Newsletter No. 251

First Even CUHK Putonghua Day T he first CUHK Putonghua Day was held on 26th November at Cultural Square. Organized by the Centre for Re s e a r ch and D e v e l o p m e nt o f Putonghua Education and the Audio- Visual D i v i s i on, the day's activities included computerized putonghua test games, i n f o rmal debate, imp r omp tu s p e a k i n g , b o o t h games, p r og r amme performance, and book exhibition. There were professional putonghua instructors on duty to g i v e a d v i c e o n putonghua learning. Special guests at the opening ceremony included Prof. Billy So, associate p r o - v i c e- chancellor, Ms. Amy Y u i , d i r e c t o r o f administrative services, and Mr. Yang Kut Si, h e a d o f R T H K ' s Putonghua Channel. Team from the CUHK Mainland Undergraduate Association debating with representatives from St. Stephen's College Service to the Community and International Organizations • Prof. Fok Tai Fai, dean of medicine, has been appointed by the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food as a member of the Hospital Authority for two years from 1st December 2004. • Rev. Prof. Lo Lung Kwong, associate professor in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, has been appointed as a member of the Disciplinary Committee Panel for three years from 16th January 2005 under the Social Workers Registration Ordinance. • Prof. Lin Hui, professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Management, has been invited by Jiangxi Normal University to serve as an honorary dean of the Institute of Ecological Engineering for three years from January 2004. • Prof. Cheung Kwong Yue Alex, professor in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, has been appointed as an honorary professor of the Chinese Language Institute of Anhui University (安徽大學漢語言文字研究所榮譽教授) . Awards • Prof. Wong Nai Ching Henry, professor of chemistry, has been elected as Fellow to the Third World Academy of Sciences. • Prof. Ng Kee Pui Dennis, professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been admitted as a Chartered Scientist by the Science Council, United Kingdom. • Prof. Tony Lee, professor of information engineering, Prof. Jie Huang, professor in the Department of Automation and Computer-Aided Engineering, and Prof. Zhou Xunyu, professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, have been made IEEE Fellows for the class of 2005 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. • Prof. Chan Wai Kwong Victor, professor in the Department of Music, has been presented the 2003 CASH Most Performed Works Award — Local Original Serious Work, by the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong (CASH) on 25th November 2004. • Prof. Chan Wing Wah, professor of music, has been presented the 2004 CASH Golden Sail Music Award — Best Serious Composition, by CASH on 25th November 2004. ( I n f o r m a t i o n in this section is provided by the Information and Public Relations Office. Contributions should be sent direct to that office for registration and verification before publication.) 宣 布 事 項 ANNOUNCEMENTS Lecture Theatre Renamed Lecture Theatre G05 at Y.C. Liang Hall has been approved to be renamed the Lai Chan Pui Ngong Lecture Theatre (黎陳佩昂演講廳), in recognition of a generous donation of HK$9 million from Mr. Lai Seung-hung and Mrs. Lai Chan Pui-ngong. The approval was made at the third (2004) meeting of the Executive Committee of the University Council, held on 24th November 2004. 職員審議事宜 Annual Staff Review 大學已函邀各學系及部門主管，就二零零五至二零零六年度職員審議有關 (甲）類、（乙）類及（丙）類服務條款非教學僱員之退休、延任或擢升事宜，提 供意見。各學系/部門提交有關函件之截止日期為二零零四年十二月三十日。所有 提名或申請，請送交行政事務委員會秘書譚壽森先生（大學行政樓三樓人事處）。 查詢請電內線七二六九。 The Un i v e r s i ty has i nv i t ed department chairmen/unit heads to make recommendations concerning the retirement, extension of service or promotion of non-teaching staff members on Terms of Service (A), (B) and (C) for the 2005-6 staff review exercise. The deadline for submission of recommendations is 30th December 2004. Applications and nominations should be sent to Mr. S.S. Tam, Secretary, Administrative Affairs Committee, c/o Personnel Office, 2/F, University Administration Building (Ext. 7269). Further enquiries may be directed to Mr. Tam. 公積金及強積金計劃投資成績 Investment Returns of Staff Superannuation Schemes and MPFS 財務處公布公積金及強積金計劃內各項投資基金之回報如下： The Bursary announces the following investment returns in the Designated Investment Funds of the 1995 and 1983 Schemes and the Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme (MPFS). 二零零四年十―月 November 2004 基金 Fund 計劃 Scheme 指摽回報 Benchmark Return 強積金計劃 (只供參考 for reference only) 1995 1983 (未經審核數據 unaudited) 增長 Growth 6.28% — 6.03% 6.50% 平衡 Balanced 5.27% 4.76% 5.38% 5.58% 穩定 Stable 4.34% — 4.36% 3.69% 香港股票 HK Equity 9.34% — 8.15% 9.03% 香港指數 HK Index-linked 7.84% — 8.15% — 港元銀行存款 HKD Bank Deposit 0.18% 0.02% 0.00% # — 美元銀行存款 USD Bank Deposit 0.11%* 0.04%* 0.03% — 澳元銀行存款 AUD Bank Deposit 4.27%* — 0.30% — 1 歐元銀行存款 EUR Bank Deposit 4.64%* — 0.07% — *包括期內之匯率變動 Including foreign currency exchange difference for the period concerned **強積金數據乃根據期內的單位價格及標準投資管理費計算，未包括管理費回扣。 Based on the changes in unit price during the period concerned and using the standard investment management fee. 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