Bulletin Number Three 1983

Seminars • Exhibitions * The School o f Education o f the University and the Education Department o f the Government jo in tly organized a seminar on 'Extracurricular Activities' at the Grantham Institute o f Education on 30th and 31st March. Eight papers were presented at the Seminar. Professor C.Y. To, Director o f the School, gave the keynote address entitled ‘The Educational Functions and Principles o f Extracurricular Activities'. * Professor Jin Qi-hua o f Nanjing Teachers' Training College conducted a seminar on ‘The Origin o f Tu Fu's Poems' on 19th April under the sponsor­ ship o f the Institute o f Chinese Studies. * The Department o f Fine Arts presented alecture on ‘Jade o f the Han Dynasty' on 22nd April. The speaker was Mr. Yang Bo-da, Associate Director o f Palace Museum, Beijing. * Professor Zhao Li-hai o f the Law Department, Beijing University, gave a public lecture on 'Chinese A ttitude towards U.N. Charter Revision' on 22nd April at the invitation o f the Department o f Govern­ ment and Public Administration. * The Department o f Extramural Studies pre sented a series o f three seminars on ‘The Open Uni versity o f the United Kingdom' on 23rd, 30th April and 7th May. Titles o f the seminars were 'Course Design and Production', ‘Course Transmission and Accreditation' and 'Organization and Government'. The speaker was Professor D.F. Swift, Principal o f the Open College, University o f East Asia, Macao, and Professor o f Sociology o f Education, Open Uni­ versity, the United Kingdom. * The Department o f General Business Manage­ ment and Personnel Management held a seminar on 'Computer-Based Learning in Manufacturing Manage­ ment' on 10th May. The speaker was Dr. J. Driscoll, Lecturer in Industrial Studies o f the University of Liverpool. * Mr. Qin Mu, Associate President o f Guangdong Sub-union o f the Union o f ChineseWriters, China, was invited by the Department o f Chinese to give a lecture on 'The Accumulation and Use o f Knowledge' on 19th May. Mr. Qin also gave a lecture on ‘A Study on the A rt o f Writing Styles in Literature' on 21s1 May under the co-sponsorship o f the Department and the Chinese Language Society o f Hong Kong. Mr. Qin arrived in Hong Kong on 10th May for amonth's visit to the Department. * Professor Zhou Duan-ci o f the Department o f Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, spoke at a graduate seminar on 'Potentiometric Stripping Analysis' on 27th May at the invitation o f the Depart­ ment o f Chemistry. * Dr. Lee Yun-cheong, Senior Medical Officer o f the Geriatric Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital, spoke on ‘Common Health Problems and Services in Geriatrics' at a seminar held by the University Health Service on 8th June. * Dr. John Weinman o f the Department o f Medical Psychology, Guy's Hospital Medical School, London, conducted a seminar on ‘The Experimental Analysis o f Intelligence' on 20th June. The seminar was organized by the Department o f Physiology. * * * * The University lib ra ry and the United States Information Service jo in tly sponsored a book exhibi­ tion of ‘Studies o f the United States' from 14th to 18th April. Books exhibited included over one hundred and fifty titles from thirty-eight American university presses. * The United Nations General Assembly has pro­ claimed 1983 as World Communications Year. To mark the occasion, the University Library held abook exhibition on tele-communications from 12th to 20th May. More than a hundred and fifty books and journals were on display. * The 1983 Fine Arts Degree Examination Exhibi­ tion organized by the Department o f Fine Arts was mounted from 21st May to 2nd June at the A rt Gallery. The exhibits included sculptures, oil paint­ ings, printings, Chinese paintings and calligraphy. * The annual exhibition o f the Department of Fine Arts, sponsored by the Urban Council, was held from 23rd to 25th June at the City Hall. On display were traditional Chinese paintings, modern ink paintings, oil paintings, watercolours, prints, calli­ graphy and sculptures created by teachers and students o f the Department. A number o f prizes were awarded to students who have produced outstanding works. Corrigendum ‘Concerts by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra on 4th February and by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra on 23rd February' reported in the last issue were presentations o f Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. 18 ACADEMIC/CULTURAL EVENTS