Bulletin Number Three 1984

Dr. Y.Y. Kueh, Department of Economics, Weather Adversities and Grain Output in China 1930- 1978. Dr. Chin-chuan Lee, Department of Journalism and Communication, Communication and Ideology in Post-Mao China. Dr. Joseph Y.S. Cheng, Department of Government and Public Administration, The Japan Policy of the People's Republic of China in the Period 1968-82. Dr. Paul Kwong, Department of Sociology, Social Impact of Information Technology on Developing Countries (with special reference to Hong Kong): An Annotated Bibliography with an Overview. Projects in Progress Dr. Philip H. Cheng, Department of Journalism and Communication, An Analysis of Chinese Leaders ’ Value System, Dr. Tong-yung Cheng, Department of Economics, Economic Teaching and Research in a Planned Economy (China as an Example). Dr. Kin-che Lam, Department of Geography, Environmental Implications of China's Agricultural and Industrial Modernization Programme. Dr. William J.F. Lew, School of Education, Family, School ， and Personality: A Study of Chinese Intellectuals in Taiwan. Dr. Mee-kau Nyaw, Department of General Business Management and Personnel Management, Chinese Enterprise Management in Transition. Dr. Byron S.J. Weng ， Department of Government and Public Administration, Japan's Proposed ‘Pacific Community ，, New Projects Dr. Yan-ki Ho, Department of Economics, International Banking Activities in Asia-Pacific Countries. Dr. Hsieh Jiann, Department of Anthropology, A Study on the Socialization of the Samei in Kunming. CCAS, in an attempt to serve as a bridge between scholars within and outside the University, has started an Occasional Paper Series and a CCAS Newsletter is issued. Postgraduate Students from Mainland China In a feature article on the International Asian Studies Programme, appearing in No. 1 1984 of the Chinese University Bulletin, we have presented to our readers a picture of the IASP students. In the same vein, we are going to introduce in this issue the postgraduate students from Mainland China. They have spoken freely to the Bulletin staff on their studies ， life on campus and experiences. Many members of the University may not be aware of the presence on campus of a few postgraduate students who have come from the Mainland to further their studies. They were admitted to MPhil programmes, specializing in the Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) or in Comparative literature. They are all post-secondary college teachers — from universities and foreign language institutes in Beijing, Nanjing, Tienjin, Guangzhou and Shanghai — who have taken up postgraduate studies to fall in line with the new trend of universities of China to require their teachers to have higher degrees and of the Central Government to encourage students to study abroad. To be here ， they have had to clear two hurdles: a screening test of their own university/institute and the entrance examination and interview conducted by this University in China. It is generally felt that the pressure is greater here and the first semester is the most strenuous, being the period of adjustment. The period of study at home for the Master's programme is longer: a 3-year programme with an annual break of two-and-a- half months only. Here, term time is shorter and yet the programme takes one year less. Moreover, the teaching method is different. While most teachers in 12 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS