Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2005

CUHK Responds to Educational Reform Proposals T he C h in e s e U n iv e r s it y has s u bm itte d its fe ed ba ck to the Education and M anpower Bureau in response to its consultation paper on the 3 + 3 + 4 reform. CUHK strongly endorses the plan to change to six years of secondary school and fou r years of university and urges its early adoption. The University's feedback can be found in its entirety at www .cuhk.edu.hk/en/ about.htm. business school recognizes excellence IN induct ion and award ceremonies T he Faculty of Business Adm in istra tion presented awards to some of its most outstanding teachers and students, and held the sixth induction ceremony of the CUHK Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma and the award presentation ceremony on 20th March 2005 at Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. About 400 teachers, students and guests attended the function. Six teachers were awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award for excellence in teaching. They were Prof. Joseph Cheng of the Department of Finance, Prof. Jessica Kwong of the Department of Marketing, Prof. James Xie and Mr. Simon Lee of the School of Accountancy, Prof. Shigefumi Makino of the Department of Management, and Prof. Jeff Yeung of the Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics. On the same occasion, 170 undergraduates who made it to the Dean's List and nine recipients of the Service Awa rd fo r Undergraduates were presented certificates of award. At the sixth induction ceremony of the CUHK Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, two prominent business leaders, Mr. Stephen Ng T in-hoi, chairman and CEO of i-CABLE Communications Ltd. and Mr. John Tsang Chun-wah, Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology, were presented the Chapter Honoree Award. One faculty member, 42 graduates, and 56 under graduates were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma membership in recognition of their achievements in business. 42 Chinese University Bulletin Spring • Summer 2005