Bulletin No. 1, 2011

30   Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2011 Lighting a Candle for Japan C UHK staff, students and Japanese friends of the University expressed their grief for those killed in the 9-magnitude earthquake that struck northeastern Japan and offer support to the survivors at a candlelight vigil outside the University Library on 24 March, the eve of the day that marked the fortnight after the quake. The participants, who included Mr. Yuji Kumamaru, Consul-General of Japan in Hong Kong, and Mr. Alex K. Yasumoto, staunch supporter of our international student exchange efforts, lit candles, observed a minute of silence, made donations, folded origami cranes, and wrote down words and good wishes on cards. Footage of Japanese cities hit by the earthquakes and towns engulfed by the tsunamis were also shown on a screen. During the preceding weeks, the University, its Colleges and many student groups had organized fundraising events for disaster relief and other activities to support the victims of this disaster and the Japanese people in general. As Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, CUHK Vice-Chancellor, said, ‘As citizens of this global village, we are very close to one another, especially in the face of natural disasters. We must lend a hand or a shoulder to our less fortunate brethren when calamities strike.’