Bulletin Vol. 6 No. 2 Oct 1969

3. “The Characteristics of Chinese Culture and Its Significance in the Modem World", by Mr. Hsu Foo-kuan, Visiting Professor in the Philosophy Departmen t of the College; and 4. "Hong Kong and Chinese Culture", by Prof. Lo Hsiang-lin, Directo r of the Research Institute of Chinese Literature and History of Chu Hai College. B. An Exhibition of Calligraphy and Paintings organized by the Fine Arts Department and held in the City Hall from 3rd to 6th October. C. Dramatic performances — 1. Mandarin oper a presented by the Alumni Association in the College Auditorium on 18th October; and 2. "The Mikado" (English drama) produced by Fr. C.J. Egan, S.J., Lecturer in English, and presented i n the City Hall on 27th October. • Mr. Fong Yun Wah and Miss Ko Siu Wah, members of the Board of Trustees of United College, were appointed by His Excellency the Governor to be Unofficial Justices of the Peace with effect from 21st October. • Dr. Ma Lin, Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Chemistry, United College, at present doing research at the University of California, Berkeley, represented th e Vice-Chancellor of this University at the Inauguration Ceremony of Dr. Harold Brown, the new President of the California Institute of Technology, held on 30th October. • Dr. A.R.B . Etherton, Senior Lecturer and Chairman of the Department of English and Western Languages and Literature , Chung Chi College, was nominated as the University's representative at the 6th Meeting of the Coordinating Committee of the Regional English Language Centre (RELC), held in the Education Department Headquarters in Hong Kong from 14th to 17th October. The RE LC is a project of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO). • Mr. S.K. Chung, Director of Operation, I BM , Hong Kong, gave a talk on "Computer-Assisted Education" at Chun g Chi College on 3rd October. • Dr. Ch'ien Mu, first President of New Asia College, was invited by the College Student Union to give a lecture on “Personages and Ideals" on 4th October. • Dr. S.T. Chang, Lecturer in Biology, Chung Chi College, was invited by the Department of Botany, University o f Hong Kong, to give a talk on "An Electron Microscope Study of the Complex Membranous Structures in a Basidiomycete, Volvariella V o l v a c e a" on 21st October. • Prof. L.B. Thrower, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, gave a talk on "Conservation of Hong Kong" at Chung Chi College on 24th October. • Dr. Tchang Pi-Kai, Senior Lecturer in Economics, New Asia College, retired on 1st October. Dr. Tchang was one of the founders of the College and served as Secretary General in its early days. He also served as Head of the Economics Department without interruption until July this year. For a time he was concurrently Head of the Journalism Department and Dea n of the Faculty of Commerce and Social Science of the College. Mr . Hsieh Tso-yu, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Dean of the Institute of Advanced Chinese Studies and Research of New Asia College, who joined the College in 1960, also retired on 1st October. In the academic year 1968-69 Mr. Hsieh served concurrently as Head of the Philosophy Department of the College. • Mr. S.T. Wong, who had been Assistant Bursar of United College since July 1965, was promoted Bursar of the College with effect from 1st October. Mr. Denny Wu n Ying-leung, Assistant Bursar, and Mr. Denis J. O'Shea, Lecturer in English, United College, assumed duty on the same day. • Mr. Hsu Foo-kuan and Mr. Huang Chen-hua, Visiting Professors of Philosophy of New Asia College, arrived in Hong Kong to assume duty on 7th October. • The new Executive Committee of the Staff Association of New Asia College is as follows: Mr. John T.S. Chen (Chairman); Mr. Sun Kuo-tung (Vice-Chairman); Mr. Wei Yu-chen (Secretary); Mrs. Helen Wang Yu (Treasurer); Mr . Hsia Yan-san (Chairman, Recreational Committee); Mr. Y .D. Chow (Chairman, Welfare Committee), and Mr. Wang Chi (Chairman, Academic Committee). — 9 —