Bulletin Vol. 6 No. 4 Jan–Feb 1970

Assembly on 28th February on matriculation requirements of the University and the academic programmes of Chung Chi College. • Dr. S.W. Tam, Dean of the Science Faculty, Chung Chi College, has been invited by the Chemistry Department, University of Hong Kong, to offer a short postgraduate course beginning f r om 21st January, 1970 in the field of Theoretical Organic Chemistry. • Dr. F.S. Hutchins, Senior Representative of the Yale-in-China Association, inaugurated the new basketball field of New Asia College on 13th January. The re-surfacing work of the field had been partly subsidized by the Association. • M r . Ng Tor-Tai, philanthropist proprietor of Hung Hsing Construction Co., and Member of the Board of Trustees of United College, in January donated an academic prize of HK$ 5 00 per annum to the College, beginning with the 1969-70 academic year. I n honour of Mrs. Ng, the prize has been named the "Ma d am Ng Tai K i t -Man Prize" and w i ll be added to the list of the College Tenth Anniversary Prizes. • Dr. C.W. Chuang, President of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association, and Proprietor o f several industrial concerns in Hong Kong, donated two scholarships of HK$ 5 00 each to United College for the 1969-70 academic year. A t a ceremony held at the Social Ha ll of the 27th C M A Exhibition on 5th January, the Hon. J. Canning, Director of Education, presented the scholarships on behalf of the donor to M r . Andrew Chan, Assistant Dean of Students of United College. • Fifteen teachers and students from Asia University, Japan, visited New Asia College on 21st January. They were given a tea reception. • Dr . Ma L i n, Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Chemistry, United College, resumed duty on 8th December, 1969 after having completed his work as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Hormone Research Laboratory, University of California Medical Centre, San Francisco, for the past nine months. • A t the annual General Election of the Student Union of United College, M r . Chan Kwok-tai, a third-year Sociology major, was elected President. The other office-bearers for 1970 / 71 were: Vice-President: Chan Wing-tat Hon. Secretary: Ho Kwok-wah, Philip Hon. Treasurer: Chow Ki-yuen External Relations: Lee Chi-tuen Academic Convenor: Lau Siu-king, Juanita Social Convenor: Ho Yuk-yee Publication: L au Kwong-kun Welfare Convenor: Yew Chi-hung, Patrick Sports Convenor: Hung Hau-cheung Steward: Ma Kam-fook • A conference to discuss student participation in the College administration was held on 10th January at Chung Chi College. The aim of the conference is to give members of the College, both staff and students, an opportunity to express their views before action is taken on this issue. • Two Chung Chi College representatives, M r . David Y i p and Miss Violet Chan, have been elected respectively as the President and the International Affairs Secretary of the Hong Kong Federation of Students. M r . Joseph Hung, also a student of Chung Chi College, has been elected as the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Second Asian Student Conference which will be held in July, 1970 at Chung Chi College. • The Student Union of New Asia College received student representatives f r om local middle schools on 24th January. A t the reception they were provided with general information by the College Secretary, and their questions concerning the Entrance Examination were answered by the staff of the Dean of Studies' Office. A documentary film on students' life was screened by the Union, following which the guests visited the library, laboratories and teaching facilities. Approximately seventy representatives attended this orientation. • The Chinese Literature Department Club and the Red Chamber Dream Research Group of New Asia College jointly organized an Exhibition of research works on The Red Chamber Dream, which was held on 11th and 12th January at the College. • The Rotaract Club of United College organized a Lunar New Year Party for some 300 needy children f r om the Central and Western districts of Hong Kong Island on 1st February. The children were entertained with games and given food and gifts. Obituary M r . M o k Ho-fei, Lecturer in Chinese Literature of New Asia College, deceased on 6th February, 1970 at the age of 61. M r. M o k joined New Asia College in 1955. — 1 7 —