Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 7 Jan 1965

1 1 , 1 9 65 t o attend th e 5 th Summer Research Institute. T h e main speakers at th e Institute w i ll b e Professor E. H i l le o f Yale University, Professor M . H . A . N e wman of Manchester Un i v e r s i ty an d Professor A . Rengi o f the Hu n g a r i an Academy o f Science. T h e programme at th e Summer Research Institute w i l l include seminars on recent developments i n th e T h e o ry o f Statistics and Probability, wh i ch i s D r . Chan's field o f study. Prof. Yang Chen-Niug. Prof. Ya ng Chen-ning, Nobel Laureate an d Professor of Physics a t th e Institute fo r Advanced Study, Princeton, arrived i n H o n g K o n g o n December 18 for a visit. D r . Yang wa s co-recipient o f th e physics award of 195 7 w i th D r . Le e Tsung-dao o f Co l umb ia University. T h e discoveries o f th e t w o y o u ng Chinese physicists proved th e invalidity o f th e principle o f th e conservation o f parity, a n accepted an d universal la w of physics, an d created a spirit o f doubt an d skepticism in th e scientific wo r ld concerning th e universality o f all th e great conservation laws. Professor Ya ng has since wo n recognition an d honours f r om al l over the wo r l d. D r . Yang visited th e three Foundation Colleges o f the University an d staff members ha d a n o p p o r t u n i ty to meet h i m an d hold discussions w i th h i m . On Wednesday afternoon, December 30 , 1964 , at the invitation o f th e Chinese University, h e gave a public lecture o n “ W h a t i s M o d e rn H i g h Energy Physics" i n th e Concert Ha ll o f th e City Hall. T h e Hall, w i th it s seating accommodation fo r 1400 , wa s packed t o capacity long before th e start o f th e lecture. Thousands ha d t o be t u r n ed away. I t wa s an occasion that w i ll long b e remembered here i n H o n g K o n g and cherished i n th e hearts o f al l Chinese. Dr. Yang Chen-Ning at City Hall lecture. The University Bulletin o f th e Chinese U n i v e r s i ty o f H o n g K o n g is published an d distributed free b y th e U n i v e r s i ty Editorial Board ; i t is meant p r i m a r i ly fo r th e U n i v e r s i ty faculty an d staff, b u t copies ar e also sent t o friends o f th e University. ADDRESS : C / o T h e Chinese U n i v e r s i ty o f H o n g K o n g, H a n g Seng Bank B u i l d i n g, 13t h Floor, 677, N a t h an Road, M o n g k o k, K o w l o o n, H o n g K o n g. 中文大學校刊爲純粹報 導性之大學刊物,此刊物 爲非賣品,專爲大學及三 間成員書院之敎職員及對 大學愛好者而出版。 出版負責人爲大學出版 委員會。 通訊處: 香港中文大學 九龍彌敦道六七七號 恆生銀行大廈十三樓 PRINTED BY TANG KING PO SCHOOL, I 6 T I N KWONG ROAD, KOWLOON, FOR THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG 6

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