Newsletter No. 337

No. 337, 4.5.2009 NEWS & EVENTS 社會科學院表揚優異師生 Social Science Faculty Honours Outstanding Teachers and Students • 社 會科學院於3月28日舉行2008年模範教學獎暨院 長榮譽錄頒獎典禮，獲得模範教學獎的是政治與 行政學系黃偉豪教授（ 前排右二 ）、新聞與傳播學院賽詩雅 教授及心理學系梁永亮教授（ 前排右三 ）。 典禮在利黃瑤璧樓冼為堅堂舉行，由消費者委員會總幹事 劉燕卿女士（ 前排右四 ）主禮，同場並頒發院長榮譽錄證書 及其樂社會科學萌芽學者獎予學術成績優異的學生。 T hree teachers in the Faculty of Social Science were honoured with the Faculty’s Exemplary Teaching Award on 28 March. They were Prof. Wilson Wong (2nd right, front row) of the Department of Government and Public Administration, Prof. Saskia Witteborn of the School of Journalism and Communication, and Prof. Patrick Leung (3rd right, front row) of the Department of Psychology. The award presentation ceremony took place in Sin Wai Kin Hall of Esther Lee Building, with Ms. Connie Lau (4th right, front row), chief executive of the Hong Kong Consumer Council, as the guest of honour. On the same occasion, Dean’s List certificates and Clarks Social Science Budding Scholar Awards were presented to students of the Faculty for their outstanding academic achievements. 該比賽被視為國內最高規格的英語演講比賽，邀請全國五 百多間大學參賽。4月8至10日在上海舉行的總決賽，共有 六十位來自內地和港澳台院校的選手參賽。比賽項目包括 已備演講、即席演講和現場問答。 任淑均在3月先奪得本屆中大演講比賽英語組冠軍，取得 參加「21世紀」的資格。她說：「感謝崇基學院國際英語 演講會給我磨練英語演說的機會和環境，更感謝我的教 練邵逸夫堂經理蔡錫昌先生，在他的指導下，潤飾了我的 講稿，又確立了演說風格。是次參賽的內地生不但準備充 足，水平專業，且非常用功，比賽實是一個很好的文化交流 機會。」 A nnie Yam, a final-year Chung Chi BBA student, came fifth place in the Fourteenth 21st Century–Lenovo Cup National English Speaking Competition. Annie’s prize is a study trip to Australia in the summer. 環球商業學學生勇奪青年企業家獎 Business Students Win Young Entrepreneur Award 商學生於全國英語演講比賽獲獎 BBA Student Fifth in National English Speech Contest 崇 基工商管理學士綜合課程三年級任淑均於第十四 屆「21世紀  • 聯想盃」全國英語演講比賽中奪得第 五名，她將與其他得獎者於暑假到澳洲訪問。 With the participation of over 500 major universities in the country, the competition is the most reputable English speaking contest on the mainland. This year’s finals were held from 8 to 10 April in Shanghai. It featured 60 contestants from universities all over the mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. The competition consisted of prepared speeches, impromptu speeches and Q&A. Annie, the current champion of the English Section of the CUHK Speech Contest, said, ‘I wish to thank the Chung Chi College Toastmasters Club for providing a supportive environment for me to develop public speaking and polish my English. My heartfelt gratitude goes to my dearest coach Mr. Hardy Tsoi, manager, Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, who has been of great help in fine-tuning my speech and shaping my personal style. The mainland contestants were extremely well-prepared, professional and diligent. The contest was a great opportunity for cultural exchange.’ 三 名環球商業學一年級學生（ 左起 ）許俊傑、譚璟珮 和冼晉匡組成「Seizers」，憑着創新的健康漢堡包 「NuBurger」商業計劃，擊敗三百四十二支來自香港大專 院校的參賽隊伍，奪得今年滙豐「青年企業家獎」香港區 金獎。除獲頒四萬元的獎金外，他們並將於6月代表香港， 與亞太區其餘五個地區的金獎得主競逐亞太區冠軍。 豐「青年企業家獎」是每年一度的商業計劃書比賽，讓 亞太區各地大專學生展現創意和商業頭腦，香港區決賽於 4月3日舉行。 中大學生針對美國人愛吃漢堡包而又高癡肥率的問題，設 計「NuBurger」。這款漢堡包加入由海藻提煉、無味無嗅 的「褐藻膠」，大幅提高食用纖維含量，同時減低脂肪攝取 量一半以上。這樣一來，快餐重新定位，成為老少皆宜的 健康食品。 T hree Global Business Studies Year 1 students were champions at the Hong Kong final of The HSBC Young Entrepreneur Awards. The team, ‘Seizers’, comprising (from left) Jeff Hui, Juliana Tam and Derek Sin, introduced an innovative concept of ‘NuBurger’ to address the obesity problem prevalent among burger- loving Americans. It enabled them to beat 342 teams from other universities in Hong Kong. The team was awarded an HSBC self-development fund of HK$40,000. They will represent Hong Kong in the regional competition to be held in June. The HSBC Young Entrepreneur Awards is an annual regional business plan competition for post-secondary students in Hong Kong and other Asian countries to demonstrate their creativity and business acumen. The Hong Kong final was held on 3 April. ‘NuBurger’ offers a solution to obesity by adding alginate, a tasteless and odourless substance extracted from brown algae, into burgers. With this new element, the fibre content of burgers is increased significantly, reducing fat absorption by half and making fast food healthier.