Bulletin Vol. 9 No. 2 Nov 1972

tunity to work on the very first hybrid computing problem in England, a once through boiling nuclear channel, with the Electronics Associates Limited, in their U.K. Computation Centre. This work led to a talk given to the Computer Society at the City University. He then spent two years with the Corporation for Economic and Industrial Research Limited, London, where he tackled operations research kind of problems on a CDC 3200 computer. On his return to Hong Kong in 1968 , Dr. Po participated i n initiating the digital electronics industry in Hong Kong, helping to train computer and digital electronics personnel. Befor e he joined this University in August 1972, he had been with the University of Hong Kong as Temporary Lecturer in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Po is a senior member of I.E.E.E.’ a corporate member of I.E.E. and a member of the Associatio n for Computing Machinery and the Hong Kong Computer Society. Dr. Wong Yuk, Lecturer in Philosophy, New Asia College Dr. Wong Yuk graduated with a B.A. degree in 1961 from the University of Hong Kong and obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the same university in 1963 and 1971. His doctoral dissertation is “ A Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Chuang Tzu". He was with the Holy Spirit Seminary of Theology and Phi losophy as Lecturer in Chinese Philosophy for two academic years, 1970-72. Dr. Wong has attended a number of international conferences including the Fifth East-West Philosophers' Conference held at the University of Hawaii in 1969 and the World Conference on Religion and Peace held in Kyoto in 1970. Two of his major publications published in 1967 are: The Confucian View of Mean, Equilibrium and Harmony and Selected Writings of Bertrand Russell. Mr. Kelly Leung Kai Wah, Fire Prevention/Security Officer , Office of Physical Development Mr. Kelly Leung Kai Wah graduated from the Department of Building Construction of the Hong Kong Technical College in 1965. Immediately after graduation, he joined the Government's Fire Service Department as Fire Officer Class I II and was promoted to Class I I in October 1971. In the first three years, Mr. Leung was in charge of a number of Fire Stations on Hong Kong Island. He was transferred i n 1968 to the Fire Prevention Bureau of the same Department. His duties were to process building plans submitted by architects, to check the means of escape in buildings and to recommend the provision of fire service installations. He joined the University in Marc h 1972 to take charge of fire and security under the Office of Physical Development. Mr. Leung joined the Institutes of Fire Engineer, England, in 1965 and obtained the graduated membership and associated membership in 1969 and 1970 respectively. In early 1972, he was recommended by the Institutes to be a member of the National Fire Prevention Association of the United States. (pictures in Chinese section) COMINGS AND GOINGS • The Rt. Hon. Lord Fulton of Falmer and Dr. Clark Kerr, overseas members of the University Council, visited the University in mid-October and attended the meeting of the Council and the Congregation on 19th and 20th October respectively. . S i s t e r Joan Delaney, Head of the Sociology Department, United College , attended a UNESCO Conference on “Educationa l Research & Development in Asia" in Tokyo from 2nd to 14th October. . T h e Rev. Charles H. Long, Chaplain of Beaver College, U.S.A., and former Representative of the Yale-in-China Association in Hong Kong, and Mrs. Long visited New Asia College on 26th October. • Visitors to United College included: Dr. Lau Wai-har, Teachers' Trainin g College, Singapore; Mr. R.S. Middleton, Head o f the School of Accountancy and Business Studies at the Institute of Technology, New Guinea, and Mrs. Middleton; Mr. William H. Newell, Department of Anthropology, University of Sydney; and Prof. Stanley Pressler, Graduate School of Business, Indiana University. Other visitors t o the University included: Mr. E.S. Bush, Secretary o f the Hong Kong Association in London; Dr. Chang Kia Ngau , Research Fellow, Hoover Institute of Stanford University, and Mrs. Chang; Prof. J. E. Enderby, Departmen t of Physics, University of 9

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