Bulletin No. 1, 2013

18 Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2013 It was Prof. Edward Ng’s idea to celebrate the Chinese University’s 50th anniversary by building a Wu Zhi Qiao bridge. The professor in the School of Architecture at CUHK and chairman of the Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation then proposed the idea to Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor. The response was supportive. ‘You’d have to come unveil the bridge,’ Professor Ng told the Vice-Chancellor who consented. Not only did he unveil the bridge, he also helped to build a pavilion. The foundation has constructed 27 bridges so far, including the CUHK Golden Jubilee bridge. Professor Ng was personally involved in over 10 of them. While the design for many fell into the hands of 吳 恩 融 Edward NG