HKBU announced the six finalists of the 2nd Dream of the Red Chamber Award

Mr. Zhang Dapeng, President of Y. Cee Chemicals Ltd., donated HK$10 million to HKBU to establish "The Dream of the Red Chamber Award: The World's Distinguished Novel in Chinese––Zhang Dapeng Endowment Fund", making the running of the Award continuously possible. On 12 June 2008, the Faculty of Arts conducted the Press Briefing for Establishment of the Zhang Dapeng Endowment Fund cum Announcement of the Shortlisted Novels of the 2nd the Dream of the Red Chamber Awrd.

Shortlisted Novels of the 2nd the Dream of the Red Chamber Award：