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Thursday, April 1, 2004
An
inaugural lecture kicks off the territory's first Consul-General-in-Residence
Programme 本港高校首個駐校總領事計劃 法國駐港總領事主持揭幕講座
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An inaugural lecture kicks off the territory's first Consul-General-in-Residence Programme
An inaugural lecture delivered today (April 1) by Mr. Serge Mostura, Consul-General of France, about the Sino-French relations on the cultural side kicked off the University's Consul-General-in-Residence Programme, which is the first of its kind among Hong Kong's tertiary institutions.
Officiating at the inaugural lecture were Professor Ng Ching-fai, President & Vice-Chancellor; Professor Fan Yiu-kwan, Vice-President (Development); and Dr. Ting Wai, Acting Head of Government & International Studies Department.
In delivering the opening remarks, Professor Fan says the programme emphasises international cooperation and inter-cultural understanding and is aimed at enhancing knowledge of and interest in world affairs among the university community as well as the general public.
Under the scheme, Consuls-General of diplomatic missions in Hong Kong will be invited to "take up residence" for a year during which time they or their staff will act as resource persons about their countries and will help to facilitate exchange between Hong Kong and their home countries.
First in the Consul-General-in-Residence Programme are Mr. Serge Mostura, Consul-General of France, Mr. Tharit Charungvat, Consul-General of Thailand, and Mr. James R. Keith, Consul-General of the United States.
The lecture attracted both the University community and the general public, including a dozen of secondary students. Among the guests were the Consul-Generals of Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Nepal, South Africa, and Turkey, as well as representatives from the Consulates General of Italy, United States, Venezuela, and Germany.
浸會大學創辦本港高等院校首個「駐校總領事計劃」，邀得法國駐香港總領事孟嗣德先生今午
(四月一日)主持揭幕講座。孟先生以「中法關係」為題，講述自十三世紀至今兩國在文化上的
交流及互相影響。
主禮嘉賓包括校長吳清輝教授、副校長（拓展）范耀鈞教授和政治及國際關係學系署理系主任
丁偉博士。
范教授在致開幕辭時表示，設立駐校總領事計劃，是希望充份利用香港作為國際人才匯聚大都
會的優勢，促進校園國際化，豐富師生的國際視野。他說，該計劃強調國際合作和認識跨文化
的重要性，目的是加強大學社群，以至市民大眾對世界事務的認識和興趣。
計劃每年將邀請多位外國駐港總領事參加。在任期間，各總領事或其屬下除主持以該國事務為
主題的講座外，亦將主動提供意見，促進本港與該國間的交流活動，尤其浸大與當地大學間的
學術交流。
除孟嗣德先生外，其他兩位二零零四年駐校總領事分別是美國駐香港、澳門總領事祁俊文先生，
以及泰國駐香港總領事曾塔勵先生。
除教職員與學生外，講座更吸引公眾人士出席，其中包括十多位中學生。在芸芸嘉賓中，計有
奧地利、比利時、匈牙利、尼泊爾、南非及土耳其駐香港總領事，以及來自義大利、美國、委
內瑞拉及德國總領事館的代表。
Mr. Serge Mostura, Consul-General of France, delivers a lecture to kick
off the
territory's first Consul-General-in-Residence Programme
法國駐香港總領事孟嗣德先生為本港高等院校首個「駐校總領事計劃」
主持揭幕講座