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February 2018

Alumni Updates

Communication Alumni Attend Dinner Hosted by President Chin

Following the success of the 14th The Global Chinese Universities Student Film and Television Festival held in October 2017, President Chin hosted a dinner with alumni and faculty members from the School of Communication and Academy of Film on 12 January at Shiu Pong Hall to exchange ideas on the future development of the Festival.

(Front row from left) Vice-President (Teaching & Learning) Dr. Albert Chau, Former Director of Academy of Film/ Part-time Lecturer of School of Communication Prof. Cheuk Pak-tong, Director of Academy of Film Prof. Eva Man, Mrs. Zina Chin, President Prof. Roland Chin, Associate Vice-President (Mainland) and Dean of School of Communication Prof. Huang Yu, Visiting Professor of Academy of Film Mr. Patrick Tam and Associate Director of Academy of Film Mr. Man Shu-sum
(Back row from left) Director of Alumni Affairs Dr. Melanie Lee, alumnus Steve Chan, Lecturer of Academy of Film Mr. Norman Chan, alumnus Patrick Siu, alumna Anita Cheung, Lecturer of Academy of Film Mr. Poon Hang-sang, alumna Rebecca Chan and alumnus Lawrence Cheng

Physical Education and Recreation Management Alumni and Students Compete in Basketball Competition 2018

Physical Education and Recreation Management Society and Physical Education and Recreation Management Alumni Association (PERMAA) organised a Basketball Competition at Wai Hang Sports Centre on 14 January. Over 30 alumni and students participated in the competition with results shown below:

Champion:	The 5-7^th and the 13-15^th Team
The First Runner-up:	The 1^st Team
3-Point Shooter Award:	Alumnus Shum Man-fai (The 1^st Team)

Congratulate to the 5^th - 7^th and the 13^th - 15^th Team on winning the champion.

The first runner-up goes to the 1^st Team.

President of PERMAA alumna Winnie Tam congratulates alumnus Shum Man-fai on winning the 3-Point Shooter Award.

Participants and their family members pose for a group photo.

Students form teams to compete with alumni.

In Memory of Professor the Hon. Jao Tsung-I

The University is deeply saddened by the passing away of Professor the Honourable Jao Tsung-i, HKBU Honorary Doctorate recipient and Permanent Honorary Director of HKBU Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology (HKBU JAS), on 6 February 2018. He was 101 years old. Regarded as the world’s foremost sinologist, Professor Jao had devoted his life’s work to the study of Chinese and oriental civilisations. He had made profound contributions to nearly every field of traditional Chinese culture through his academic research that spanned eight decades.

He had held academic posts in France, the United States and Japan, and had an instrumental role in cultivating numerous younger scholars. In 2013, Hong Kong Baptist University celebrated the inauguration of HKBU JAS, the first institution of its kind in Hong Kong. The Academy, which aims at promoting classical Chinese studies and nurturing a new generation of sinologists, is an embodiment of Professor Jao’s scholarly ideals, imbuing tradition with new meaning to bridge cultures and share insights in the present.

HKBU JAS has arranged a commemorative book for members of the public to leave their final message to Professor Jao at JAS, 7/F Shaw Tower, Shaw Campus.

The University community would like to convey our heartfelt condolences to Professor Jao’s family. He will be dearly missed and will always be remembered for his invaluable contribution to the University and to the understanding of Chinese culture around the world.

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