Bulletin Number One 1983

* The Department of Biology sponsored a seminar on "Molecular Aspects of Genetic Recombination" on 17th December, 1982. The speaker was Dr. Robin Holliday, Head of the Division of Genetics, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, the United Kingdom. * The Department of Statistics held a seminar on 20th December, 1982. Dr. Yuk-miu Lam, Lecturer in Community Medicine, was invited to give a lecture on " The Cp Statistic and Regression Model Discrimination". * As speakers of the Monthly Postgraduate Talks in Psychiatry, Professor C.N. Chen of the Department of Psychiatry lectured on "Sleeplessness: Its Causes and Management" on 21st December, 1982 and Professor Sir Desmond Pond, Chief Scientist , Department of Health and Social Security, the United Kingdom, lectured on "The Alleged Connections between the Brain and the Mind" on 18th January, 1983. * The. United College's Distinguished Visiting Scholar of 1983, Professor Ezra F. Vogel, Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, began his month- long visit to the College on 3rd January, 1983. During his stay, he gave three lectures and led a panel discussion, with the topics: “The Recent Rise of Japan" (12th January), "The World's Response to Japan's Rise" (17th January), “The New Stage of Industrial Societies" (20th January), and "Japanese-style Management and Chinese Enterprises" (27th January). Professor Vogel is a leading authority on the studies of Asia, particularly of Japanology. He presently heads Harvard's US-Japan Program of the Center for International Affairs. * The United College's Annual Workshop with “Sense of Values among Youth in Hon g Kong as its theme, was held on 6th January, 1983. The day's programme included four lectures : "Problems of Values Encountered by Contemporary Chinese Youth" by Professor S.H. Li u of the Department of Philosophy; "The Social Character of Hong Kong Chinese" by Dr. S.K. Lau of the Department of Sociology ； “Definitive Permanency of Values?" by Rev. K.M. Cheung; and “Sense of Values among Youth in Hong Kong " by Dr. M.P. Lam of the School of Education. * The 1982-83 Annual Education Conference of Chung Chi College was held on 7th January, 1983. The theme of the Conference was "The Personal Integrity and Aspirations of University Teachers and Students". The keynote address wa s given by Professor C.N. Yang, Visiting Fellow of the College. Professor Yang's address was followed by a debate over the motion that "Personal Integrity and Higher Aspirations should not be the Concern of Academics and Students". Short talks on professional ethic s were presented in the afternoon session. * The Centre for Hong Kong Studies of th e Institute of Social Studies presented a seminar on "District Administration in Hong Kong and Other Matters" on 17th January, 1983. The Hon. David Akers Jones and Mrs. Regina Ip, Secretary and Principal Assistant Secretary for District Administration, respectively ， were invited to conduct the Seminar. * Professor Thomas Marrocco ， a famous violinist and a specialist in medieval-music history, lectured on "SecularMusic of the Italian Trecento"(12th January, 1983) and on "Sacred Music of the Italian Trecento" (19th January) at the invitation of the Department of Music. * Professor C.N. Yang, the first Visiting Fellow of Chung Chi College, conducted a series of discussions with staff and students o f the College. The topics of the discussions are as follows: "Aesthetic Concepts in Science" (20th January), "The Two Visits to the Western Part of China" (28th January), "The Difference between Research and Study " (7th February), "The Work and Style of a Scientist" (18th February), "Trends in American Universities" (28th February) "Einstein"(8th March) ACADEMIC/CULTURAL EVENTS 21