Annual Report 1996-97

聯合硏究計劃亦捐貲四萬三千餘英鎊，贊助九項計劃；德國香港聯合研究計劃贊助四萬元，支持 兩項硏究計劃。 此外，教硏人員也為各自的研究開發資源，爭取經費。有四項具工業應用潛力的硏究，獲工業署 工業支援資助計劃撥款一千三百一十二萬元；其中兩項——「成立香港生物信息中心」及「控制 中藥質量以支援中成藥出口」——各獲取超過二百萬元撥款。另有十二項醫學計劃獲醫療服務硏 究委員會資助五百七十二萬元。 校方每年從政府的整體撥款和私人捐贈抽調款項，供硏究委員會分配予不同學科的研究項目。一 九九六至九七年度該等撥款高達一千萬元，用途包括補助硏究資助局直接撥款項目，支持幹線研 究計劃，津貼硏究生參加學術會議和到外地考察硏究的旅費，以及促進策略性硏究計劃之開展。 可觀的資助額顯示了大學雄厚的硏究實力，但須強調的是校內尚有為數不少的優秀硏究，毋須藉 大量資助而開展。 Earmarked research grants awarded on a competitive basis by th e Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) constituted the largest source of research funding in 1996-97. CUHK researchers have continued to be extremely successful in bidding for such grants, with grant amounts increasing from year to year. In 1996-97, 108 projects were supported, attracting grants totalling HK$64.9 million. Other sources of external support during the year included a direct allocation o f HK$16.7 million from the RGC, £43,127 from the UK-Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme for nine projects, and HK$40,000 from the German-Hong Kong Research Scheme for two projects. Staff members have also been successful in tappin g alternative resources to support their research. Four major projects with good potential for industrial applications received HK$13.12 million from the Industrial Support Fund o f the Industry and Technology Development Council. Two of these projects have been awarded over HK$2 million each. They are 'Establishment of a Hong Kong Bioinformatics Centre' and 'Chemical Quality Control of Chinese Medicines as a Support for Export of Proprietary Chinese Medicines'. From the Health Services Research Committee, HK$5.72 million was obtained for 12 projects . The University continued to draw from both the Block Grant and private funds and to inject funds 34 研 究