Bulletin No. 2, 2014

44   Chinese University Bulletin No. 2, 2014 Naming Ceremony of Lau Chor Tak Lecture Theatre I n appreciation of the generous donations made b y Mr. L a u Cho r- t a k , Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist, CUHK named Lecture Theatre 1 on the ground floor of the Yasumoto International Academic Park ‘Lau Chor Tak Lecture Theatre’. Officiated by Mr. Lau Chor-tak (left) and Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung (right), Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, the naming ceremony was held on 23 April. Last year, Mr. Lau Chor-tak made important donations to establish the ‘Lau Chor Tak Distinguished Lecture on Global Economics and Finance’ at the Institute of Global Economics and Finance (IGEF) of CUHK. This year, Mr. and Mrs. Lau donated to the University another generous gift-in-kind— a commercial property, of which the proceeds will be used to support the development of IGEF. Pi Centre Launched to Boost Student Entrepreneurship CUHK has launched a new university-wide student entrepreneurial initiative —t h e P r e - i n c u b a t i o n Centre (or Pi Centre) — to stimulate creativity and entrepreneurship among students. The centre will o f f e r wo r k i n g s p a c e , facilities and mentoring services for free for up to one year to teams of students who are looking to establish companies to commercialize technologies and implement innovative business models both for profit and for the benefit of society.  It will collaborate with different regional resources, including investor networks, incubators, business and industrial mentors. Students can apply for admission to the Pi Centre by submitting an initial execution plan, which will be assessed by a panel comprising external business and industrial experts.  Activities and Events From left: Prof. Fanny Cheung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor; Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor; Mr. Allen Yeung, vice-president, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks; Mr. Mingles Tsoi, project director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, CUHK; and Mr. Kelvin Wu, principal partner, AID Partners Capital Limited; hosting the opening ceremony of the CUHK Pre- incubation Centre.