Date: 06/03/2008
The inauguration ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Sign Linguistics Research and Training (APSL) Program was held on 6 March 2008 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. This ceremony marks the formal inauguration of the sign linguistic endeavor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr Shuichi Ohno, Executive Director of The Nippon Foundation, Professor Kenneth Young, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, Dr James J. DeCaro, Director of PEN-International, NTID, the University of Rochester, Dr Yutaka Osugi of the National University Corporation of Tsukuba University of Technology and Dr Mike Kemp, International Outreach Programme, Gallaudet University, officiated at the Ceremony.
Mr Ohno and Professor Young expressed their confidence in the researchers at CUHK and their enthusiasm for seeing sign linguistics research and training programmes develop in the Asia-Pacific region. Also in attendance were guests from Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam.
