Bulletin Vol. 7 No. 4 Dec 1970

Elected Members from the three Colleges Dr. N.N. Chan Dr. Daniel Y. Chang Mr. Lee Y im Mr. Leng Tsun Dr. Tam Shang-wai Mr. Wong Shau-lam Librarian Dr. Chi Wang Director of School of Education Mr. T.C. Cheng Elected Members from the Senate Academic Planning Committee Dr. Philip Shen Dr. R.F. Turner-Smith Dr. Aline K. Wong Secretary: Mr. N.H. Young, Acting University Registrar P u b l i c a t i o ns University Publications Office • Jade Flowers and Floral Patterns in Chinese Decorative Art, by Prof. Cheng Te-k'un*, 200 pages (in English) This is a reprint from the Journal of the Institute of Chinese Studies, Vo l. I I , No. 2. It is devoted to the study of a specialized group of carved jade flowers which is generally known as y ü hua in China. • Asian Workshop on Higher Education Proceedings, edited by Dr. Choh-Ming Li, 240 pages (in English) This publication contains the major statements, papers and reports submitte d or delivered at the Asian Workshop on Higher Education whic h was held from 18th to 30th August, 1969 at this University. • L i f e of a Court Official in the Late Ch'ing Dynasty, by Mr. Chang Teh-Chang, 272 pages (in Chinese) This is a case study concerning the financial activities of a court official during the late Ch'ing Dynasty through an analysis and appraisal of the personal income and expenditure of the ranking officials based upon the entries in the Yueh Man Tang Diary of L i T z u - M i n g. • U.S. Balance of Payments, 1 9 6 4 — 1 9 6 8, by Prof. Eric Axilrod, 50 pages (in English) This is a comprehensive analysis of the economic forces underlying the U.S. international accounts. Ten tables based on official data are presented, which make the study useful fo r research and the classroom. • Mainland China's Grain: Output, Procurement, Transfers and Trade, by Prof. Audrey Donnithorne *, 36 pages (in English) This is a careful study of recent developments in the production and state distribution system of grain in Mainland China. • Communication Patterns in Hong Kong, by Prof. Charles L. Allen † , 125 pages (in English) Patterns of communication encompassed in this study include: 1. Newspaper Reading; 2. Magazine Reading; 3. Radio Listening; 4. Television Viewing; 5. Cinema Viewing; and also include some general educational, financial and demographic data. • Chinese Communism in 1927, CityvsCountryside, by Dr. Hsiao Tso-Liang*, 200 pages (i n English) "The questions at issue in the present study are questions of world history, not just questions of the history of the Chinese Communist movement." This statement by Dr. Hsiao illuminates the nature and significance of this book. The Chinese Communist movement in late 1927, as shaped by Moscow, represented a revolutionary pattern no t only for China but for the whole underdeveloped world. — 5 —