preamble.tex

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% used in the ACL paper
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\makeatletter
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      \begin{tabular}[t]{c}%
        \@author
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    {
    \centering
    \large
        A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment \\
          of the Requirements for the Degree of \\
               Doctor of Philosophy \\
                         in\\
     Systems Engineering and Engineering Management\\
     \vspace{4cm}
          The Chinese University of Hong Kong\\
                       \@date\\
    }
    %{\large \@date}%
  \end{center}%

  \cleardoublepage
  \vspace*{10mm}
  \begin{center}
  \vfill
  %\Large
  \underline{\bf Thesis Assessment Committee}
  \vskip 1.5cm
  {
   \thecommittee
  }
  \vfill
  \end{center}
  \par
  \vskip 1.5em
  }
\makeatother

% http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/16584/22913
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