Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1990

More Research Institutes being Established within the University Institute of Soc i al S t ud i esandHumanities (1965) Institute of Science &Technology (1965) Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology (1988) Universities Service Centre (1988) Asia-Pacific Institute of Business (1990) HongKong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (1990) Only a few years after its inception between 1965 and 1967, this university created three research institutes to facilitate research in areas of socia l studies and humanities, science and technology, and Chinese studies. These units gained statute under the care of Dr. Li Choh-Ming and Dr . Ma Lin, the two former vice-chancellors, and have made significant contributions to scholarship. Over the last three years and with staunch support and active encouragement from the present vice-chancellor, Prof. Charles K. Kao, four new research institutes have been se t up to match the many faceted developments of Hon g Kong. The Chinese University Bulletin has in previous issues introduced the establishment of the Hong Kong Institute of Bi o t echno l ogy in June 1988 and described how the University had taken up the management of the Universities Service Centre in the same year. In this issue, the Bulletin looks at two new research institutes which were created in 1990: the Asia Pacific Institute of Business and the Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies. Four other research units are under active planning and will soon be brought into service. They include the Centre for Environmental Studies, the Hong Kong Cancer Institute, the Centre for Sports Science and Sports Medicine, and the Research Institute for the Humanities. These new research bodies are all relevant to the social and economic development of Hong Kong, and together they wil l enable the University to attract excellent teachers , research scientists and research students. RESEARCH 10