The plaque-unveiling ceremony of "The Chinese University of Hong Kong – Zhejiang University Joint Research Centre for Human Reproduction and Related Diseases" between the Epithelial Cell Biology Research Centre of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Faculty of Medicine of Zhejiang University, was held in CUHK on 16 December.

Prof. Lawrence J. Lau and Prof. Yang Wei unveiled the plaque in commemorating the establishment of the Joint Research Centre. At the ceremony, they also delivered addresses and Prof. Chan Hsiao-chang gave a presentation on the Joint Research Centre. The joint research centre pulls together the research strength of Zhejiang University's Faculty of Medicine and CUHK's Epithelial Cell Biology Research Centre to achieve the objective of enhancing the quality of reproduction and health in China through joint research as well as joint supervision of research students.  Prof. Huang He Feng, Associate Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Prof. Chan Hsiao-chang will be the co-directors of the Centre.