Summer Issue, 2012

At the Centenary Ceremony held on August 18, 2011, Vice-Premier Li Keqiang 李克強 of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, unveiled the plaques of: • the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases (Partner Laboratory at the HKU – Shenzhen Branch) 「香港大學新發傳染性疾病國家重點實驗室伙伴實驗室深圳分室」 ; and • the Hong Kong – Guangdong Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre 「粵港幹細胞及再生醫學研究中心」 . State Key Laboratories (SKLs) are key components of China's science and technology research system. They serve as the base for top-level basic research and applied basic research development, assembling and nurturing outstanding researchers, as well as scholarly exchanges for the country. So far, four SKLs have been set up in HKU. The first two are Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Emerging Infectious Diseases . They were set up in 2005 and were then the first and only SKLs in their respective fields located outside mainland China. Liver Research and Synthetic Chemistry were established in 2010. Vice-Premier Li also announced that starting from 2012, the relevant department of the central government will set up a dedicated fund to support studies, exchange programmes, research scholarships, experiential learning and social service practices in mainland China for 1,000 HKU students and staff each year. Vice-Premier Li Visits HKU 「香港大學千人內地交流計劃」 每年支持 1,000 名港大師生到內地交流，於 2012 年 4 月 26 日在上海復旦 大學正式啟動。教育部副部長郝平、香港大學學生聯同校長徐立之、復旦大學校長楊玉良、中聯辦教科部部長 潘永華、上海市政府副秘書長翁鐵慧及其他高校代表等十餘位嘉賓出席啟動儀式。 The HKU – China 1,000 Exchange Scheme was kicked off on April 26, 2012 at Fudan University in Shanghai. The ceremony was attended by HKU students and faculty members from both universities as well as government representatives. 18