Vice-Chancellor's Report 1990-93

organized for Gansu and Fujian. The Faculty of Education has been awarded a HK$7 million contract through worldwide competitive bidding to retrain 1,000 teachers and educational administrators in three cities in China. The projects are funded by a World Bank loan andprovide opportunities for the faculty to cooperate with major institutes of education in California, London, Singapore and Shanghai to do the training and to help upgrade the quality of teaching and educational administration in the mainland. Creation of New Knowledge As mentioned earlier in this report, staff members of this university engage in a large variety of research projects. Some projects are highly academic, while others carry a strong application emphasis. But whatever their nature, the result of such research is usually the creation of new knowledge, which is indispensable for the continuous enlightenment of the humankind. As a member of the international academic community, the University has been relentless in pushing forward the frontiers of knowledge. By creating new knowledge we find ourselves in a position to lead and innovate. By creating new knowledge we can better serve Hong Kong and the world. Hence our 30th anniversary slogan: 'to lead, innovate, and serve'. In order to illustrate more effectively how new knowledge has led to innovations and better service, let me quote the contributions of our medical staff over the last three years. During the period they have, through conscientious research and clinical trials, broken new grounds in different areas of medical treatment in Hong Kong, ranging from the successful introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (1990), the delivery of the first twins from frozen-thawed embryos (1990 ), paediatric bone-marrow transplant (1991 ), the treatment of inoperable liver cancer by way of internal irradiation (1991), the development of 兒童近親肝臟移植手術 Liver transplantation for a child new reconstructive techniques in ear surgery now known as 'Hong Kong Flap' (1992 ), to the most recent success in performing liver transplantation for a child using a reduced- sized liver graft donated by the patient's father. The people of Hong Kong have benefited tremendously from such pioneering work and new skills. Contributions by other researchers in the fields of arts, business administration, education, engineering, science, and the social sciences have also been impressive. Information r e c o r d ed i n the Research Projects Summary (1990-91 and 1991-92) published by the University bears testimony to our most recent achievements in the pursuit of new knowledge. 37