HKBU Foundation Annual Report 2021-2022

7 President’s Message 校長獻辭 Our COVID-19 efforts In early 2022 when Hong Kong was hit hard by the fifth wave of the pandemic, we moved swiftly to provide vital and holistic support to the community. We established the “HKBU Chinese Medicine Telemedicine Centre Against COVID-19”, and launched the “Free Online Consultation Service for COVID-19 Patients” to conduct online health consultations with patients and provide a medicine delivery to home service. With the generous support of the Tencent Charity Foundation, our Chinese medicine practitioners had conducted over 41,000 consultations. We also cooperated with NGOs and the Hospital Authority to deliver remote medical services to elderly residents of over 100 care homes, and later our Chinese medicine practitioners supported the operation of around 400 beds in the Kai Tak Holding Centre. Besides, social work experts from the University provided emotional support to the patients. In addition, we are grateful for the staunch support of the Hong Kong Community Anti-Coronavirus Link for our sustained efforts in promoting thewell-being of the community by launching the Everbright Care • Long COVID Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation Programme. All these initiatives eased much of the pressure on the public healthcare system and strengthened the role of Chinese medicine within it. Furthermore, they have demonstrated our commitment to safeguarding public health with our strengths and expertise. I am delighted to share that the HKBU Chinese Medicine Team Against COVID-19 was presented with the Hong Kong Spirit 2022 group award at the 2022 Hong Kong Spirit Event of Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s Return to the Motherland. It is very encouraging that the University’s anti-epidemic efforts and contributions to providing medical services to COVID-19 patients were highly commended by our stakeholders. Nurturing creative talent for the future Around the world, cutting-edge developments in digital technology have opened up new horizons in the world of arts. To nurture the next generation of creative talent for Hong Kong, we established the School of Creative Arts in July 2022. The School consists of the Academy of Film, Academy of Music and Academy of Visual Arts. It provides an ideal platform where the best art and artists can emerge and converge. It will also enable us to explore the infinite possibilities of the unknown with art-tech, take the development of the creative arts to a higher level, and set new standards for future teaching and research. 抗擊新冠疫情 香港於 2022 年初遭受第五波疫情重創，浸 大迅速採取行動，為社區全面提供所需的 支援。我們設立「浸大中醫抗疫遠程醫療中 心」，並推出了「 2019 冠狀病毒感染人士免費 網上診症服務」，為患者進行網上診症並提 供中藥配送服務。在騰訊公益慈善基金會慷 慨支持下，我們的中醫團隊服務了逾 41,000 名新冠病人。我們亦與非政府組織和醫院管 理局合作，為 100 多間安老院舍的長者提供 遠程醫療服務；我們的中醫師團隊其後亦支 援啟德暫託中心近 400 張病床的運作。此外， 浸大的社會工作專家也為患者提供情緒支 援。我們亦十分感謝全港社區抗疫連線的 慷慨襄助，讓我們得以推出「光大關愛  • 長 新冠中醫康復計劃」，為社區的福祉再出一 分力。以上項目大大紓緩了公共醫療系統的 壓力，並加強了中醫藥抗疫的角色，同時彰 顯浸大以自身優勢和專長保障公眾健康的 承擔。 我很高興浸大中醫抗疫醫療隊於「慶祝香 港回歸祖國 25 周年— 2022 感動香江」活動 中，獲選為「 2022 感動香江團體」，以表揚 及嘉許我們的醫療隊在香港爆發新型冠狀 病毒第五波疫情時，為確診市民提供醫療 服務。 培育未來創意人才 在世界各地，數碼科技的先進發展為藝術 世界開闢了新的空間。為培育香港下一代 創意人才，我們於 2022 年 7 月成立了創意 藝術學院。學院由電影學院、音樂學院和 視覺藝術院組成，是最優秀的藝術和藝術 家誕生和匯聚的理想平台，也讓我們利用 藝術科技探索未知的無限可能，將創意藝 術的發展推向更高層次，為未來的教學和 研究立下新典範。