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The Government has launched the 6th Matching Grant Scheme (MGS) for a two-year period from 1 August 2012 to 31 July 2014, with an aim to strengthen UGC-funded institutions’ fundraising capabilities and foster a philanthropic culture. Each institution has a guaranteed minimum matching grant of HK$60 million, which will be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

The third Lingnan Arts Festival was held on 4-22 March, bringing renowned artists from Hong Kong and other parts of the world to showcase their talents on campus. This year the annual gala featured an array of performances, exhibitions, lectures and seminars on Cantonese opera, Chinese and Western music, theatre, fashion, independent films and local art development.

Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) Chief Officer Mr Edmund Leung and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited former Chief Marketing Officer Mr Lawrence Fok were invited to speak at two University Assemblies held in Term 2 of Year 2012/13.

A total of 58 attendees of the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) 2013 Conference, representing 37 universities worldwide, visited Lingnan University on 15 March. The Office of Mainland and International Programmes (OMIP) organised an “Open House” for them.

Mr Shinji Yamaguchi, a researcher from the National Institute for Defense Studies of the Japanese Ministry of Defense,  was invited to speak on “China-Japan Maritime Relations: Impacts on East Asian Security and Stability” on 18 March.

Mr Adrian Cheng, named one of the 40 global business stars aged under 40 in 2012 by Fortune magazine, was invited to have a dialogue with Lingnan students on “Building a New World” on 22 March.

Prof Steven Schroeder was invited to host a cross-disciplinary seminar, entitled “The Way Time Turns: Virginia Woolf, Toni Morrison, and Mo Yan”, organised by the Centre for Humanities Research on 26 March. It was a seminar as much on literature as on philosophy.

Lingnan Chinese Debate Team won the second runner-up prize in the Inter-Universities Debate Competition organised by the RTHK on 23 March. Wong Chun-hei, Year-1 Faculty of Arts student, was crowned the Best Debater.