Bulletin No. 1, 2015

Literacy Culture on and beyond Campus  19  UNESCO selected 23 April as World Book and Copyright Day to pay tribute to books and authors, encouraging everyone to discover the pleasure of reading. In her message for 2015 World Book and Copyright Day, Irina Bokova , UNESCO’s Director-General, said, ‘Literacy is the door to knowledge, essential to individual self- esteem and empowerment. Books, in all forms, play an essential role here.’ CUHK has devoted itself to do its bit in this regard. Besides the unit s and individuals mentioned above, there are many activities on campus to promote reading. The book festivals organized by the I  •  CARE Programme in 2012 and 2013 were two examples. Perhaps we still prefer that quiet rustle of the pages despite the advent of new media in the age of the Internet. And as a writer says, ‘How do you press a wildflower into the pages of an e-book?’