Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2004

Prof. Waiman Cheung (photo) said that the project w i l l provide clear and f o rwa r d- l ook i ng recommendations to leverage RFID technologies in the near future, and to take steps to alleviate key concerns, especially those related to security and privacy. The i n d u s t ry partners have p r o v i d ed support to the project, in terms of equipment and software, to the tune of HK$2.5 million. CUHK Collaborates with Four Technology Heavyweights to Establish the Guangzhou-Hong Kong International Software Park T he University's Centre for Innovation and Technology — the technology transfer arm of the Faculty of Engineering, signed a Guangzhou-Hong Kong International Software Park Coope r a t i ve Agreement w i th the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, the H o n g K o n g P r o d u c t i v i ty C o u n c i l, Guangzhou Tianhe Software Park, and the Gu a n g d o ng So f t wa re I n d u s t ry Association on 26th August 2004 for the setting up of a software park. The Guangzhou-Hong Kong International Software Park w i l l leverage on the synergies between Hong Kong and Guangzhou to serve as an international platform for software research and design, production, and export. CUHK w i ll c o n t r i b u te t e c h n o l o g i c al i n n o v a t i on and technological talent. The Park w i ll provide more career o p p o r t u n i t i es i n Ch i na f or C U HK graduates, as well as a platform for closer research c o l l a b o r a t i on be t ween the Un i v e r s i ty and Guangzhou's software industry. This agreement is also the latest in a series of collaboration between the Chinese University and its neighbour — the Hong Kong Science Park. CUHK Staff Designs Ecological School for Gansu P rof. E dwa rd N g of the De p a r t me nt of Architecture has designed an experimental ecological school j o i n t ly w i t h Xian Jiaotong University. The school w i l l be built in Gansu. Funded by the Kadoorie Farm Charity Trust, the aim of the project is to b u i ld an ecologically sustainable school that is environment friendly and comfortable to occupy. The school also demonstrates good design principles to the regional government. Under the motto ' H i gh Science and L ow Technology', the design utilizes t r ad i t i onal construction methods and local materials but in modern and scientific ways. Solar and thermal mass technologies are used together w i t h a sophisticated passive ventilation system. A well integrated landscape design links spaces together providing a mixture of indoor, semi-outdoor, and outdoor spaces conducive to learning. Wh en completed, the school w i l l accommodate 400 students and w i ll form a base for further research. Construction wo rk is expected to finish in June 2005. News in Brief 73