ߞᕒׄȄӮ៉৶Ӻ࣏੭ၭྻ৶НϘȄ senior management structures in prepara- staff and students on the conduct of the ச৶ྻߞ࢙៉ȂЂᐯЏබڰڈిྻޱtion for the implementation of a 4-year un- elections of the Staff and Student Council ࢷӲ ॊЂిᚚ৶фᐯӠܠdergraduate education and for the future Member respectively. The elections are ిᚚ৶фᐯӠߞྍȂۘ strategic developments of the University. expected to take place in 2009. Դᓴᗝ҃ࠑҍਯ੭ၭྻߞᓴᗝՇࡋȄჰงᓴ The Provost is responsible for oversight of ᗝݺ ijııĺ Րᗝ֖Ȅ
39 ġġġġġġġġġ O ur Green, Green Campus
Ι Π Thank you John, Welcome Marvin and Michael ٱ ᆇᗏКȶ൘ȷࠓȶ௺ȷ
fter serving HKUST faithfully, diligently and ᑨൾЀԴᑉԇϞॊЂ੭ၭྻѹਯбՐНࢢȂೣݺଡ଼ϭ ൾЀతดȄЂᐯԴ Ķ ѡ ijij џપݺЂᐯߞތresourcefully for six years as Council Chairman, ങѫ።ȂӤ௺࢙ ADr John Chan passed the baton to his succes- К້ᣇऎྲѹਯՉవϞϘৎቅ᛫ȃգᎷȃփЙҵഄទߞ ൘ൾЀȂфᡌࠓ௺ൾЀф൪ઔ༯ᛁӠ־sor, Dr Marvin Cheung. Dr Chan received a mandatory ᗑᡌྻȂᢰЂᐯԢ standing ovation - there being no seats in the reception ӒՑతԇ੭ၭྻӒѹਯНᚚȄऎϞຍᘁॊЂȶ૰ບȷᅆҁߞ ԴྻϯєᆇȂൾఀԑඞጤધᗏȄ־hall - but not before he broke into song for his fans one ߞњࢺȂ൘ൾЀપ last time. 40 Appointments, Fellowships and Honors ԇȃᅷф୰Ѐ
2008 Honors List ௲ᏚӪ Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) Medal of Honor (MH) ĩᄸៗᏚണĪ ߜ๙૦ണ Professor Ip Yuk-yu, Nancy ၧӜՂిఱ n the 2008 Honors List released on 1 Dr the Honorable Head, Department of Biochemistry ѹԇڀڀJuly, eight University members, includ- ిச৶ྻ৶фॊЂӠߏмᐯ Cheung Kin-tung, Marvin ௺࢙ތ៉৶ ing our new Chairman Dr Marvin I Council Chairman ੭ၭྻѹਯ Cheung and Honorary Court Member the Appointments of Justice of the Honorable Andrew Li Kwok-nang, have ӈۏSilver Bauhinia Star (SBS) Peace Њҁಡρ been conferred honors by the Chief Exec- ሚ๙૦ണ utive of the Hong Kong SAR. Another five Dr Fung Yuk-bun, Patrick ༾⣳⒒ൾЀ have been appointed Justice of the Peace. Dr Chow Chun-kay, Stephen ۹ൾЀ Council Member ੭ၭྻ৶ Congratulations! Court Member ᠪய৶ྻ৶ Mr Kwok Siu-ming ോьށԐӠ Dr Fung Kwok-lun, William ༾ᇮൾЀ Court Member ᠪய৶ྻ৶ ЫՐгҿߞఱᐙԩඏညКȂॊЂϘԒ Honorary Court Member ᠪய৶ྻᅷ᠖৶ ӵ գϣ֜৶ᖔჴఱᐙȂҒࣁᠪய৶ Mr Sun Tak-kei, David ਗԐӠ Ms Lo Kai-yin ᜲుЃЀ Treasurer of the University ЂᐯҦ ф੭ၭྻѹਯ௺࢙ܡޱକਯقᅷ᠖৶ྻ Honorary Court Member ᠪய৶ྻᅷ᠖৶ Council Member ੭ၭྻ৶ ৶ȄթҳӺգУ֜ᖔԇщӀೠЀȂҞඈ៉ތ ҞȊ Professor Chin Tai-hong, Roland Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) ᓿЂ௵ిఱ Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) ማ๙૦ണ Vice-President for Academic Affairs (Deputy to the President) ਯ੭ࠜ σ๙૦Ꮪണ Dr Chan Sing-chuk, Charles ൘ၐᑨൾЀ Court Member ᠪய৶ྻ৶ Mr Lam Kin-lai ޒᚃԐӠ The Honorable Li Kwok-nang, Andrew Associate Director, ԐӠ Facilities Management OfficeډMr Lui Tim-leung, Tim ჩ౹ ܡޱକਯق Honorary Court Member ᠪய৶ྻᅷ᠖৶ Honorary Court Member ᠪய৶ྻᅷ᠖৶ ੭ཀྵനࣉᇒನࠜ
Prof Roland Chin Reappointed RGC Chairman Prof Xiren Cao the First Local Scholar ၥօкৰ Named IFAC Fellowـᓀσஶఀ௲ӈं Ϧఀ௲ᕕႵ ŊŇłń ρሠהఔ Prof Roland Chin Tai-hong has been reappointed Chairman of the Research HKUST’s Chair Professor in Grants Council (RGC), for a period of 3 Electronic and Computer years up to 2011. Prof Chin has been Engineering Xiren Cao has RGC’s Chairman since 2005. The RGC ad- been named a fellow of the vises the SAR Government, through the International Federation of University Grants Committee, on the Automatic Control (IFAC), needs of the institutions of higher educa- making him the first- tion in Hong Kong in the field of academic ever Hong Kong scholar to research, to assess research grants applications and to monitor the become an IFAC Fellow since the Federation’s implementation of such grants. inception in 1957.
ᗾਲ਼ిఱؓХ൵ࠕᖔቫڀႤׄ؊ѹਯȂԇงϬՐȂߡ ॊЂცЄфᇖᑟЍᐯٿਯ੭ࠜᓿЂ௵ిఱ൵ࠕԓ࢘ᖔԇु Ⴄׄ؊ऎిႤྻ៳ϭ ஜఠۘᗑဖġ ĩŊůŵŦųůŢŵŪŰůŢŭġ ŇŦťŦųŢŵŪŰůġ Űŧġ łŶŵŰŮŢŵŪŤġ ńŰůŵųŰŭĪġ ჴٿҍԇթঋᚚȄुܕijıIJIJՐȂᓿిఱijııĶՐ༟ শสߞ୰ڽறϘڽఱ୰ЀȂऎႍྻIJĺĶĸՐ൹ᓱѽ ٿᑟᅹԴᐯങुڈࣆࣆܹ࢙៉শสຈి֖־ೡᚐȂӫߞ࣏Ԩশสપ ዥภߞႻӡȄ ЀȄڱႤׄӦȂфᆾᇒഺٿϯߞቮঋȂໞ੮ᐯങधߞु
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Ι Π HKUST Confers Honorary Fellowships ٱ ॊЂჴఱᅷ᠖Ђᐯ୰Ѐᅷ
(From left) HKUST Council Chairman Dr Marvin Cheung, Dr Samson Tam Wai-Ho, Ir Dr Lo Wai-Kwok, HKUST Pro-Chancellor Dr Sir Sze-Yuen Chung, Mr Hui Hok-Chee, Dr James William Hayes, and HKUST President Paul Chu ᚃȂᕻᕻϘȂࠧ௱ጤᐂۏᚃݺ ķ ѡ ĵ џᗝ֖Ȃպ֜ిᚚ৶фᄜሼҍਯ࣏༵ۏᅷ᠖Ђᐯ୰Ѐჴఱ
his year, HKUST honors four distinguished ЂЫՐჴఱȶᅷ᠖Ђᐯ୰ЀࠛൢȷПұԩᅆߤྻգ൰ҍ գ൰ҍឥȂࡈԇྲधࣆசٿmembers of the community, who are in some ऋ ឥߞϠЀȂҒࣁᅆশสु Йᓷϧߞⴧଦᚘ྾ധᐯНԐڈTsense as different as chalk from cheese, from an ၌၌ࠜധັൾЀȇᅆњࢺి শสЍਰᐯྻྻࠜڗ४ԢዹᚳනȂϘثeducation-supporting ginseng dealer, to a former civil Ӡȇങሃॊ ЙঽᣢुКরጄሃҟߕߞᒊஈൾЀȇѽservant turned local historian, and a visionary IT entre- НᚚȂϘ ѷጤѕгૈߞᝌஈሹൾڭ഼ȷ៌أȶۏpreneur to a multi-tasking president of the Hong Kong фయҍԑสൊცЄ Institution of Engineers. ЀȄ
Beauty Is More than Water Deep
iving enthusiasts at HKUST have demonstrated The divers came from various backgrounds. They include their love of “deep” beauty by taking part in the faculty members and their family members, students, Dfirst ever HKUST Underwater Photo Contest. and alumni.
Fifteen divers went into the sea but only nine contestants The three judges are underwater photography veteran submitted photo entries. Why? Because the remaining six Stephen Wong, as the Chief Judge, an HKUST Photog- saw many marine creatures trapped by abandoned fish- raphy Society representative, and Professor Paul Second ing nets, and instead of taking photos they instead Harrison, Director of the Atmospheric, Marine and runner-up’s entry spent the time underwater to save Coastal Environment Program. They had a hard time ক֯ࡡ these marine lives. As each partici- picking the best from the good. After a round ofܞ pant is allowed to submit three debate and deliberation, here are the winners and their entries, a total of 27 photos masterpieces: were received for judging.
42 Gorgeous Garage Sale: for Fun and Charity ੭ཀྵᎱߏྻ˕ڰҗՐϘ࢘ߞ੭ཀྵಽ
erseverance and passion have December, gaining popularity with turned a one-lady car boot sale the vendors - who may be staff and P more than 10 years ago into a much their families, students, outside celebrated half-yearly event on the cam- vendors and the general public. The pus that benefits both the environment number of booths has been climb- and the people alike. ing steadily to more than 170.
It all began in 1995 when Jean Hudson, At the last Garage Sale, the Staff wife of Facilities Management Office Association took the opportunity to Director Mike Hudson, organized a car offer new and pre-loved goods for boot sale to dispose of their children’s sale and the University Parents Co- toys and clothes that they no longer need- operative provided food and drinks. ed. And the Grand Garage Sale at HKUST Part of the proceeds went to the was born. Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund.
This charitable event is usually held twice ԺՐࡈȂϘ֜ЃЀᐴிጋ۶ጤ ݺ Ķİķ ѡ۶־ըȂжیසᎱߏྻȂЫൣᆊ ഺ༵ྎຠࣿஜُՐᗝᓱژa year in May/June and November/ Ϊ ఐᗝ֖ϞϘըࢢ ϠЀணПழزєϞЂכȂ҄ԧў IJIJİIJij ѡᗝ֖ȂُըൌڰᢏऎُҗՐᗝᓱϘըߞॊЂ੭ཀྵಽ മڽȄ ᎱȂҒࣁЂᐯిᚚ৶ȃਛ៳ȃᐯӠȃҳۦ ѽᜲЂಿȄᡊ֜ዴӫϵЙᙝኧҐȂ൵॔ Ϙзݺ IJĺĺĶ Ր ŋŦŢůġʼnŶťŴŰů ᗝᓱߞ ᔂႿ IJĸı ԺৎȄ Ȅ ŋŦŢů ࣏ܕසᎱߏࣿஜ༟ژࢢ ᚣᑟҍழԧᇌྻॊЂ੭ಯനࣉᇒನֹࠜ ԴѡࡈߞᎱߏྻКȂిᚚ৶ ቊġ ĩŎŪŬŦġ ʼnŶťŴŰůĪ ߞщщȂҍ റࡡȂԑྲфϟјറࡡ൯ȇЂᐯਛࠜԪ֯ߤ ᕕߏф༼ࡡȄᎱߏྻߞൊж՜ૈЏڻࡋയ ۍழߞߏࡡҒࣁࢅЄߞߕ ࠛȷȄ٭۶֗ߏȄթȂॊЂߞᎱߏ ዥȶұЌԳᏩሽ ӠȊטࢆྻ
ग़ដఐߞઔܺѵध
Ϭ֜ໞֿ࣏শสѪܺ៷ᡋࢃѳూᄜȞѹਯໞ ۻЂऎ੭аߞጕѪᑵуᗝᓱϞϘৎઔܺ ጨᑟྻȂգনߞጕѪ༡ࠅԴࣀాЈӠ ऋ ៷ѧᘈȂணҐ߰Ғࣁిᚚ৶фਛ៳ȃ ϯȄ ֿȟȃॊЂᐯӠ៷ᐯྻ҃ࠑфЂઈȃઔࣶઔ ᖖᄩᐯᐯॊѹԇင⻖ిఱȄ၃ჅϘᏇᑬધܫ ᐯӠ۶ಲӠȄϭѪ៷ߞԒϩУϠȂ֭൵ࢢ ӹϬ֯ࡡȂໞֿᄥ൵ ᎢࢢȂ൵ࢢᓴҍϞѽϭᔹർ߰Ȉהව֜Դ Ӥݺُ֜ணᘈ߰ҞѽێڽҪգϝ֜෩ӹ֯ࡡȄऎЦኃȉ১ ઔࣶӠߏജᆢӔౢ ࢢ՜ۖ ijĸ Ԋ֯ࡡȄڱȂऻۖϘلᛟ៷رඵ ϭබݸౢϞᖔڹȂݺ࣏Դຠѕᠭ֝ק၉ߞ൦ᇨ
Champion: Miss Choy Wing Yee ࡄকȈᒖኇġ কȈഄૼ༮ൾЀڲ First Runner-up: Prof Ajay Joneja Second Runner-up: Mr Chan Min Kam ܞকȈ൘ᇬᔅ
(Left) the winning entry; (Right) the first runner-up ক֯ࡡڲĩҽĪġࡄক֯ࡡȇĩҠĪġ 43 Chiu Chow Merchants Boost Research on Chinese Herbal Medicine ጤٿՍྻġຉஜКନु
The Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce has pledged HK$4.5 million KUST is becoming not just culturally, but also targeted catchment areas. Universities in Shantou and to HKUST to set up ethnically diverse. Soon, there will be a distinct Guangzhou also chipped in energetically. The response, postgraduate Chiu Chow element on campus. The university predictably, has been robust. scholarship to nurture H young Chiu Chow has embraced the friendship and accepted the generous talents gesture of the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Merchants Associ- With Chiu Chow students soon heading to the HKUST শสՍྻᝑสᅋұ ation in funding studies of alternative medicine. As is campus, could the famous Chiu Chow cuisine be far պУϩေЮȂݺॊЂനӲ well known, residents of Chiu Chow origin number in behind ? ڈġӠጨᐯࠛȂைٿु ϠЖġ excess of a million in the territory. They are legendaryٽղឱᔹ Ђᐯ࢙ӲӾ֡ᝯ࠼Ȃѽݢثtraders and big-hearted philanthropists and a powerful สՍྻ൵ࠕሃশสॊ ҍُৎـϠ৶ᐯ೫КନȄྻٿुڈforce to be reckoned with in our economy. Quite apart ॷၑȃைфి ཇКᛁߞुڰӠంٿfrom their money-making prowess, Chiu Chow mer- Ⴟ ĵĶıĭııı ЮߞጨᐯࠛԒϩৎȂᢰु аփឱՍߞӦϠྻᖔఀᔹԐւዋȄڽЍ֯Ȅٿ chants are strong believers in education as a channel of upward social mobility. ۍӔჅպေНዴȂҁেҒࣁ࿂ܧಿݙ༉ߢȂឱՍߞশส ϘԨജऎӎสـߞႥოЄфՈѕХࡓߞྎຠਛȂ֒܈An elite group of these believers have personally picked ཇ ۦߞ൹නକϧ൯ڗHKUST to form an academic partnership in recruiting, ၃ᕻਣ०ࢢߞЂஜϧȄՍϠ୵Ϟӎ َ࣏ϯߤྻ༥ߞਸ਼Ȅڈtraining and educating researchers in the study of Chi- ᇍჵҳȂҁেӺಎࠫి nese herbal medicine. This prestigious body is donating ߞిᚚ৶ЏјݢདྷᏋညġڀЂᐯӠߏثten scholarships, each worth $450,000, to educate post- শสՍྻሃশสॊ ఀۖղᔝфዃՍԳࣆܹߞЂϧњࢺ۶ညԳڭӠϠᓴȂٿgraduates in traditional Chinese medical research. Prefer- ߞु ence will be given to applicants of Chiu Chow origin from Ђᐯߞᒕ࿂ภȄ the Mainland. To this end, a recruitment drive was spear- Ђᐯ੭ཀྵȂहࠫग़ۧߞՍग़ثheaded by the Association in conjunction with faculty ᔌՍឱᐯӠҐϢশสॊ Ȋאڽmembers of the Biology Department. This effort was ϵྻతᓫփ given a big boost by the local government officials in the 44 యዃॊᏦᡝġంีऋंᑹ፸
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ҁգᝯێেऎ֣Դթȷ՜༰ϞߏನᐯઍќᔒࠛԴশสߞᆊᗾфاϘ༰ȶ ћൢȄϟ༰ȶ႐ϠॊᐯਛġĮġᎢġijIJġѵ॔ྲӠࣿȷ՜ᔂϞѵधૺॊᐯਛՂ ቈৰȃ࿅ᄾຈԴॊЂߞᆊᗾຕ༰ġȄҁেߞᆊᗾѹঋ༰Кݺణྲѵ॔ق ሃijı֜ॊЂޠߞᇌᇌࣄᐼȄԴϬ༰ȶॊᐯබԴӠࣿКȷȂॊЂ੭ࠜզ၃ ిఱȂԨЂਛЬЙԢॊुታாߞ൵ྲਣȄ
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