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The University of Aberdeen "HKU Tartan" presentation ceremony

26 Oct 2012

 

A specially commissioned tartan will be presented to the University Hong Kong (HKU) by the University of Aberdeen in a ceremony next Monday (October 29, 2012) as a gift to celebrate the historic links between the two Universities and the collaborations that will continue into the next century.

The “HKU Tartan” is inspired by the HKU Shield, with colours referencing to different features of the Shield and embodying the modern outlook of HKU and its Centenary.

Particularly associated with Scotland, tartan is a delicately woven pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. In addition to Scottish clan tartans, there are tartans created for individuals, families, regions, districts, institutions, corporations, and sometimes events.

Chancellor Lord Wilson and Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Diamond of the University of Aberdeen as well as Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui of HKU will be officiating at the Ceremony.

The University of Aberdeen, along with many other prestigious universities in the UK and other parts of the world, constitute HKU’s extensive international network of academic collaborations and exchanges.

The historic connection between the two Universities dated back to the period of the Hong Kong College of Medicine, founded by Sir Patrick Manson, a University of Aberdeen graduate, in 1887. All four senior officers of the Hong Kong College of Medicine were graduates of the University of Aberdeen.

Details of the HKU Tartan Presentation Ceremony are as follows:

Date: October 29, 2012 (Monday)
Time: 11:45am to 12:15pm
Venue: The University Lodge, No.1 University Drive, the University of Hong Kong

For 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.

About The University of Hong Kong Tartan

The tartan is inspired by the green and blue of the HKU Shield which was granted in 1913. The red and gold are for the lion on its field of crimson. The narrow black lines on white denote the open book bearing the University’s Chinese motto and the Latin version “Sapientia et Virtus”. The vibrant green represents the modern outlook of the University and HKU’s Centenary.