Bulletin Number Four 1984

News in Brief New UPGCAppointments * Mr. Tony Frost has been appointed the Secretary-Designate o f the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee (UPGC) to replace Mrs. Anson Chan, who w ill take up the appointment as Director o f Social Services in November. * Mr. Len Spark has been appointed Deputy Secretary o f UPGC to succeed Mr. Geoffrey Orr ， w ith effect from September 1984. Vice-Chancellor Received Honorary Degree Dr. Ma Lin , the Vice-Chancellor, was conferred an Honorary Degree o f Doctor o f Science by the Univer sity o f Sussex at its summer Graduation Ceremony held on 17th July. While in the United Kingdom, Dr. Ma also attended the British Council F iftieth Anniversary Overseas Vice-Chancellors' Conference held at the University o f Warwick. Professor B. Hsu Appointed JP Professor Baysung Hsu, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor o f Physics, has been appointed anUnofficial Justice o f the Peace by His Excellency the Governor, effective 12th July, 1984. Honours fo r University Members Three members o f the University were on the Queen's Birthday Honours lis t: * Miss Maria Tam, JP, member o f the University Council ， Unofficial Member o f the Legislative Council ， the Executive Council and the Urban Council, was made an Officer o f the Order o f the British Empire (OBE). * Mr. Wong Wan-tin, MBE, JP, member o f the Board o f Trustees o f United College, was made an Officer o f the Order o f the British Empire (OBE). * Mr. Andrew Wong Wang-fat, Lecturer in Government and Public Administration, and appointed member o f the Shatin D istrict Board, was awarded the Badge o f Honour. New Director fo r Chinese University Press Mr. T .L . Tsim has been appointed Director o f The Chinese University Press from 1st August, 1984. Mr. Tsim had worked for the BBC in London and the TVB in Hong Kong before he joined this University as Assistant Secretary in 1977. In 1979 ， he le ft the University to work in the business sector. Mr. Tsim joined the University again in January 1983 when he was appointed Administrator o f the Part-time Degree Programmes. He was later made concurrent Director o f The Chinese University Press, succeeding Mr. Richard Lai, who retired in October 1983. Since the late 70s ， Mr. Tsim has become well- known as a columnist for several leading newspapers in Hong Kong and as a commentator o f current affairs. In addition, he is very active in Hong Kong's public life . Mr. Tsim is a Lay Assessor and amember o f several Government advisory bodies, including the Broadcasting Review Board, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations o f the ICAC, and the Statistics Advisory Board. Honorary Director o f ICS Reappointed Professor Cheng Te-k'un has been reappointed Honorary Director o f the Institute o f Chinese Studies and concurrently Honorary Director o f the Centre for Chinese Archaeology and A rt, for a further year beginning 1st August. Appointments fo r Institute o f Social Studies The following appointments have been made for the Institute o f Social Studies by the Vice-Chancellor, each for a term o f two years w ith effect from 1st September, 1984: Board o f Management, Institute o f Social Studies Chairman: Professor T.B. Lin Members: Professor D.C. Lau Professor C.Y. To Professor K.C. Mun Dr. H.C. Kuan Centre fo r Contemporary Asian Studies Director: Professor Yue-man Yeung Associate Director: Dr. Kuang-sheng Liao Centre fo r Hong Kong Studies Director: Dr. Siu-Kai Lau Associate Director: Dr. Fanny Cheung New Members o f A rt Gallery Management Committee The following appointments/reappointmenthave been made to the A rt Gallery Management Committee by the Vice-Chancellor, each for a term o f two years ending 31st July, 1986: Mr. T.C. Lai (Member) Mr. Christopher Mok (Member) Mr. Peter Lam Yip Keung (Assistant Secretary) Advisory Committee on Chinese University Bulletin The composition o f the Advisory Committee on Chinese University Bulletin is now as follows: Convener: Dr. F.C. Chen Members: Dr. P.W. Liu 6 NEWS