2005-2020策略發展計劃實施進展
Action on Strategic Plan 2005-2020
香港科技大學2005-2006年報
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Professor Stephen Hawking’s Inaugural Lecture
at IAS
Professor Hawking’s six-day visit to Hong Kong and his IAS inaugural
lecture generated an unprecedented amount of public interest in
science in our society. His activities in the territory were reported
worldwide, giving a euphoric start for the Institute.
In addition to the 2000-plus people from all walks of life who attended
Professor Hawking’s lecture, tens of thousands more tuned in to the
live television broadcast, while an internet relay streamed the event
to Hong Kong’s seven other universities to provide comprehensive
coverage to the tertiary sector.
Professor Hawking spoke on the historical development of cosmology
and our understanding of the universe in a lecture entitled “The
Origin of the Universe”. He was a star performer, at once serious and
humorous. The worshipful audience ate up his thought-provoking
words. They were hugely entertained by his lively answers to questions
during the post-lecture question-and-answer session.
As a prelude to Professor Hawking’s visit, HKUST organized six public
lectures in May and June on the origins of the universe. Speakers
included Professor Robert Laughlin, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for
Physics, along with eminent physics scholars and mathematicians from
HKUST, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and overseas institutions.
霍金教授在科大高等研究院
作開幕演講
科大高等研究院的目標，是成為世界首屈一指的
高等研究中心之一，為此，高研院於六月份特邀
霍金教授到香港，進行為期六天的訪問，為高研
院的成立揭開序幕。訪問期間，霍金教授為高
研院發表開幕演講，吸引了大批人士進場，盛況
空前。
霍金教授到訪香港，引發香港市民對科學莫大興
趣。他在科大的訪問活動，在全球亦廣為報導，
為科大高等研究院的發展，奠下了良好的開端。
逾二千人參加霍金教授的講座，他們來自各界
別，另有數以萬計的觀眾，收看電視現場轉播，
講座亦透過互聯網，傳送到本港其他七所大學，
覆蓋面十分廣泛。
霍金教授以「宇宙的起源」為題，闡述宇宙的發
展歷史。作為一位出色的演講家，他既有嚴肅的
一面，亦有風趣幽默的一面，談話字字珠璣，發
人深省。在演講結束後的答問環節，霍金教授生
動風趣的答案，令觀眾如沐春風。
在霍金教授到訪之前，科大曾於5月及6月舉辦
了六場有關宇宙起源的公開演講，主講者包括
1998年諾貝爾物理學獎得主Robert Laughlin教
授，以及科大、中大和海外院校的傑出物理學者
和數學家。
