Little ďŹ sh solves big environmental problems ˞ࡏӎŕ´&#x;cŕŚłá˜†â€ŤŮ…â€Źŕ¸œ
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ears of intensive research, and more than a little patience, have culminated in the development of an ingenious early warning system for monitoring marine pollution. Two scholars at the forefront of technology now being applied to Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, Department of Biology and Chemistry Associate Professors Dr Doris Au Wai-ting and Dr Cheng Shuk Han, have painstakingly unravelled the genome of a small ďŹ sh and applied molecular biology techniques to alter the ďŹ sh so that it can emit green light in the presence of certain pollutants (pages 10 – 16).
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There’s more to business style than a well-cut suit. In today’s increasingly interdependent business world, it is important to understand the varying styles of management that prevail in different countries. Dr Maris Martinsons, Associate Professor in the Department of Management, dissects the myths and dispels a few stereotypes (and vindicates some others) in his astute summary of the range of management styles practised in our region and beyond (pages 17 – 21).
ŕ€eŕŹŠĘŒŕ¨†ŕ¸žâ€ŤŮ…â€Źŕ¸œâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹÎˆŕ¨?͏พá—?‍Ú?‏ˀá‘ŕ¨˝Ę˜c Î?ĎŠČżŕťŹÎˆŕ¨?ŕŹŠĎˇâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹÉşÎƒá€łŕŹ‰ĘżÎ˛ŕ¸Łâ€ŤßŹŕ ‡ÝŻâ€Źe á€łŕŹ‰áŠ?ӥ৚ઠ઒৛ᓤɥŕŻ&#x;ÉĄá?˘ŕłśÔ“â€Ťŕ¨‚Ý˜â€ŹĘ‘Ě”ŕŞ” Í‚â€Ťá€łŘżâ€ŹŕŹ‰ĘżÎ˛Éžá‰—cŕĄ â€ŤÍŹ×šâ€Źŕ¸žŕĽ ŕťˇcɺඩŕŞ?á“ş Î›ŕś–ŕś¨ŕŹťŐžĎ„â€ŤŘżâ€ŹŕˇąŘ’cÎƒŕŁ‚Í›á–Źŕž˘ČżÎ›ŕś–ŕŹ‰áˆƒ ଱ Ď ŕ ’Â€ e Ę‘Î”Ě‡Ř’á‹€ŕżšŕśŠŕ ‡Ű§Đ—á ¤â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁŘ’â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ?৑΋Đ?e ʑΔؒ৑Εᓝؒւ˞ʼ̳Εɝŕ¨?ŕ¨?य़ؒւáŠ?
Mainland China has delivered a verdict overwhelmingly in favour of CityU’s School of Law. In a landmark collaboration, judges from the Chinese courts, as well as those attending the National Judges College, will be trained at CityU (pages 28 – 31). CityU is endowed with many ďŹ ne researchers and produces myriad services and products that can improve the world we live in. CityU Today spoke with the man who helps spur this talent to produce new products that society needs, Mr James Ng Kam-ming, CEO of CityU Professional Services (pages 24 – 27).
৑áŠ?ŕŒâ€ŤŘ’Řżâ€ŹÖ‚ŕŠ€Ôžŕ˛‹ŕŞ…Ő‡â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁŕ¨ŠŕŚŤ ଱ Ď ŕ ’Â€ e‍ے‏ɣáŠ&#x;Ď„ŕŹ Î›áŽšÓžâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ áŠ?Ů‘câ€ŤŮ…ÝŻâ€Źŕ¸œŕąŠ ÔœÎ›ŕś–â€Ťŕ§ť×¨â€ŹĘĽâ€ŤŢ˘â€Źá‚‡ËŽÎˆá€ŕŹ?‍ۂ‏cŇ?ŕ´ É á—˜Í â€ŤÝ â€Ź â€ŤŢˆË–Řżâ€Źe߲ŕŽ?଻á˜?Îˆŕś–áŽšÓžâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ cÔšÉžŕž§ÉŽŕ¨† â€ŤŢˆâ€ŹĘĽâ€ŤŮ…â€Źŕ¸œĐ?ËŽŕŚłá˜†â€ŤŰ’Řżâ€ŹÉŁŕ¨żŕ¸žáš‹ŕ¨?Ď„ŕ ‰Ę”Ě‡Ďˇ ‍ܧ‏á?˘ŕ´¸Í˘â€ŤŮźâ€Źá‚źÍąÍ cΕ̯๨࿑ᇚτá—?ÉŽĐ? ଱ Ď ŕ ’Â€ e ̯๨ਿá™?Â—â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁÉ á‚?Â˜ĘĽÂ—Í…ŕŁŽŕˇŠÔˇâ€ŤŮ…â€Źŕ¸œÂ˜Ę— Đ&#x;á‘źŕŠĄČšĎ˝ÎƒÔ‘ŕ€á‚“ÖĄÔ‘ËžĘĽČšĎ˝ŕŹ“ŕ¸žÍ á?ž
In our two regular columns, Straight from the heart and From gown to town, we hear from an academic trawling through the past and a graduate with her vision ďŹ xed ďŹ rmly on the future (pages 32 – 35). We also share with you the latest news from around the campus (pages 4 – 9).
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Victor Fung ŕś&#x;ŕŠœ Editor-in-Chief á?˘á‡ á?Ž
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contents Editor-in-Chief ᐢᇁፎ Victor Fung ඟੜ
Managing Editor Ϸܧᇁፎ Longgen Chen ஹ᎘࣓ Deputy Managing Editor ৹Ϸܧᇁፎ Michelle Leung ષɥშ Executive Editor ਨϷᇁፎ Craig Francis ɾቀ
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CityU Today is published six times a year by City University of Hong Kong. The mission of the magazine is to inform the University’s stakeholders around the world of University issues, people, activities and achievements. ʌˀےɣ Ұαʒ౨cοΕంኒࠗಋ̟ےɣነΕઠነd ޢӠʥ̔৻ೕࢄɐؿณ৽Ήe
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Berkeley collaboration with Faculty of Business ਆነၤ݇КഠА
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Wealth of ideas at poverty forum ஔᆯሃኋඑ܆ᄤऩ
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Outstanding scholars earn Research Excellence Awards ԭϽӞነّᏵཕ ےɣˮޢӠᆉ Accreditation plaudit for antenna calibration services ʨᇃ̳࣎৻רᏵᚬۤႏᖬ
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Wellness March goes the distance ምүᑺΉଞɁ́ Practice makes Putonghua perfect ඵᆻౝ ցॶʨɎ
Creative Media student crowned video champion ෮ఌነ́כਝڇα ፣ཫʥᙘᄧˈᑩྔɣᆉ Sharing the experience of creativity ʗԔА
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10 Little fish shines bright light on a big problem ɩே๑ڋϔܷਐᕀ Persistence, patience and very sharp fish knife are behind pioneering research that saw a tiny fish sliced into 200 incredibly fine slivers in the name of environmental protection. The science and handiwork of Department of Biology and Chemistry Associate Professors Dr Doris Au Wai-ting and Dr Cheng Shuk Han has led to the creation of a fish that literally turns green at prospect of swimming in polluted waters. ਠᅬdֲቂСؿேɆɺ௰ԚȹѮɩேʗιୀɩ ؿːcɖݯړޯ वֲޢؿӠéذʥʝነӡ৹ઠᅩᄫఉɡʥሲૠᄐɡؿԿ൙ޫነޢӠc ι˲ˮ˿ʦˋࣵܮϔܷؿೕͮɩேe
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A CityU graduating student contemplates her future ᐽଓพ༣
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CityU company tapping the talent — Q and A with Mr James Ng Kam-ming on knowledge transfer ےɣʔ̇ഁ͂Ɂɷ x ͢ټႼͱ́ᇹɣነكؿᖫᔝଫ
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Connected — Taking legal education to a higher level டઅ˖ ވx ณᐾઉʵე ؒነઠөүɐณ̎ආ
Berkeley collaboration with Faculty of Business ਆነၤ݇КഠА
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he Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley will provide advanced management executive programmes to students of the Faculty of Business at CityU under an agreement signed on 20 February. The partnership underscores CityU’s status as a top global institution.
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Under this agreement, the two schools will work closely on the exchange of students, academics, research personnel and administrative heads. In one such exchange, 60 business executives studying at CityU will travel to Berkeley in the US for five days of executive leadership training in marketing, finance and entrepreneurship. In addition, starting from the next academic year, a professor from the Haas School of Business will teach at CityU for a semester.
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The Faculty will also collaborate with the Haas School of Business in academic research and explore further areas of potential cooperation in teaching. The two schools share the same vision on leadership training. Through the partnership, they will nurture a new generation of Asia business leaders whose expertise will lead Asia’s rising markets. Professor Richard Ho Yan-ki, Acting President of CityU, said in the agreement signing ceremony that by combining Hong Kong’s strength in doing business and California’s strength in technological and entrepreneurial innovation, the partnership will be able to propose creative ideas to excel in the global market.
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CityU representatives and the delegates from the Haas School of Business. ےɣၤ+DDVਆነؿˤٲeb
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Outstanding scholars earn Research Excellence Awards ԭϽӞነّᏵཕےɣˮޢӠᆉ
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wo outstanding university scholars have won the first CityU Research Excellence Awards (REA).
CityU introduced the new REA Scheme to recognise and reward research excellence. After thorough deliberation, the Judging Panel, comprising both internal and external assessors, unanimously decided to confer the Grand Award to Professor Zhang Longxi, Chair Professor in the Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics; and the Award of Excellence to Professor Paul Chu Kim-ho, Chair Professor in the Department of Physics and Materials Science. Professor Zhang, a world renowned scholar in humanities and crosscultural studies, was excited about winning the award. “REA, with its high standards, was a great way to promote high quality research and enhance the visibility of the University,” he said. “A world-class university is one that has among its faculty famous scholars whose research and scholarship are internationally recognised and widely influential. CityU has many good researchers, and REA is a wonderful way to recognise their work and encourage them to aim high and make great contributions to international scholarship,” he said. Professor Chu, a leading scientist in plasma science and mater ials engineering, said he was happy to receive the honour and hoped the University would continue to provide support for researchers. O f f i c i a t i n g g u e s t s a t t h e awa rd c e re m o ny i n c l u d e d Professor Richard Ho Yan-ki, Acting President, Professor David Tong Shuk-yin, Deputy President, and Professor Roderick Wong Sue-cheun, Vice-President (Research). “We are committed to creating an environment conducive to high quality research at an internationally competitive level,” said Professor Ho.
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ႍӰነӡਜ਼ඊ้ᑟઠc˞ʥذଉʥҥ ࢿޫነӡχჴႚᑟઠe ےɣઐˮณؿˮޢӠᆉི߮cοΕྴٲ ʥᆉ࣎ʑઠޢɁࡗؿˮޢӠe࣎ͅ ʑ࣎̔ιࡗୂιؿിᄗɩୂˠୀፔፕ܃c ࠖ։ˮޢӠᆉͅχઠྔcϤਜ਼ઠ ҡᏵཕˮޢӠᆉɣᆉe ਜ਼ઠܰɁʼʥ༎ʼʝޢӠكވ˖ؿΊነ ّcˢྦྷᏵᆉ͐ٲጙኍcႏݯঢ়ˋ̡ؿˮ ޢӠᆉॶτࢽઐ৽ሔޢӠొʠɣነΔ Ͻeਜ਼ઠ႓i ȹࡼ˖ވज़ؿɣነ߬τك ΊؿነّcϤˢࠨޢؿӠነˋ̡̦ܰ ਝႏ˿τᄤ؟ᄧᚊɈؿeےɣτ۾Λ ӞޢؿӠɁࡗcϤˮޢӠᆉؿஉ͓̳Ρ ٛցȿˢࠨؿɮАcԎརˢࠨᘗᙩুұԿ ൙cݯਝነވАˮᘆe χઠܰ೩ᔴɥޫነʥࢿذɮೡؿടΊޫ ነࡼcˢྦྷᏵᆉ͛͐ٲঢ়ጙcԎѴશɣነ ᘗᙩޢݯӠࡗొԜʻcڔ൬ೕࢄe ཕᆉᓤ˚ᓤཽႝ˳ܢອଉ࣎ٽЄ᭯ਥ ઠd৻৹࣎ࡌٽՆሑઠ৹࣎ٽ ޢӠ ˔˖ͲઠeЄઠ႓i ے ɣߎɈᏪ ሬ ؿ ྊcԚޢӠ Ɂࡗॶ൬Ϸ ਝज़ˋ̡ ؿঢ়ሔॖޢ Ӡe
Professor Richard Ho presents the Research Excellence Awards to Professor Zhang Longxi (top left) and Professor Paul Chu (bottom left) respectively. Є᭯ਥઠΉਜ਼ඊ้ઠ ɐ̞ ʥχჴႚઠ Ɏ̞ ཕೕˮޢӠᆉe
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Accreditation plaudit for antenna calibration services ÉŁŕ˛˛á‡ƒŕŽ?ŕŚŠâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ ÉťĘśÎšâ€ŤÝŻâ€ŹÔ“ĘŞŕ¨‚ŕ –
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he Wireless Communications Research Centre of CityU has become the ďŹ rst non-governmental laboratory accredited in the Asia-PaciďŹ c region to provide antenna calibration services, demonstrating its leading position in this ďŹ eld.
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A c c re d i t e d u n d e r t h e H o n g Ko n g L a b o r a t o r y Accreditation Scheme on 31 January 2008, the research centre is recognised for its capability to perform calibration on antennae, until recently a service only available at national-laboratory level in the region.
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Chair Professor Edward Yung says the availability of an accredited antenna calibration laboratory in Hong Kong can help boost product quality. ࢀઢŕž&#x;á‘&#x;࢔ઠ઒‍ܞ‏ˎc̯ಋáŠ&#x;Ď„á‚?Ëżâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹĘ¨á‡ƒŕŁŽ Ěłŕž˘á›ťŰŠcĎ„ĐĽŕąŠĘ ŕŹ?â€ŤŰ‚â€Źáˆ”ŕĽ–e
Wealth of ideas at poverty forum ŕŽ”á†ŻáˆƒáŠ‹ŕś‘â€ŤÜ†â€Źá„¤ŕ¤Š
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ɣ‍ Ë‚ כ‏ˀá?žá?’Â—ŕ¸žŕŽ”Éžŕź?iÎŁĐ„ ityU hosted on 23 February a roundtable forum entitled “Tackling ӜɎ˞jÂ˜â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹŕŚŚŕ¸œcᑟᇟȿ‍֚ܧ‏ւ Poverty in Hong Kong: What’s Next?â€? to promote discussion on ॗdĚŻÎ”ĘĽŕ¸“ËąŐŁâ€ŤŮƒâ€ŹÎŠáŠ?Ů‘d‍م‏ဍዀ࿚ˤ the issue of poverty in Hong Kong. Speakers included local and overseas â€ŤŮ˛â€ŹĘĽĘ”Íłâ€ŤÜ§â€ŹŕłŞâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ á‹€ŕżšËšá€łŕłŠËŽŕ˘?cÍłÎƒ academics, Government ofďŹ cials and representatives from social services ŕŞ„ŕŚŚĚŻŕ˛‹â€ŤŘżâ€ŹŕŽ”á†Żŕ¨?á•€e and policy research organisations. “Tackling Poverty in Hong Kong:What’s Next?â€? , the first such forum of the Â—ŕ¸žŕŽ”Éžŕź?iΣЄӜɎ Hong Kong Policy Roundtable Series, ËžjÂ˜â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹŕŚŚŕ¸œÜ°â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁÔ“ was jointly organised by the Governance ‍ޢŘ?á€łÝ˜â€ŹÓ ÉťĘśŐ—ŕ¸“Éˆ in Asia Research Centre of CityU and ŕľ´á ‰ŕłźÎ‹á?’‍ؿ‏ʔͳ‍ܧ‏೪ SynergyNet and attracted more than ŕˇ‹ŕŁ™ÓĄÍśŕ –áˆ¨ŕ¸œá˜ŞcĐź 100 attendants. The forum demonstrated ĘľČżŕźŠĎ›ÎŠŕž§ŕŽ›á˜Şá•€ŕˇ° the University’s concern for community áŒ™áˆ˜â€ŤŘżâ€ŹÉ ÉĄŕ¨„Ëąeâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹŕŚŚ development. CityU has taken an ŕ¸œá–Źâ€ŤŰ’×˘â€ŹÉŁá—?Ęśâ€ŤŮ…â€Źŕ¸œŕł• increasingly pro-active role in addressing ࢄcßŽÉˆâ€ŤÚ”â€ŹŕľŹâ€ŤŮ…â€Źŕ¸œâ€ŤÜ§â€ŹŕłŞ More than 100 people participate in the roundtable forum. public policy and governance issues. â€ŤŢ˘Řżâ€ŹÓ Ő—ŕŚŚáˆƒe
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Student earns prestigious engineering scholarship ےɣነ́ᏵཕടΊɮೡᆉነ ټ
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n electronic engineering student from CityU has been awarded a prestigious scholarship by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society in the United States. He is among just 10 students worldwide, and the only one from Hong Kong, to receive the honour this year.
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Joe Wu Weijiu, a Year 3 student, won the Undergraduate/Pre-Graduate scholarship for his project entitled “2.45GHz Power Amplifier using Doherty Architecture for High Efficiency and Linearity”.
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Joe said his research would have implications for Bluetooth front-end technology and the broader wireless communications sector. By improving the signalling efficiency of hand-held devices such as mobile phones, Joe’s award-winning design could markedly improve the duration a rechargeable battery remains operational.
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ၤҌነผཕೕᆉነټcͲଈඩ Ίነ́ Ᏽϊࣦ࿘cϤˢܰͲಋȹᏵᆉّe
*+]Ԛ͂༞Ⴀ 'RKHUW\ Δ̎י ɣኂ༠ߎঢ়ࢽଅʥᇃֲ ᘰ̯ޫ́ᆉነ ټeˢܞˮޢӠྦྷᔂ٣ޫဲکҌʥᄤ؟ ಲᇃވяτઢА͂eдݯɔޢؿӠ ॶಕГʹొཋ೩ʹొஉௐΕඨፏʥઅν ໔ࣂֺࣱ३ؿཋॶcΐϊॶɣఝ֝˨ٽ ཋϑؿ༜Аࣂංe
Art and science collide at museum exhibit ޫነᎂࢄۂଊᖚၤޫነޚ
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mart Ambience Therapy (SAT), developed by the AIMtech Centre of CityU and its collaborating partners from the Hong Kong Association of Art Therapists, has become an exhibit at the Hong Kong Science Museum.
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SAT is a pioneering application of interactive media and virtual reality technology in art therapy, particularly for psychotherapy of children who have been physically or emotionally abused.
ʃᐲ၉ҌณᎶ͂ɻʶؿਿࡼၤࠗಋ
˂ ˀ̳βΕࠗಋޫነᎂ́՜ᜨ
ࢄˮe ౣᄫੱྊ؝ᏻӡ ͅےɣΛఌʥ ᖚ؝ᏻԾผͳޢೕcܰȹိᎶ͂ മᏃଊྡྷʃ৽ఌҌכᖚ؝ᏻྩؿ ณᏻؒcʮԯሬ͂כӸֶੱၑՇߦԫ ೧ؿʶଉ؝ᏻe
In the “Magic Bouncing Balls” game, participants generate bouncing balls that make the bricks vanish by waving her arms. Ε ुթᄦଈ ༝Ꮋ裏cᜮّ৽ʹᐷగผτᄦଈᄦˮԞcᄋɎ ؿᄦଈผԚΔɐؿዲࣱ̖e
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ellness March goes the distance ምүᑺΉଞɁ́
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s part of the annual CityU “Wellness March”, the University formed a team to participate in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on 17 February. Professor Richard Ho Yan-ki, Acting President of CityU, presented the team with a flag on 15 February to wish them a good performance.
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ʗcےɣୂඅ˱כ ˂ ˀᐾϷؿಔ̨ ּeےɣອଉ࣎ٽ Є᭯ਥઠ ˂ כˀ Ήඅࡗ࿏cདू৪ ԫࠨ࿏ e
Practice makes Putonghua perfect ඵᆻౝ ցॶʨɎ
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ityU launched a Putonghua Salon to provide a relaxing environment where students can learn and practice Putonghua. Organised by the Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics, the salon was being held every Monday and Tuesday from mid February to late April. A Putonghua teacher acted as a facilitator and four or five students from the English-Putonghua and English-Cantonese interpretation courses acted as helpers to encourage participants to improve their Putonghua.
ɣᐾፒౝҳ᎘cݯነ́ొԜႦ
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ᕌؿྊᆻୌౝcొʠነ́ؿ
ႍʼॶɈe ౝҳ᎘ͅɻʼdᓺᘭʥႍӰነӡ˚ ፒcͅ ˂ɻπϭ ˂ɎπҰ՚ȹ՚ɀ ᐾϷeҰωҳ᎘яτȹΊౝኒΕ c˞Ծሁّӯϳڔ൬দሃh̊̔͛τ̒ ϭʄΊ࠳ᚾߜႍÐౝɟᘭֶߜႍÐᄤ ɟᘭᇾೡؿነ́ኪͨቴኒcར ˱ّɣᐺᆻୌe
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Creative media student crowned video champion ෮ఌነ́כਝڇα፣ཫʥᙘᄧˈᑩྔɣᆉ
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eidi Li Yin-fung, a Year 2 creative media student at CityU, was crowned champion in the youth DV category in the International Youth Video and Photography Contest for her production entitled Can I Sit Beside You. Heidi majored in “Moving Image: Live Action” at the School of Creative Media.
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ɣ෮ఌነɀαज़ነ́ңዘუ ን፣ཫː ҈˿ɺ˿˞ђΕБӸ
ࣀ ྔ ޯव࣑࣑ਝڇα፣ཫʥ ᙘᄧˈᑩ ' 9፣ཫڇαୂ߶ڥe ңዘუΕ෮ఌነ˚࠳ ৽ ྸᄧཫʥཋᄧ e
Sharing the experience of creativity ʗԔА
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he University is, in the interests of whole-person development, dedicated to cultivating a greater interest in the arts within the campus community. The Library and Human Resources Office have organised the second “Exhibition of Art Works by Members of CityU Community”. The display features paintings, calligraphy, sketches, photos and glass sculpture created by CityU staff. The exhibition opened on 6 March with a session entitled “Sharing the Experience of Art” and an opening ceremony at which the officiating guests were Professor Richard Ho Yan-ki, Acting President, Dr Jerry Yu Jer-tsang, Chief Information Officer, Dr Ellen Ko Law Yin-lan, Vice-President for Administration, Mrs Eva Ng Li Yee-wah, Acting Director of Human Resources and Professor Steve Ching Hsianghoo, University Librarian.
ɣݯརͲɁೕࢄcߎɈө්࣎م
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ਂྦྷᖚؿጙመe྇࣊ᎂʥɁɈ༅
୮ᐾፒɀ։ ےɣιࡗᖚА ࢄۂc ࢄˮͅےɣઠᓻࡗАؿᖒೋd࣊ؒd ॖూdᙘᄧʥހᆍАۂeࢄᙴ ˂ כˀͅ ᖚྡྷሚʗԔผ ్ѵྭeອଉ࣎ٽ Є᭯ਥઠd༅ᐢဟ໒ࡑࡩɡd৹࣎ ٽϷ̀ ܧᖓዘᙬɡdɁɈ༅୮ ອଉ୮͢ٽң။ജɤɡʥɣነ྇࣊ᎂᎂ ٽౡନỶઠ˚ܛྭშβe
(From left) Prof Steve Ching, Dr Ellen Ko, Prof Richard Ho, Dr Jerry Yu and Mrs Eva Ng officiated at the opening ceremony. ̞ ౡନỶઠd̀ᖓዘᙬɡdЄ᭯ਥઠd໒ࡑࡩɡd ͢ң။ജɤɡݯАܛ˚ࢄۂྭᓤe
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hese novel biotechnologies, developed by the Centre for Mar ine Environmental Research and Innovative Technology (MERIT) at CityU, serve as an early warning system for marine pollution monitoring.
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ޢӠʥณޫҌɻʶޢೕc˿͂
Аဟྦࣵˋϔܷؿξ౨ᘬంӡe ӸێୀɩؿˋேcΣౚேˀ̯
Small freshwater fish such as zebrafish and Japanese medaka have been commonly used for assessing environmental pollution and toxicity levels. However, a fish model for assessing environmental pollution in the salt-water environment has not been developed, says Dr Dor is Au Wai-ting, Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and Chemistry.
ᗣ祳ேc͂АിЅྊϔܷˋֲݓ ̡eɺ༦ćذʥʝነӡ৹ઠᅩᄫఉ ɡܞˮc˞֡ȹॶ̰قҒˮ͂˞ിЅ ࣵˋྊϔܷྡྷؿேᗘe ᅩɡʥԯޢӠɩୂԷɣነઠө༅Х կࡗผ Կ൙ነޫეਟི߮ ᅆಁ༅
With funding from the Area of Excellence Scheme under the auspices of the University Grants Committee, Dr Au and her research team started work three years ago on developing a “universal” marine fish model for pollution assessment.
ХcΕɍαࢄکޢӠc͓߯ിЅྊ ϔܷ ؿ͂ ࣵˋྡྷேe ᅩɡ႓i ੀேᗘ͂АɁᗘझञ́ذ ᔢነޢӠؗੱؿԞౝ༧eɁᗘਥΐ
“There is an increasing trend of using fish for biomedical research on human diseases. Human genes bear great similarity to those of fish, so what affects fish in the marine environment can be extrapolated to humans,” she says.
ၤேᗘਥΐɊʗޚЍcΐϊ˿˞࣓ኣࣵ ݗྊྦྷேᗘؿᄧᚊઐᒾྦྷɁᗘଐ́ؿ ᄧᚊe ୀɩؿே༖מΕྡྷ۩ʑབྷቔᐥ
Small fish are generally easy to maintain and breed under laboratory conditions. Researchers have tried toxicity testing on a number of small fish, such as the sheepshead minnow and mummichog, but the results were impeded by their varying rates of growth and “restricted” life cycle, for example taking years to reach sexual maturity and producing eggs only a few months in a year. The 3-4cm-long marine medaka has a number of characteristics that render it a potentially good marine fish model. It is small and takes only three months to reach sexual maturity after hatching. It breeds well in the laboratory and produces eggs frequently, making it possible to assess the different developmental and reproductive stages of the fish during its life cycle as well as across generations. More importantly, it is closely related to its freshwater counterpart, the Japanese medaka, of which the entire genome, anatomy, biology and nutritional requirements are well
ಅeɺ༦cޢӠɁࡗ౦˞၍Ϡ㕰ே ֛淑೩ࣵݗɩேАֲݓಡޢӠcࢽ Ԏɺଉcΐݯᗘே́ٽ۹ɺᖇ ցćٽ՚౨͛τ ࠉԹ cԝΣᅕ αɷॶ༠Է́ಅιᆃ౨cϤ˘ȹα裏̋ τడ˂˿˞ખЪe
Longitudinal sections of the fish showing different organs. ᗣ淑ேᐣΉʘࠍࢄ͐ɺኂւe
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Ӹ̋ٽτɍd̒ϝؿᗣ祳ேԮτΛඖ ऋሔc˿˞ιݯሬˋࣵؿேᗘྡྷ ۂeࠖͱcӒӸێୀɩcϤྜྷʝ̋܃ ɍ˂Щ༠Է́ಅιᆃ౨eϊ̔cӒΕ ྡྷ۩裏ᐥಅӾc˿˞ΛωખЪcڈ ሬ͂АിЅԯ́՜՚౨˞ϭ༎ˤ́ ٽᐥಅੱؗeҡࠇ߬ܰؿcӒ།ࢠ כˋؿˀ̯ᗣ祳ேڈٶޚcϤޢӠ Ɂࡗྦྷˀ̯ᗣ祳ேؿਥΐୂdӸ࿚ ˞ʥ́ذᏪቔұяɊʗȿcΐϊ۾ ሬ͂ԞޢӠݓॖྊྦྷேᗘؿᄧᚊe ࣵݗྊޢӠʥณޫҌɻʶޢӠɩୂ Microscopic view of the different organs of the marine medaka. ᛷ෬ᗂɎؿᗣ淑ேɺኂւe
known. This gives it a distinctive advantage in the study of the ecotoxicological impacts on the fish. Using the mar ine medaka, the MERIT research team has developed a reproducible and cost-effective technique that can be used flexibly to test early and multiple biological responses of the fish to a pollutant. A single adult medaka can be systematically cut into 200 slices and analysed for early biological responses and pathological changes, giving a very clear picture of the overall impact of environmental pollution on the animal. “The most challenging part of the research is to preserve adult medaka with heavy bony structures, which can be cut into whole fish slices of five-micrometres, without compromising the quality and integrity of genes and proteins in tissues for accurate biological and pathological analysis,” says Dr Au. It took the team a year to successfully develop a cocktail of fixatives and processing conditions. As of now, four generations of self-breeding marine medaka populations have been established and their feeding conditions, growth rates and reproductive requirements evaluated. The whole marine medaka system developed by Dr Au’s team could be
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˞ᗣ祳ேАྡྷྦྷോcޢӠˮȹඖ˿ᇲ ͂ϤԮι̯ࢽऩؿҌc˞ಡேᗘྦྷ ȹိֶΛိϔܷؿذξ౨ʥΛࠇ́ذʦ Ꮆeȹૈιαؿᗣ祳ே˿τӡΔʘ ιΛ༠ ːc͂Аξ౨́ذʦᎶʥञ ଉᛰʝʗޢӠc˞ฟȿྊϔܷ ྦྷ́ࠍͲؿذᄧᚊe
Cutting the fish into five micrometer-thin slices requires delicate skill. ੀᗣ淑ேʘιʄ෬ϝڴ߬၀ୀؿҌe
ᅩɡ႓i ΕޢӠɻcшᗒܰؿΣ ЄړΦড়ܼ༖ࠇؿιαᗣ祳ேcʹੀɾ ᐣΉʘιʄ෬ϝؿڴኬːேːcϤɌɺ ᄧᚊୂᓱਥΐၤ୶͉ሔۂሔʥѧኬֲc ̋τᅚɷॶ২ๅᆢذ́ؿञଉʗ e ᅩɡޢؿӠɩୂ٦ȿȹα ࣂංɷι˲ႇˮሬؿ՞ցቸʘ ૈͧe
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Է͌˅ݯکcޢӠɩୂͳಅȿ̒ˤϬ Ϸᐥಅؿᗣ祳ேcԎിЅȿӒࠨؿབྷቔ ੱؗd́ٽ۹ʥᐥಅૈͧeޢӠɩୂ உ߮ؿኬᗣ祳ேӡc̋߬Аሁኬ Щ˿͂АޢӠࣵݗྊɺϔܷྦྷذே ᗘξ౨́ذᛰʝؿᄧᚊe
Fish sections mount on a microscopic slide.
ᅩɡ႓i ޢӠɊʗଉcϤࣵ
יສכᛷ෬ᗂːɐؿᗣ淑ேʘːe
ݗྊޢӠʥณޫҌɻʶٽؿႩ͌ᅟ ܰੀᗣ祳ேઐᄤ ݯ͂ ݗࣵؿேᗘ
easily adapted to study early biological changes in fish in response to various pollutants in the marine environment.
ྡྷۂc˞ിЅࣵݗྊΈᗘϔܷؿذ
“The results are encouraging as the long term goal of MERIT is to promote marine medaka as the ‘universal’ marine fish model for assessing the impact of a wide range of pollutants in the marine environment,” Dr Au says.
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The research has generated much interest in the international community and the team will be collaborating with researchers from Japan, Germany and Russia to conduct testing in their waters using the “model fish”.
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መcɩୂੀၤˀ̯dᄨਝʥڜᖓؿ ޢӠɁࡗАcΕΔˋਟ˞ᗣ祳ே২ ྡྷe ࣵݗྊޢӠʥณޫҌɻʶ༖ξکᏵ ࠗಋऋਂ֚ܧʀȹඖ ຒʏؿᚋ ਐඖ͌c˞ᗣ祳ேАֲݓಡcႇ߯ྺ ֲݓॖಡʿؒcРᒾʥ൴ʝᄠˋݓؿ ֲcԎിЅખיϊᗘᄠˋྦྷࣵݗྊ
Locally, the marine medaka will be used in toxicity testing in a $4.5m consultancy project awarded by the HKSAR Government to MERIT for developing a suite of chronic toxicity tests. These tests will be used to determine and quantify the toxicity of complex effluent, and predict the environmental consequences of discharging such effluent into the marine environment.
ι܃ؿe ϊ̔cࣵݗྊޢӠʥณޫҌɻʶҡ ͂ᗣ祳ேޢӠဟྦʑʗ؊ᒹඤ ذऋП ܰჍውॖϔֺܷ ذʵߎؿϔܷe ́ذʥʝነӡ৹ઠሲૠᄐɡܞˮc
Using the same species, MERIT has undertaken further research to monitor pollution caused by endocrine disruptors, in particular estrogenic pollutants.
ʑʗ؊ذϔܷɰιݯȹိᗲࠇؿྊϔ ܷcࡈΐܰфτჍውॖϔܷؿذɁᙶ ଉ͂ۂcԝΣʝїۂdᄂቡቸdᖞذ ᅳቸcಲဳԹΔɣ൴ખיԷࣵ
According to Dr Cheng Shuk Han, Associate Professor from the same department, endocrine pollution has become one of the most serious forms of environmental contamination. The cause is the vast quantities of personal care products, such as cosmetics and hair spray, medicine and cleaning agents, which contain
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estrogenic pollutants that are discharged into the sea without regulation. “While the impact of these pollutants is not immediate, diate, gradual accumulation could affect the hormones of organisms. ganisms. th,” This in turn could affect their reproduction and growth,” Dr Cheng says.
A glowing green juvenile medaka. ೕͮؿᗣ淑ே̢ேe
The par t played by Dr Cheng is to develop innovative biotechnologies to monitor the presence of endocrine-disrupting pollutants in Hong Kong waters. She and senior research assistant Dr Chen Xueping inserted a piece of hybrid DNA containing part of a medaka gene fused to a jelly fish gene into the chromosomes of the marine medaka. This piece of fusion gene transforms the young medaka into a swimming test-tube. It lights up like a green light bulb inside the fish when in seawater polluted by estrogen-like chemicals.
ሲɡኪ߲ 着 ೕณ́ ೕณ́ޫذҌؿɮ ˋਟؿ Аc˞ဟྦࠗಋˋਟؿʑʗ؊ᒹඤذ ˋ̡eၤঢ়ज़ޢӠХଉஹு̡ɡੀ ˳фʗᗣ祳ேਥΐʗˋ̴ਥΐؿ 脱࣏࣪ጅ࣏Ⴖʗɥ౺Ƀᗣ祳ேܷϳ cိဇʝؿਥΐԚ̢ேᛰιผಌ؈ ؿဳcΕՇჍውॖذሔϔܷˋؿਟɻ ʑผཫ၆ϳ؞ȹᅚೕͮe
“These juveniles are highly sensitive to estrogenic pollutants and they give a brighter glow in their livers with increasing amount of estrogenic compounds,” says Dr Cheng.
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The application of the scientific skill involved in making these glowing green medaka was very tedious. It started with a thorough understanding of the gene sequence in the fish, followed by the cutting and pasting of pieces of DNA. The researchers then injected the fusion gene into the medaka embryos with tiny glass needles. The MERIT research team took two years and experimented on more than 4,000 eggs before they could successfully cultivate a family of glowing, green, transgenic medaka fish.
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The transgenic fish show a response to estrogenic pollutants after re to seawater se a little more than five hours of exposure samples. A water sample tested from Victoria Harbour in the Tsim Sha ummer showed a faint ggreen Tsui area by the research team last summer nic fish, indicating the water fluorescent glow in the transgenic contained a detectable amount off estrogenic pollutants.
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ჍውॖذΛcӒࠨؿӥᚺೕˮؿ ဌͮڏੜc ሲɡ႓e
ேؿ༦ೡɊʗʕٽiࠖͱ߬ྵ֛ȿᗣ 祳ேؿਥΐખͶcಳ܃ੀؿ脱࣏࣪
ጅ࣏Ⴖʘ܃ᒧΕȹeઅɎԞcޢӠ Ɂࡗ̦͂ୀɩހؿᆍৌ೭Ґဇʝؿਥ ΐ౺Ƀᗣ祳ே߄ߊeޢӠɩୂ٦ȿԭα ࣂංdΕ ΛேЪɐྡྷ܃cɷι ˲өˮȹผೕˮ၆ϳဌͮؿᔝਥΐ ᗣ祳ேࡼપe ᔝਥΐᗣ祳ேΕઅᘩჍውॖϔܷذʄɩ ࣂ̞́ɾ܃గผτʦᎶeޢӠɩୂ˾כ αࡧʨΕάҳՍਂՅၐΛСԓಋࣵؿ ˋАಡcೕଊᗣ祳ேೕˮؿ ၆ϳဌͮcᛷ͐ࣵˋɻфτ˿ಡԷؿ Ⴭ Ⴭውॖϔܷͫذ൴e
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Marine medaka was selected for this testing, Dr Cheng explains, because in addition to all the signs it displays of being a model ďŹ sh, it can also live in brackish water (a mixture of fresh and salt water).
áˆ˛ŕŻ&#x;ÉĄŕťŹá˜ˇŕźžc˞ᗣ缳ேĐ?ಡ໰c৖ȿ ˿˞Đ?ŕž˘á›ťá›ˇÍ?cŇĄÎ?â€ŤÝŻâ€ŹŕŽ›á€ŕŻ‡áˆŹÎ‹Î• á™‡ŕŤ—Ë‹ÉťÍ â€ŤŮ˝â€Źe Â—ŕ —ŕ˛‹ÉşĘË‹ŕ¨&#x;á™”â€Ť×›â€Źá™‡ŕŤ—Ë‹cʎԯܰ‍ٜ‏
“As brackish water is common in Hong Kong, especially near the Pearl River Delta region, we can use just one species to assess estrogenic activity in marine and estuarine water samples,� she says.
कĎ?É?ÓŻâ€ŤÝšÝ˜â€Źŕ¨&#x;eŇˆŕ ¨Ě‹áƒ?Í‚Čšá€á—ŁçĽł ŕŻ‡â€ŤŕŁ‚ÎƒËżÚ?â€Źŕ´żĐ…ŕŁľË‹Ő—ŘŒË‹á…šĚŻâ€ŤŘżâ€Źáƒ?á‹? ŕĽ–Ď”ÜˇŕŠąâ€ŤŘ—â€ŹcÂ˜Î˘á‚“e áˆ˛ŕŻ&#x;ÉĄŃ´ŕŞśÎšË˛ßŻÍ“ŕŽ›ŕś–ŕ´żĐ…ÉŽÔŽâ€ŤÜƒâ€Źc
With the availability of this assessment tool, Dr Cheng hopes it would help raise awareness of the impending problem of estrogenic pollution, and that compulsory testing could be introduced soon. The international scientific community is interested in data on the creation and application of glowing medaka and presentations have been held at conferences in South Korea and Japan.
˿๊ŕ§?â€ŤŮ…â€Źŕ¸œŕž§áƒ?á‹?༖ϔܡŕ¨?á•€â€ŤŘżâ€ŹČżŕťŹc ÔŽá€žŇ„ŕ˘„ŕś€ĚŚáƒ?â€ŤŘżâ€Źŕ˛Ąŕť°ŕž˘á›ťeŕ¨?áƒŒŢŤáŠ? ŕ‚á“ąÍ›ŕž§á€ŒÍŽá—ŁçĽłŕŻ‡â€ŤŘżâ€Źŕł•â€Ť×˘â€ŹĘĽáŽśÍ‚ŕłŠá…• ኣ‍Í?Ů˛â€ŹáŒ™áˆ˜cĎ„á—?ŕź…ŕ˘żŕąŚÎ•â€ŤÚ˛â€Źá’šĘĽË€ĚŻ á?žĎˇâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹáŠ?ŕşŕ¸œá˜ŞÉ?Đ?ŕźŚá“Żŕ°‚e
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Ma r nd Innovative Technology (ME a o h f c R IT) ear re s t e R en
MERIT is one of the eight “Areas of Excellence� selected by the University Grants Committee (UGC) in 2004 and is the only one related to environmental research. It is led by CityU in collaboration with the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Baptist University and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
ࣾ‍ݗ‏á?ˇŕžŠâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ ĘĽŕŻšŕ¸“ŢŤŇŒÉťĘśâ€Ť כ‏ι
The centre has been given funding of $45 million by UGC’s Area of Excellence scheme to develop innovative chemical, biological and engineering technologies for monitoring, assessing and controlling the effects of human activities on the marine environment.
ɝʜá?ľÉŁáŠ?ŕŞ ÓŠŕź…ĐĽŐŻŕĄ—ŕ¸œÂ—Ôżŕľ™áŠ?
á?ľÉŁáŠ?ŕŞ ÓŠŕź…ĐĽŐŻŕĄ—ŕ¸œá?•â€ŤÝŻâ€ŹÉ„ŕś–Â—Ôżŕľ™ áŠ?ŢŤáƒ”ŕ¨&#x;Â˜ÉžČšcÍ›Ü°ŕ¨’Čšá ¤á?ˇŕžŠâ€ŤÚ“‏ᙜ Ď„á—?â€ŤŘżâ€Źŕś–ÍŒeÉťĘśÍ…â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁáƒ”áŠ’cÔŽá ¤ŕ — ಋɣáŠ?dŕ —ŕ˛‹ŢŤŇŒÉŁáŠ?dŕ —ŕ˛‹ÉťĘźÉŁ áŠ?dŕ —ŕ˛‹ŕŁ´ŕ¸œÉŁáŠ?ĘĽŕ —ŕ˛‹ŕŹ‰ÉŽÉŁáŠ?΋Đ? ŕľŹĎˇâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ e
ŢŤáƒ”ŕ¨&#x;ßŽŕ˝˛Â˜á…†ËŽ ຒಋĘ?â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ ŕź… ĐĽcŕś€ŕł•ČšÓĄÍśŕŻšŕ¸“Ę?áŠ?dÍ â€ŤŘ°â€ŹĘĽÉŽŕłĄ ŢŤŇŒcÍ‚Đ?á€&#x;ྦdിЅʼઠԚÎ?É â€ŤÝ ÝŻâ€Ź ŕ§˝ŕž§ŕŁľâ€ŤÝ—â€ŹŕŽĽÎšâ€ŤŘżâ€Źá„§ášŠe
April Ě’Ë‚ 2008
M
anagement
is a matter of national style 管理方式反映
國文 家化 By Craig Francis ɾቀ
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hen it comes to doing business on a global scale, management style refers to more than just the cut of your bespoke tailored suit.
Certain stereotypes have evolved in regard to perceptions of the management styles of different nationalities. But the question of whether these pigeon holes are accurate has been the focus of research by Dr Maris Martinsons, Associate Professor in the Department of Management.
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႓ΕͲଈࢄׅพ৻cဳଉʿ βႩˈ۹Ӹ߯ႇ̔ϸؿസ৸ ʹᖚ၀ୀe
ྦྷɺਝᘒɁɡဳؿଉʿβcɁࠨЍ˝ ɰτܫցؒޜؿe˿ܰိྦྷ໔Ƀؿ ؒܰЯๅᆢՙj̳ܰဳଉነӡ৹ઠ ᓤɡɡޢ߬˚ؿӠጙመe ኟτּၐԓ˱ࢬɣ϶ؿɡଊ
As a Latvian-Canadian living in Hong Kong with a PhD from England and management consulting experience on five continents, Dr Martinsons was naturally inclined to study the business world and its most influential decision-makers.
ֈࠗಋcΕߜਝՅɡነϽ܃c౦Ε
“As international interactions increase, it is useful to know how top managers in different countries make decisions,” says Dr Martinsons. “When it comes to the management styles, one business leader’s self-perceived egalitarian and systematic approach can be seen by overseas counterparts as either too slow or unemotional,” he says.
˖ވΈਝؿઅᘩᑭ၇c҈ࠨగ
T h e c u r i o s i t y a n d a c a d e m i c f o re s i g h t t h a t p ro m p t e d Dr Martinsons to study Amer ican, Japanese and Chinese businesses and the decision-making styles of their leaders has led to a raft of findings. They both belie and underline some popular stereotypes.
ɡˮכΡթነɐݞؿ੪Ɉc
ʄɣݘኪͨ༦ဳଉᚋਐɮАcϬಳྦྷޢ Ӡਆพ˖˞ވʥพވԮᄧᚊɈؿҺ೪ ّɊʗτጙመe
߬ȿΈΔͬพ˚ဳΣЄАˮҺ ցc ɡ႓e ˞ဳଉʿβݯԝc ܺͬพეઔՅϬ˞̡ݯ೩ʥτӡ ؿ೪cԯˢਝࡼͬؿพ˚ဳ˿ॶᘨ ʪ༦ྺૈଉֶɺٶɁੱe
նޢӠਝdˀ̯ɻਝؿਆพ༜Аʥ ɍਝࡼͬพეؿҺ೪ʿβcԎΕ ʿࠍτɺʭೕଊeԒͬพეܫଲ ɖઐᓺȿȹԒ՞τ ؿؒeɻਝdˀ̯
The responses from business leaders in China, Japan and the United States have resonance for managers on several levels.
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“ T h e re a re t h e o bv i o u s implications of doing bus i n e s s w i th p eo p l e fro m other countries. You need to understand how they think and what motivates them,” explains Dr Martinsons. “But it is also cr ucial for expatr iates. For example, consider an American
ࠖͱc།ԯˢਝࡼ
ˮؿਆพʦᎶcྦྷΈ ज़ଉяτɺᄙࠍ ؿᄧᚊe
ؿɁ২́෮ܰȹ۾ עᛷؿԝɥeБ̦ ȿˢࠨؿؒcᑹ ك༞৽ڔˢࠨࡈؿ ΐc ɡ႓e ྦྷ˾ࣵ̔ɮАؿ Ɂᅚࠇ߬eԝΣc Dr Maris Martinsons
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ᓤɡɡ
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going to work in Japan where the behavioural style is more dominant. The American needs to either adjust to that management style or seek out a job where the prevailing style is more analytical, a trait that is more identifiably American,” he explains.
Styles differ The research of Dr Martinsons revealed definite national characteristics and examined some of the influences for these differences in decision-making style. The prevailing style of American business leaders reflects a high need for achievement and the rational ideology that dominates scientific management and MBA education. American managers tend to “analyse” situations and ‘conceptualise’ solutions. Their structured and formalised decisions require a lot of objective and often quantitative information.
˚c˾ԅ裏ɮАؿਝɁగ߬ሬᎶ ိဳଉʿβcɺಳగ̊Ғȹͫ༖અٶ βʗؿ˚ݯɮАe
Һ೪ࠓࣟΈɺޚ ɡޢؿӠʦܮˮɺ̵પؿऋֲc
The prevailing Chinese decision-making style reflects a comparatively high need for personal power and status. The ability to exercise authority and to make decisions swiftly (in order to take advantage of fleeting opportunities) is critical for Chinese business leaders. They rely largely on their own experience and subjective information from personal relationships. In Sino-American joint ventures, different decisionmaking styles could be a source of conflict, concludes Dr Martinsons.
ԎদȿԒऋֲྦྷҺ೪ࠓࣟؿᄧᚊe ਝͬพეᑟұιဳؿଉࠓࣟʦܮ ȿ˚ኒޫነဳଉɮਆဳଉဨɡઠөؿ ଉֲ܆ϣcΐϊਝͬؿพ˚ဳඪΉ ʗ ѼබcԎੀҺʿؒ ล֨ ʝ eˢࠨ̳ؿஃӡʝҺ೪߬ұɣ ൴۪ᜮ൴ʝؿ༅ࢿe ɻਝ߬˚ؿҺ೪ʿβᑟұɁᚬɈΔ
The prevailing Japanese management style reflects a high need for affiliation. Japanese business leaders indicate that they involve more employees and more subjective elements in their decision making than the Americans. The Japanese commonly arrive at decisions by seeking consensus across all management levels, but this takes time. Americans and Chinese typically take days or weeks to make big decisions while the Japanese require weeks or months. Japanese decisions are slow and deliberate, but pay off by enabling rapid and smooth implementation.
Ͻeɻਝͬؿพე؇ࠇϷԚᚬۤॶؿ Ɉ˞ʥ҄АˮҺց ˞جՅᔝᐁЩ ؿዀ༤ eˢࠨ˚߬ԗፆɁ˞ʥ ༦ɁᗐڝՅ˚ؿᜮ༅ࢿeΐϊ ɡܞˮcɺؿҺ೪ʿβ˿ॶ˥ɻ Ꮺͬพଐ́ʑᇰޯe ˀ̯ဳ߬˚ؿଉʿβᑟӠޚʃᐲᖎeˀ ̯ͬพეܞˮcˢࠨАҺ೪ࣂˈਝ ɁᑼᇼҡΛࡗొԜ෮Ӯઅढ़ҡΛ˚
Although the forces of globalisation are gradually expected to temper these distinct differences, early results from research Dr Martinsons is currently conducting suggest these differences are still evident around the world, from India to Europe.
ᜮΐॖeˀ̯ɁߎɈכՅΈဳଉ ආᄙͳؿᖫಳ܃ɷАˮҺցcЎ༦ೡ ࣂ༖ٽeၤਝɁɻਝɁȹঁ̋ ᅕʨֶᅕܱ౨АˮࠇɣҺցޚؗੱؿ ˈcˀ̯Ɂ˿ॶࣂᅕ՚ֶޅϭΛ
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“Even within Europe’s open border s we see significant differences in management styles between countries. The Spanish are inclined to be more behavioural, Austrians exhibit analytical tendencies, Latvians are comparatively conceptual while the French tend to be more directive (see chart on p21 for definition of style models),” says Dr Martinsons.
˂eˀ̯Ɂ২Һ೪ࣂᇅྺࠇcЎΡ ୮ܰઐϷҺցࣂ҄ϤСe ᒖಳͲଈȹʝؿᑭබ˿ॶүνौ ԒעᛷؿଔcЎɡ͌ک൬Ϸޢؿ Ӡٱүڳᛷ͐cᗘʗΕ˖ވΈ Δ ― Ϳ۹Էᅩ ― ݘԗಳע۾ᛷe
Perspective matters Both the decisions that managers make and how they make them are affected by their socialisation and surroundings.
ɡ႓i ЩԚΕਝၤਝɾංڈ ؿיᅩݘc҈ࠨʋ˿ޜԷรݯɺ ဳؿଉʿβeϹऒˑɁৱࠇϷ৽cෙ
“Many differences are due to cultural factors”, explains Dr Martinsons. “Concepts such as hierarchy, collectivism, and attention to context are more important for Asians, because they have prescribed roles in complex social networks. Since Americans live in a looser social environment, they are able to be more egalitarian and individualistic and less attentive to context.”
ΔСɁ˞ʗӮٽcּၐԓɁ༖ݯ ล֨ʝcϤؒਝɁڬඪΉܞኒ Ӯ ࠒҺ೪ᗘێցຮ྇ ٲ e
ʼʝᄧᚊᐾӷႦࠇ ͬพ˚ဳΣЄАˮҺց˞ʥАˮЄိҺ ցcمؿผʝྊᄧᚊ۾ɣe
Surveys of students taking CityU’s business programmes show a transformation in their mindsets.
ஈΛଔՇʼʝΐॖᄧᚊc ɡ ᘷe ԓݘɁΕᇲᔵمؿผ၉ɻτ
“We have surveyed some MBA students before they beg in their studies, near the end of their studies and again as alumni about five years later. We see a migration away from the directive style to the analytic style and, to a lesser extent, the behavioural style,” says Dr Mar tinsons. “So you could say that they become more Amer ican and also a little more Japanese as a result of management education.”
ஃࠉؿӯϳcΐϊɐకɎՀdඑϷ৽ ˞ʥኬᗐؿڝล֨ˈ༖ࠇ߬eޚʦc ਝɁمؿผྊˈ༖ᕌౙcΐϊ༖ඪ ΉכɁɁ̡೩dɁ˚ຮ˞ʥ༖ʭϣᄬ ኬ߇ౡe ɺ༦cےݯɣਆነɮਆဳଉဨɡነ ֺ́Аؿሁ݅ʦܮcˢࠨ܆ؿၐτֺ ҝᛰe ҈ࠨʗආݒਐȿΛϽɮਆဳଉဨɡ ऒነ́cʗПΕˢࠨነکdઅٶଓพ ࣂ˞ʥι࣎ݯʤʄα܃൬Ϸሁ݅e҈ ࠨೕଊcˢࠨܞኒێᔝᛰݯʗ ێcԎΕ༖ʭೡ۹ɐᔝᛰݯϷ৽ێc ɡ႓e ΐϊ˿˞႓cˢࠨΕ࠳ᚾ ဳଉᇾೡ܃cဳଉࠓࣟɐᛰ༖ݯβ
“This reflects our intended learning outcomes. It would b e d i s a p p o i n t i n g i f we didn’t have an influence
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ʥτȹᒨˀβe ܌܌ʦܮȿ҈ࠨஉ߮ؿነୌιe ҈ࠨ˚߬ܰ˞βล֨ઠဳଉነcΐ
April ̒˂ 2008
ܞኒێҺ೪ّ ুұᚬɈc؇ࠇࢽ
Definition of
style models Һ೪ᗘێ ցຮ྇ٲ
1. Directive decision-makers are driven by a need for power. They are resultsoriented, but also want to dominate others. They have a low tolerance for ambiguity and prefer cognitive simplicity. This limits the information that they gather and the alternatives that they consider.
ଅcԎඪΉ˚כኒ ˢɁeˢࠨྦྷɺᆢցֲؿ ࢀ҂۹ГcႏكɐᑟӠᓯ௰ق અcΐϊஃࠉȿνඑؿ༅ ࢿ˞ʥ˿Ԝϣᄬؿԯˢ
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Ӡೕଊiਝͬพე Εล֨ێʗێ
Һ೪ɐʗঢ়cЎΕܞኒێ Ϸ৽ێʿࠍʗГeˀ̯ͬพ
2. Analytic ʗێҺ೪ّ ე˞Ϸ৽˚ݯێcϤɻਝͬ decision-makers ুұКרณܥኝ are driven by need for พეڬΛܞݯኒێe achievement in the form Ԟؿιగeˢࠨྦྷႏ of new challenges. Their ؿكᇲᔵֲᎶ˟Σcΐϊ comfort with cognitive complexity ผνඑʗҡΛᅕኣeˢࠨ encourages data collection and ༤ԑ૯܆ᆃᄬcผτӡΔ 3. Conceptual processing. They make decisions ล֨ێҺ೪ّ decision-makers are slowly because they examine ϣᄬ౧ˤʿ࣐cΐϊҺ ᅚ؇ࠇࢽଅc also driven by a need for situations thoroughly and ೪ᇅྺe achievement, but they crave consider alternatives ЎѴશԷႏ extrinsic rewards, such as systematically. ೩̔ΕᆉeˢࠨԮτঢ়۹ praise and recognition. They thrive ؿႏكᇲᔵ۹cϤ˘ৱࠇ˞Ɂݯ on cognitive complexity and are ̯Ϥ˞ڈԑ̯ݯeϊ̔cˢ more oriented towards people 4. Behavioural than tasks. They are creative, decision-makers ࠨԮτ෮dఒτଉc idealistic and have a longare driven by a need ਿ؇ٽ౨͌ؿᅟe term perspective. for affiliation. They prefer cognitive simplicity and have a strong people orientation, being genuinely concerned about others. indings: The American business They are receptive to new Ϸ৽ێҺ೪ّ leaders score highest on both ideas, willing to compromise ؇ࠇᐲᖎcႏكɐ and prefer loose controls. the conceptual and analytic decision
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ৱΉᓯ௰cԮτੜईؿ ɁֲኒΉcϤ˘भᗐᕤˢ
styles, but the lowest on the directive and behavioral styles. The Japanese business leaders have a very behavioural style while the Chinese business leaders have the most directive style.
Ɂeϊ̔cˢࠨॶਪઅՇณؿ ଉ֨cᗙ෮ѢԾၤઔՅᕌౙ ઁؿԹʿβe
because management, in the way that we teach it, is essentially an American concept. People who complete an MBA should become more analytic and systematic in their management approach,” he says.
ϊ࠱ߗˢࠨӀτᔝᛰc҈ࠨผԷ̖
“I expect management styles to change throughout China as the economy evolves and business leadership passes to a new generation. We are already seeing changes, at least in Hong Kong and parts of China, from those taking our business programmes,” Dr Martinsons concludes.
ɡᐢ႓i ፭䣏ɻਝᏜؿೕࢄ
શeѧιɮਆဳଉነဨɡؿɁɡcᎶ ᛰඪΉʗێτӡဳؿଉێc ɡ႓e
˞ʥณȹˤͬพეؿᇻ́c҈ڌޚɻ ਝဳؿଉʿβผͲࠍҝᛰe࠳ᚾےɣ ɮਆဳଉᇾೡؿነ́Ӹɐcϭʭܰ࠳ᚾ ϊᗘᇾೡࠗؿಋʥɻਝʗΔਂነ́Ӹ ɐc҈ࠨɰޜԷိᔝᛰe
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Q&A with Mr James Ng Kam-ming on knowledge transfer ͢ټႼͱ́ ͢ټႼͱ́ᇹɣነكؿ ͢ټႼͱ́ᇹɣነكؿᖫᔝଫ
By Regina Lau ჳૠз ჳ
CityU is a technological powerhouse contributing to the growth of the economy of Hong Kong. To channel this power, CityU Professional Services Limited (CPS) was set up as a company to promote consultancy work and contract research. Since its establishment in 1998, CPS has effectively united the University’s vast reservoir of talent with the community and commerce. The limited company has incorporated CityU’s knowledge and research to complete more than 5,400 consultancy projects in the past decade. Clients include government departments, public corporations and private enterprises. The CEO of the Company, Mr James Ng Kam-ming, talked to CityU Today about the future development of knowledge transfer for the University.
What it is actually meant by knowledge transfer? What is the role of CPS in promoting knowledge transfer for the University? Our mission is to assist the University in undertaking knowledge transfer by providing tailor-made consultancy ser vices for organisations or cor porations in need. In addition, we also offer custom-built professional training courses for individual corporations. Through this mechanism, the University can effectively use its resources, which include people, professional knowledge and innovative scientific research, to contribute to the well-being and advancement of society and promote the economic development of the region. As a non-profit-making organisation, CPS is responsible for developing and providing consultancy services. All consultancy services provided to external organisations by the staff of the University are considered external practices that need to be arranged and processed by us. We will handle for CityU staff the administrative and business-related works such as the bidding for tenders, preparation of agreements, business
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Єጽكᖫᔝଫjےɣਿพᚋਐτࠉʔ ̇Εɣነكᖫᔝଫʿࠍኪ着ޅფӯ ϳj ےɣਿพᚋਐτࠉʔ̇ؿԚ՜ܰԾХɣነ൬Ϸ كᖫᔝଫcمݯผτ߬ዀ࿚ֶͬพొԜ۹Ӹ ߯ؿਿพᚋਐ৻רeϊ̔c҈ࠨ͛ΐᎶП ͬพੱؗc۹Ӹ߯ਿพফᇾೡe༦ȹ ዀԹcɣነॶτࢽ༜͂༅z˳ܢɁɷdਿพ كᖫณޫޢιzمݯผጷұ൬үါ ަcڔ൬ਂʑᏜೕࢄe ےɣਿพᚋਐτࠉʔ̇ᙔڈϙСዀ࿚c߲ஐႤ Хʥࢄׅᚋਐ৻רɮАeઠᓻࡗݯɣነ˞̔ዀ ࿚ొԜᚋਐ৻רcܰԑ࣎̔ɮАcя ͅےɣਿพᚋਐτࠉʔ̇Ϊખ୮ଉe҈ࠨݯઠ ᓻࡗ୮ଉ࣎̔ɮАؿϷܧพ৻ֲሔؿԑ৻c ΣҙᅟdԹ߯dพ৻ᇹРړ፮cઠᓻࡗ ˿ڬਿ؇ᚋਐඖ͌e
April ̒˂ 2008
â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁßŽÉˆŕŽŚŕźŚŢŤâ€ŤÚ”Ţ˘â€ŹŕľŹŕ —ŕ˛‹ŕş¤á?œŕł•ŕ˘„cԎ‍ כ‏ιΚ͓ ‍ے‏ɣਿพᚋŕ¨?Ď„ŕ ‰Ę”Ě‡cáŠŞŕšŤâ€ŤÚ”â€ŹŕľŹÉŁáŠ?â€ŤŮƒâ€Źá–Ťá”?ŕŹŤâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹÓŻĎłc ˞‍ےÚ?â€ŹÉŁâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹáŽšÓžÉ ÉˇËżËžĐĄÍ‚ŕ¨żŕ¸žâ€ŤŮƒâ€Źá–ŤĘĽŢŤâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÎšâ€Ť×Žâ€ŹÎ‘ă?ž â€ŤŮ…â€Źŕ¸œc‍مঢ়ר‏ະeÉŠÎąÔžcʔ̇֝અ‍ؿ‏ਿพᚋŕ¨?ŕś–ÍŒÎ›ŕź ŕ Żcâ€Ťŕž§ŕ§ť×¨â€Źŕľ‹ŕź§Đ—â€ŤÖšÜ§â€ŹŕŽŤâ€ŤŮžâ€ŹdĘ”á?Şá‹€ŕżšc˞ʼɎਆ͏ พe‍ے‏ɣਿพᚋŕ¨?Ď„ŕ ‰Ę”Ě‡Ďˇâ€ŤÜ§â€Źá?˘ŕ´¸Í˘â€ŤŮźâ€Źá‚źÍąÍ અՇÂ?ĘŒ ˀ‍ے‏ɣÂ?ŕŽ„ŕ¨?c࿑ᇚɣáŠ?â€ŤŮƒâ€Źá–Ťá”?ŕŹŤĚ°Ôžâ€ŤŘżâ€Źŕł•ŕ˘„ĘżÎ‰e
Ňˆŕ ¨â€ŤŘżâ€Źáš‹ŕ¨?â€Ťŕ§ť×¨â€Źŕś–ÍŒËłâ€ŤÜ˘â€Źáš‹ŕ¨?â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ dਿ฾਩ফ Ő—â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ áˆ Ý…cԯɝ˞ᚋŕ¨?â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ ŕś–ÍŒâ€ŤËšÝŻâ€ŹáŠ’eËž
negotiations and professional indemnity insurance coverage so they can concentrate on their consultancy projects. Our services include consultancy study, professional training and surveys, but with consultancy study being our core service. For example, 32% of our total revenue last year came from consultancy studies, 27% from professional training and 10% from surveys. Through consultancy studies, we can apply the University’s strengths in areas of scientiďŹ c advancement, such as artiďŹ cial intelligence and environmental technology, to the areas closely related to the livelihood of people. Through professional training, such as providing information technology training to local primary and secondary school teachers, we can transfer the knowledge of the University to the broader community. Also, by making use of the wealth of technology resources at the University, such as the advanced laboratory facilities, we can provide calibration and testing services to external organisations. This comprised 20% of our total projects.
April Ě’Ë‚ 2008
˞ι‍ݯ‏Ô?cĐŒáŠŹá›˝Î˝Éƒâ€Ť ؿ‏cԯωܰਿพਊ ফcĐŒ cáˆ Ý…â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ ĐŒČšÎšeŕŽŚŕźŚáš‹ŕ¨?â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ ŕś–ÍŒcŇˆŕ ¨Ň?â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹŕŠœŕś–ŢŤâ€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÎšâ€Ť×Žâ€ŹcÎŁÉ ÉŽŕąŁ ༜dá?ˇâ€ŤŢŤÚ“â€ŹŇŒŕłŠcĘ˜ŕž˘áŽśÍ‚â€Ť×›â€Źá ¤ĚľÍ â€ŤŢšâ€Źá—?‍ؿ‏ᆲ á•żh஦༦ਿ฾਩ফcÔ?Σ‍Ͳݯ‏ಋɝɊáŠ?Ϣ࢑๊ Ôœŕź…ŕŚŠŢŤŇŒŕŚŤá†ťá‡žŕłĄcŇˆŕ ¨Ň?ÉŁáŠ?â€ŤŮƒŘżâ€Źá–Ťá”?ଫ ೽τáƒ?ߏ‍مؿ‏ະeĎŠĚ”cŇˆŕ ¨ŕ´ Í‚ÉŁáŠ?ᔔఒ‍ؿ‏ ŢŤŇŒŕź…ŕ¸ťcÔ?ÎŁÍąŕľŹâ€Ťŕž˘Řżâ€Źá›ťŰŠŕŽ‰ŕŻ?c‍̔࣎ݯ‏ዀ ŕżšŕąŠÔœŕŁŽĚłŐ—ŕ˛Ąŕť°â€Ťŕ§ť×¨â€ŹcŕŽ›Ężŕ ?â€ŤŘżâ€Źŕś–ÍŒĐŒŇˆŕ ¨ ˞ιá?˘á…•â€ŤŘżâ€ŹÔΚe
༦˾ɩα čŁ? câ€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁĎ„ŕĄšÔ’â€ŤŮƒâ€Źá–Ťá”?ଫ ŕś–ÍŒŕž§â€ŤŮ…â€Źŕ¸œĚľÍ á„§ášŠËˆŕź–ŕŤŻá‚Šj Ňˆŕ ¨â€ŤŘżâ€Źŕś–ÍŒŕŽá ¤â€ŤŮ…â€Źŕ¸œĚľÍ ŕ˘ ŕ˘ â€ŤŢšâ€Źá—?cԯɝᄧᚊ Ëˆŕź–ŕŤŻá‚Šâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹĎ„É ÉŽŕąŁŕĽśáš‹ŕ¨?â€ŤŢ˘â€ŹÓ ŕś–ÍŒeŕťŽŕś– ÍŒâ€Ťŕ —ÝŻâ€Źŕ˛‹áš ŕź?ʔ̇dá‹€ŕŻżá€łŕŹ‰ŃŤdá”˘ŕ§‘á€łŕŹ‰ ŃŤc˞ʼŕŽŕŹ‰ÉƒŕžŠÔ‘ŕ§ťŕŽŤâ€ŤŮžâ€ŹcĘ—Đ&#x;ŕąŠÔœŕ§?ࢽય
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ංɮೡၐ࠳ᇁખdؠዀϽʗdɁ
What are some of the knowledge transfer projects that have had a significant impact on the community in the past ten years? One of the more significant projects was the ser ies of artificial intelligence consultancy studies provided for the MTR Corporation, Airport Authority Hong Kong, Hospital Authority and immigration-related processes. The result was that we enhanced the MTR’s night-shift schedule for engineering maintenance, the allocation of aircraft stands, hospital staff scheduling and automatic immigration document processing. It has significantly boosted the operational efficiency of the corporations, providing the public with a more convenient and faster service. Imagine, for example, the potential ramifications of the MTR having an error in its maintenance schedule at night and not being able to provide its usual service the next day. How chaotic could it prove to be for Hong Kong’s commuters? Our marine environmental protection projects, commissioned by various government departments, have also had a profound effect on the community. The development of a suite of chronic toxicity tests for the Environmental Protection Department to determine and quantify the toxicity of complex effluent and predict the environmental consequences of discharging such effluent into the marine environment is one such example. We have also successfully designed for the Government 13 bio-indicators that monitor the health of the marine environment. In addition, we have been commissioned by the Drainage Services Department to study whether chlorine should be used to process waste water before discharging it into the sea. To support the new academic curriculum structure of secondary and university education, the Education Bureau will provide teaching resources and training for senior secondary form teachers. CityU was appointed last year to develop support services for teaching and studying English in order to help local senior secondary school teachers prepare for the new academic curriculum.
CPS no longer appears confined to Hong Kong. Quite true. With globalisation of the world’s economy and the accession of China to the World Trade Organisation, government officials and business leaders on the mainland understand that enhancing competitive advantage is the only way to meet market
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ʹᇁԹc˞ʥϬ৽ʝᖬ͇ͧᇼ୮ଉ ৻רcɣఝొঢ়Ꮺ༜ࢽଅcౝᖓɣ ଠ͛ΐϊՇయכʿ҄ڏઆ৻רؿe ཫcΣΔᚁӹతયංၐ࠳ړቔɮೡˮ ፟cಲؒʥࣂొԜˀං৻רc̵̟ݠ́ؿੀ ผˮଊЄ೩ඤk ҈ࠨᏵ֚ܧΛپկপݗࣵؿړඖ͌c ྦྷمผ̵́ᄧᚊɖɊʗ૯Ⴉcԯɻ˳ݯܢ ྊړᙶອஉ߮ؿȹӡͶྺֲݓॖಡc˞Р ᒾʥ൴ʝᄠˋֲݓؿcԎിЅખיϊᗘᄠˋ ྦྷࣵݗྊι܃ؿe҈ࠨΕԓʪਂι˲ Թ߯ȿ ඖ൴۹ࣵݗྊ৪ܞذ́ؿؗر ᅟcԎɰᏵړອઔढ़eϊ̔c҈ࠨՇಒ৻ ອկপcޢӠҐϔˋખˮࣵکݗcܰЯሬփ ͱ˞ಉࣱݓ୮ଉe ݯȿɍɍ̒ነԹҝࠎcઠөѫᏃݯঢ়ɻ ઠొԜઠነ༅ʥফɐؿऋПʻcԾ ХϢሬᎶณነԹeےɣ˾αᏵկͨc߲ஐ ೕࢄߜʼᇾೡؿઠነʻ৻רɮАcᎳХͲ ಋঢ়ɻϢٴઅณࣂˤؿԞᐽe
ےɣਿพᚋਐτࠉʔ̇৻רؿ着ଡ ᒨcЍɰɺʹࠗכیಋcϤܰࠍΉ ኬɣɻജΔਂc˿Яᇹᇹʿࠍ ؿೕࢄj ΕͲଈᏜȹʝʥɻਝ˱Ƀ˖ൗୂᓱ܃c ʑΔւࡗʥɮਆͬพ˚ဳɁࡗя̦͉עొ ʠᘏجɈcɷॶٴઅውई̟ؿܥኝeτᛇ כϊc҈ࠨऋПι͓ȿ ےɣͬพɁɷফ ɻʶ cοΕݯਝʑ̔ዀ࿚ొԜԮਝˋ̡ ݚ͚ؿফඖ͌cᎳХʑΔɁɷׅਝ഼ யcొʠਿพˋ̡eඩ˾αȹαcɻʶɰᘐ ፒȿ ٶ౨ফᆻᇾೡcΪખʑΔ ΛΊ ֚ܧپdͬพʥɣነ˚ဳज़ɁࡗԞࠗಋϣ ྦ͚ݚe ফɻʶొԜȹॎβফ৻רcԯɻ˳ܢ۹ Ӹ߯ؿᇾೡʑࢀc˞ʥΪખ͚dϾ਼ ᜮϣྦ֚ܧዀ࿚ʥɮਆ྆೩e˾αc ফɻʶᑹઅۿȿȹғӸֈ߬ᓻ̎ؿᜪɮਆဳ
April ̒˂ 2008
challenges. With this in mind, we have set up the CityU Professional Development Centre to provide exchange and training programmes at the international level for corporations, both within and outside the mainland, to help mainland professionals develop a global view and enhance their professional knowledge. Within the past 12 months, the centre has organised about 20 short-term training courses and arranged more than 300 government officials, business managers and senior university staff to visit Hong Kong on exchange.
ଉဨɡነ́cȿݯˢࠨొԜΕࠗಋᐾፒؿ ౨ᇾೡ̔cᑹΪખˢࠨԷʑΔᜮϣྦc ڔ൬ȿɣɻജΔਂݚ͚ؿe ፭ 着 ዌٶپαיᅥԑพcΔߪ́۾Λ مผਐᕀe҈ࠨɰնၤΔ֚ܧپ Аc 着 ʹ൬ϷᚋਐޢӠඖ͌cԎగڇʭα̻ ຬਐᕀొˮԮۺᘪe
The centre provides a one-stop training service, including tailor-made courses and ar rangement of transportation and accommodation, as well as visits to government departments and private organisations. Last year, the centre arranged for a group of Taiwanese MBA students, who are senior managers and administrators, to come to Hong Kong for a short-term course and a visit to the mainland.
ےɣਿพᚋਐτࠉʔ̇ምɃɊ αɾcτޅფ˚߬ೕࢄʿΉj དࢿੀผࠍྦྷޅფܥኝj ༦˾Ɋαංc҈ࠨ২ȿ۾ΛᚋਐޢӠඖ͌c ၤࠗಋʔᏪዀ࿚ʥɮਆͬพ͓ۺȿӪΡؿᗐ ڝcϤمผɁɡ͛ˀႏᖫٛցےɣΕޫ Ҍޢೕɐؿιగeࢄશ̰Ԟc҈ڌޚਿพ
With the opening up of the entertainment industry in Macau, some new social issues have emerged there. We are now working with the Macau government on several consultancy projects and have made concrete proposals with regard to the problem of juvenile delinquency.
ফcʮԯܰݯʑΔւࡗʥဳଉɁࡗ۹Ӹ߯ ؿফᇾೡcೕࢄيං۾ɣe҈Ѵશࢄׅ ʿࠍؿɮАcݯਝࡼೕࢄΛˮȹͫɈe ႓ԷܥኝcͅכஈΛɣነяዶรೕࢄᚋਐޢ
With ten years chalked up for CPS, what are some of the new challenges that lie ahead? During the past 10 years, we have completed numerous consultancy projects and built up a good relationship with public and private organisations. CityU’s technological achievements have become known and recognised by the broader community. Looking ahead, I believe professional training, particularly those programmes designed for government officials and business managers on the mainland, have tremendous potential for development. I hope our work in this area can contribute to the development of our motherland.
Ӡඖ͌ਿพফc҈ࠨࠍྦྷؿᘏجᎦɈ ԞɣeԑΕઠነޢӠʿࠍɮАɊʗ ᐥδc߬ˢࠨΕϛδɻˮࣂං၀Ɉԑ ࣎̔ᚋਐޢӠਿพফඖ͌cτࣂᆢτᗒ ۹eΐϊc҈ࠨผઔՅ ၀২ ؿ೪c˞ ঢ়Ҍঢ়ሔॖݯɐcొԜτП̟כȹঁ ˋ̡৻רؿe
In terms of challenges, we face more intense competition as many universities are developing consultancy services and professional training. With the University staff ’s heavy workload in teaching and research, it is difficult for them to squeeze in the time and effort to work on external consultancy projects and professional training. Therefore, we will adopt a “selective” strategy, by providing high quality advanced technology services that are different from those at the general level of the market.
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April ̒˂ 2008
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ainland China’s top judicial body gave its verdict on CityU’s School of Law – and the outcome was very positive.
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ঢ়ؿᄗРዀᗐc ˂֛c ؒɣ 裏 ٴԞےɣອଉ
࣎ٽЄ᭯ਥઠےɣؒ܁ነ
In late February, the Supreme People’s Court greeted a delegation from CityU headed by Acting President Professor Richard Ho Yan-ki and Professor (Chair) Wang Guiguo, Dean of CityU’s School of Law. This was followed by the signing of a unique collaborative agreement, under which CityU’s School of Law will provide legal education and training to serving mainland judges for the Supreme People’s Court and the National Judges College.
˔ٽൔਝᑟઠȹϷɁcᖋອȹ ඖዟऋؿАফԾᘪcͅےɣؒ ܁ነԾХঢ়Ɂ̵ؒʥਝࡼؒ ւነফɻਝଊᓻؒւe ඖАྦྷᔶʿܰȹޯवi ঢ়Ɂ̵ؒʥਝࡼؒւነࠖωၤ ྊ̔ؒነАফਝʑଊᓻؒ ւhےɣੀ̳βιݯɻਝؒւফ
For both sides, the collaboration signifies a breakthrough. For the Supreme People’s Court and National Judges College, it represents the first time they have collaborated with a school of law outside the mainland to train serving mainland judges. For CityU, the agreement means it will serve as an official external judicial training centre.
ؿྊ̔ਥΔe ඖАಲဘȿͱ،c෮ຮ૯ Ⴉe҈ࠨԷɊʗ࿘֗c˿˞ԾХɻ ਝଊᓻؒւӶΉਿพʝdਝʝc ˔ൔਝઠᖋອ܃႓e ԯɻᔴ ɺɣነဳଉᄙؿɣɈʻܛe
“No doubt this is a trailblazing agreement that will have farreaching significance. It is our privilege to help improve the level of professionalism and international exposure for the serving judges,” said Professor Wang after signing the agreement. “The support from the University’s top management has been crucial,” he added.
Collaborative expansion The School of Law has witnessed great changes since Professor Wang took up the position of Dean in August 2007. The Inter national Advisory B o a r d ( I A B ) wa s s u b s e q u e n t l y established, followed by the signing of a collaborative agreement with
April ̒˂ 2008
کખ̞ ອଉ࣎ٽЄ᭯ਥઠၤঢ়Ɂ̵ؒ৹ٽຒ൮ಗͱ́Ӯᖬ ɻਝؒւؒነဨɡᇾೡ ᖋອშβe
(Front row, from left) Professor Richard Ho Yan-ki, Acting President and Mr Wan Exiang, Vice-President of the Supreme People‘s Court witnessed the signing ceremony.
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Monash University of Australia, and later an agreement with University of Oxford, UK under the Global Legal Education a n d Awa r e n e s s P rog r a m m e (G-LEAP). In mid-February 2 0 0 8 , C i t y U ’s School of Law set u p a n e l e c t ro n i c connection with Yale Law School, where P ro f e s s o r Michael Reisman, Myres S. McDougal Professor of International Law and a member of IAB, gave lectures áš‹ŕŞŁŕŠ–ÍąÍ 0U *X 0LQNDQJ to CityU students via video conference. In mid-March 2008, the School of Law signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on international dispute settlement.
á‰ˇá ™Íłá–Ťc‍ࢄׅ‏΋Đ?á ‰ŕłź Ϭ੣˾α ˂˔ઠ઒ኪͨ৑‍˞ٽ‏Ԟc Ř’â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ?ŕ§‘ŕł•Í Čżâ€ŤŰžâ€ŹÉŁá›°Ę?eÎ•á‰ˇá ™Íł ᖍ‍ؿ‏਼ᓣÉ?c͹ܰ‍͓ۺ‏ŕ¨?჌ᚋŕ¨?ŐŻ ŕĄ—ŕ¸œcá˜—Ď¤á ¤á‹Œâ€ŤÝ˜â€ŹŕŁŕĽ?ʇɣáŠ?ᖋ߯ ΋Đ?Ôžá˜ŞÔŽá ¤Ë’â€ŤÝ›â€ŹÉŁáŠ?ᖋ߯΋Đ?ŕŻ? Ńżá?ŁcÍłÎƒŕŞ?ϡ›á?ˇŕŹˆŘ’â€ŤÜ â€ŹŕŞ ÓŠĘĽ á‚?â€ŤŮƒâ€Źá‡žŕłĄÂœc Ë‚ÉťĎ€ŕŽŚŕźŚŕ´źŕ˝ŤŕŽ‰ŕŻ? á ¤ß á‰§ÉŁáŠ?Ř’â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ?৑ŕŽ&#x;ᇃcÍ…ŕťŽŕ§‘ 0\UHV 6 0F'RXJDOŕ¨?áƒŒŘ’ŕŞ ŕŞ’ŕ šŕ¨?჌ áš‹ŕ¨?ŐŻŕĄ—ŕ¸œÎšŕĄ—0LFKDHO 5HLVPDQ ŕŞ ŕŞ’â€ŤŰ’ÝŻâ€ŹÉŁŘ’â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ?৑áŠ?Í á‘&#x;ᇞh Ë‚ ÉťÉŒá ¤á?˛Î‹ŕ¨?ŕľ—â€Ť×žâ€ŹĘĽŕł•ŕ˘„ŕ¸œá˜Şá–‹ŕşÎ‹ Đ?ŕŻ?Ńżá?ŁcÍłÎƒŕ¨ŠŕŚŤŕťŹŇşŕ¨?áƒŒâ€ŤŘżá€˛ŘŹâ€Ź É Éˇe Â—ŕŽ›ČšÓĄÍśŕ¸“á?žŕŞ‰á ¤Ę‘Î”ŕŹŠá“ťŘ’Ö‚ á?˛Î‹ŕ¨ŠŕŚŤßŽŕ˝˛ŕŽŕŻźá“łČšŕ ŻËšá•€iŕŽ&#x; ŕŞ…Ë–â€ŤŢˆâ€ŹcŕŠ€Ř’â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ?৑ŕ¨?჌Ę?Ř’áŠ? ઠӊŕŞ?É?Čšŕ Żŕ¸“â€ŤĚŽŘżâ€Źŕś†cÂ˜ß˛ŕŽ?á?˛ ŕłźdá˜?ŕ˝˛Ę‘Î”ŕŹŠá“ťŘ’Ö‚ŕ¨ŠŕŚŤÉŽĐ?‍ؿ‏ Ř’â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ?ŕ§‘ŕ§šŕ§‘â€ŤŮ˝â€Źáš‹ŕŞŁŕŠ–ÍąÍ ŕŞ…Ő‡ Â?ĘŒË€â€ŤŰ’â€ŹÉŁÂ?ŕŽ„ŕ¨?ࣂ႓eÂ—Ň°Čšŕś– ઉ‍ܪ‏ŕŽá?ˇá?ˇâ€ŤŢšâ€ŹÎşd‍ޚ‏Ⴄ‍ޚ‏Κe˜
“All these new measures, alongside the collaboration on training mainland judges, are centred around one theme – getting connected with the outside world, and taking the globalised legal education at our School of Law to a higher level,� Mr Gu Minkang, Associate Dean of School of Law, told CityU Today. Mr Minkang is in charge of liaison and planning for the judge training programme. “All of these measures are like links in a chain, hooked together and complementing one another,� he added.
΋á?ŁŕŽ&#x;ኡc௹஥ŕŽ&#x;ᔧࢽ᎜ Â—ŕąŠÔœáŽšáˆ”Ř’áŠ?ઠӊɺܰȚĚ?‍ݞي‏ ‍ؿ‏႓ྀcáƒ?ߏ຺áˆ?ŕž˘Î”c২ˮྡྷྡྷ Î•Î•â€ŤŘżâ€ŹĐŚÉˆcÂ˜áš‹ÍąÍ ŕŞ… ç?€ á‚“eb Â—ŕŠŁËžÎąÉťËžÔžc຤༦áŠ?ŕ§‘Ę‘ÎƒÔ‘ â€ŤÎƒÍłŘżâ€ŹĐŚÉˆcÎˆŕś–ŕ¸“á?žŕމɰŕŹ?Í ŕŽ&#x; ᔧࢽ᎜eËžŕ¨?჌ᚋŕ¨?ŐŻŕĄ—ŕ¸œâ€ŤÝŻâ€ŹÔ?c ŐŻŕĄ—ŕ¸œâ€ŤŘżâ€ŹÎšŕĄ—ÍŒâ€ŤÚŠâ€ŹÉşŕśŠŕśŠÜ°ŕąŠÔœáš‹ ŕ¨?ϤɰcĎ¤Ë˜É°ŕŽŚŕźŚŕ´źŕ˝ŤŕŽ‰ŕŻ?‍ق‏અ
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ŕ¨„á ¤ŕŞ áŠ?eĘŒâ€ŤÜƒâ€ŹcŕŠ€Ď„ŇĄÎ›Ë–â€ŤŢˆâ€ŹŕĽ›
“Quality legal education is no empty talk; it takes solid work and real efforts,� Mr Gu explained. “Since mid-2007, through the joint efforts of our School of Law colleagues, the new measures have set in motion chain reactions. Take IAB for example. Its member professors have been more than advisors;
ÎŠŕŞ ŕŞ’ŕş¤Í…ŕ´źŕ˝ŤŕŽ‰ŕŻ?â€ŤŰ’ÝŻâ€ŹÉŁŘ’â€ŤÜ â€ŹáŠ? ৑áŠ?Í ŕŞ’á‡že˜
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they are directly taking part in teaching thanks to the video facilities. In future, more and more world-famous professors will be giving lectures to our law students in a similar way.”
ᚋͱ́અ 着 ܞˮc ଈؒ܁ઠөʥ ႏكᇾೡ ܰઐϷਝʝઠө̊ؿȹ ৯ࠍcȿɰᖋؿ࣎c͌ک ؒ܁ነ̳Ε˵ݘዶรఖұሬؿ
“The G-LEAP is yet another aspect of globalising our legal education,” added Mr Gu. “Besides those institutions that have signed agreements with us, the School of Law is seeking other suitable partners in North America,” he said
АྑЂe ফɻਝଊᓻؒւɺඩඩܰȹိ࿘ ᘚcϤ˘ྦྷؒ܁ነੀԞؿೕࢄԮτྡྷ ሔ෮ຮc ᚋͱ́ʗ႓e ȹʿࠍc
“Legal training of mainland judges is more than an honour; it has substantive consequences,” explained Mr Gu. “The prog ramme g ives our students the chance to interact with serving judges and creates internship and study tour opportunities on the mainland. In the long run, we’ll see CityU-trained judges performing their duties in various provinces and cities across China, and that will in turn initiate a very wide network for our law graduates. More importantly, through such long-term collaboration, CityU will have closer ties with the mainland and the image of CityU as a whole will be enhanced.”
҈ࠨ˿˞ݯነ́ొԜၤଊᓻؒւͳ͚ ؿݚዀผcԎᄈ˱ነ́˾ʑΔྡྷୌdϣ ྦؿዀผhٽႩޜcےɣফؒؿւ ੀԞ༧ЗʑΔΈ̟ޘcੀɣɣᒷࢄے ɣؒ܁ਿพଓพ́ؿ၉eҡࠇ߬ؿ ܰc༦ᗘٽ౨АcےɣੀၤʑΔ ͓ۺҡӐ՞ؿᗐڝcτСొכʠےɣؿ ኬѼോe
̞ ˔ൔਝᑟઠdЄ᭯ਥઠၤᚋણͱ́Ε˵ԕঢ়Ɂ̵ؒکजᄧe
(From left) Professor (Chair) Wang Guiguo, Professor Richard Ho Yan-ki and Mr Gu Minkang at the Supreme People‘s Court in Beijing.
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∢ ዾ Ꮮᱛᶗ
Determination engineers a bright future
By Jo Kam 金恬薇
“Nothing is impossible. Never give up.”
ɓԑॶ˿ޑc̷ɺӰૃיe
This is the motto Janet Tsang Ching-luen has adhered to for many years.
ܰ౦̳ᐲΛαԞ֨ڌؿe
As an Assistant Building Services Engineer with the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, Janet is mainly responsible for the maintenance, renovation, repair and remodelling of hygiene-related construction works for public hospitals. Unlike sometimes routine office work, an engineer’s job demands that Janet leave the comfortable sur rounds of the office and carry out her duties on construction sites. Perhaps due to the nature of the work, there are no female colleagues in her work unit. However, due to her work experience and capabilities, Janet is always assigned to new projects.
౦̳ᐲͨࠗಋ֚ܧዀཋɮೡອХଉ۰Χ ௐɮೡc˚߲߬ஐᔢؿᇯ́ɮ ೡcΣړቔdၐ࠳˞ʥ˱ۺdҝඖ ͌eɮೡؿɮАၤȹঁᄘΥᅢؿɮА ɺc߬Ӷˮഒሬؿፒʔ۩cጱϬ˾ Δᆚ഼ྦʥဟeֶஈܰɮАֲሔؿᗐ ڝcΕᒕᙔୂؿП 裏 cӀτԯˢɤ ԑeಳϤͅכؿʥॶɈcҰτ ޅფณؿɮೡcผ͚߲ஐe ϽɤɻႚྦྷכϬɯαႦႦɰӸֈ ߬ᓻcτԒޅფՙj ͨȹᓻ
How does she feel about working in such a senior position at such a young age? “Competence in a position has nothing to do with gender or age but depends on one’s personality and capabilities,” she says. “I am very lucky as I can apply what I have learnt. Soon after I graduated in 2002, I joined the engineering industry, which was my dream career for many years.” With such an abiding and unshakeable interest in building and construction, Janet chose to study at CityU’s Department of Building and Construction. She is now studying part-time in the University’s PhD degree programme and working hard towards her professional qualification examinations.
ϽԯྡྷၤֲПֶαᙍಲᗐcϤܰՅҺכ ɁֲࣟؿʥॶɈc ႓e ҈۾ᄪ ֗ॶਪነ˞ߎ͂c αଓพڏ܃ምɐ ɮೡૈ༏eܰ҈ΛαԞؿʶᗙe ౦̳ᐲɩగྦྷۺዾגτወؿڴጙመc ɣነࣂଉιంᚾȿےɣۺዾӡcఓ ጙመכነୌe͌کcȿɮࣂංΕ ےɣ࠳ᚾ࠹ᚾԹɡᇾೡ̔c̳ЦɈݯ ਿพ༅ࣟАๅௐe ౦̳ᐲؿι˲ɺಲࡈΐeҰʨ˾༦Δᆚ ɮА܃cผٵΑፒʔ۩АᏎদʥᘗ ᙩɮАcֶᓺቇϣ༅ࢿe͐ٲi
There are sound reasons behind her success. When she completes her work on-site, she will usually return to the
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office and continue to work or review and study reference materials. “Knowledge and experience are very important in engineering, therefore I feel compelled to work hard,” she says.
ȿඵኍcਠඕɺؿ׆෮ҁੜईؿஐ ͨʶ͛ܰι˲ɾ༞e ҈ܰࡼɻٽؿ ɤcɩڏቔˮਠᅬዟֲ͓ࣟؿੜ ईؿஐͨcҡነผΣЄࠍྦྷшᗒʥҒ ˮҺʿؒc ౦̳ᐲ႓e ྦྷɮА
Aside from a sturdy work ethic, her strong will and keen sense of responsibility are also central tenets of her success. “As the eldest daughter in my family, I developed an independent character and sense of responsibility when young. I also learned how to face difficulties and find solutions,” Janet says. “This is very helpful to my job. When facing difficulties, a competent manager should be able to stand out and provide answers to win the confidence of others.”
۾τᎳХe߬ιݯι˲ဳؿଉɁࡗc༤ Էਐᕀ̦ॎˮԞcొԜҺʿ࣐cɷ ॶԚɁרڌe ౦̳ᐲɊʗעᆢɁ́͌ؿᅟe ҈ݯ Ϭɯ߯Ɏ͌ᅟcಳ܃သͲɈ༠ԷԒ͌ ᅟe҈౨શΕԭαʑԑพɐτ൬ȹүೕ ࢄcԎѴશι˲Յਿพɮೡ༅ࣟʥ ѧιɡነϽc ႓e ΡΡௐϬ ɯc༤Էሬؿዀผ˿ڏȹࢄֺٽcݯ
Janet has set herself clear objectives. “I often set goals for myself and then I will try my best to achieve them. I aim to have advanced my career within two years and I hope to obtain my professional qualification and complete my PhD degree,” she says. “Also, I wish to better equip myself so that I can apply my knowledge and skills to serve the community and contribute to society.”
̵̟৻רcΑ㏾مผe ȿɁؿЦɈc౦̳ᐲႏےݯɣ ࡼ ͛ȿ۾ɣؿʻܛe ɣነؿ ዃྦྷ҈ଓพؿ܃ೕࢄԷȿҺցֲؿ ҈ଓพؿ܃ೕࢄԷȿҺցֲؿ ᄧᚊe҈౦Ᏽཕᆉነټc ҈౦Ᏽཕᆉነټc ՇԷ۾ɣརʥٛցc ɣརʥٛցc Ϥτڌʶүɐɮೡ ڌʶүɐɮೡ
In addition to her own efforts, she thanked CityU for offering her such strong support. “University life at CityU has helped determine my career. I received a scholarship and this recognition gave me huge encouragement and boosted my confidence that I could become an engineer. The field work also strengthened my resolve to pursue this career,” she says.
ɾ༏e˾ɮྡྷ ୌcҡᄈੜȿ҈ؿϬ ᄈੜȿ҈ؿϬ ڌc ౦̳ᐲ႓e ౦̳ᐲ႓e ҈भ߬ᑢےɣؿ ߬ᑢےɣؿ ઠcऋПܰ҈ ऋПܰ҈ ؿɡሃʼኒ ሃʼኒ ׳ɷɡc
“I am very grateful to CityU’s professors, particularly Dr Joseph Lam Choi, my PhD thesis supervisor,” Janet says. “He has been helping and encouraging me since my days of undergraduate study. Like a father, he guides me and offers direction whenever I feel lost.”
႓e ነ ɡࣂ౨cˢగɺ cˢగɺ ᒾᎳХ҈dར ҈dར ҈cࠍྦྷҎእࣂ ܞ҈ݯᒨ়ݛe గཫˎጱȹᅚc ጱȹᅚc Εȹࣀܞ҈ݯʵ ܞ҈ݯʵ ʿΉe
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It has been nine years since I joined CityU, so I might be called an “old” teacher. With my academic training in archaeology, I prefer to analyse Chinese culture from an archaeological perspective in my Chinese Civilisation Centre courses. Some students find my course difficult and unfamiliar terrain. But the sense of satisfaction for both myself and the students when they are enlightened by new knowledge makes the job worthwhile. Teaching a new General Education course this semester is a mix of new and old for me. On the one hand, I work with my old colleagues as a team again, while on the other, we need to employ our individual expertise and find new angles to teach the subject. It could be likened to aluminum that has been used to build aeroplanes in the past and now faces the prospect of being used to build space shuttles. Fortunately, with the strenuous efforts of Dr Fan Ka-wai, Mr Li Lin, Dr Chan Kwok-shing and myself, we finally succeeded in developing the course. Many students who know
҈ α˱Ƀےɣcᔝଡ αc˿႓ܰϽ ˸Ϣઠࡗe҈ነϣ̀ˮӸcΕɻਝʼ ʝɻʶ˚߬ϣ̀ӯ۹ʘɃcᘻᘷ ᚾɻਝʼʝeܰ҈ ؿϢ ફ܁c ЎҰነ౨cነᐢടΡթұؿكʶ ੱԞɐਦcτؿΣᄋɃႺ،cΕȹ ၤϬɯਿพႭႭޚ൝ܱؿɐүᓘ թcҰτࢰᏵcڏೕˮผʶȹॐcԚ ҈ɖΣһࠓܬdณ၆ʹଊe ነ౨ᖫᇾcܰڳȹωթऋ˸ؿ ณࣁዃe˸ณɾ෮cΐ߬།డϽᓿ ԑȹ༞⽟༏ᘧᐞhᑹ߬ࠇณೕઈΈϬ ؿਿ ٽϢ̯ c్ᕢɬ̊ؿȹӯ भࠍ͌eΡЍ˞͂کሿːࠔዀc Αԗᓿ͂ሿːcЎ߬ʪૄޮيዀe ॶСʠيලj Ρc҈ၤߑࡼ৩ɡdңᐅͱ́d ஹਝιɡ̒ૈɥc˞ᒾټɾɈc ࣼ ૫ ኍኝ ࣂٽංྦྷ着ཋۮ ྭcଡଈᗒໃ૫ cୄכᜑ̚ʠɐ ȿᔂʨeɺʭነ͛Σ༤ࠑكcय़य़ ฆዀሮ༝e ιᇾ՞ಳ˥҈ঢ়ጙcЎ̒ૈɥ ʶԾɈdޚʃҍؿܛАዃcႩᜑ ҈ʶd֨Λeޞိ ذڈሔ ʼʝলଐ ॶᏵ̷ᙩՉᙶe Ӏτዃ̌তኙ̵ؿપcಹΣ̖ኙؿ ɁiΕࠍٲಲ૾ɾɎcࡤ着૯૯ ؿభeीͱजɎؿলఒc҈ࠨ့̨ าઌΛʭjɌผעʨजɎޅფjΕ
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about our teaching style have enrolled in our course prepared to take an intellectual journey. The successful launching of this course has certainly been gratifying, as has the memorable experience off working with three old colleagues and helping each other during the preparation process. ң ̞ ́ͱΕܻࡣྣдࡐፘэઔඑ؋ɠᅚ̯e An ethnic group without a recorded history are like Mr Li Guo (left) collected earth sample from the remains of people without memory. They may look carefree Angkor in Cambodia. but they will harbour in their mind a sense of ነਐɻc Ƀ˖ ؿeɺ ᗐෲ˖ԑc absence. How willing are we to destroy the legacy inherited గ২ɺΡϬɯeپᇾೡగܰݯȿᎳ from our ancestors? And what do we want to leave for the Хነࠇܣိতኙe҈ดϬ܆൴c next generation? To me, cultural heritage is the most practical ȹω̋ܰɃپcɎΑֶτᇂ།ነ element of history. If we don’t care about what has happened in ȹ༞cҡ૯ȹᄙΔᘩ࿅ʼʝፘଐޚؿ the world, we will not be able to improve ourselves. With this ᗐଉሃcᘫΣ̠ʣd፳̠ᎏճd in mind, this General Education course is designed to refresh ፳ᄨؿʼʝྡྷሚdඨೕעၤذሔʼ the collective memory of students. This is an introductory ʝؿႮᓊֲሔe course only and I hope there will be a chance in the future to explore further with the students the theories related to cultural ˛Ꮔ೫cӮܬᗿ˪˪d๔ࠓᅍࠍdڲ heritage, for example, the recursive nature of cultural practice, ɬ΅၆eےɣcณؿȹʨɌഢ৽ȿe traditional inventions and the materialised culture advocated by Bourdieu, Hobsbawm and Hodder.
As I finished writing this article, the morning sun of spring had started to rise. A cool breeze wafted by and the mountains were verdant. A new day has just broken at CityU.
By Goodwin Li Guo Senior Tutor, Chinese Civilisation Centre
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M Li Guo Mr G (l (left) ft) investigated i ti t d the th artifacts tif t in i the th Antiquities and Monuments Office.
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