Bulletin Special Supplement on Prof. Charles K. Kao, Former Vice-Chancellor and Nobel Laureate The Love and Labour of a Laureate

A Campus in Jubilation 17 Alumni Homecoming Special Activities O rganized by the Alumni Affairs Office, the 2009 CUHK Alumni Homecoming held on 13 December featured a series of activities in celebration of Professor Kao’s achievements, including a demonstration of optical fiber communication by the Faculty of Engineering, display boards introducing Professor Kao’s groundbreaking contributions, and a peep- through board allowing guests to pose for a picture with a caricature of Professor Kao drawn by Mr. Lee Chi-kit, CUHK alumnus. Prof. Cheung Kwok-wai hosted a public lecture on ‘The Engineering that Changes the World—Salute to Prof. Charles K. Kao’ on the same day. Optical-fiber communication demonstration