University Archives, CUHK: 香港中文大學校長鈐章 Seal of the Vice-Chancellor

2018年1月1日，段崇智教授將接任中大第八任校長，而校長就職典禮日期則尚待公佈。按照慣例，典禮其中一個儀式為校董會主席向新任校長頒授校長鈐章。

鈐章由已故新亞書院趙鶴琴先生所刻，文曰「香港中文大學校長之印」，印文為秦篆陽文，銅製，重約一點六公斤，寬長各五點二厘米，高度連鈕共十點五厘米，鈕作鳳鳥形。於1964年校長就職典禮時授與首任校長李卓敏博士，自此成爲傳統。事實上，鈐章自製成以來，從未蓋於任何公函或文件上，只作為校長的象徵信物。

有興趣人士可到大學展覽廳觀賞其複製品。

From 1 January 2018, Professor Rocky S. Tuan would become the eighth Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK, and the date of the Congregation for the Installation of New Vice-Chancellor is yet to be announced. By convention, the Chairman of the Council would present the official seal to the new Vice-Chancellor at the Installation Ceremony.

The seal was designed and engraved by the late Mr. Chao Ho-chin of New Asia College. The artifact bears the Chinese inscription “seal of the Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong”, written in the clerical style of the Qin Dynasty. This cast bronze seal weighs 1.6 kg and measures 5.2 x 5.2 x 10.5 cm. There is a knob carved in the shape of a “Feng”, the mythical phoenix, on top. It was firstly presented to our founding Vice-Chancellor Dr. Choh-ming Li in 1964. In fact, the seal’s imprint has never graced any official document of the University but an emblem of the Vice-Chancellor's authority.

A replica of the seal is on display in the University Gallery. Please come and take a look.

香港中文大學校長鈐章
Seal of the Vice-Chancellor

首任校長就職典禮暨頒授榮譽學位典禮秩序 (9/9/1964)——校董會主席向新任校長頒授校長鈐章 (第三項）
The Order of Ceremonial of the Congregation for the Installation of the First Vice-Chancellor and for the Conferment of Honorary Degrees (9/9/1964)——the Chairman of the Council presents the seal of the Vice-Chancellor (No. 3)