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The officiating guest of the opening ceremony will be Mr. Xu Guan Hua, Minister of Science and Technology, the People's Republic of China. Dr. York Chow, Secretary for Health Welfare and Food, Dr. P.Y. Lam, Director of Health, Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, HKU's Vice-Chancellor, Chair of Scientific Board of State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Professor Nan-shan Zhong, as well as Professor Paul Tam, HKU's Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Steering Committee Chairman of the State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (HKU), Professor Kwok-Yung Yuen and Dr Yi Guan from HKU's Department of Microbiology, Dr. Li-Hai Tan, Associate Professor of HKU's Department of Linguistics and Professor Kwok-Fai So, Head of HKU's Department of Anatomy, will be present at the ceremony among various guests.
Both state-level laboratories are the FIRST and ONLY in their respective fields located outside of Mainland. The state key laboratories at HKU will conduct research on emerging diseases, such as SARS and avian influenza, as well as interdisciplinary research on human cognition and neurosciences respectively.
Prior to the opening ceremony, a press briefing will be arranged for well-known experts and professors to introduce the work of the laboratories, followed by a press tour of the laboratory.
Members of the press are welcome to the press briefing, press tour and the opening ceremony. Details are as below:
Press briefing and press tour
Date: October 4, 2005 (Tuesday)
Time: 2:45pm – 4:30pm
Venue: Seminar Room 1-2, G/F, Laboratory Block, Faculty of Medicine Building, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, HK
Participants: Professor Kwok-Yung Yuen and Dr Yi Guan from HKU's Department of Microbiology, Dr. Li-Hai Tan, Associate Professor of HKU's Department of Linguistics, Prof. Kwok-Fai So, Head of HKU's Department of Anatomy and Dr. Wai-Ting Siok, Assistant Research Professor of HKU's Department of Linguistics, Prof Nan-shan Zhong, President of China Medical Association and Chair of Scientific Board of State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Prof. Li-Qin Shao, Former Deputy Director-General, Department of Basic Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Prof. Lin Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Opening Ceremony
Date: October 4, 2005 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:00pm starts
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, G/F William M.W. Mong Block. Faculty of Medicine Building, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, HK
For media enquiries, please contact Miss Janet Yeung (tel: 2819 5505/9107 1676) or Wendy Wong (tel: 2809 2857 / 9770 0354) of HKU's Faculty of Medicine or Miss Cherry Cheung (tel: 2859 2606) Senior Press Officer of HKU's External Relations Office.
HKU to Open Two State Key Laboratories of Emerging Infectious Diseases & Brain and Cognitive Sciences
03 Oct 2005
The University of Hong Kong is to announce operation of both the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the newly established State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (HKU) at an opening ceremony that will be held on October 4, 2005 (Tuesday).
The officiating guest of the opening ceremony will be Mr. Xu Guan Hua, Minister of Science and Technology, the People's Republic of China. Dr. York Chow, Secretary for Health Welfare and Food, Dr. P.Y. Lam, Director of Health, Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, HKU's Vice-Chancellor, Chair of Scientific Board of State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Professor Nan-shan Zhong, as well as Professor Paul Tam, HKU's Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Steering Committee Chairman of the State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (HKU), Professor Kwok-Yung Yuen and Dr Yi Guan from HKU's Department of Microbiology, Dr. Li-Hai Tan, Associate Professor of HKU's Department of Linguistics and Professor Kwok-Fai So, Head of HKU's Department of Anatomy, will be present at the ceremony among various guests.
Both state-level laboratories are the FIRST and ONLY in their respective fields located outside of Mainland. The state key laboratories at HKU will conduct research on emerging diseases, such as SARS and avian influenza, as well as interdisciplinary research on human cognition and neurosciences respectively.
Prior to the opening ceremony, a press briefing will be arranged for well-known experts and professors to introduce the work of the laboratories, followed by a press tour of the laboratory.
Members of the press are welcome to the press briefing, press tour and the opening ceremony. Details are as below:
Press briefing and press tour
Date: October 4, 2005 (Tuesday)
Time: 2:45pm – 4:30pm
Venue: Seminar Room 1-2, G/F, Laboratory Block, Faculty of Medicine Building, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, HK
Participants: Professor Kwok-Yung Yuen and Dr Yi Guan from HKU's Department of Microbiology, Dr. Li-Hai Tan, Associate Professor of HKU's Department of Linguistics, Prof. Kwok-Fai So, Head of HKU's Department of Anatomy and Dr. Wai-Ting Siok, Assistant Research Professor of HKU's Department of Linguistics, Prof Nan-shan Zhong, President of China Medical Association and Chair of Scientific Board of State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Prof. Li-Qin Shao, Former Deputy Director-General, Department of Basic Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Prof. Lin Chen, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Opening Ceremony
Date: October 4, 2005 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:00pm starts
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, G/F William M.W. Mong Block. Faculty of Medicine Building, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, HK
For media enquiries, please contact Miss Janet Yeung (tel: 2819 5505/9107 1676) or Wendy Wong (tel: 2809 2857 / 9770 0354) of HKU's Faculty of Medicine or Miss Cherry Cheung (tel: 2859 2606) Senior Press Officer of HKU's External Relations Office.
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