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Table Tennis Invitation Match for University Senior Administrators

18 Sep 2009

 

HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui joined the kickoff with senior administrators from the seven higher education institutions

The first friendly Table Tennis Invitation Match of senior administrators of higher education in Hong Kong will be held this Sunday (September 20) at Flora Ho Sports Centre of The University of Hong Kong.

HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui will officiate at the opening ceremony and join the kickoff with senior administrators from the seven higher education institutions including The Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Lingnan University.

Professor Pan Yong-hua, Director General of Education Science & Technology Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government; and Mr Mak Chai-kwong, Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) will be the Guests of Honour. They will play a friendly match to conclude the day's matches.

Media representatives are cordially invited to cover the final matches, the friendly match between the Guests of Honour, and the prize presentation ceremony in the afternoon.

Details of the event are as follows:

Date:  September 20, 2009 (Sunday)
Venue: 2/F, HKU Flora Ho Sports Centre, 111-113 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

The afternoon programme:
1 pm:      Final matches start
3:30 pm: Friendly match of Guests of Honour and prize presentation
Team leaders of the eight higher institutions:

• Professor Jimmy Lee, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Professor Roderick Wong Sue-cheun, Vice-President (Research and Technology), City University of Hong Kong
• Professor Frank Fu, Associate Vice-President, Hong Kong Baptist University
• Professor Cheng Yin Cheong, Vice President (Research and Development), The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Professor Ko Jan-ming, Vice President (Academic Staffing and Resources), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Professor Matthew Yuen, Vice-President for Research and Development (Acting), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Professor Lee Hung-kai, Dean of Students, Lingnan University
• Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Hong Kong

For press release and photos of the event, please click in http://www.hku.hk/press/ after 6:00pm on that day (September 20).

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2606 email: pychoy@hku.hk or Ms Melanie Wan (Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk.