Bulletin No. 2, 2012

News in Brief 51 Lectures by Shaw Laureates Prof. Jane Luu (left) and Prof. David C. Jewitt (right), Shaw Laureates in Astronomy 2012, lectured on the Kuiper Belt discovery on 18 September at the Shaw College. The lectures attracted an audience of close to 360. Prof. Jane Luu, technical staff of Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Prof. David C. Jewitt, professor of astronomy and the director of the Institute for Planets and Exoplanets, UCLA, were awarded for their discovery and characterization of trans- Neptunian bodies, an archaeological treasure dating back to the formation of the solar system and the long-sought source of short period comets. Prof. David C.L. Liu on College Education Prof. David C.L. Liu, William Mong Honorary Chair Professor of Computer Science, Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, and Sir Run Run Shaw Distinguished Visiting Scholar 2011–12, spoke on ‘A College Student of the 21st Century: Educated and Civilized’ on 8 February. Dr. Lam Bun-ching on Global Music Dr. Lam Bun-ching, internationally renowned composer, had been invited to serve as Chung Chi College Siu Lien Ling Wong Visiting Fellow 2011–12. Dr. Lam was the keynote speaker of the College’s Annual Education Conference ‘Identity and Difference: the Contemporary Artist in Global and Local Culture’ held on 4 February . Dr. Stephen M. Young on America’s Renewed Commitment to Asia Dr. Stephen M. Young, Consul General of the United States of America in Hong Kong and Macau, delivered a lecture at CUHK on ‘America’s Renewed Commitment to Asia and What It Means for Hong Kong and Macau’ on 12 April. He stated that it was time for the US to adjust its strategic focus on the Asia- Pacific region again and envisioned that the US and the Asia- Pacific could find more ways to work together to build a secure, open, free, transparent, and fair environment in the region.