Newsletter No. 459

459 • 4.6.2015 7 公共政策學者遇上消防精英 Public Policy Experts Contribute to Better Fire-fighting 「倫理與動物」講座 Public Lecture on Ethics and Animals 外科教授獲國際金獎 Surgery Professor Receives Prestigious Award 北島獲瑞典詩獎 Bei Dao Awarded Swedish Prize 文學院榮譽教授趙振開(北島)( 左 )獲 得瑞典Cikada Prize,瑞典駐香港總領事 J ö rgenHalldin先生在5月13日蒞校頒獎予 趙教授。 此獎是在2004年設立,以紀念瑞典諾貝爾 文學獎得主馬丁松(Harry Martinson)一百 周年誕辰,專門頒發給東亞詩人,表揚他們 以詩歌捍衞人生的神聖尊嚴。 Prof. Zhao Zhenkai (Bei Dao) ( left ), honorary professor of the Faculty of Arts, was awarded the Cikada prize. Mr. Jörgen Halldin, Swedish Consul-General in Hong Kong, came to CUHK campus to present the prize to Professor Zhao on 13 May. Created in 2004 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Swedish poet and Nobel Laureate in Literature, Harry Martinson, the Cikada Prize is given to an East Asian poet who in his or her poems defends the inviolability of life. 外科學系心胸外科組主管顏慕勤教授( 左 )獲英國愛丁 堡皇家外科醫學院頒發2014年國際金獎。他在2015年 4月24日到該學院參加授證儀式,在院長手上領取獎項。 國際金獎是該學院的殊榮,授予在英國以外地方工作 的外科醫生,以表揚他們對於外科醫學和該學院的 貢獻。 Prof. Malcolm John Underwood ( left ), Head of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, was awarded the International Gold Medal in 2014 by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He attended at the college’s diploma ceremony on 24 April 2015 to receive the award from its president. The International Gold Medal is one of the most prestigious awards that the college bestows on a surgeon of any specialty as a reflection of their contribution to surgery and the college whilst working outside the UK. 普林斯頓大學Peter Singer教授應生命倫理學中心邀請,在 4月23日蒞臨中大康本國際學術園,以「倫理與動物」為題發 表演講,逾二百多名觀眾出席。 Singer教授獲《紐約人》雜誌形容為「全球最具影響力的當代 哲學家」,曾發表三十三部著作,其中以1975年面世的《動物 解放》最廣受關注,啟發世界各地保護動物的運動。Singer教 授在演講開首分析過去及現代社會人們對動物權益的看法及轉 變,最後比較動物權益在西方及中國社會的發展趨勢,為演說 作結。箇中涉及之倫理問題,值得公眾反思。 Invited by the Centre for Bioethics, Prof. Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University gave a public lecture on ‘Ethics and Animals’ on 23 April in Yasumoto International Academic Park. The lecture attracted an audience of over 200. Dubbed ‘the world’s most influential living philosopher’ by The New Yorker , Professor Singer has authored 33 books, including the ground-breaking Animal Liberation in 1975, which has influenced the animal rights movement across regions. Professor Singer opened his lecture by accounting for the treatment of animals and attitudes from the past to present, and making comparison to the future trends in the mainland China and the West as a conclusion. It is hoped that more public awareness can be addressed to ethical and animal welfare concerns. 校園消息 Campus News 政治與行政學系副教授黃偉豪( 前排左四 )及助理教授朱湄( 前排左三 )應 香港消防處邀請,於5月7至8日為十四名高級長官舉辦題為「香港公共政策制 訂與管理」的培訓。 學員分別來自消防及救護職系,都是經驗超過二十年的區長、高級區長或指揮 官。課堂氣氛積極,由於反應良好,處方預計會再次合作。兩位教授亦期望藉 所學影響社會,讓理論得以實踐。 Invited by the Hong Kong Fire Services Department, Prof. Wilson Wong ( 4th left, front row ) and Prof. May Chu ( 3rd left, front row ) from the Department of Government and Public Administration held a training workshop titled ‘Public Policy Making and Management in Hong Kong’ for 14 senior officers from 7 to 8 May. From both the Fire Services and Ambulance Commands, participants enjoy over 20 years of experience and carry titles of divisional officer, senior divisional officer or commander. The workshop was well-received with positive feedbacks and a rerun is anticipated. It is also the hope of the two professors to contribute their knowledge for the creation of a better world.

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