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ISSUE 19 - JANUARY 2020

Celebrating the Class of 2019 at the 85th Congregation Graduation Luncheon

On 7 November, Morningside celebrated the Class of 2019! College Master Nicholas Rawlins congratulated the graduates and welcomed their families to campus. He reflected on how special Morningside is as a community and how the college has re...

Humility and Cooperation, in Science and in Life

Morningside College recently hosted Professor Robert Winston, a British professor, medical doctor, scientist, TV presenter and Labour Party politician, as Distinguished Visitor. On the evening of 29 October, Professor Winston gave a Communa...

Exploring Music’s Effect on the Mind

On 10 November, audience members packed the Lee Hysan Concert Hall for “Music and the Mind”, an event co-hosted by Morningside College along with The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Morningside stud...

On Kung Fu and Bruce Lee

On 8 November, Morningside College hosted a Writers’ Series speaker event with Mr. Matthew Polly, author of Bruce Lee: A Life (2018), the first biography of Bruce Lee in English. Mr. Polly talked to Morningside students about the life of Br...

Professor Colin Graham Elected Honorary Fellow of the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM)

Congratulations to Professor Colin Graham, Morningside Dean of Students and Director of Accident and Emergency Medicine Academic Unit (AEMAU) of CU Medicine, on being elected Honorary Fellow of the European Society for Emergency Medicine (E...

Judge David Neuberger on Hong Kong and the Common Law

On the evening of Friday 1 November, Judge David Neuberger, former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and a Non-Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, visited Morningside College. During his talk to the ro...

Poetry Reading with Dr. Tammy Ho

Dr. Tammy Lai-Ming Ho, Hong Kong Baptist University professor of poetics, president of PEN Hong Kong, and founding co-editor of the first Hong Kong-based international Asian-focused journal, Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, visited on Friday...

MC Rangers' First-Ever Camp Hike to Ma On Shan

On the cozy afternoon of 9 November 2019, MC Rangers packed bags with bulky equipment and embarked on their first ever camp hike to Ma On Shan! On the bus towards the beginning of a rocky and steep hiking trail, elated chit-chat persisted t...

Kicking off a New Term with Morningside BBQ

Morningsiders enjoyed a BBQ on the Morningside patio on 20 September 2019. Morningside musicians entertained the crowd, while other students socialised and enjoyed hot dogs, hamburgers and vegetarian burgers. Students were able to get to kn...

MC Rangers Ride to Tai Mei Tuk Dam

Amidst the rush for deadlines and upcoming midterms, assignments and projects, MC Rangers hosted a scenic cycling event to the Tai Mei Tuk Dam on the breezy day of 19 October 2019, allowing our students a relaxing retreat from hectic academ...

MC Rangers Take On Grass Island

On 21 September 2019, the MC Rangers embarked on the scenic Grass Island (Tap Mun) hike with their enthusiastic participants. From banter on the ferry, friendly jostling during the hike, moments of awe at the beauty of nature, the irresisti...

Celebrating a New School Year with Formal Hall Dinner

Fellows, students, and many parents of first-year students gathered in the Dining Hall for Morningside College’s Formal Hall Dinner on 18 September 2019. Audrey Chung acted as the Master of Ceremonies and welcomed the first-year students wi...

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