Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2004

Professor of Community and Family Medicine Prof. Suzanne S.Y. Ho has been appointed professor of community and family medicine from 1st October 2004. Prof. Ho r ece i ved her Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore in 1986. She joined the Chinese University as lecturer in 1981, becoming reader in 1999. She is a Fellow of the Ame r i c an College of Nu t r i t i on and the American College of Epidemiology. Professor of Marketing Prof. Michael K.M. Hui has been appointed professor of marketing f r om 1st October 2004. Prof. H u i ob t a i ned his Ph.D. from London Business School in 1988. He joined the Chinese University as associate professor in the Department of Ma r ke t i ng i n 1996, becoming professor in 1999. Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Prof. Leung Kwo k - s ui has been appointed professor of orthopaedics and traumatology from 1st October 2004. Prof. Leung obtained his M D f r om the Chinese University, FHKCOS f r om the Ho ng Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons, FHKAM from the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, and FACS from the American College of Surgeons. He joined the Department of Orthopaedics and T r auma t o l ogy of the Chinese Un i v e r s i ty as lecturer in 1983, becoming reader in 1992. Professor of Biochemistry Prof. Ng Tz i - bun has been appo i n t ed professor of biochemistry from 1st October 2004. P r o f. N g r e c e i v ed h is Ph . D. in biochemistry f r om Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He subsequently j o i ned the Depa r tment of Biochemistry of the Chinese University as lecturer, becoming reader in 1997. Professor of Economics Prof. Zhang Junsen has been appointed professor of economics from 1st October 2004. Prof. Zhang received his Ph.D. in economics from McMaster University in Canada in 1990. He joined the Chinese University as assistant professor in the Department of Economics in 1993, becoming professor in 2000. HK$228 Million Secured for CUHK's Development under UGC's Matching Grant Scheme T he University has succeeded in securing a major contribution of HK$228 million from the government to match dollar-for-dollar the b u l k of the donations it has raised under the UGC's Matching Grant Scheme. A ll funds w i ll go towards f i nanc i ng programmes of strategic importance at the University. With the launch of the HK$1 billion Matching Grant Scheme by the UGC t wo years ago, the University has engineered a large-scale fundraising drive to tap non-government sources of funding support. The fundraising drive began in late 2002 and swept through the University's 40th anniversary celebrations, slowing down only during the SARS outbreak before regaining momentum after mid- 2003. By 30th June 2004, the Un i ve r s i ty had succeeded in raising very generous donations from thousands of local and overseas donors, including members of the public, corporations Chinese University Bulletin Autumn • Winter 2004 56