Bulletin Number One 1985

Professor Yat-wah LAM Professor LEE Cheuk Yu Prof i les Professor Yat-wah L A M Professor ， Department of Electronics Professor Yat-wah Lam, 51, graduated fro m the Hong Kong Technical College in 1950. After spending a few years in the local service industry, he left for England for further experience, becoming a Chartered Engineer in 1961. While in full-time employment in England, Professor Lam engaged in part-time studies and gained his BSc in Physics from London University in 1962 ， his MSc in Electrical Engineering from Birmingham University in 1965, and his PhD in Electronics from Manchester University in 1971. From 1965 to 69 ， Professor Lam was Lecturer in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Birmingham University, and from 1969 to 71 he was the Milliard Research Fellow at Manchester University. In 1971 ， Professor Lam returned to Hong Kon g to join this University as Lecturer of the then newly established Department of Electronics. He was promoted Senio r Lecturer two years later, Reader in 1979 and Professor in 1984. From 1974 to 77 ， Professor Lam was the Head of the Electronics Department, and on many occasions also served as Acting Head of United College. He was elected Dean of the Faculty of Science in 1982. Professor Lam is a Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Physics of the United Kingdom. Professor Lam's research interest lies in the field of semiconductor devices and technology. He has written numerous professional papers and his works appear frequently in international learned journals of electronics and applied physics. Professor LEE Cheuk Y u Professor ， Department of Biochemistry Professor Lee Cheuk Yu, forty-five, studied Biochemistry at the University of British Columbia i n Canada, receiving his BSc in 1963, MSc in 1965, and PhD in 1968. After spending a year as a post-doctoral fellow at the New England Institute in the United States, he worked there for three years as an Assistant Professor before returning to Hong Kong in 1972 to join the Department o f Biochemistry of this University as a Lecturer. He was promoted Senior Lecturer in 1978 and Reader in 1981, and was appointed Professor in January 1985. Apart from teaching and research, Professor Lee has rendered a wide range of services to the University. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Studies in Biochemistry in 1978 and has o n many occasions been Acting Head of United College since 1981. Professor Lee is a member of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and New York Academy of Science. His research interests are largely centred on action of polypeptide hormones and metabolism of tumour cells. Professor Lee is a prolific writer and his professional papers appear frequently in learned journals of international repute, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (USA) and Journal of Biological Chemistry. Professor Yue-man Y EUNG Professor, Department of Geography Bom and raised in Hong Kong, Professor Yue-man Yeung attended Queen's College and Belilios Public School (first year with admission of boys) before entering the University of Hong Kong. After obtaining a BA (Hons) degree and a DipEd, he taught in secondary schools in Hong Kong for a short period of time. He then proceeded for postgraduate training in Geography in North America. He took an MA 28 PROFILES