Bulletin No. 2, 2013

50   Chinese University Bulletin No. 2, 2013 CUHK and UBC Set Up Centre on Nursing Leadership The CUHK–University of British Columbia (UBC) International Centre on Nursing Leadership held its inauguration ceremony on 17 April. The centre is an initiative pioneered by the nursing schools of both universities as a breeding ground for nurse leaders to address the need for effective nurse leaders in Hong Kong and the neighbouring region. Prof. Diana Lee (left, front row), director of the CUHK Nethersole School of Nursing, and Prof. Suzanne Campbell (right, front row), director of the UBC School of Nursing, signed a memorandum of understanding, witnessed by Prof. Huang Jiefu (centre, back row), vice-chairman, Subcommittee of Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference; Dr. Ko Wing-man (right, back row), Secretary for Food and Health, HKSAR; and Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung (left, back row), Vice-Chancellor of CUHK. Activities and Events Xu Yangsheng Appointed First President of CUHK (SZ) The Governing Board of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK [SZ]) announced the appointment of Prof. Xu Yangsheng as the first President of CUHK (SZ) for a period of four years from 1 August 2013. Professor Xu stepped down from t he posi t i on of CUHK Pro-Vice-Chancellor with effect from the same date. Centre of Surgical Outcome Research Established With a generous donation from the Wong Tze Lam Foundation, Hing Tak Charity Company Limited and the Wong family, CUHK established the Wong Tze Lam–Hing Tak Centre of Surgical Outcome Research. Based at the Prince of Wales Hospital, the centre is the first of its kind in Hong Kong with the mission of improving the quality of surgery through surgical outcome research. Officiating guests of the ceremony held on 3rd July included Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung (2nd left), Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; Mr. Wong Yee-soong (4th right), Mr. Wong Yee-hou (4th left), Mr. Wong Yee-yeung (3rd left), and Prof. Wong Yee-ding Patrick (3rd right), representatives of the Wong Tze Lam Foundation and Hing Tak Charity Company Limited; Prof. Fok Tai-fai (2nd right), Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; Prof. Francis K.L. Chan (1st left), Dean of Medicine; and Prof. Paul B.S. Lai (1st right), chairman of the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, and director of the centre.