Bulletin Number Five 1985

New Registra r Appointe d The University announces the appointment o f Professor Yue-man Yeung, Professor of Geography and Director o f the Centre fo r Contemporary Asian Studies, a s University Registrar with effect from 13th January, 1986 to succeed Dr. Liu Pak-wai, whose term of secondment from the Economics Department has expired. Dr. Liu took up the post of University Registrar in October 1982 for a term of three years. He indicated his wish to return to his academic appointment when his term of secondment was about to expire, but at the request of the Vice-Chancellor has agreed to remain i n office until the appointment o f his successor has been confirmed b y the University Council. Professor Yue-man Yeung — Registrar-Designate Professor Yue-man Yeung's educational background and working experience are truly international. Bom in Hong Kong, he received all his education in Hong Kong up t o 1963. He was awarded a BA (Hons) degree in 1962 and a DipEd in 1963 by the University of Hong Kong. He then furthered his studies overseas and obtained an MA degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1966 ， and a PhD degree from the University o f Chicago i n 1972, both i n Geography. Professor Yeung taught briefly in Hong Kong in secondary schools in the 1960s, and his university teaching began with an appointment as Lecturer i n Geography at the University of Singapore from 1969 to 1975. In 1975 he was appointed Senior Program Officer o f the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) o f Canada and served as its social science representative based i n it s Asia Regional Office i nSingapore. In 1980 he was transferred to the head office in Ottawa, where he developed a new Urban Policy Program within the Social Sciences Division. Before his appointment as Professor of Geography in 1984 at this University, he was an Associate Director at IDRC. As Associate Director in charge of a global research-funding programme, he developed an effective administrative system to coordinate with IDRC's regional offices located on three continents and to monitor the progress of various research projects being funded. In a decade of work with an international donor agency, Professor Yeung has acquired extensive experience i n tertiary education, research administration, and international development. H e has travelled to more than sixty countries on every continent, developed and administered dozens of research projects, and attended/organized countless international scholarly meetings. He has visited almost every major university in developing countries in Asia, where i t was his responsibility to help strengthen the research capacity and the training of young researchers in these institutions through funding of research and other activities. Another dimension o f Professor Yeung's international interest lies in his involvement in several international academic organizations. He is a founding member o f the Working Group o n Urbanization i n Developing Countries of the Internation Geographical Union. He is currently a member of the Management Committee and a representative for East and Southeast Asia of the Commonwealth Geographical Bureau. Professor Yeung has an outstanding record of academic achievements, as evidenced i n his being listed in Contemporary Authors (1984). His research interests cover Asian cities, markets, the informal sector, and low-cost housing. His publications include National Development Policy and Urban Transformation in Singapore ， The Proposed Km Canal (with Patrick Low), Changing Southeast Asian Cities (with C.P. Lo), Hawkers in Southeast Asian Cities (with T.G. McGee )， and A Place to Live. In addition, he has published numerous chapter contributions i n books, and articles in international learned journals such as Journal of Tropical Geography, Town Planning Review, Professional Geographer ， Habitat International Focus, Asian Survey, Environment and Planning A, Pacific Affairs ， The IDRC Reports, and Southeast Asian Journal of SocialScience. Also, he is a contributor to Encyclopaedia Britannica. Professor Yeung often provides editorial advice an d writes book reviews for international learned journals. He has also provided consultancy services to several nternational organizations. 2 NEWS