Bulletin Vol. 6 No. 6 May–Jun 1970

Education Practices among the Hawkers (Sister Joan Frances Delaney) A Study of the Temporal Variation of the Hawking Population in Hong Kong (Dr. K.Y. Wong) Medical Behaviour among the Hawkers (Dr. Ranee P.L. Lee) Spatial Problems of Hawking Activities in Hong Kong (Mr. F.Y. Tse) The Psycho-Cultural Analysis o f Life History Materials of Selected Hawker s (Dr. Hiroshi Wagatsuma) The Process of Inflow to the Hawker Population (Dr. Ranee P.L. Lee ) Communication and Information Network among the Hawkers (Dr. Michael Wei and Dr. Arthur J. Van Alstyne) A Study of the Organizational Pattern and Behaviour of the Hawker s (Dr. Aline Wong) Kwun Tong Health Services Study (Dr. Ranee P.L. Lee in co-operation with Dr. L.K. Ding) An Evaluational Study of Methodist Social Services (Dr. F.M. Wong i n co-operation with Dr. Ranee P.L. Lee and Mr. S.L. Wong) Industrial Community Study (being developed) Operational Policy A ll staff members who carry out the research programmes work on a voluntary basis and the majority of them are academic staff of the University. The Centre provides the academic staff with the opportunity to pursue their academic interests so that their working time can be fully utilized. The field work supervisors of the Centre are tutors whose duty is to train students in field research programmes. The Centre is therefore not only a research centre, but also a training and teaching centre where the undergraduate programme can bes t be developed. The instructional unity is a vital factor of the Centre in which theory and practice, research and instruction blend into one integral whole. H o n o r a r y D e g r ee f o r V i c e - C h a n c e l l or Dr. Choh-Ming Li, Vice-Chancellor of the University, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the 206th Convocation of the University of Western Ontario held on 27th May, 1970. The award was a recognition of Dr. Li's role in international education. Another recipient was Mr. Alfred Joseph Casson, an eminent artist in Canada. A t the Convocation, Dr . D.C. Williams, President of the University of Western Ontario, called Dr. L i "an internationalist who, in his person, exemplifies the meeting of East and West". President Williams said, by conferrin g the degree, the University of Western Ontari o was symbolizing "its dedication to the cause of international education". Dr. L i was the speaker of the Convocation. The following is Dr . Li's speech. Higher Education in Asia I do want to thank you most warmly, President Williams, for the privilege of being here today and especially for the honour the University has done me in conferring this high degree. I accept it with humility, and feel al l the more so when I find myself in the august company of Mr. Casson, one of the world's great painters of our time. It is also a great honour for me to be here today to be the speaker at your Convocation. Let me, first of all, join your distinguished faculty and administration, and your families and friend s in offering my heartiest congratulation s on your achievement. You are no w going to embark on your life career, carrying the ideals of the University with you. Let me also wish you success and happiness for all the years to come. Your three or four years in the University have indeed been very eventfu l years, both for yourself and for the society we live in. Aside from class instruction, many social and world issues have engaged your attention and, in fact, might have involved you intimately. On e of these issues is certainly the war in Southeast Asia. Your Convocation at this time coincides with the critical point of current history at which the West, especially the United States, is pursuin g the policy of military withdrawal. But military withdrawa l or disengagement — 3 —