Vol. 322020.05
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The first round of Consultation Forum for the Appointment of the Next College Head concluded successfully
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The term of office of our incumbent College Head Professor Henry Wong Nai-ching will expire on 31 December 2020. In accordance with the relevant ordinance of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, six Fellows elected by the Assembly of Fellows of the College will join our Vice-Chancellor Professor Rocky S. Tuan and Chairman of the New Asia College Board of Trustees Mr. Charles Leung in forming a committee for recommending to the Council the appointment of the Next College Head.
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New Asia College/ Yale University Student Exchange Programme
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New Asia College and Yale University of the US have been jointly organising this exchange programme since 1993 to enhance Hong Kong and US students' understanding of social, cultural and technological development issues in the two regions through a series of academic seminars, symposiums and visits.
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Farewell to Retiring Staff and Presentation of Long Service Awards
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The “Farewell lunch cum Long Service Awards presentation ceremony”, originally scheduled for 22 May, will not take place due to the uncertainties cause by COVID-19. The Staff Association of New Asia College will send specially designed souvenirs and gift packs to Long Service Award recipients and retiring staff members as a gesture of gratitude for their contribution to the College’s education work.
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Dr. Douglas Murray of the Yale-China community passed away
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Dr. Douglas Murray, a vital member of the Yale-China community, passed away in New York City on 19 April 2020. The College would like to express its profound condolences at this loss. Dr. Murray, after graduating from Yale University in 1958, served as a Yale-China Bachelor at New Asia College for two years, and later on completed his doctoral studies at Stanford University.
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The 5th episode of “Stay Strong” produced by New Asia College Alumni Association released
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The fifth episode of “Stay Strong”, produced by the New Asia College Alumni Association (NACAA), was released on the website and Facebook page of CUHK Alumni Affairs Office on 24 April. In this episode, our guest Ms. Kathleen Kwok, alumnas of the Psychology Department of CUHK, shared five methods of improving emotional fitness, and invited a former depression patient to talk about their experience. The host of this episode Mr. Lin Wai-kuan was a participant of the 6th New Asia Young Scholars Scheme.
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