Bulletin Vol. 8 No. 8 Mar 1972

PUBLIC LECTURES AND SEMINAR • The University and the Hong Ko ng Engineering Society j o i n t ly sponsored two lectures by Prof. John Brown, Head o f the Electrical Engineering Department of Imperial College London. The first lecture, held on 2nd February, was on “Engineering Education and Industry". The topic has been the concern of Hong Kong's industrialists, educationalists and Government and has been subjected to study by a specially appointed committee: the Industrial Training Advisory Committee. The second lecture, on “ Ae r i al Research at Imperial College London:- illustrating the Impact of University Research", was held on 3rd February. Prof. B r own is a council member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers as well as the Science Research Council. A n eminent researcher in the field of microwave antennae and an educationalist who has extensive experience in the United K i ngdom as well as in developing countries, he is particularly interested in the effectiveness o f university education towards meeting industrial needs while maintaining the overall purpose o f higher education. • The Business Administration Association of United College recently organized the "First Hong Kong Business Administration Student Seminar" which was open to all students of the subject in Hong Kong. The theme o f the Seminar was " T he Training of Modern Business Administrators". The Seminar was held on 6th, 13th, 19th and 20th February at New Asia College. It was opened by Mr. Eric Ho, Deputy Director of Commerce and Industry. Four lectures by well-known scholars, bankers, industrialists and government officials were given on 6 th February and five on 13th February. The following is a list of the lectures and the speakers: 1. Management Practice in Hong Ko ng Speaker: Mr. William Kung Director o f Studies, Hong Ko ng Management Association 2. The Challenge of Productivity Speaker: Mr. S. K. Chan Re s e a r ch D i r e c t o r, H o n g K o n g Productivity Council 3. Trends in Business Management Speaker ： Dr. H. Sutu Director, Lingnan Institute of Business Administration 4. Leadership Training for Modern Business Executives Speaker: Mr. Andrew Wong Assistant Lecturer of the Department of Government and Public Administration, United College 5. The Unique Structure o f the Hong Kong Economy i n the Modern World Speaker: Mr. Stewart Dalby Business Editor, Far Eastern Economic Review 6. How Trade is Promoted through the Hong Ko ng Trade Development Council Speaker: Mr. Francis Lo Manager, Hong Kong Trade Development Council 7. The Department of Commerce and Industry and its Involvements w i th Local Industries Speaker: Mr. A. L. Purves Principal Trade Officer, Commerce and Industry Department 8. Towards Developing Hong Kong's Manufacturing Industry Speaker: Dr. Chuang Chung-wan President, Chinese Manufacturers' Association o f Hong Ko ng 9. The Future of Business Administration Education in Hong Ko ng Speaker: Mr. Chang Chien-min Head of Department of Business Administration, United College Discussions formed the latter half o f the programme, and were centred on 3 main areas of investigations: (1) formal academic training given to students of Business Administration while at school; (2) informal training acquired through extra-curricular activities; (3) the knowledge they should possess of society and its environment. The investigations aim at producing a guideline whereby students of Business Administration may in future be given more satisfactory training wh i ch is suited to society's needs. —10—