The art exhibition, "The Highest Excellence is Like Water: Kit-Keung Kan's Recent Ink Paintings and Calligraphy", will be staged at the Lobby Gallery, Chung Chi College Administration Building from now to March 2, 2012. This art event is presented in celebration of the College 60th Anniversary.

Dr. Kan Kit Keung, a graduate of Chung Chi College in 1966 majoring in Physics, is a world renowned artist. With the theme of "The Highest Excellence is Like Water", the exhibition features Dr. Kan's ink paintings, calligraphy and installations, portraying the monumental waterscape and his profound feelings for nature.

Details of the exhibition:
Date: February 7 to March 2, 2012
Time: Mon – Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm, Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

For more information, please feel free to contact Mr. Dominic Wong at 3943 8140 or Miss Ruby Ko at 3943 6444.

(1) Beyond the Lily Pond: "Experience of Organic Farm into Reservations"
The Student Life Committee will organize the second Beyond the Lily Pond event of the year, which is "Experience of Organic Farm into Reservations", in early February. Details on the activity are as follows:
Date: February 11, 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (1:15 p.m. Assemble outside the Maxim's MX at University MTR Station)
Venue: Mapopo Community Farm, Ma Shi Po, Fanling
Docent: Staff of Mapopo Community Farm
Fee: Free of charge (a $50 deposit is required at registration and is refundable on the event day)
For detailed information, please contact Ms. Karrie Lam of the Dean of Students' Office at 3943 4395.

(2) Chung Chi Tea House: "Kendo Culture"
The Student Life Committee will organize the fourth Chung Chi Tea House event of the year, which is "Kendo Culture", in early February. Details on the activity are as follows:
Date: February 15, 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Chung Chi College Chapel Lower Lounge
Organization: Consulate-General of Japan
Fee: Free of charge (a $50 deposit is required at registration and is refundable on the event day)
For detailed information, please contact Ms. Lily Cheng of the Dean of Students' Office at 3943 6993.

(3) Beyond the Lily Pond: "Experience Hong Kong Island along the Tramway"
The Student Life Committee will organize the third Beyond the Lily Pond event of the year, which is "Experience Hong Kong Island along the Tramway", in late February. Details on the activity are as follows:
Date: February 25, 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (9:45 a.m. Assemble at Western Market, then start at Western Market Terminus)
Venue: Central & Western District and Wan Chai District of Hong Kong Island
Guest Speaker: Professor TING Sun Pao, Joseph (Former Chief Curator, Hong kong Museum of History & Adjunct Professor of Department of History, CUHK)
Fee: Free of charge (a $50 deposit is required at registration and is refundable on the event day)

For detailed information, please contact Ms. Karrie Lam of the Dean of Students' Office at 3943 4395.

Application for the S.H. Sung Creativity Award 2011/2012 is now open for all Chung Chi students through February 10, 2012 (TODAY). All original projects demonstrating innovative ideas are welcome. Submissions can be proposed, on-going or finished projects.

The Award is divided into First, Second and Third Prizes and the awardees will receive certificates and cash prizes varying from HK$10,000 to HK$2,000. Notes for applicants and application forms are available at the lobby of the first floor of Chung Chi Tang Student Centre and downloadable from the College website (http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ccc/cac ).

For enquires, please write to Miss Lily Cheng, Secretary of the Creativity Awards Committee, at lilycheng@cuhkedu.hk.

With the aim of encouraging students to pursue dreams, the College Creativity Awards Committee will run the "Dreaming Through Chung Chi" Scheme again this year. Interested students should each submit to the Committee a written proposal of not more than 2,000 words expressing his/her dream, together with a page of feasibility assessment, a budget plan and any other supplementary materials deemed necessary. The maximum amount of subsidy for each selected student will be 80% of the proposed budget or HK$20,000, whichever is lower.

Applications will be received all year round. The upcoming Committee meeting will be held in late February. For those students who would like their proposals to be considered in the next meeting, please submit the proposals by February 10, 2012 (TODAY). The next Committee meeting will be held in June 2012. Details please refer to the Creativity Awards Committee website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ccc/cac.

For enquiries, please contact Miss Lily Cheng of the Dean of Students' Office at 3943 6993.

(1) E-mentoring Programme 2011/2012- Briefing Sessions for Applicants
The Chung Chi College Mentor Programme Committee is going to organize the second briefing session for student applicants of the Programme 2011/2012 at 6:45p.m. on February 16, 2012 (Thursday). Applicants who did not attend the first briefing should attend this session. Applicants will receive an email from the College Mentor Programme Committee. For inquires, please contact Ms Yvonne Mak at 3943 6449.

(2) Spring Dinner of Mentor Programme
The College Alumni Association and the College Mentor Programme Committee 2011/2012 will co-organize a spring dinner for mentors and mentees this month and details are as follows:
Date: February 18, 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 7:00p.m.
Venue: Chung Chi College Staff Club
Dinner Fee: (Mentor) HK$200, (Mentee) HK$100
For registration of the Spring Dinner, please come to the 2/F., Chung Chi College Administration Building to sign up by February 13, 2012.

For inquires, please contact Ms Yvonne Mak at 3943 6449.

A "Discovering Chinese Martial Arts (Shaolin Style)" will be organized by the Chung Chi College Exchange Programme Committee with the details below:
Date: Tuesday from February 21 to March 27, 2012 (A total of 6 sessions)
Time: 7 pm – 9 pm
Venue: Chung Chi Tang Student Center
Coach: Mr. Yan Jun Qiang
Fees: HK$600 (Chung Chi students with over 80% attendance rate will receive subsidy of half the fee from the College)
Language: English / Putonghua
Quota: 15
Enrollment: Please contact Ms. Shirley Ma at Dean of Students' Office, 1/F of Chung Chi Tang.

Mr. Yan, graduated from Hebei Normal University, was a member of Hebei Wushu Team as well as a national-rank athlete with a national competition background. He has rich experience in teaching martial arts and has been working as a stuntman on Chinese or International movies ("Red Cliff", "Blood the Last Vampire" etc.).

For inquiries, please contact Ms. Amy Cheng at 3943 6992 or Ms. Shirley Ma at 3943 4171.

To encourage students to participate in short-term, non credit-bearing, mainland and overseas activities, subsidies will be provided for all Chung Chi undergraduates under this Scheme. The activities should be organized or recognized by the College, Departments or the University.
Successful applicants will receive subsidy up to 30% of his/her budget (expenditure minus income from other sources) or HK$10,000, whichever the lower. Students should submit the application form and all supporting documents to the Dean of Students' Office at least one month before the departure. The result will be announced in early February, June and October.

Application forms are obtainable from the Dean of Students' Office. For enquiries, please contact Miss Ivy Yu at 3943 4004 or ivyyu@cuhk.edu.hk.

1. Lam Chiu Ying China Environmental Studies Award 2011/12
Deadline: March 2, 2012
Application forms can be obtained from http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/adm/sfas.

CUHK Student Travel Loan Scheme 2011/12 is now open for application.  This scheme is intended to provide interest-free loan to students who will participate in short courses, internships, conferences, exchange programmes and educational tour abroad in the summer of 2012.  The loan will only cover partial travel expenses.  Applicants should obtain and submit the Application Form online via CUSIS.  MyCUHK > CUSIS and MyStudy > Financial Aid Online Appl Form > Public Application > click the magnifying glass to select ‘Student Travel Loan’.  Completed E-form should be submitted on or before March 2, 2012.  Applicants will be informed of the results by the end of April 2012 via CU webmail.  For enquiry, please contact Ms. Lee at 3943 7205.

Summer Subsistence Loan Scheme 2011/12 is now open for application.  This scheme is intended to provide interest-free loan to the financially needy students who will participate in no-pay placements, education programmes or extra-curricular activities in the summer of 2012.  Applicants should obtain and submit the Application Form online via CUSIS.  MyCUHK > CUSIS and MyStudy > Financial Aid Online Appl Form > Public Application > click the magnifying glass to select ‘Summer Subsistence Loan’.  Completed E-form should be submitted on or before March 31, 2012.  Applicants will be informed of the results by the end of May 2012 via CU webmail.  For enquiry, please contact Ms. Luk at 3943 1898.

The Chung Chi College Symposium on Service-Learning will be held on March 24, 2012 (Saturday) from 8:45am to 5:00pm at Kowloon Tong.  Student helpers are recruited to help on the event day.  For registration and further information, please contact Miss Cheng or Ms. Chung of the Dean of Students’ Office at 3943 6993 or 3943 8009.

Feb 12 - Go Beyond the Boundary (Mr. LAM Ho Yan, Walter)
Feb 19 - That Place In Your Heart (Dr. CHAN Hiu Tung)
Feb 26 - The Heaven, the Wilderness, and the Earth (Dr. TANG Sui Keung)

The Sunday Service is conducted simultaneously in Cantonese, Putonghua and English with the help of interpretation. ALL ARE WELCOME
Enquiries: Miss Au 3943 4144, Mr. LAM 3943 4301 or chaplaincy@cuhk.edu.hk (Chaplain's Office, Chung Chi College, CUHK)

Science Exhibition
The Tang Ngan Leng Centre for General Science Education is staging a science exhibition on "Is Intuition Reliable". Scientific models of interest will be displayed too. Details of the exhibition are as follows:
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 2:00 p.m. -5:30 p.m. (except public holidays)
Location: Tang Ngan Leng Centre for General Science Education
(Top floor of Chung Chi College Elisabeth Luce Moore Library)

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