Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2003

Addres s b y Dr . Raymon d Kwo k (Extract) . I used to think that building large-scale property developments was a complex process, but I now know that the logistics of banquet planning is no less demanding. Fortunately, I have been lucky enough to have some of the hardest-working, most capable and dedicated individuals I have ever had the pleasure to meet serving alongside me on the Steering Committee. Many of my fellow committee members are well known in the community and are leaders in business, public affairs and academia. One quality that they all share is a strong commitment to the University and the ideal of excellence that the University stands for. Helping to organize tonight's banquet has also given me the opportunity to work w i th various people from a broad spectrum of The Chinese University community . . . I was constantly impressed in the months leading up to this evening with their spirit and determination to make tonight a special event for all of us.... Addres s b y Prof . Ambros e Y.C . Kin g (Extract) A n d as we return to the year 2003, how can I not speak of dreams, when the dream of the Chinese people to navigate space has now become a reality? H o w can I not talk about flying, when by propitious coincidence our 40th anniversary slogan has adopted the imagery of flight and ascension? Certainly we dream big and aim high. As a 'Chinese' university, we dream of a modernized China, we dream of contributing to a new Chinese civilizational order. As a tertiary institution of global vision, we aspire after greatness in Asia, we aspire after service to human kind. Forty years of continuous progress has given us sufficient strength and confidence to soar to new heights in our fifth decade, and we shall try our utmost to sustain this mome n t um for upward surge. Let's have the daring to say: the sky is our limit. Ladies and gentlemen, as we come together to celebrate the 40th birthday of the University, let's feel grateful for its benevolence, let's feel joyful at its accomplishments, let's look forward to a future that promises even more.... 40th Anniversary Celebrations 25