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| Measures
to recognize staff contributions pending Council approval
The University Council's Human Resources Committee,
at its meeting on 13 February, endorsed the Management Board's recommendations
for several measures to reward University staff for their hard work and
contributions to boosting staff morale. The measures, yet to be approved
formally by Council, include a Productivity Award at one third of the
staff's monthly salary, capped at $25,000, to full-time University staff
in May 2007; a pay increase of 3% to University staff, effective 1 April
2007; and the implementation of a one-off leave encashment scheme, with
payment to be made in September 2007.
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| More space
for campus development
The University is working hard to find cost-effective short- and long-term
solutions for freeing up more space for the entire CityU community in
the run up to the implementation of major projects such as the introduction
of the 4-year curriculum. Professor Richard Ho Yan-ki,
Vice-President of Undergraduate Education and Chairman of the Accommodation
Committee, and Dr Jerry Yu Jer-tsang, Chief Information
Office and Convenor of the Campus Facilities Improvement Working Group,
met Deans and Heads of Departments on 1 December 2006 to solicit views
on campus planning and space use. Subsequently, the Management Board endorsed
at its meeting on 9 February a proposal from the Working Group to lease
space at the InnoCentre on Tat Chee Avenue next to the University for
housing some administrative and academic personnel.
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| CityU corporate
identity
Corporate identity is an essential part of good governance and
the University has taken steps to establish guidelines and policies concerning
the use of the University Logo and other key elements in printed material,
stationery, signage, uniforms, websites, and so forth. The University
has ownership over the Logo and the corporate identity of the University.
These elements are becoming more important as CityU engages in a greater
number of commercial activities. Thus the Management Board, at its meeting
on 9 February, approved recommendations from the Task Group for Corporate
Identity to register the CityU Logo as trade marks in Hong Kong and the
mainland, thus ensuring consistent and correct usage.
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| Distinguished
lecture series by Nobel Laureate
Following his highly-popular talk
last year, Professor Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, the 1997
Nobel Laureate in Physics, will give a lecture entitled "Measuring
time: atomic clocks and ultracold atoms" as part of the high-profile
FranceHong Kong Distinguished Lecture Series. Professor H K Chang,
University President, and Mr Jean-Pierre Thébault, Consul
General of France in Hong Kong, will give the opening speeches. Professor
Cohen-Tannoudji is a Member of the French Academy of Sciences and Chair
Professor-at-Large at CityU. The lecture will be on 27 February and will
be followed by five lectures between 28 February and 9 March on selected
topics in atomic, molecular and optical physics.
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| Wellness
March 2007
Campus will be buzzing with energy over the next few weeks as the 11th
Wellness March initiates a series of workshops, talks, outdoor pursuits,
health assessments, competitions, food promotions and health schemes,
plus free use of the CityU sports facilities throughout the month, aimed
at promoting healthy living. From introductory classes in Qi Gong and
Pilates to quali-runs and talks on stress management, Wellness March 2007
promises to make a difference to the way we lead our lives and contribute
significantly to whole-person development.
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| Sporting
achievements
CityU has an outstanding track-record in sporting achievements,
and once again the sports teams have maintained this tradition with a
run of excellent performances at the Hong Kong Inter-varsity Competitions
200607, which were held on 10 and 11 February. The Men's Team won the
Fencing competition, while the Men's and Women's Teams were Overall Second
Runner-Up. In Taekwondo, the Womenˇs Team was the Champion, and the Men's
Team came Second. The teams also clinched the Overall Second title. CityU
swept the board in Woodball, winning the Overall Champion title as well
as the men's and women's events. The Hong Kong Inter-varsity Competitions
are organized by the University Sports Federation of Hong Kong and feature
11 higher education institutions in Hong Kong. To celebrate another great
season, the Physical Education Section of Student Development Services
is planning a Prize Presentation Ceremony cum Annual Team Gathering on
27 April.
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| New Year
staff party
CityU has laid down the foundations for a successful New Year
and to anticipate the months to come and bring colleagues together to
celebrate, the Human Resources Office is hosting the Year of the Pig Chinese
New Year Staff Party on 1 March. There will be a buffet lunch plus a lion
dance, a lucky draw, music, Chinese handicraft stalls and a distribution
of red packets. Good health, joy and prosperity to all! Kung Hei Fat Choy!
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| Kudos
The Japanese Government has awarded Ms Pauline Chui Pui-ling,
who graduated with first-class honours from the Department of Computer
Science in 2006, the prestigious Monbukagakusho Scholarship under the
Educational Programme of Japanese Advanced Information Technology at the
Tokyo Institute of Technology.
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