Professor Xiong Wei’s Letter to SME Students and Parents

Dear Students and Parents,

In this unusually difficult winter, I sincerely wish you all stay safe and sound.

We understand that such unusual circumstances may arouse many concerns about your further studies, internships, and employment. While the WHO has declared an international public health emergency over the global outbreak of novel coronavirus, many of you may also worry about Exchange & Visiting Programs and study abroad opportunities. Please know that University administration and our Faculty are working on corresponding solutions.

From Feb 17, online courses will be offered and all teaching staff will provide help and support to the best of our ability. While we may not explore the outside world in person, we can use this opportunity to read extensively and gain more knowledge. I hope you will use this time to continue to enrich your minds with reading.

Please also maintain healthy lifestyle habits and spend more time with your family. When you start to work and live in a different city in the future, you may find yourself with much less time to accompany your family. You may also find that as your Parents age they are more vulnerable to these diseases. Please encourage them to stay at home and to wear masks whenever they go out. Please also cherish and enjoy your family time as much as possible.

During this unusual period, I also hope that you think independently and critically as you are bombarded with information. Strive to understand the crux of the problems behind the facts and understand the critical role of human kindness. I will also be very proud of you if you contribute to fighting against the novel coronavirus. We must all follow the government’s orders and expert’s suggestions, staying at home as much as you can. I also sincerely hope you have the patience and empathy that President Xu Yangsheng has called for. Try not to blame or complain, but care more for others, especially for your schoolmates from Hubei who are suffering a lot these days.

This will pass and everything will be fine. I believe that China will effectively contain and eventually defeat this epidemic. As spring blossoms, let us meet again at the Fairy Lake.

All best wishes,

Xiong Wei

Academic Dean, School of Management and Economics, CUHK-Shenzhen

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各位同学、家长们：

在这个因疫情而特殊的寒假里，衷心希望大家健康平安！

为防控新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情，香港中文大学（深圳）与内地其他高校一样，发出了延后开学的通告，具体开学日期待定。困于一地一隅，可能很多同学心中焦虑，担心延后开学会导致结课延迟，忧心会否影响到深造、实习和就业。疫情蔓延，世界卫生组织宣布新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情已构成“国际公共卫生紧急事件”，大家可能又忧虑会不会妨碍国际交流学习的机会。请大家放心，大学正在商讨随着疫情变化可能发生的问题及应对措施。

我们将从2月17号开始为同学们提供线上教学，教辅人员也会尽己所能地帮助大家解决课业上的问题。此刻，我们不能行万里路，但可以读万卷书。希望大家珍惜这段额外的假期多读好书，或温故知新，或涉猎旁杂。开卷有益。

希望同学们饮食有节，起居有常。减少电子产品的使用，多花些时间陪伴父母家人。如果你未来不是在父母所在的城市就业，你们就会发现工作后陪父母的时间屈指可数。可能你发现他们的步伐和思想渐渐跟不上你的脚步，就像在这次疫情中，他们是比你更容易“中招”的人群，而你可能是那个竭力劝他们戴上口罩、少出门的人。那么不妨趁这难得的亲密时光充分交换观点，拉近距离。

疫情蔓延，信息繁杂。希望你们保持独立的思想，不信谣，不传谣。理性思考，从事件中分析和看到问题所在，能从不幸中看到人性之善。如果你能够通过正确的渠道、以合适的方式为抗疫做一点贡献，我将为你感到骄傲。当然，我们每个人听从和配合政府及有关专家的指令，尽可能地留在家里不外出也是在为疫情防控尽自己的责任。希望大家能如徐扬生校长所期盼的那样，有耐心和同理心，不去责怪而去付出，不传递怨怼而是传播爱。关爱身边的湖北同学，他们比我们承受了更多。

一切都会过去，一切终将过去。春日正好，疫情结束后我们神仙湖见！

                  经管学院学术院长

                                                  熊伟

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