Annual Report 2011–12

44 發展里程 Shenzhen Research Institute CUHK celebrated the grand opening of the Shenzhen Research Institute on 17 November 2011. Construction of the institute began in March 2009. Situated in the Shenzhen Virtual University Park in Nanshan, this 10-storey building with a gross floor area of 25,000 m 2 houses lecture theatres, classrooms, laboratories, and offices. The institute serves as a pivotal base for our staff members to conduct research, development, training, and technology transfer in mainland China. The institute also can showcase our research achievements and explore new opportunities for the University’s development on the mainland. Through the Institute, CUHK can advance its collaboration with Shenzhen in education, research, and industrialization. The Shenzhen– Hong Kong cooperation will bring both cities’ strengths into full play. Joint Research Centre of Liver and Digestive Diseases Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, CUHK Vice-Chancellor, led a six- member delegation to visit Zhejiang University (ZJU) and officiated at the establishment ceremony of The Chinese University of Hong Kong–Zhejiang University Joint Research Centre of Liver and Digestive Diseases with Prof. Yang Wei, President of ZJU, on 20 February 2012. Scholars from the Institute of Digestive Disease of CUHK, the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Center of ZJU, and the State Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases Diagnosis and Treatment, 深圳研究院 2009 年 3 月動土興建的中大深圳研究院，於 2011 年 11 月 17 日落成開幕。這座設備完善的 產學研大樓，坐落於深圳市南山區高新產 業園區「深圳虛擬大學園國家大學科技園」 內，建築面積二萬五千平方米，樓高十層，設 有演講廳及課室、科研實驗區及研究院綜合 辦公區，以及中小企業辦公區。 深圳研究院將成為中大在中國內地的窗 口，展示大學的優秀傳統及國際級教研成 果，為中大於深圳及內地的發展開拓更廣 闊的空間。中大將透過深圳研究院加強與 深圳在教育、科研及產業化三方面的合作， 帶動兩地優勢全面發展。 中大浙大肝病及消化病聯合研究 中心 沈祖堯校長於 2012 年 2 月 20 日率領六人代 表團前往浙江大學，與該校楊衞校長為兩 校共建的香港中文大學與浙江大學肝病 及消化病聯合研究中心主持揭幕儀式。 中大代表團亦參觀傳染病診治國家重點 實驗室，了解其最新科研發展及探討合作 機會。