Annual Report 2004–05

Prof. M i c h a el Ha r r is Bond, professor of psychology, was a w a r d ed an H o n o r a ry Fe l l ows h ip b y the I n t e r n a t i o n al Association for Cross-cultural Psychology. Prof. Catherine A . Mc B r i de of the D e p a r t m e nt of P s y c h o l o gy was r e c o g n i z ed as a 2004 f e l l ow of the Am e r i c an Ps y c h o l o g i c al Society. Dr. Yang Yubin, postdoctoral research f e l l ow of the Joint Laboratory for Ge o i n f o r ma t i on Science, w o n t h i rd prize at the n a t i o nw i de Astronautic I n n o v a t i on Comp e t i t i on ' F l y i ng into the Future'. Promotion of Art and Culture Each y e ar the U n i v e r s i ty a n d its c o n s t i t u e nt colleges o r g a n i ze a v a r i e ty of d i s t i n g u i s h ed p r o f e s s o r s h i p / f e l l ows h ip schemes to b r i ng w o r l d - r e n o w n ed scholars to the campus. The p u b l ic lectures a nd seminars they give serve to i n v i g o r a te the intellectual c o mm u n i ty of H o n g K o n g a nd generate f r u i t f ul academic exchanges. I n 2004-05, the U n i v e r s i ty h o s t ed p u b l ic lectures b y n i ne N o b e l laureates i n c l u d i ng N o b el Laureates i n Physics Prof. Douglas D. Osheroff, Prof. D a v i d J. Gross and Prof. Charles H . Townes; and No b el Laureates i n Economics Prof. Ama r t ya K. Sen, Prof. Joseph E. Stiglitz, Prof. A . Michael Spence, Prof. Sir James A . Mirrlees, Prof. Robert A . M u n d e ll a nd Prof. E d w a rd C. Prescott. O t h er p r om i n e nt speakers d u r i n g 2004-05 i n c l u d ed H i s Excellency M r. Shaukat A z i z, P r i me Minister of Pakistan; Dr. W i l l i am J. Perry, former U n i t ed States Secretary of Defense; Prof. Ch e ng Siwei, vice-chairman, Standing Comm i t t ee of the Na t i o n al People's Congress; Prof. P. James E. Peebles, w i n n er of the Shaw Prize i n A s t r o n omy 2004; Prof. C h e rn Shiing-shen, w i n n er of the Shaw Prize i n Ma t h ema t i c al Sciences 2004; M r . James R. Keith, U n i t ed States Consul-General i n H o n g K o n g; Prof. Takeshi Oka, Robert A . M i l i k a n D i s t i n g u i s h ed Service Professor Eme r i t us at the Un i v e r s i ty of Chicago; Prof. N e il B r y an O l d r i d g e, distinguished research scientist, College of He a l th Sciences at the Un i v e r s i ty of W i s c o n s i n - M i l wa u k e e; Prof. Christoper Cullen, director of the N e e d h am Research Institute; Prof. G o r d on Richardson, K P M G Professor of A c c o u n t i ng at the Un i v e r s i ty of Toronto; Prof. Jaap Valk, professor of r a d i o l o gy a nd neuroradiology at the Free University Hospital i n The Netherlands; Prof. Thomas M . Scanlon, Jr., A l f o r d Professor of Na t u r al Religion, M o r a l Ph i l o s o p hy a nd C i v i l Polity at H a r v a rd Un i v e r s i t y; a nd Prof. H a u L. Lee, The T h oma Professor of Operations, I n f o r ma t i on and Technology at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. The Un i v e r s i t y 's A r t M u s e um c o n t i n u ed to serve the Un i v e r s i ty a nd the local c ommu n i t y, a nd u n d e r t o ok to enhance the appreciation of Chinese art t h r o u gh a rich p r o g r amme of exhibitions, symposia, talks, authentication services, a nd so on. I n the past year the A r t M u s e um h e l d several special e x h i b i t i o ns w i t h d i f f e r e nt themes. The e x h i b i t i on ' I n n o v a t i o ns a nd Creations: A Retrospect of 20th Ce n t u ry Porcelain f r om Jindezhen' was o r g a n i z ed together w i t h the Jingdezhen Ceramic M u s e um i n Jiangxi. ' No b le Riders f r om Pines a nd Deserts: The Artistic Legacy of the Q i d a n' featured exquisite items f r om the r e n own ed M e n g d i e x u an Collection, w i t h s u p p l eme n ts f r om several p r i v a te collections. T he exhibits of ' Sh i mme r i ng Colours: Mo n o c h r omes of the Yu an to Q i ng Periods — The Z h u y u e t a ng Collection' were entirely o n loan f r om the private collection of Mr. Richard Kan. For the exhibition of 'Master of Cursive Calligraphy: Yu Youren 1879-1864', wo r ks were w i d e ly d r a wn f r om private and public collections i n H o n g K o n g a nd overseas. The A r t M u s e um w o r k e d closely w i t h other d e p a r t me n ts of the Un i v e r s i t y. The e x h i b i t i on of 服 務 社 會 放 眼 世 界 Service to H o ng K o ng a n d the World 61