Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1980

News in Brief Professor S. S. Hsueh Seconded to Macau University The University Council has agreed to the secondment o f Professor S. S. Hsueh, Head of United College, to the University of Macau as Rector with effect from 1st July, 1980. For the remaining period o f Professor Hsueh's term ofoffice, Dr. LamYat-wah, Reader in Electronics, and Professor Chen Tien-chi have been appointed Acting Head of the College from 1st July to 15th August, 1980 and from 16th August, 1980 to 31st July, 1981, respectively. Visit o f Lord and Lady Fulton o f Fainter Lord Fulton of Falmer, an overseas Council member of the University and one of the key figures in the founding of the University, visited the Univer sity from 5th to 15th October, 1980, accompanied by Lady Fulton. Lord Fulton held discussions with numerous officers and student representatives of the University during his visit. UPGCAppointments & Reappointments * His Excellency the Governor has approved the appointment of Mr. W. M. Bradley, J.P., asSecretary of the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee with effect from 19th July, 1980, to succeed Mr. S. F. Bailey, C.B.E. ， J.P. * Professor Barbara Strang, Professor of English Language & General Linguistics, University of New castle-upon-Tyne, has been appointed an overseas member of the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee from 1st July, 1981 to 31st December, 1985, replacing Mr. R. C. Griffiths, whose term of office w ill expire on 31st December, 1980. * In addition, the following havebeen reappointed as overseas members of the UPGC: —Sir John Butterfield (from 1st July, 1980 to 30th June, 1985) —Dr. E. W. Parkes (from 1st July, 1980 to 30th June, 1985) —Dr. R. L. Werner (from 1st January, 1981 to 31st December, 1985) —Mr. J. McHugh (from 1st January, 1981 to 31st December, 1982) Tuition Fees to Go Up by $230 ayear The University Council decided, at a meeting held on 30th September, 1980, to increase the tuition fee of all full-time students by $230 per year through out the trienium 1981/84, bringing the present fee of $2,050 up to $2,280 in 81/82, $2,510 in 82/83 and $2,740 in 83/84. Information Management Unit Established The University established an Information Management Unit in August 1980 to centrally co ordinate, process and provide University data and information for all the departments within the administration. The Unit is directly responsible to the Administrative Affairs Committee. Mrs. Doris Watt has been appointed Head of the Unit, andDr. StanislausHuConsultant on Information Management. Advisers on Comparative Literature Appointed Professor Yip Wai-lim, Visiting Professor of Comparative Literature has been appointed concur rently as an Adviser on Comparative Literature to the Comparative Literature and Translation Centre under the Institute of Chinese Studies. 35