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The Chinese University of Hong Kong is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor YUEN Kwok-yung of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong as Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Medicine.
The University of Hong Kong is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Joseph SUNG Jao Yiu of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics of The Chinese University of Hong Kong as Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Medicine.
Both Professor Yuen and Professor Sung are distinguished medical scientists and educators, and have made signal contributions over the last few months in the fight against SARS, in virology and in clinical treatment.
Professor Lap-Chee TSUI, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, said,"I welcome the honorary appointments. The honours surely extend beyond the individuals and the institutions. These appointments recognize and provide greater opportunities for both universities to work together, not only to fight SARS, but also for the long-term benefit of the community. I have every confidence that the two universities can rise to the challenge."
Professor Ambrose KING, Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, also welcomed the honorary appointments, and said that the two universities stand together in using their expertise to deal with this unprecedented problem for the community. He added that some of the most important advances in the treatment and understanding of the disease and the viruses have come from the two medical schools, assets that the community should be proud of.
For media enquiries, please contact Miss Polo Leung at HKU's External Relations Office (tel: 2859 2600) or Miss Cheung Man-yi at CUHK's Information & Public Relations Office (tel: 2609 8896)
HKU and CUHK to Announce Honorary Appointments
06 May 2003
The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong today jointly announce honorary appointments in medicine, in further enhancing collaboration between the two universities in research related to the understanding and treatment of SARS.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor YUEN Kwok-yung of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong as Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Medicine.
The University of Hong Kong is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Joseph SUNG Jao Yiu of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics of The Chinese University of Hong Kong as Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Medicine.
Both Professor Yuen and Professor Sung are distinguished medical scientists and educators, and have made signal contributions over the last few months in the fight against SARS, in virology and in clinical treatment.
Professor Lap-Chee TSUI, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, said,"I welcome the honorary appointments. The honours surely extend beyond the individuals and the institutions. These appointments recognize and provide greater opportunities for both universities to work together, not only to fight SARS, but also for the long-term benefit of the community. I have every confidence that the two universities can rise to the challenge."
Professor Ambrose KING, Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, also welcomed the honorary appointments, and said that the two universities stand together in using their expertise to deal with this unprecedented problem for the community. He added that some of the most important advances in the treatment and understanding of the disease and the viruses have come from the two medical schools, assets that the community should be proud of.
For media enquiries, please contact Miss Polo Leung at HKU's External Relations Office (tel: 2859 2600) or Miss Cheung Man-yi at CUHK's Information & Public Relations Office (tel: 2609 8896)
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