Newsletter No. 219

Business School Recognizes Excellence in Induction and Award Ceremonies T he University's Faculty of Business Administration held the Fourth Induction Ceremony of the CUHK Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma and the first presentation ceremony of the Outstanding Teacher Award on 16th March at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Two prominent business leaders, Mr. Wong Kam-shing and Mr. Gabriel Yu were presented the Chapter Honouree Award on the occasion, and 94 graduate and undergraduate students (see list) were i ndu c t ed i n to Beta Gamma Sigma membership in recognition of their achievements in business. Mr. Wong Kam-shing, the managing director o f Kow l oon Watch Company, has provided valuable internship opportunities to undergraduate business students at the University. Mr. Gabriel Yu, the founder and chairman of iTVentures Ltd., has donated scholarships to the University's M BA students and supported student activities since 1988. Beta Gamma Sigma was founded in 1913 in the US to honour academic achievement in business and has a current membership of over 460,000 worldwide. Its membership is a lifetime recognition. The CUHK Chapter was established in 2000, the first chapter outside North America. Six teachers were awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award on the same occasion for excellence in teaching. They were Prof. Dennis Fan and Prof. Paul McGuinness of the Department of Finance, Prof. Michael Ferguson of the School of Accountancy, Prof. Michael Hui and Prof. Leo Sin of the Department of Marketing, and Prof. Michael Fung of the Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics. On the occasion, announcement was also made that 191 undergraduate and graduate students had made it to the Dean's List, and 10 undergraduate students were presented with the faculty's Service Award. (Above) Mr. Wong Kam-sing (right) receiving the award from Prof. Lee Tien- sheng, dean of the Faculty of Business Administration; (below) Mr. Gabriel Yu Student Members NewlyInductedintotheCUHKChapterofBetaGammaSigma • P o s t g r a d u a te WONG MO KEUNG FUNG WAI MAN NG OI MAN FIONA S t u d e n ts WOO CHI KONG HUNG SAU MAN NG WAI HING CHAN KA YEE YAU SZE FONG IP KAN WAH PAN GIGI WING CHI CHEN YAN YEUNG KWONG YIU KO PUI SZE SIN YUEN CHI CHEUNG KWAN HO YIP CHI CHIU KUN CHAU YING SUN YUNJIE CHIU SZE WAN CATHERINE YIU SIU LAN LAI HO YIN TAI KA YAN CHIU WAI KONG YUEN HAW YEE POLLY LAI KA MAN TAM TAK YEUNG CHU SUK YEE Second Recognition: LAM CHI MAN TAM WENG IAN CHUNG KAI MAN CHEUNG HOI LUN HELEN LAM CHI SHING TSANG CHUNG HONG HALL PONG MING LAM FONG TING TSUI HOI LAM HO JONATHAN CHI CHUNG • U n d e r g r a d u a te LAU KA WAI WAN YANYAN HUNG CHI WAI S t u d e n ts LAU KIN KEUNG WANG YING JEE CHUN TONG AU MAN KEI LAU SIU LING WONG KA MAN KUOK LI WEN CHAN CHUNG WAI LEE CHUI SHAN WONG KING YIN KWONG CECILIA VIRAY CHAN KA PO LEUNG CHING CHI WONG KWUN SHAN KWONG TIN SANG CHAN KA YAN KAREN LEUNG LOK YEE WONG SUK FAN LAU PAK HONG CHAN KIM YI LEUNG WING YAN WONG SZE WAI LOH CHAN STEPHEN CHAN SAU CHUN LI MIU YEE WONG YUET LUNG LOK YING KEI ROCKY CHAN YIN MEI LO CHING YIN YAN OI YI MA PUI SHAN CHEUNG WAN YEE LO OI YIN YEUNG HOI NING NG CHI KEUNG CHOI TZE FAI JEFFREY LO YIP KWONG YEUNG NGA HUNG NG YUK WAH CHUl MAN PING LU SZE MING YEUNG OI LING RYOO BYUNG HOON CHUNG PUI YUE LUK CHUNG YIN YEUNG PO LAM PAULIN SIN WAI KWAN DING JIETING MA SIU MAN YIP WING YUE WONG YIK FONG PUI LAI NG KA MAN YUEN CHEUK CHUNG Motorola CEO Speaks en Success in Adversity M r. Joe Yiu, corporate vice president and general manager of Motorola Semiconductors Hong Kong Ltd. spoke on ' T a l k i ng to CEOs ', a 10 - ep i sode programme organized by the Executive MBA Progamme of the University and RTHK. On the show, Mr. Y iu spoke on how he had turned every misfortune in his life into an opportunity. Adversity found him at an early age. He was adopted by foster parents at the age of four months, taken to Hong Kong at age four, and started to work around the factory floor at five. Too poor to afford school, he spent his time hanging out in the streets. One day, lie saw a policeman talking on a walkie-talkie in a police car, and he found the love of his life. From that moment on, he was determined to learn about wireless communications. A decade later Mr. Yiu obtained his BA and MA degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Nebraska, a master's degree in software engineering from Trinity Un i v e r s i t y, and an M B A f r om the University of Phoenix. He now holds three US patents and sits on the advisory board of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. 'Hong Kong has been through a lot of crises before: water shortage, the 1967 riots, the Asian financial crisis,' he reminded the audience. 'We are undergoing difficult times right now, but we still have a lot going for us.' According to Mr. Yau, Hong Kong's advantages include its status as an international metropolis, international trading experience, a good financial and tax system, and most important of all, rule of law and freedom of communication. Another important edge is the backing of China, one of the fastest growing markets and a huge one. Oxford Students Exchange Experience in Materials Science with CUHK Counterparts T wenty students from the University's Materials Science and Engineering Programme gave a presentation on their materials science programme to a delegation of 20 undergraduate students from Oxford University's Materials Department on 18th March 2003. The Oxford students were visiting the University to exchange views and experiences on teaching, research, industrial collaboration, campus life, and employment prospects. Each yea r, undergraduate students f r om O x f o r d ' s M a t e r i a l s Department (previously Metallurgy Department) would visit similar academic departments from around the world with the aim of broadening their vision and understanding the latest technology in their field. Service to t he Commu n i ty and International Or gan i za t i ons • Prof. Lam Kin-che, professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Management, has been appointed by the Chief Executive of the HKSAR as a member of the Council for Sustainable Development for two years from 1st March 2003. • Prof. Lee Tak-shing, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry, has been appointed by the Chief Executive of the HKSAR as a member of the Release under Supervision Board of the Prisoners (Release under Supervision) Ordinance for three years from 15th March 2003. • Mrs. Frances Cheng Yam Fung-king, vice-director of the Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, has been appointed by the Commissioner for Labour as amember of the Committee on Occupational Safety and Health of the Labour Advisory Board until 31st December 2004. • Prof. Janita Chau Pak-chun, associate professor in The Nethersole School of Nursing, has been re-appointed by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong as a co-opted member of the Registered Nurse (General) Examination Sub-committee for two years from 6th January 2003. • Prof. Albert Lee, associate professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, has been invited by Lam Tai Fai Charitable Foundation Limited to be amember of the School Management Committee of Lam Tai Fai Charitable Foundation Secondary School. (Information in this section is provided by the Information and Public Relations Office. Contributions should be sent direct to that office for registration and verification before publication.) Postgraduate High Table Dinner O ver 110 postgraduate students and guests attended a high table dinner held at the Benjamin Franklin Centre Staff Canteen on 13th March. Prof. Ambrose King, v i ce - chance l l or o f the Un i v e r s i t y, shared his vision on CUHK with the participants and engaged in an 'open dialogue' w i th postgraduate students. The event was organized jointly by the Postgraduate Halls Management Office and the residents associations of two postgraduate halls. 2 No. 219 4th April 2003