Annual Report 2004–05

Introduction The University is c omm i t t ed to the pu r s u it of excellence i n academic research. Academics and students are supported by world-class facilities on and off campus, and are encouraged to nurture and realize original and exploratory ideas through various research f u n d i ng programmes offered by the University. The seven faculties and their departments p r o v i de basic research infrastructure to s u p p o rt researchers. Major institutes and smaller research units provide points of convergence for research projects of an interdisciplinary nature, a l l ow i ng t h em to develop strategically. New Research Infrastructure I n the year under review, the University saw the establishment of the Croucher Laboratory for H u m a n Genomics. The laboratory was founded on the achievements of the Laboratory of H u m a n Genomics. Recently, significant discoveries were made on the functional characteristics of h uman genes i n c l u d i ng those i mpo r t ant to liver cancer development and the cardiovascular systems. Separately, the Research Clinic for Integrated Medicine was established to foster research projects adop t i ng an integrated approach of ma i n l i ne medicine and t r ad i t i onal Chinese medicine. To support research on infectious diseases, the Lo Kwee-Seong Research Laboratory of Infectious Diseases was officially named as the University's physical containment level 3 (PC3) laboratory. The laboratory w i l l be used to conduct high-risk research projects on SARS, avian influenza and H I V infection. This year, the Medical Faculty received a generous donation to establish the L i Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences. The institute w i l l devote its efforts to the health of individuals, w i t h particular emphasis on sickness prevention, clinical sciences and regenerative medicine. The research focus w i l l include early detection of severe diseases such as cancers, genetic diseases, c ommon u r b an health problems and infectious diseases, innovative therapeutics and disease prevention t h r ough understanding of genetic susceptibility. I n other areas, the U n i v e r s i ty saw the official nam i ng of the W i l l i am M.W. M o n g E n g i n e e r i n g B u i l d i n g , w h i c h w a s p u r p o s e - d e s i g n ed w i t h state-of-the-art teaching a nd laboratory facilities, and a m u l t i - m e d ia lecture theatre w i t h over 200 seats. The b u i l d i n g w i l l f a c i l i t a te d e v e l o pme nt i n teaching a nd research, e s p e c i a l ly i n i n f o r m a t i o n a n d c om- mu n i c a t i on technologies. Meantime, the n ew S h un H i n g I n s t i t u te of A d v a n c ed E n g i n e e r i ng w i l l spearhead a d v a n c ed engineering research, create synergy w i t h w o r l d - c l a ss r e s e a r c h e r s, e n g a ge i n t e c h n o l o g y t r a n s f e r, a n d p r o m o t e a p p r e c i a t i on of e n g i n e e r i ng i n society t h r o u g h e d u c a t i on p r o g r a mm e s. I n c omp u t er science, the M i c r o s o f t - CUHK J o i nt L a b o r a t o ry f o r H u m a n - c e n t r ic C o m p u t i ng a nd Interface Technologies (左起）美國伊利諾大學香檳分校華雲生敎授、工程學院院長任德盛敎授、信興敎育及慈善基金副 主席張敏儀女士、信興集團主席兼董事長蒙民偉博士、劉遵義校長、信興敎育及慈善基金主席蒙 德揚先生和信興高等工程研究所所長程伯中敎授 (From left) Prof. Benjamin W. Wah of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, Prof. Peter Yum, dean of engineering, Ms. Cheung Man-yee, vice-chairman of Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund, Dr. William M.W. Mong, chairman and senior managing director of Shun Hing Group, Prof. Lawrence J. Lau, vice-chancellor, Mr. David Mong, chairman of Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund, and Prof. Ching Pak-chung, director of Shun Hing Institute of Advanced Engineering 研究 Research 4 3