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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

5th Friendship Sports Meeting <strong>of</strong><br />

Universities across Strait Opens at<br />

<strong>PKU</strong><br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2009--10—29<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=256873915<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, October 29, 2009: On the evening <strong>of</strong> Oct, 27th, pr<strong>of</strong>essors<br />

and students from Chinese <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hong Kong and National Taiwan <strong>University</strong><br />

were welcomed by <strong>PKU</strong> Vice-President Ms. Yue Sulan, Vice-Dean Guan Haiting,<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> Physical Education Mr. Hao Guang‘an at <strong>PKU</strong> Chaitai<br />

International Conference Center. Mr. Hao hosted the welcoming ceremony. Thus the<br />

annual 5th friendship sports <strong>of</strong> Universities across Strait opened.<br />

This friendship sports meeting started from 1995 and was initially advocated by the<br />

Chinese <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hong Kong. The three universities held it in turn. Through the<br />

sports competition, this event aims to enhance the communications between<br />

students both in sports spirit and in culture. So far, the event has been successively<br />

held four times: 1995 (Chinese <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hong Kong), 1997 (<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>),<br />

1999 (National Taiwan <strong>University</strong>), 2004 (the Chinese <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hong Kong)<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> Vice-president Yue Sulan gave a warm welcome to pr<strong>of</strong>essors and students<br />

from Hong Kong and Taiwan. She stated that the communications among students in<br />

Chinese <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hong Kong, National Taiwan <strong>University</strong> and <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

will be strengthened through holding this sports meeting. With the background after<br />

the Olympic Games, it is <strong>PKU</strong>‘s second time to hold this event. This meeting has<br />

received a lot <strong>of</strong> support from all walks <strong>of</strong> life among Hong Kong, Taiwan and China<br />

Mainland. She also hoped that the event, with the theme <strong>of</strong> ―Health, Harmony,<br />

Development and Double-win‖, can act as a catalyst in communication and<br />

development among students <strong>of</strong> the three universities.<br />

Bao Zong, Vice-President <strong>of</strong> National Taiwan <strong>University</strong>, expressed thanks to <strong>PKU</strong>‘s<br />

warm reception and said that sports play a pivotal part in cultural communication and<br />

they always attach great attention to it. He also said that students from his university<br />

expect to improve through the competition and gain friendship from the experience.<br />

He hoped that friendship among the three universities will last forever.<br />

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