Newsletter No. 272

CUHK Team Wins CPA Qual i f icat ion Programme Case Analysis Competition 2005 The CUHK team receiving their cupsfrom Mr. Edward Chow (centre) A team o f accounting students from the Chinese Universit y beat seven other teams from fou r universitie s a t the Hon g Kong Institut e o f Certifie d Publi c Accounts ' Qualificatio n Programme Cas e Analysi s Competitio n o n 26t h Novembe r 2005. Th e tea m member s wer e Cha n Chon g He i (right 1), Fung Shu k Fu n (left 1), Hs u L i Fe i (left 2) , an d Mo k Sz e Wa i (right 2) . Now i n it s fourt h year , th e CP A Q P Cas e Analysi s Compe t i t i on aim s a t d e v e l o p i n g busines s skill s an d professional judgmen t o f undergraduates , preparin g them fo r the CPA QP . Out o f the 11 8 entries from eigh t universities , teams from CUHK, H K PolyU , Shu e Yan College , HKUST , an d HK U ha d been shortliste d t o ente r the finals . The si x membe r judging pane l include d Mr . Edwar d K.F . Chow, presiden t o f th e institute , counci l member s o f th e institute, an d senior representative s o f renowned accountanc y and commercia l firms . Entry t o th e CP A Q P Cas e Analysi s Competitio n 200 5 was o n a tea m basis . I n th e firs t round , eac h tea m wa s requested t o submi t a written Englis h repor t o f 2,00 0 word s which wa s evaluate d throug h a blind review . I n the secon d round, th e eigh t finalist s eac h gav e a 20-minute presentatio n on thei r busines s pla n whic h ha d bee n develope d fo r th e purpose o f securin g a loan . Th e adjudicator s the n selecte d the three winnin g teams . Service to the Community and International Organization s • Prof . Japhet Sebastian Law, professor in the Departmen t of Decisio n Science s an d Managerial Economics , ha s been appointed by th e Chie f Executive o f the HKSA R as the vice-chairma n o f th e Licensin g Appeal s Boar d under th e Publi c Healt h an d Mu n i c i p a l Service s Ordinance fo r tw o year s from 1s t January 2006 . • Prof . She k Tan Lei Daniel, professor i n the Departmen t of Socia l Work, an d Prof. Tam Si u Mi Maria , associat e professor i n the Department of Anthropology, have both been appointed by th e Chie f Executive o f the HKSA R as members of the Women's Commission for three years from 15t h January 2006 . • Prof . X u Yangsheng , professo r o f automatio n an d computer-aided engineering , has been re-appointed b y the Secretar y fo r Economi c Developmen t an d Labou r as a membe r o f th e Appea l Boar d Pane l (Toy s an d Children's Product s Safety ) fo r tw o year s fro m 1s t January 2006 . • Prof . Wong Chac k Kie , professor i n the Department o f Social Work, has been appointed as a part-time membe r of the Central Policy Unit fo r one year from 1s t January 2006. Award • Prof . L o Yu k M i n g Dennis , professo r o f chemica l pathology, ha s been selected as the winner o f the 200 6 IFCC-Abbott Awar d fo r Significan t Contribution s t o Molecular Diagnostic s fo r hi s fundamenta l biologica l observations o n the biology o f plasma nucleic acid s an d his developmen t o f ne w an d e x c i t i n g c l i n i c a l applications base d on these observations. The awar d i s sponsored by Abbott Diagnostic s an d has been create d to honou r a n i n d i v i d u a l wh o ha s mad e uniqu e contributions t o th e promotio n an d understanding o f molecular biolog y an d it s applicatio n i n clinica l chemistry an d laborator y medicin e throughou t th e world. ( I n f o r m a t i o n in this section is provided by the Communications and Public Relations Office. Contributions should be sent direct to that office for registration and verification before publication.) Research I n c u b a t or C amp T he Centre for Institution s an d Governanc e an d the Schoo l o f Accountanc y co-organize d a research incubato r cam p w i t h th e Shangha i National Accountin g Institut e o n 4t h an d 5t h November 2005 . Th e ai m o f th e programm e wa s to strengthe n th e centre' s collaboratio n wit h to p mainland researc h universitie s an d promot e corporate governanc e research . Departmen t heads , young researc h facult y an d Ph.D . student s fro m Fudan University , Nanjin g University , Nanka i University, Pekin g University , Renmi n in Universit y of China , Shangha i Universit y o f Financ e an d Economics, Su n Yat-Se n University , th e Chines e Academy o f Sciences, Tsinghua University , Xiame n Un i v e r s i ty an d Xia n Jia o Ton g Un i v e r s i t y participated i n th e two-da y conference . Prof . T.J . Wong, directo r o f th e centre , Prof . Josep h Fan , deputy directo r o f th e centre , Prof . Bi n K e fro m Pennsylvania Stat e Universit y an d Prof . We i Jian g from Co l umb i a Universit y wer e th e keynot e speakers. Th e conferenc e attracte d mor e tha n 6 0 participants. Cybe r po rt Venture Fo r u m t o Make Happy End i ngs a Real i ty T he 2n d Cyberpor t Ventur e Capita l Foru m was hel d o n 6t h Decembe r 2005 . Jointl y o r g a n i z ed b y t h e C U H K Ce n t r e f o r Entrepreneurship an d th e Facult y o f Busines s Administration, th e Offic e o f the Governmen t Ch i ef I n f o rma t i o n O f f i c e r , Ho n g Kon g Cyberport Managemen t Compan y Ltd. , Hon g Kong Ventur e Capita l an d Privat e Equit y Association, an d Mont e Jad e Scienc e an d Technology Associatio n o f Hon g Kong , th e forum aime d t o facilitat e th e bu i l d i n g o f successful entrepreneur-investor partnership s i n the digital ne w medi a and digital entertainmen t industries. T h i s y e a r ' s f o r u m f e a t u r e d t w o distinguished keynot e speakers , Mr . Sanja y Subhedar an d Mr . Nei l Shen . 'W e measur e success base d o n result s an d believ e tha t operating discipline , i n additio n t o vision , i s a critical ingredien t fo r success, ' sai d Mr . Subhedar, co-founde r an d managin g partne r o f Storm Ventures i n the Silicon Valley. Nei l Shen , founding managin g partne r o f Sequoi a Capita l China, believes in the consumer-driven busines s mode l. ' I t h i n k tha t consume r service s companies i n Chin a wit h a technology angl e will d o wel l i n the year s to come. ' The keynote speakers are joined b y a group of prominen t speaker s an d exper t moderator s from industry . 40th Anniversary Banquet of the School of Continuing Studies Over 300 guests, staff members and alumni attended the banquet held on 1st December 2005 at the Royal Plaza Hotel ballroom. (Front row fro7n left) Prof. Rance P.L. Lee, chairman ofAdvisory Board of Continuing Studies; Prof. Liu Pak-wai, pro-vice-chancellor; Dr. Victor S.K. Lee, director of SCS hosting the cake-cutting ceremony. (Back row from left) Advisory Board members: Mr. Terrance C.W. Chan, Bursar; Prof. Andrew C.F. Chan, director of EMBA Programme; Mr. Bernard Lau, managing director of Pak Hing Loong Co., Ltd.; Ms. Ophelia Cheung; Mr. Jacob S.K. Leung, University Secretary; Prof. Leung Yuen-sang, head of Chung Chi College; and Ms. Pauline S.P. Ng, assistant director of SCS. 2 No. 272 19t h January 2006