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This book selects 25 speeches delivered in English by Professor Chang. These speeches mainly focus on the three aspects of cultural issues, education as well as growth and development, which are usually general and vague issues but interesting and easy-to-understand in Chang's speeches. In the speeches, he talks about the world that Admiral Zheng He (Ming dynasty) discovered in the 15th century; he compares tea with coffee; he shows his concerns about technology and creative talents in education; he expresses his attitude towards learning and his expectations for the graduates in his congregation speeches at City University of Hong Kong.

About the Author
H. K. Chang, an internationally renowned scholar in biomedical engineering, had taught in several well-known universities in the U.S., Canada and France for over twenty years prior to becoming Founding Dean of School ofEngineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Dean of School of Engineering at University of Pittsburgh. He was appointed president of City University of Hong Kong in 1996 and retired in 2007. He was honored with Foreign Associate of Royal Academy of Engineering, Academician of International Academy of Eurasia Sciences.