Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2007

New Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery An independent Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery was formally constituted at CUHK on 1 August 2007. Centred at the Prince of Wales Hospital, the department will extend its cochlear implant programme into speech recognition and coding in Chinese and other Asian tone languages. Being the first single unit in Hong Kong and Asia to offer a full one- stop service for people with hearing disorders, the department expects to work closely with charities to improve the quality of life of underprivileged children and elderly people in Hong Kong and mainland China who have hearing and speech communication disorders. C.N. Yang Statue on Central Campus A bronze statue of Prof. C.N. Yang, sculpted and donated by Prof. Wu Weishan, director of the Institute of Fine Arts of Nanjing University, has been erected on a grass lawn on the Rooftop Garden of Lady Shaw Building. A presentation ceremony of the statue was held on 22 September 2007 in celebration of Prof. Yang's 85th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his being awarded the Nobel Prize. Prof. Yang has been acquainted with the University for more than three decades. Currently Distinguished Professor-at-Large of CUHK, he has generously made a gift of his correspondence, manuscripts, publications, and medals to the University. Prof. Yang is pleased with the central location facing the University Mall, which enables him to 'witness several thousands of graduating students receiving their certificates in autumn' year after year. From left: Prof. Wu Weishan, sculptor, Prof. Yang Chen Ning, Mrs. Yang and Prof. Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor News in Brief 47