Bulletin Number Two 1982

"The Gradual Metamorphosis of Psychiatry" (14th October). Professor Y. W. Chan, Chair of Physics: "Evolution of Scientific Thought in Physics" (3rd November). Professor S. P. B. Donnan, Chair of Community Medicine: “Training for Uncertainty — Medical Education and Socio-economic Influences on Health" (19th November). Professor Shing-tung Yau Won Fields Medal Professor Shing-tung Yau, a mathematics genius who graduated from Chung Chi College of the University, was recently awarded one of the two highly prestigious "Fields Medals" of 1982. He is the first Chinese scholar to win this honour. Since their establishment forty-six years ago, the “Fields Medals" ， awarded every four years, have become the highest honours given to outstanding young mathematicians under the age of forty. Professor Yau is a Life Member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He had been Visiting Professor at the University of California (Los Angeles) and full Professor at Stanford University. Barely past the age of thirty, Professor Yau has obtained numerous honours in consequence of his achievements in mathematics. Civil Service Careers Exhibition, 1982 The 1982 Civil Service Careers Exhibition, jointly organized by the Civil Service Branch of the Government Secretariat and the University's Appointments Service, was held on 4th and 5th October at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. At the opening ceremony, Dr. Ma Lin, the Vice- Chancellor, remarked that in the nineteen years of its history, the University has provided the territory with a substantial number of well-trained graduates with sound ideals and high aspirations. “Figures of 1982 show that over 99% of the year's graduates who opted for employment were able to find suitable jobs within six months after graduation, and opportunities were open to them in a wide spectrum of career fields. The number of graduates joining the Civil Service has also been on steady increase. During the first eight months of 1982, a total of two hundred and thirty Chinese University graduates have been appointed to various departments within the Government," he said. The Exhibition, in which twenty-seven Government departments and units took part, was the fourth of its kind held on the campus. Representatives of the participating departments and units were on hand to explain the career opportunities in the Civil Service. Colleges Celebrated Founders' Days * New Asia College celebrated its 33rd anniversary, the 2,533rd birthday of Confucius and Teachers' Day on 25th September, 1982. Activities organized to mark the event included lion dance , round-the- campus race, tug-of-war, stall games, tea reception and dinner. The day's celebration culminated in the vocal concert by allegro singers in the evening attended by over one thousand people. The celebration also included a garden party held on 28th September. * Chung Chi College celebrated its 31st anniversary on 29th October, 1982. Activities organized by the College included the Foundatio n Stone Laying Ceremony of the Siu Tao Fung Shan Housing Project, which was officiated by Mrs. Jean Pommerenke, wife of the donor; a Thanksgiving Service; sharing of birthday cakes and a dinner with about one thousand and seven hundred participants. The Student Union of the College also organized a series of activities for the event, which laste d sixteen days. These included interdepartmental debates, group singing contests, basketball match, variety show, cross-campus run, and interdepartmental mix choir competition. Chung Chi Personalities and Events of the Past Thirty Years, a special issue which aims at promoting the Chung Chi Spirit, was also published. * United College celebrated its 26th anniversary on 30th October, 1982. Activities for the occasion included sharing of a birthday cake, lion dance, tea reception, round-the-campus race, folk dance, lunch, sports competition, variety show and a ceremony at which prizes for academic excellence were presented. An exhibition of Chinese herbs was also mounted on that day. Grace Tien Hall Completed A new hostel of New Asia College — the Grace Tien Hall — was completed recently. The construction cost of the building was over ten million dollars, towards which Dr. the Hon. Francis Tien, Chairman and Managing Director of Manhattan Garments Ltd., contributed three million dollars. The remaining sum was provided by the Government. As an expression of the University's appreciation of Dr. and Mrs. Tien's generosity and concern for the development of university education in Hong Kong, the hostel is named after Mrs. Grace Tien. This seven-storey building provides residential accommodation for three hundred students. Apart from the basic facilities, there are two music rooms, a typing room, a TV room, a meeting room and a number of common rooms. 6 NEWS