Newsletter No. 53

Vol. 5 4 No.53 April 1994 Fostering Ties and Building Up Connections The v i c e - c h a n c e l l o r spen t tw o weeks i n Ne w Yor k an d Sa n Jos e this Februar y visitin g institution s of h i g h e r l e a r n i n g an d ma j o r foundations, an d introducin g th e University an d Hon g Kon g t o th e Americans. Early i n th e tri p h e visite d Yal e University an d discusse d wit h it s president Prof . Richar d C . Levi n joint initiative s t o strengthe n collaborative research an d foste r facult y and studen t exchanges . H e the n me t with representative s o f th e Ne w York Universit y an d th e Institut e o f International Education , gav e a tal k on 'Hon g Kon g an d China : Scienc e and Technolog y Trends ' a t th e Ne w York Academ y o f Sciences , an d spoke o n 'Hon g Kon g a s a Gatewa y to Ch i n a an d As i a P a c i f i c : A n Educator's Perspective ' a t th e Hon g Kong Associatio n o f Ne w Yor k Seminar. A t th e semina r h e wa s warmly greete d b y a larg e grou p o f CUHK alumn i wh o wer e eage r t o hear abou t th e Univeristy' s progress. Prof. Ka o the n fle w t o Sa n Jose , California t o presid e ove r th e International Management Committe e meeting o f th e Internationa l Conference on Integrate d Optic s an d Op t i c al F i b r e Commu n i c a t i o n s (IOOC). IOOC'9 5 wil l b e hel d i n Hong Kon g afte r thre e year s o f successful lobbyin g b y th e University. He als o attende d a conferenc e on optica l fibr e communications , an d gave a tal k t o th e Photonic s Societ y of th e Chines e Americans . In bot h Ne w Yor k an d Sa n Jos e the vice-chancello r visite d potentia l donors includin g th e A T & T Foundation, the Henr y Luc e Foundation , and th e Star r Foundatio n t o enlist funding suppor t fo r th e University's research an d developmen t programmes. Above: Prof. & Mrs. Kao with President Richard Levin of Yale University (right 2), Mr. Christopher R. Reaske (right 1), Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations at Yale, and Mr. Jacob Leung (left 1) Below: VC with CU alumni in New York City NO.53 APRIL 199 4 1