Annual Report 1995-96

business to assist loca l managers to become mo r e efficient and effective. I n 1995-96 in- house training programme s were organized for the Kow l o o n - Ca n t on Ra i l way Corporation, Sun H u n g Ka i Properties Ltd., and the Se c u r i t i e s a n d F u t u r es C o mm i s s i o n . A d i p l o ma c o u r se i n a d v a n c ed s e c u r i t i es ma r k e ts analysis was also i n t r o d u c ed f or m i d d l e managers. A P I B also r e v i s ed a nd p u b l i s h ed j o i n t ly w i t h the Stock Exchang e of H o n g K o ng Ltd. the second edition o f the Manual of Hong Kong Securities Markets. The t h i rd edition is unde r preparation. The Faculty of Me d i c i ne e x panded its facilities a n d enhan c ed its services at its t e a c h i ng h o s p i t a l, t he P r i n ce of Wa l es Hospital. A wheelchair bank was established d u r i n g the year for the benefit of childre n w i t h neuromuscular diseases. A p r og r amme to organize ou t i ng s a nd recreational activities for c h i l d r en w i t h cancer was l aun c hed i n c o n j u n c t i on w i t h the i n t e r n a t i o n al v o l u n t a ry o r g a n i z a t i o n, C a mp Qu a l i t y. A mu l t i- disciplinary oesophagea l cancer clinic was established at the Sir Y. K. Pao Centr e for Cancer, b r i n g i ng together experts of various specialities to treat patients. I n d u s t r i a l s u p p o rt projects of great relevanc e to the c ommu n i t y were i n i t i a t ed by University researchers under the sponsorship of the I ndu s t ry Department. Thes e included the application of n ew technologies to th e f o rmu l a t i on of preservation solution for organ t r ansp l an t a t i on , d e s i g n i ng high-capacity n e t w o rk infrastructures for Internet service p r o v i de r s , i n t eg r a t i ng data services on d i g i t al Eu r o p e an cordless telecommunications systems, and the de v e l opment of a portable fibre optical particle sizin g sensor for local industries. A n Electronic News Me d ia and Publishing Co n s o r t i um was f o u n d ed d u r i ng th e year on the initiative of the University. Sponsore d b y the I n d u s t ry Department, the consortiu m serves as a site for the local media an d p u b l i s h i ng i n d u s t ry to test electronic i n f o rma t i on delivery, retrieval and library services. Last b ut not least, a total of 4,12 6 students graduated f r om the University i n 1995-96. The Chinese University expects its graduates to p ut to good use the knowledge and trainin g they have acquired i n serving the H o n g K o ng c ommu n i t y. 醫 學 院 設 立 「 國 泰 愛 心 兒 童 輪 椅 庫 」 A wheelchairbank for children with neuromusculardiseases Service to Hong Kongand the World 服務香港 放眼世界 39