Bulletin Vol. 9 No. 4 Jan 1973

COMINGS AND GOINGS • Dr. Michael Wei, Head of the Journalism Department of New Asia College, left Hong Kong on 1st December, to attend a "Regional Conference on Communication Teaching and Training". The Conference was held in Seoul under the auspices of the Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre. • Dr. Sutu Hsin, Reader in Business Administration, Chung Chi College, and Director of Lingnan Institute of Business Administration, and Mr. Chang Chien-min, Head of the Department of Business Administration, United College ， attended the Meeting of Asian Business Schools held in Manila from 13th to 15th December. • President T.C. Cheng of United College and Dr. H.M. Chang ， Senior Lecturer in Chemistry of Chung Chi College and University Dean of Science, attended the Ninth General Conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) held in Singapore from 14th to 16th December. • Dr. C.Y. Choi, Lecturer in Sociology, United College, and Dr. F.M. Wong, Lecturer and Chairman of the Sociology Department ， Chung Chi College, attended a workshop sponsored by the Organization of Demographic Associates held in Manila from 18th to 22nd December. • Dr. Ambrose King, Head of the Sociology Department, New Asia College, and Dr. Pedro Ng, Lecturer in Sociology, Chung Chi College, attended the Second Annual Academic Conference of the Southeast Asian Social Science Association on "Social Science Research for Urban Development in Southeast Asia” held in Bangkok from 18th to 23rd December. Dr. King and Dr. Ng are the Director and Deputy Director of the Social Research Centre. • Dr. Byron S.J. Weng, Lecturer in Government & Public Administration, United College, visited Taiwan from 18th to 30th December in connection with his research project on "China at the United Nations". - D r . Earl Rand, Professor of English at New Asia College, left on 18th December to attend an international conference on teaching linguistics to foreign learners o f English to be held in Roma, Lesotho, from 4th to 10th January, 1973. He will also visit institutions of higher learning in Lesotho, Swaziland and South Africa. • Rev. Raymond L. Whitehead, part-time Lecturer in Theology, Chung Chi College, attended the meeting of the World Council of Churches in Bangkok from 29th December t o 14th January, 1973. • Dr. A.R.B. Etherton, Senior Lecturer in English, Chung Chi College, went to Sabah on 28th December at the invitation of the Education Department of the Sabah Government. • Dr. James Y.K. Pan, Lecturer in Philosophy and Religion ， Chung Chi College ， attended the International Conference on "Salvation Today" sponsored by the World Council of Churches, held in Bangkok from 29th December, 1972 to 8th February, 1973. • Rev. Charles H. Long, the first Representative of the Yale-in-China Association at New Asia College, and Mrs. Long visited New Asia College on 6th December. • Professor Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat of the Department of Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley, visited the Department of Biochemistry at United College, and ’gave a seminar on "The Role of TMV in the Development of Molecular Biology". • Dr. T.W. Ma, an alumnus of United College and Lecturer in Mathematics at the University of Western Australia, visited the Department of Mathematics at United College. Dr. Ma will spend about two months doing research work with Dr. Wong Yau-chuen, Lecturer of the Department. • Mr. D. Von Hansemann, a member of the Board of Trustees of United College ， Dr. Wiesner, Cultural Attache o f the German Consulate General in Hong Kong, Dr. R. Thoma and Dr. K.P. Roos ， respectively Director and Assistant Director of the Goethe Institute, visited the College on 11th December. COLLEGE NEWS • Mr. Ho Kam-fai, Head of the Department of Social Work, United College, has accepted an invitation to serve as External Consultant in Social Work in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology of the University of Papua & New Guinea. • Dr. C.Y. Choi, Lecturer in Sociology, United College, was elected a member of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. • Dr. Wong Kwan-yiu ， Lecturer in Geography, United College ， has accepted an invitation from Nanyang University to serve as an external examiner for an M.A. student in Geography. — 8 —