Bulletin No. 1, 2009

56   Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2009 Intellectual Cross-currents Top Economists Shed Light on China’s Economy T he Conference Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of China’s Economic Reform and the 100th Anniversary of Sun Yefang’s Birth was held on 23 and 24 October 2008 at CUHK. About 40 economists gathered to explore issues that have an impact on China’s development. Conference on Chronic Illness Management O ver 300 local and overseas nursing academics and practitioners attended the Fourth Pan-Pacific Nursing Conference and the Sixth Hong Kong Nursing Symposium on Cancer Care organized by The Nethersole School of Nursing from 13 to 15 November 2008. The theme of the conference was ‘Managing Chronic Illness: Challenges and Opportunities for Nursing Practice and Research’. Prof. Lawrence J. Lau, CUHK Vice-Chancellor Prof. Liu Guoguang, special adviser to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Prof. Qian Yingyi, dean of the School of Eonomics and Management, Tsinghua University