Page 11 - CUHK MEDICAL ALUMNI Newsletter Issue 2 Vol 6 2017

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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2017 TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ AWARDS

PRESENTATION CEREMONY

he annual Teachers’ and Students’
TAwards Presentation Ceremony
was held on 25 February 2017 at Sir
Run Run Shaw Hall at The Chinese
University of Hong Kong.
More than 800 Faculty members,
donors, teachers, students and
their families attended the event. It
was officiated by Professor Joseph Sung,
CUHK's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Fok Tai-fai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor,
Professor Francis Chan, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Dr
Lo Su-vui, Cluster Chief Executive, New Territories East Cluster,
Hospital Authority. and donors of the Faculty of Medicine. He also paid tribute to
Top academics were presented with Teachers’ Awards during the teachers, pointing out that…”excellent
the ceremony and outstanding students from within the Faculty students are the sweet fruits borne from
- including Medicine, The Nethersole School the selfless efforts of their teachers.”
of Nursing, School of Chinese Medicine, He also had high praise for the
School of Pharmacy and The Jockey Club students and urged them to
School of Public Health and Primary continue to strive for excellence in
Care - were awarded some 100 prizes order to become brilliant leaders
and scholarships in recognition of their in the fields of medicine and
brilliant achievements.
healthcare.
In his welcome address, Professor Sung A tea reception was then held at the University Mall for all to
expressed gratitude to the benefactors
enjoy.

FUN RUN 2017

ore than 450 people, including top academics, Professor Albert Martin Li, Assistant
Mdonned their running shoes on March 18 this year Dean (Development), Faculty of
for the annual Fun Run. Medicine, and Professor Fong
Wing-ping, Head of Chung Chi
The health-promoting event, launched in 2001, is jointly
organised by the Faculty of Medicine and Chung Chi College, were also spotted that
College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. morning.
Participants had the choice of two routes of 5km or 10km. Participants ran, walked, chatted and
One of the races started at Prince of Wales Hospital and most of all, as the name Fun Run suggests,
ended at Lingnan Stadium of Chung Chi College. simply had plain good old-fashioned fun.

A new route along the scenic On King Street Park Fun Run, touted as a healthy way of socialising, is open
promenade was the highlight of this year’s Fun Run, to students and alumni of CUHK’s Faculty of Medicine
replacing the usual track at Penfold Park. and Chung Chi College.