Bulletin No. 1, 2011

12   Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2011 Caring for the World I n his inauguration speech, Professor Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, says, ‘When nations talk about economic growth, we must not forget there are still hunger and sickness in even the wealthiest countries in the world.’ Members of the University have always seen themselves as citizens of the world, rather than identify themselves solely with the wealthy, the civilized and the developed. Examples abound. To name a few: Different groups of staff and students took part in the relief work after the disaster in Sichuan Province in May 2008. Teachers and students of Shaw College pay visits to Christian Zheng Sheng College, a rehabilitation facility for trouble teenagers, including those with a history of substance abuse. This coming July, a group of students from S.H. Ho College, led by the Vice-Chancellor, will fly to Uganda to build a student dormitory for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in a village and offer educational and medical programmes for various orphan villages in southern and northern Uganda.