Newsletter No. 231

Intensive Programme on Epidemiology of Infectious Dieases O ver 100 health professionals, health po l i cy makers, and researchers participated in the intensive Certificate Programme in Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases held from 24th October to 8th November 2003. The key speaker Prof. Arthur L. Reingold, professor and d i v i s i on head o f the D i v i s i on of Epidemiology, School o f Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, took the programme p a r t i c i p a n ts on a w e l l - organized and comprehensive journey of the epidemiology of infectious diseases. Lectures were also delivered by experts from the Faculty of Medicine, the Department o f Health, and the Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, including Prof. Joseph Sung, Prof. Joseph Lau, Dr. Cheuk Ming Tam, and Dr. Yuk Yin Ho. Joint R&D in AllergicR h i n i t i s - RelievingChinese Medicine Formula T he Institute of Chinese Medicine (ICM) and Long Far Pharmaceutical Ho l d i ngs L t d. have entered into a collaborative agreement on a research project on allergic Rhinitis-Relieving Chinese Medicine Formula. A press conference was held on 6th November to announce the collaboration. The I CM w i ll carry out clinical and non-clinical research using a scientific, efficacy-driven approach to prove the effectiveness of the formula concerned. The i n n o v a t i ve f o r mu la has been developed by enhancing herbal formulas adopted in Au s t r a l ia and Germany. Chinese medicine has been w i de ly applied in the treatment of allergic diseases f o r h u n d r e ds o f y e a rs because o f their i mmune modulation, decongestion, and antihistamine effects. Through this collaboration with Long Far, the I CM aims at commercializing its r esea r ch r e s u l ts f o r the benefit o f allergic rhinitis p atients. Prof. P.C. Leung (left), chairman of the Management Committee of ICM, and Mr. Jasper Chiu, chairman of Long Far Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd. Experimental Station Opens on Campus to Study Physical Geography H ong Ko ng Geography Day, organized jointly by the C U HK Depa r tment o f Ge o g r a p hy and Resource Management and the Hong Kong Geographical Association on campus on 8th November, attracted about 600 scholars, professionals, and secondary school teachers and students. Themed 'Hong Kong as a World City: Global Action and Local A c t i o n ', the day comprised paper presentation sessions, e x h i b i t i on o f g e o g r a p hy departments of universities and related organizations, and field trips. Hong Kong Geography Day, held once every two years, is a major event of the local geography community. On the same day, the Department of Geography and Resource Management also held an opening ceremony for its Phys i cal Geography Ex p e r i me n t al Station, the first integrated geographical and environmental experimental station in Hong Kong. The newly completed facility is a multi-function and multipurpose station equipped with state-of- the-art instruments for data collection and expe r imen t al wo r k. Its four major components are a greenhouse, a rainfall and soil erosion simulation system, an air qua l i ty mo n i t o r i ng station, and an automatic weather station. The facility is expected to contribute significantly to teaching, research, data sharing, and science education. (From left) Prof. Leung Yee, Prof. Lu Dadao, president of Geographical Society of China, Prof. Bao Jigang, president of Guangdong Geographical Society, and Prof. K.C. Lam EMBA Forum: The ABCs of Publ ic Speaking M r. Ng Ming Lam was the guest of the EMBA Forum held on 15th October. The f o r um, o r g a n i z ed by the University's EMBA Programme and co- sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, was open to students and alumni of the University's EMBA and MBA Programmes. Mr. Ng began his talk on public speaking by quoting Winston Churchill who said that only two things are worse than speaking in public: climbing up a ladder that is leaning towards you and kissing a pretty girl who is leaning away from you. Making a speech is like preparing a dish, said Mr. Ng. Decide on the title, get the ingredients, the seasoning, the correct timing, and you have a potential winner. Speeches should not be too long — the worst mistake is to make your audience wish they were somewhere else. Try to weave anecdotes and jokes into your speech for added interest. A speaker should also remember that how he looks and sounds is more important than what heis saying, and the content should be supported by credible argument. 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