Bulletin Summer 1975

in the Optics Laboratory, and he too spent a part of his time on this project. By chance, Prof. Hsue once inserted a variable diaphragm during the reconstruction process, and, to his surprise, the result was a clearly resolved doublet, easy to obtain and repeatable. Although the mechanism of the diaphragm was not understood at that time, the major difficulty was solved. Teaching" in collaboration with the Department of Extramural Studies in September-November. The course, to be led by Prof. J.A. Campbell, Director of C H E MS T U DY Project, U.S.A., a renowned expert in Chemistry Education, will introduce to Hong Kong's Chemistry teachers the modem teaching methods in Chemistry adopted by most secondary schools in the United States and other countries. At this stage, Dr. H.M. Lai became interested in the theoretical aspects of the project. He soon formulated a general theory and discussed the problem of resolution in greater detail, and was able to answer in a satisfactory manner the unsolved questions, such as the importance of diaphragm, the non-linear effects, etc. These expectations were verified in further experiments. HF TS is still a very young and growing field, and it is a pleasure to see that the Physics staff have played a role in the pioneering work. Workshop/Training Courses Teachers of this University are all aware of the need for good coordination between the secondary schools and the University. Matriculation syllabuses are therefore kept under constant review and every effort has been made to help raise the teaching standard in the secondary schools. Workshop for Chemistry Teachers To keep abreast of modern developments, the Chemistry Matriculation Syllabus will be drastically revised with effect from the 1976 Matriculation Examination. The Chemistry Board, in this connection, held a two-day Workshop for Chemistry teachers on 28th-29th June, 1975. About a hundred teachers, including members of the Government Education Department and the Chemistry Department of the University of Hong Kong, participated and discussed the new syllabus and related problems. The two-day programme included lectures on Bonding and Periodicity, Chemical Dynamics, Building Inexpensive Molecular Models, Oxidation-Reduction Reaction, and Carbon Compounds; group discussions, demonstrations of experiments, and display of audio-visual aids. 13 The success of the Workshop inspired the Chemistry Board to offer a course on "Modern Chemistry Refresher Course in Biology A six-day refresher course with special reference to the new 1977 Matriculation Biology Syllabus was held on 11 th-16th August, 1975 jointly by the Department of Biology and the Government Education Department. Topics covered included fungi, genetics, ecology and animal reproduction and development. The course was highly successful, and enabled University staff to make direct and prolonged contact with secondary school teachers. A similar course will be organized in 1976, and a series of short residential courses on specific topics will be arranged thereafter. In summary, coming under one roof for the Science departments has facilitated the daily contact and mutual stimulation of teachers and students of the Science Faculty and the sharing of expensive equipment among the Departments. Such complete integration has not only made possible the streamlining of curriculum and improvement in teaching but also created the proper atmosphere for interdisciplinary research, international cooperation, the integration of Chinese and Western cultural traditions, and public service. The Science Centre is therefore the most eloquent illustration of an emerging organic university.