Newsletter No. 5

CUHK Newsletter University News S i r Quo-wei Lee Honoured Sir Quo-wei Lee, chairman of the University Council since 1982, was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Hong Kong on 22nd March. A leading local banker, Sir Quo-wei has a highly distinguished record of public service. He was a member of the Legislative and the Executive Councils, and has been chairman of the Hong Kong Heart Foundation and the Hong Kong Kidney Foundation. He was also chairman of the Education Commission and has made significant contribution towards the development of local education. Sir Quo-wei was awarded CBE in 1977 and knighted in 1988. T h e Vice -Chancellor Elected Member of US Nat ional Academy of Engineering Prof. Charles K, Kao was recently elected a member of the US National Academy of Engineering. The National Academy of Engineering is a private honorary organization established in 1964. With a current US membership of 1,535 and 126 foreign associates, the academy honours only those who have made 'important contributions to engineering theory and practice', or those who have demonstrated ‘unusual accomplishment in new and developing fields of technology'. With the National Academy of Sciences, the academy advises the US federal government on questions of science and technology through the National Research Council. It also recognizes distinguished engineers, sponsors engineering programmes aimed at meeting national needs, and encourages education and research. Prof. Kao is famed for his pioneering work on optical fibres. Over the years, he has received numerous prestigious international awards for his outstanding achievements in this field. CUH K Debate Team Champion Again i n Inter-Postsecondary Debate The CUHK Debating Team beat its Hong Kong Polytechnic counterpart in the finals of the seventh annual inter-post- secondary debate which took place on 11th March and captured the prize trophy. This is the team's second victory in two years. The motion of the debate was ‘The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China Should Disband', and the CU team were speaking against the motion. Representing CUHK were Mr. Kwok Man-leung (Business Administration, 3rd Year), Mr. Sam Ho (Journalism, 3rd Year), Miss Cecilia Tam (Journalism, 2nd Year), and Mr. Alex Siu (Business Administration, 4th Year), who was also selected Best Speaker in the debate. The function is organized annually by Radio Television Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Federation of Students to train students to use their analytical power and think independently. Eleven postsecondary institutions including the two universities and two polytechnics took part in this competition. 2

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