Annual Report 1993-94

39 The Faculty of Engineering secured two grants from the Industry Department to launch two industrial support projects. One is to develop a sophisticated manpower planning and machine deployment system to schedule workforce and machine operations in the most cost-effective way. The other is to develop new computer animation programmes to help computerize movie-making. The same faculty started a project to develop a multi-media network/PBX suitable for business applications that require transmission of computer data, voice, fax, image, and video at high speed. They also designed a two-way wireless communication system that sends and receives voice and data messages on a paging unit of a new design. The next project wo u ld be to develop a truly Chinese-based Chinese database system that w i l l have wide application in various aspects of China trade. Last but not least, each year the University produces a large number of graduates to serve the manpower needs of Hong Kong. In 1993-94, a total of 3,240 students graduated and the University expects them to put to good use the knowledge and training they have acquired from this campus.