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Party in celebration of Prof Charles Kao being awardedthe Nobel Prize in Physics 2009
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Professor Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

Professor Ambrose Y.C. King, Former Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

Professor Chen-ning Yang, Distinguished Professor-at-Large, CUHK

Lady Mirrlees, wife of Professor Sir James A. Mirrlees, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 1996

Professor Andrew Chi-chih Yao, Distinguished Professor-at-Large, CUHK

Professor Kenneth Young, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

Professor Pak-chung Ching, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

Professor Peter T.S. Yum, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK

The CUHK community joyfully congratulates Prof Charles Kao for being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2009

(From left): Professor Peter T.S. Yum, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK; Professor Henry N.C. Wong, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Professor Kenneth Young, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Professor Ambrose Y.C. King, Former Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Professor Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Lady Mirrlees, wife of Professor Sir James A. Mirrlees, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 1996; Professor Chen-ning Yang, Distinguished Professor-at-Large, CUHK; Professor Andrew Chi-chih Yao, Distinguished Professor-at-Large, CUHK; and Professor Pak-chung Ching, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

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Professor Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

Professor Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

 

Professor Ambrose Y.C. King, Former Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

Professor Ambrose Y.C. King, Former Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

 

Professor Chen-ning Yang, Distinguished Professor-at-Large, CUHK

Professor Chen-ning Yang, Distinguished Professor-at-Large, CUHK

 

Lady Mirrlees, wife of Professor Sir James A. Mirrlees, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 1996

Lady Mirrlees, wife of Professor Sir James A. Mirrlees, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 1996

 

Professor Andrew Chi-chih Yao, Distinguished Professor-at-Large, CUHK

Professor Andrew Chi-chih Yao, Distinguished Professor-at-Large, CUHK

 

Professor Kenneth Young, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

Professor Kenneth Young, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

 

Professor Pak-chung Ching, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

Professor Pak-chung Ching, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

 

Professor Peter T.S. Yum, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK

Professor Peter T.S. Yum, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK

 

The CUHK community joyfully congratulates Prof Charles Kao for being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2009

The CUHK community joyfully congratulates Prof Charles Kao for being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2009

 

(From left): Professor Peter T.S. Yum, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK; Professor Henry N.C. Wong, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Professor Kenneth Young, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Professor Ambrose Y.C. King, Former Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Professor Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Lady Mirrlees, wife of Professor Sir James A. Mirrlees, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 1996; Professor Chen-ning Yang, Distinguished Professor-at-Large, CUHK; Professor Andrew Chi-chih Yao, Distinguished Professor-at-Large, CUHK; and Professor Pak-chung Ching, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

(From left): Professor Peter T.S. Yum, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK; Professor Henry N.C. Wong, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Professor Kenneth Young, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Professor Ambrose Y.C. King, Former Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Professor Lawrence J. Lau, Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; Lady Mirrlees, wife of Professor Sir James A. Mirrlees, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences 1996; Professor Chen-ning Yang, Distinguished Professor-at-Large, CUHK; Professor Andrew Chi-chih Yao, Distinguished Professor-at-Large, CUHK; and Professor Pak-chung Ching, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, CUHK

 

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