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...hectares of Central waterfront now being filled in. Two other major harborfront sites?40 hectares in West Kowloon slated for a cultural center and the former Kai Tak airport?are now in planning stages. "These are three very important pieces in the jigsaw of the city," says Bosco Fung, Hong Kong's Director of Planning. "Once finished with these three, we will have a complete picture of the metro area." Hong Kong could yet have a waterfront to rival those of Sydney or San Francisco. But if it gets things wrong, the city could be stuck with more lifeless stretches...
...statement, University President Lawrence H. Summers said, “This generous gift from William and Victor Fung and the Fung family will enhance the Asia Center by promoting new faculty research and enabling students to experience firsthand countries they have previously known only from books...
...contribution will endow Fung scholars, a group of undergraduates who are selected through the international student office. They will have the opportunity to travel to China to study and participate in internships...
Saich said today’s announcement comes after years of “negotiation between faculty priorities and the wishes of the donor” and is one aspect of an on-going effort on the part of Victor Fung to support Harvard. In addition to being a former professor at HBS, Victor Fung has been continuously involved with the University, serving as an adviser to the Asia Center, chairman of HBS’ Asia-Pacific Advisory Board and member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ Dean’s Council...
...There has never been a more critical time to study Asia, its increasing interconnectedness, its decreasing borders, and its global impact,” Kirby said in a statement. “The Fung Family gift will have tremendous bearing on the work of the Asia Center and across Harvard...