Bulletin Number Two 1985

* Mr. Michael Thomas, Attorney General delivered a public lecture on 'Legal Reform in Hong Kong Prior to 1997' on 14th March. The lecture was jointly organized by the Centre for Contemporary Asian Studies and the Department of Government and Public Administration. * A Symposium on 'Clinical Application of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)' was held on 16th March. The symposium was organized by the Department of Psychology and the Centre for Hong Kong Studies in collaboration with the University of Minnesota. * Dr. W.I. Milne of the Department of Engineering, Cambridge University, U.K., gave a lecture on 'Amorphous Silicon and Its Applications' on 22nd March. The lecture was presented by the Department of Physics. * Dr. Catherine Jones, Senior Lecturer in British and Comparative Social Policy, University of Birmingham, spoke on ‘From Bureaucratic to Populist Social Policy: The Prospects for Development between Now and 1997’ on 22nd March. The seminar was organized by the Department of Social Work. * A Sports Conference entitled 'From Theory to Practice' was held on 23rd March. The conference was jointly organized by the Physical Education Unit, the Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery and the Department of Extramural Studies, and sponsored by The Amateur Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong. It highlighted the practical implication of recent research methods and findings in Exercise Science and hopes to narrow the gap between researchers and practitioners. More than ten speakers from U.S.A., China and Hong Kong gave talks on the work in their respective countries. * The United College presented: —A public lecture on 'Computer in China' by Mr. Ou Yishan, Associate Professor of Computer Science of the South China Institute of Technology, on 27th March. 一 A panel discussion on 'Constitutional Development of Imperial China: The Role of Eunuchs' by Professor Samuel E. Finer, Professor Emeritus of All Soul's College, Oxford University and United College Distinguished Visiting Scholar, on 29th March. —A public lecture on ‘Management of Foreign Investment and Investment Environment in China' and 'Rural Industrialization in China' by Professor Yi Tingzhen, Professor of Economics and History of Nankai University, on 1st and 22nd April respectively. —A public lecture on 'Political Leaders in Modem China' and a seminar on 'The Theories, Trends and Prospects of Historical Research on Modem China' by Professor Chang Peng-yuen, Professor of History, Research Institute of History, Taiwan National Normal University and Research Fellow, Research Institute of Modem History, Academia Sinica, on 10th and 11th April respectively. The latter was organized in conjunction with the United College History Society. * The Centre for Contemporary Asian Studies presented a seminar on 'The Advantages and Potential of Economic Development in China's Special Economic Zones' on 28th March. Speakers of the seminar included lecturers of South China Normal University and this University. * Professor Russel J. Reiter, Professor of Neuroscience Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, The University of Texas, U.S.A., spoke on 'The Pineal Gland: Pineal Indoleamine Metabolism and Reproduction' on 4th April. The seminar was organized by the Department of Biochemistry. * The Music Department staged a series of concerts from February through April in celebration of (1) The 20th anniversary of the founding of the Department; (2) the 10th anniversary of the installation of the pipe organ by the renowned organ builder from Germany, Mr. Detlef Kleuka, in the Chung Chi Chapel, and (3) the 300th anniversary of the births of J.S. Bach, Handel and Domenico Scarlatti. —Bach Organ Recital by Dr. Sheila Chin and Mr. Peter Stevenson, Lecturers in Music on 28th February. —Mozart Oboe Concerto by the Chinese University Orchestra with Peter Cooper (oboe) as soloist on 5th March —Bach Organ Recital by Ho Chung-kwong, Fung Kit-me, Tong Do-yuen and Mak Yung- cheung on 13th March —A Special Concert by the Academy of Performing Arts Orchestra and Choir and Chung Chi Choir on 14th March 一 A Lecture-Recital on ‘Viol da Gamba'by Alison Crum with Marilyn Watson accompanying on the harpsichord on 18th March 24 ACADEMIC/CULTURAL EVENTS