Bulletin Vol. 9 No. 8 Jul 1973

ment of Agriculture; and Mr. Trevor Armstrong, Trade Liaison Officer of Department of Decentralisation and Development. They were accompanied by Mr. Kenneth F. McKernan, the Senior Australian Trade Commissioner in Hong Kong. • Professor S.S. Hsueh, Vice-Chancellor of Nanyang University, paid a brief visit to the University in June to advise on the development of the Government and Public Administration Department. • Prof. H.C. Chen of Nanyang University visited New Asia College on 7th June. • Prof, R.W. Stelle, Professor of Geography, University of Liverpool, and Prof. D.C. Lau, Professor of Chinese, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, visited United College in June. • Miss Agnes Ng ， Lecturer in Social Work, Chung Chi College, attended the Regional Workshop of the Western Pacific Region of the International Planned Parenthood held in Tokyo from 4th to 11th June. • Mr. J.G. McClellan, Lecturer in Economics, Chung Chi College, attended the Committee on Economics Materials for Asian Universities from 4th to 14th June. • Dr. Kan Lai-Bing, University Librarian, has been granted a Library Training Awar d by the Inter-University Council for Higher Education Overseas to enable her to visit university libraries in the U.K. and U.S.A. during the period from mid-June to mid-September. • Vice-Chancellor Choh-Ming Li left for London on 11th June to attend the Council Meeting of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. • Dr. Chiu Kam Wai and Dr. Kong Yun Cheung, Lecturers in Biology, Chung Chi College, and Mr. Keung Wing-ming, Demonstrator in Biochemistry, United College, presented papers at the IX Acta Endocrinologica Congress held from 17th to 21st June in Oslo, Norway. • Dr. R.F. Turner-Smith, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Chung Chi College, participated and spoke in a Seminar on Abstract Algebra and Its Applications sponsored by the Southeast Asian Mathematical Society and Lee Kong Chian Institute of Mathematics at Nanyang University, Singapore, from 24th to 30th June. COLLEGE NEWS • Dr. the Hon. P,C. Woo, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, United College, has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen as Commander of the Most Excellent Order o f the British Empire. • Chung Chi College held its 19th Graduation Ceremony on 10th June at the College Chapel. Dr. Y.P. Mei, President of New Asia College, addressed the graduates. • Dr. Charles Kao, Head of the Department of Electronics, United College, has been appointed a member of the Advisory Committee of Electronics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic for a period of two years. • Dr. Kwok-chi Tam ， Lecturer in Business Administration, United College, conducted a 4-session course on "Marketing Research" in June, at the invitation of the Hong Kong Management Association. • Mr. Cecil C. Luk, Lecturer in Business Administration, United College, was invited by the Hong Kong Management Association to conduct a 10-session course on "Reduction of Inventory Carrying Cost Through Effective Inventory Control" in June and July. • Dr. Ng Kung-fu, Lecturer in Mathematics, United College, at present on long leave in the United Kingdom, submitted a paper entitled "Lp-Conditions in Ordered Banach Spaces" at the Conference on Theory of Riesz Spaces held in Germany. • Mr. Chan Wing-tai ， Temporary Assistant Lecturer in Sociology at New Asia College, is conducting a seminar on “Parsons"every Saturday during the summer vacation beginning 2nd June. • Mr. Joachim Poon, Director of Physical Education, United College, has accepted an invitation of the Hong Kong Federation of Students to serve as its Sports Consultant. - 6 —