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(March 29, 2006 V Beijing) The presentation of the Cheung Kong Achievement
Awards and the appointment of Cheung Kong Scholars took place
in a ceremony held today in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The ceremony was officiated by Mr. Chen Zhili, State Councilor
and Mr. Zhou Ji, Minister of Education addressed the audience.
Mr. Zhou acknowledged the achievements of the program in his speech,
and noted that talents are the key to innovation. The Cheung Kong
Scholars Program represents a historic change in Chinas higher
education system in terms of talents. It will introduce the best
scholars with advanced research subjects and thus create an innovation-driven
environment.
The Cheung Kong Scholars Program was jointly established by the
Ministry of Education and the Li Ka Shing Foundation to enhance
the competitiveness of Chinas higher education sector, groom outstanding
talents and promote the countrys development. From 1998 to 2004,
727 overseas Chinese scholars participated in the program, and
six of them were awarded for their outstanding academic contribution
to mainland China. At of 2005, 24 Cheung Kong scholars were selected
as academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences or Chinese Academy
of Engineering. Forty-six scholars became chief scientists heading
national projects. And the research results of 87 scholars have
won national awards. Beginning in 2005, the award has expanded
beyond mainland China to include tertiary institutions in Hong
Kong and Macau, as well as research institutions under the Chinese
Academy of Sciences.
This year, Prof. Li Ning of China Agricultural University, was
awarded the first prize; Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung of The Chinese
University of Hong Kong, Dr. Li Jiayang, Institute of Genetics
and Development Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Prof.
Cao Xuetao, Second Military Medical University, were all bestowed
the second prize. Prof. Jia Jiamin of the Department of Marketing
and Prof. Joseph Chan of the School of Journalism and Communication,
CUHK were also appointed as the Cheung Kong Chair Professors at
the same ceremony.
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