Bulletin Number Two 1984

The Department o f Music organized the following concerts: * Students' Concerts on 8th, 15th, 22nd March and 5th April. * A concert o f ‘Allegro Woodwind Quintet' by members o f the Hong Kong Philharmonic on 14th March. The programme included works by Beach, Arnold, Mozart and Poulenc. * A piano recital by Ms. Marilyn Watson o f the Department on 26th March. * A Qin and Xiao Recital by renowned qin player Ms. Lau Chor-wah and composer Mr. Tim Wilson on 29th March. * A concert by students o f Lingnan College on 2nd April. * * * * An exhibition o f Early 20th Century Guang dong Painting is held from 28th January to 13th May at the A rt Gallery. The Exhibition presents about seventy major works by prominent painters o f the Lingnan and Geshan schools as well as social reformist leaders. Also on display are a number o f ceramic and bronze ware, jade ornaments, books o f rubbings and lithographic prints. * The United College and the Austrian Consulate- General in Hong Kong jo in tly organized an Austrian Week from 20th to 25th February to promote better understanding o f the Austrian culture among students. The event featured a photo exhibition, an 'Austrian lite ra tu re ' book display, film shows, fo lk dance session and talks. The highlight was a cultural variety show entitled ‘Viennese Night' held on 24th February. * An exhibition o f books on ‘Women and Pro fessions' was held at Chung Chi College lib ra ry from 5th to 17th March. * An Island Passage' photographic exhibition by Mr. Chan Chi-fai, former President o f Photographic Society o f the University and Mr. Ng Siu-kai, former President o f Photographic Society o f Chung Chi College, was mounted from 19th to 23rd March. * The Sir Run Run Shaw Hall o f the University and the Academic Community Hall o f Baptist College jo in tly presented a double-featured Cantonese per formance o f Arthur Miller's The Crucible - Overture and Samuel Beckett's Waiting f o r G o d o t on 29th, 30th March and 8th, 9th April. The Crucible, directed by Mr. Hardy Tsoi, Manager o f Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, was presented by the Thespians Drama Society, whose members consist o f experienced amateur players and alumni, staff and students o f the University. Waiting f o r Godot, performed by players o f New Asia Drama Society, was directed by Mr. Chan Ping Chiu, a 4th-year student o f the Department o f Journalism and Communication. Recent Publications o f the University The following books and journals were published by the Chinese University Press between December 1983 and February 1984: (Title in Chinese) Chou Fa-kao: Studies on A rcha ic Phonology (vii + 315 pp., paperback) (Titles in English) Liu Ts'un-yan (ed.): Chinese M id d le b row F ic tio n (372 pp., hardcover) Ng Lun Ngai-ha: Interactions o f East and West: Public Education in Early H o n g K o n g (x + 186 pp., hardcover) (Journals) Ho n g K o n g Journal o f Business Management, Vol. 1 (164 pp., paperback) Journal o f the In s titu te o f Chinese Studies, Vol. 14 (280 + vii pp., paperback) ACADEMIC/CULTURAL EVENTS 23