Newsletter No. 522

# 5 2 2 | 0 4 . 0 9 . 2 0 1 8 划艇隊十七連捷 Championship 17 Years in a Row for the Rowing Team 中大划艇隊健兒於「成龍挑戰盃2018全港大學 賽艇錦標賽」勇奪兩金、三銀及五銅的佳績， 更衛冕全場總冠軍，連續第十七年奪得此項 殊榮。 The CUHK Rowing Team won two gold, three silver and five bronze medals in the Jackie Chan Challenge Cup Hong Kong Universities Rowing Championships 2018. The team bagged the Overall Championship again, making it the winner of the title for 17 consecutive years. 亞運摘銀 Claiming Silver at the Asian Games 心理學系研究生鄭莉梅於雅加達亞運會代表 香港游泳隊出戰，首日賽事與隊友奪得女子 4×100米自由泳接力賽銅牌，及後再奪4×200 米自由泳接力賽銅牌，更於4×100米混合泳接 力賽贏得銀牌，是香港游泳隊繼1994年廣島亞 運的女子4×100米自由泳接力後，再次於亞運 摘銀。 Postgraduate psychology student Camille Cheng, also a member of the Hong Kong Swimming Team, clinched a bronze medal in the Women’s 4×100m Freestyle Relay with her teammates on the first day of the Jakarta Asian Games, and another in the 4×200m Freestyle Relay. She went on to take silver in the 4×100m Medley Relay, which is the best result achieved by the Hong Kong Swimming Team for 24 years since the 1994 Hiroshima Games. 丘成桐談哈佛三十年 Yau Shing-tung on His 30 Years at Harvard 中大博文講座教授、中大（深圳）傑出大學教授 丘成桐8月1日於中大（深圳）演講，分享他在哈 佛大學教研三十載的見聞經歷，以及對高等教 育的新思考。「在這個變動的時代，應始終堅持 教育的功能和理想，並致力照亮人性之美，這 一原則應被奉為高等教育的靈魂。」丘教授以 此作結，贏得全場起立，鼓掌稱善。 Prof. Yau Shing-tung, Distinguished Professor- at-Large of CUHK, gave a lecture at CUHK (SZ) as its Distinguished Professor on 1 August on his 30 years of teaching and research at Harvard University and his new insight about higher education. ‘In this era of change, we should always adhere to the functions and ideals of education, and be committed to illuminating the beauty of human nature. This principle should be regarded as the soul of higher education.’ The final remark won him a standing ovation from the audience. 公積金計劃投資回報成績 Investment Returns of Staff Superannuation Scheme 基金 Fund 7.2018 1.8.2017 – 31.7.2018 未經審核數據 Unaudited 指標回報 Benchmark Return 未經審核數據 Unaudited 指標回報 Benchmark Return 增長 Growth 1.46% 1.64% 12.30% 9.64% 平衡 Balanced 0.64% 1.31% 7.83% 7.67% 穩定 Stable 0.17% 0.29% 2.00% 3.28% 香港股票 HK Equity –0.30% –0.55% 11.52% 7.90% 香港指數 HK Index-linked –0.51% –0.45% 8.25% 8.57% A50中國指數 A50 China Tracker –1.29% –0.61% –0.78% 1.16% 港元銀行存款 HKD Bank Deposit 0.15% 0.07% 1.20% 0.38% 美元銀行存款 USD Bank Deposit* 0.23% 0.11% 2.51% 1.16% 澳元銀行存款 AUD Bank Deposit* 0.84% 0.71% –4.40% –5.73% 歐元銀行存款 EUR Bank Deposit* 0.16% 0.24% –0.87% –0.59% 人民幣銀行存款 RMB Bank Deposit* –2.90% –2.81% 1.79% 0.76% 強積金數據請參閱： www.cuhk.edu.hk/fno/chi/public/payroll_benefits/mpf.html For MPF Scheme performance, please refer to: www.cuhk.edu.hk/fno/eng/public/payroll_benefits/mpf.html * * 實際與指標回報已包括有關期間內之匯率變動 Both actual and benchmark returns include foreign currency exchange difference for the month 大學游泳池更改開放時間 Change of Opening Hours of University Swimming Pool 大學游泳池由8月31日（星期五）起更改開放時間如下： The daily opening hours of the University Swimming Pool are revised with effect from 31 August (Friday) as follows: 逢星期一至星期四及星期日 Every Monday to Thursday and Sunday 第一節 1st Session 10:30 am – 2:00 pm 第二節 2nd Session 3:00 pm – 7:30 pm 逢星期五 Every Friday 第一節 1st Session 關閉進行每週大清潔 Closed for weekly cleaning 第二節 2nd Session 3:00 pm – 7:30 pm 逢星期六 Every Saturday 關閉，直至另行通知 Closed until further notice 9月24日（星期一）為中秋節，大學游泳池按慣例提前於下午五時關閉。 On 24 September (Monday), the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, the University Swimming Pool will be closed at 5:00 pm as usual practice. 宣 布 事 項 / A nnouncements 透露創科發展策略 Revealing Technology Development Strategies 段崇智校長於8月27日面見傳媒，簡介大學的未 來發展策略。段校長表示，內地及香港的科研 政策先後出台，大學委任陳偉儀教授為副校長 （策略發展），將進一步與各界聯繫合作，包括 與落馬洲河套地區、粵港澳大灣區以及「一帶 一路」國家建立夥伴關係。科技的發展和應用 是大勢所趨，而中大在生物醫學和人工智能方 面成就顯著。要推動科技發展，段校長認為應 「把上游的技術和概念轉化為下游的產品。」 Vice-Chancellor Prof. Rocky S. Tuan met the press on 27 August to share the University’s development strategies. Professor Tuan disclosed that the University had appointed Prof. Chan Wai-yee as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Strategic Developments) and would foster relationship with strategic partners based in the Lok Ma Chau Loop, the Greater Bay Area and the Belt and Road countries to capitalize on the development of innovation and technology initiatives and research opportunities. He pointed out that CUHK excels in the fields of biomedical science and artificial intelligence, and to drive technological progress, the key is to translate innovative ideas into marketable products.