Bulletin Vol. 5 No. 5 Jan–Feb 1969

NEW PUBLICATIONS University Publications Office Six new titles have come off the press representing the first publications of the University Publications Office since its inauguration in January 1968. They include 2 research journals, 1 scholarly treatise, 2 story collections and 1 general reference, all available for sale at the University Publications Office and bookstores. Journal of the Institute of Chinese Studies, Vol. I, 287 pages (in Chinese) HK$50.()0 It contains 7 articles and 8 book reviews, all with summaries in English, giving an insight into the highly scholastic and original research carried out by the Institute. Hong Kong Economic Papers, No. 4, 71 pages (in English) HK$9.50 A serial publication of the Hong Kong Economic Association, the Paper reflects the interest of the Association in the various aspects of the Hong Kong economy and its neighbouring areas. The 7 articles in the present issue represent results of original surveys, analyses of existing data and prescriptive studies undertaken by economists both in Hong Kong and abroad. Textual Criticism on the T'ang Manuscript of Chieh Yun—Wang Yun Hsu's Edition, by Lung Y u Chun, 848 pages (in Chinese) HK$60.00 A study of the linguistics of the Sui and Tang dynasties, this book is a thorough revision on the mistakes and omissions handed down from the earlier studies by Chieh Yun and Kwang Yun. The author has spent more than three years for the research. Hong Kong Tale-Spinners by Prof. Bertha Hensman and Mr . K.P. Mack, 140 pages (in English with companion volume in Chinese) HK$6.00 This book is a collection of stories as told by itinerant professional story-tellers of the Han and later dynasties. These stories have been tape- recorded and transcribed from the professional story-tellers who have in the course of the last 20 years come to Hong Kong from various parts of China. The companion volume in Chinese is entitled " 茶餘故事拾遺". A Word List for the Guidance of Middle School Teachers and Students by Prof. Bertha Hensman, 80 pages (in English) HK$1.30 This Word List is published in response to a request made in the Spring of 1968 by the representative of local middle schools serving on the University Matriculation Examination Board for a checklist to serve as a guide for local teachers preparing their students to take the English Language Paper of the Matriculation Examination in 1969 and subsequent years. A follow-up Word Study is now in preparation. Other publications Department of Business Management Dr. H. Sutu (U.C. ) : " The Importance and Functions of Personnel Management", The Hong Kong Manager, Vol. 4 No. 4, August 1968 "Smaller Business Development", Paper No. FS-13 IPCCIOS (Indo-Pacific Committee of the International Council for Scientific Management) I II Conference, October 1968 Department of Chemistry Dr. S.C. Chan* and Mr. K.Y. Hui ( U . C ) : “Octahedral Cobalt ( I I I ) Complexes of the Chloropentammine Type. Part X I V . Base Hydrolysis of Some Halogenopentamminecobalt ( I I I ) and Halogenopentamminechromium ( I I I ) Cations in Aqueous Alcohols", Journal of The Chemical Society (London), Section A, 1968 Dr. R.G. Cooks*, Dr. S.W. Tam ( C . C ) , and Dr. D.H. Williams*: “Studies in Mass Spectrometry. Part X X V I . Hydrogen Scrambling in Some C 6 H 5 X + and C 6 H 5 + Ions generated upon Electron Impact. Comparison of the Spectra of Diphenyl Ether and Diphenyl Carbonate", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 90, 2150 (1968) Dr. R.G. Cooks *, Mr. J. Ronayne*, Dr. S.W. Tam (C.C .), a n d D r . D . H . W i l l i a m s * : "Studies in Mass Spectrometry. Part X X V I I . The Decomposition of Furan, Thiophen and Deuterated Analogues upon Electron Impact", Tetrahedron Letters, 1777 (1968) — 8 —