Media Review, No. 14/2005

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Media Review (No.14/2005)

Prepared by the Office of University Development and Public Affairs

A total of 27 substantive news reports mentioning UST were collected. ** denotes items involving OUDPA in providing information or statements upon enquiries, issuing media invitation, issuing press releases, or setting up interviews.

1. Opening ceremony of the world's first motion simulator for reproducing wind-induced motion of tall buildings at WWTF** 5 clippings (22-23/4).

2. Prof Ming FANG (IESD) has conducted research on the source of air pollution in Hong Kong 5 clippings (20-21/4).

3. Dr Hong Kam LO (CIVL) wrote on the proposed Central-Wanchai bypass

for solving traffic congestion Ming Pao Daily News (19-20/4).

4. President CHU discussed UST's academic plan for implementing the 4-year degree in Sing Tao Daily's series on university heads** Sing Tao Daily (18/4).

5. Graduation ceremony of Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Class of 2005 and newspaper supplements** 7 clippings (17-18/4).

6. UST hosted an exhibition entitled 'Portrait of Chinese Empresses and Imperial Consorts' featuring paintings by Mainland painter ZOU Li** TVB Jade (18/4).

7. A UST student participated in demonstrations against Japan over the history textbook issue Apple Daily (18/4).

8. Dr Barry SAUTMAN and Prof David ZWEIG (SOSC) commented on Sino-Japanese relations International Herald Tribune (18/4) and San Francisco Chronicle (15/4).

9. Dr Ngok MA (SOSC) commented on political issues Hong Kong Economic Times (18/4) and Metro (14/4).

10. UST's roving exhibition** Apple Daily (16/4).

11. UST undergraduate WONG Chi Fai (CPEG) led the team that won the HSBC Young IT Entrepreneur Awards 2004-2005 Student Standard (13/4).

12. UST and WebEx Inc jointly established a HK$29.2 million IT institute to conduct research for developing the next generation online multimedia collaboration system** AMCHAM (April 2005).