Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1980

Gifts to the University Sir Yuet-keung Kan and Dr. Ma Lin receiving a donation fo r the establishment o f ‘The T. T. Ng Research Fund' from Mr. T. T. Ng (3rd from left) As a manifestation of their confidence in this Univer sity's developments, local and overseas individuals and foundations have donated generously to support its physical development programmes, research projects, publication projects, fellowship and scholar ship schemes, etc. The University received the follow ing gifts and donations in 1980. Physical Development Programmes (1) From Dr. the Hon. FrancisY. H. Tien adonation of HK$3 m illion for the construction of a student hostel. (2) From the Hong Kong Jockey Club (Charities) Ltd. a further donation of HK$400 ， 000 to meet the increased construction costs of the Sports Centre. (3) From the Agribusiness Enterprises Limited (a) the mushroom growing room installed on the University campus; (b) the experiemental Rota- TrayGrowingUnit ； and (c) ancillary equipment. Equipment (4) From the Ampex World Operations S. A. an Ampex mini-computer system. (5) From the Lo's Mee Kwong Garment Factory Limited aDEGICO M16E Computer System. (6) From the Foreign Ministry of the French Government a donation of 10,000 francs for the purchase o f aphotometer. (7) From Dr. MakingWong adonation o f HK$9,312 for the purchase of a telescope. (8) From Shun Ring Electronics Trading Co. Ltd. a microwave oven. Research Projects (9) From Mr. T. T. Ng adonation of HK$2.5 million for the establishment of "The T. T. NgResearch Fund" to support the University's research programme on Chinese language conducted by the Chinese Language Research Centre. (10) From Mr. Deacon T. K. Chiu a donation of HK$1 m illion for the establishment o f the “Deacon T. K. Chiu Research Fund". Annual income from the fund w ill be used to finance the University's research projects on social and educational studies with reference to Hong Kong, particularly those relating to historic sites and the archaeology of the NewTerritories. (11) From the World Health Organization (WHO): (a) US$15,000, being a grant for the Project on isolation of the anti-implantation prin ciple in medicinal plants for the year 1979. (b) US$104,000, being a grant for the Project “ A Multicentre collaborative approach for the isolation of fe rtility regulating agents from plants" for 1980. (12) From the following individuals, companies and foundations donations in support of the research 37