Bulletin No. 2, 2012

52 Chinese University Bulletin No. 2, 2012 Dr. Fu Yuning on Hong Kong-Guangdong Economic Cooperation Dr. Fu Yuning, chairman, China Merchants Group Limited, was invited by the Institute of Global Economics and Finance to deliver a public lecture on ‘Economic Cooperation between Hong Kong and Guangdong: Development, Challenges and Prospect’ on 28 February. Dr. Fu indicated that new collaboration models between the two cities could be explored in areas such as service sector, industry upgrade and new technologies. He also pointed out that local universities should play a more important role in transferring their research into viable products so that a win-win situation and sustainable development of the region could be achieved. Two International Poets in Hong Kong The CUHK ‘International Poets in Hong Kong’ event invited poets Gary Snyder (left) and Adonis (right) to visit Hong Kong in April and October, respectively. A series of poetry activities took place during their stay in Hong Kong, including recitations, symposia and public lectures. Snyder is a famous American poet while Adonis, a perennial contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature, is one of the most important poets and theorists of literature in the Arab world. Symposium on Pharmacovigilance Co - organized by the Centre fo r F ood and Dr ug Sa fe t y, Facult y of Medicine, CUHK, the Department of Health, and the Hospital Authorit y, the third annual Symposium on Pharmacovigilance was held on 19 March. Over 110 health care professionals, academics, and pharmaceutical associates discussed how their joint efforts could help safeguard the efficacy, safety and quality of medicines available in the market. Prof. Hervé Le Louet (3rd left, front row) of the University Paris-Est Créteil, and Prof. Brian Tomlinson (2nd left, front row), Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, CUHK, gave keynote speeches. intellectual cross-currents