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Two distinguished scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are today (Wednesday) awarded Croucher Senior Research Fellowships for their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nano-technology. Prof Ben Zhong Tang, Professor of Chemistry, and Prof Zikang Tang, Professor of Physics, are among the eight scholars to receive this year's Croucher Senior Research Fellowship Awards. Prof Ben Zhong Tang's research focuses on advanced materials based on new molecules and macromolecules constructed from acetylenic triple-bond building blocks. His findings on the structural design of the building blocks, the development of new polymerization reactions and robust polymerization catalysts are the key to making molecules technologically useful as specialty materials.

The Lee Shau Kee Foundation Limited has generously pledged a donation of HK$400 million to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to mark his support of the University's development as a global leader in education and research. Dr Lee Shau Kee presents a HK$400 million cheque to Dr John C C Chan and President Paul Chu The "Lee Shau Kee Campus" is located atop the main campus A bird's eye view of HKUST Campus. The "Lee Shau Kee Campus" is circled with red line "HKUST aspires to become a world premier intellectual center. I hope my donation will help the University realize this goal so that more talented individuals will have the opportunities to receive its quality education. Eventually, this will benefit the whole community," said Dr Lee Shau Kee, Chairman of the Lee Shau Kee Foundation.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology collaborated with WWF and Teng Hoi Conservation Organization on the installation and system tests of a dynamite fishing detection system at WWF’s Marine Life Centre in Hoi Ha Wan. During the process of testing the device, a total of 8 blast events were recorded between 23 November 2006 and 26 February 2007. The detection system can determine the direction of the blast but because there is only one system in operation, the location of the 8 events is not known: they may have occurred in Hong Kong or PRC waters.

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The U.S. based T.T. & W. F. Chao Foundation has made a donation of US $2.6 million (approximately HK $20 million) to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). This is the first big donation from overseas to HKUST which will be used to set up an Endowed Chair Professorship for the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS). “I am very grateful to the Chao Foundation’s generous support for the IAS. The fact that the donation came from outside Hong Kong is particularly encouraging, as it signifies HKUST’s achievement is being recognized all over the world. I hope that more philanthropists will follow the Chao Foundation’s example.” President Paul Chu said.

An outstanding scientist at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Prof Mingjie Zhang, was conferred the 2006 National Natural Science Award in recognition of his breakthrough research that would help the development of treatment for stroke, for which there is currently no cure. Prof Zhang, of the Department of Biochemistry, received the prestigious award in Beijing today (Tuesday) for his contributions to elucidating the molecular mechanisms for a series of protein complexes that play signaling roles in neurons. "Currently, there is no cure for stroke. We believe that what we are doing will provide very important scientific findings for the development of potential stroke treatment, at least to alleviate but potentially to cure or reverse stroke," Prof Zhang added.