Welcome to our new students, welcome back to returning students and greetings to our researchers, staff and friends of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)!

The start of the academic year is always special, regardless of how long one has been at the university. This start of sessiontime it has an extraordinary quality to it, as the first in what feels like a lifetime with no restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, after the successful roll-out of the vaccination programme globally.

Professor David Hawkes (1923–2009) was a renowned British Sinologist who was well regarded for his masterful translations of Chinese literature. He studied Chinese at the University of Oxford from 1945 to 1947 and was a research student at the then National Peking University from 1948 to 1951. In 1951, he left China and returned to Oxford, where he completed his doctoral dissertation. He was appointed Professor of Chinese at Oxford in 1959.

Ms Vivian So
Head, Acquisitions

What do you do at the Library? What are you responsible for?

I am the Head of Acquisitions and my department is responsible for supporting teaching, learning and research at CUHK by acquiring and receiving printed books, journals and all other materials in tangible formats. We always strive to acquire these materials in a timely manner via the most economical means, while ensuring that all acquisitions are made in compliance with University guidelines and protocols. The purchased materials are processed efficiently to ensure that they are made available to CUHK Library patrons as quickly as possible. My team also handles the physical processing of materials, such as managing the binding work of the Library’s print collections.

New Payment Options at the University Library

Good news! You can now pay with Alipay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Mastercard, UnionPay Credit Card, Visa Card, and WeChat Pay at the Service Counter of the University Library.