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A “ W i n g L u n g Ban k Fun d fo r th e Pr omo t i o n o f Chines e Cu l t u r e" ha s bee n establishe d w i t h a dona t i o n o f H K $1 mi l l i o n f r om M r . Yee-Su n W u an d M r . Jieh-Ye e W u o f th e W i n g L u n g Bank L imi t ed , Th e proceed s f r o m th e Fun d w i l l b e use d t o finance research project s an d publication s o f th e Institut e o f Chines e Studies. The assumptio n o f du t y o f a f u l l - t im e directo r plu s th e gran t and th e endowmen t f un d w i l l assis t th e Institut e ove r th e nex t thre e years t o adop t a n interdisciplinar y approac h t o th e variou s aspect s of Chinese studies . I t i s hoped tha t th e developmen t o f the Institute' s research p r og r amm e w i l l u l t ima t e l y lea d t o a n intensiv e stud y o f Chinese cultur e wh i c h w i l l permeat e th e entir e instructiona l programme, bo th undergraduat e an d graduate , thu s achievin g on e of th e University' s majo r goals . Publications I n M a y 196 7 th e Un i ver s i t y i nv i t e d M r . Ph i l i p E . L i l i en t ha l , Associate Di r ec t o r o f the Un i ver s i t y o f Californi a Press , t o com e t o Hong K o n g a s a consultan t i n connectio n w i t h th e establishmen t o f a Un i ve r s i t y Publication s Office . Fo l l owi n g discussion s w i t h members o f th e academi c an d administrativ e staff , M r . L i l i en t ha l reported that , in hi s opinion, th e Un i ver s i ty wou l d need a Un i ver s i t y Press i n du e cours e ； meanwhile , h e suggested , pub l i sh i n g activitie s should b e centralized i n a Publications Offic e organized t o serve th e present need s o f the Un i ver s i t y w i t h sufficien t f l ex i b i l i t y t o respon d readily t o growt h . Establishe d i n Janua r y 1968 , th e Publication s Office publishe s an d distribute s academi c work s approve d b y th e Senate Commi t t e e o n Academi c Publications , a s well a s numerou s administrative publication s o f th e Un i ver s i t y . Since 196 9 th e numbe r o f title s issue d b y th e Publication s Office ha s g r own f r o m 2 0 t o 88 , i nc l ud i n g researc h papers , j ourna l s and text s i n th e field s o f Biology , Chines e Studies , Compu t e r Science, Economics , Education , Englis h L i t era t ure , Geography , Hi s t o r y, Law , Linguistics , Mas s Commun i ca t i on s an d Physics . The Offic e continue s t o handl e th e f o l l owi n g administrativ e pub l i ca t i ons: University Bulletin (mon t h l y ) University Calendar (annual ) University Handbook (annual ) and th e f o l l owi n g academi c j ou r na l s : The Journal of the Institute of Chinese Studies (tw o volumes , annual) 5 0