Bulletin Number Five 1985

Service and jointly presented by New Asia College and the Department of Economics. Since the 1960s, Professor Klein has been regarded as an undisputed world authority on econometric forecasting. He was President of the Econometric Society (1960), the Eastern Economic Association (1974-76) and the American Economic Association (1977). * Professor Steven A. Shull, Professor of Political Science of the University of New Orleans, USA and Visiting Fulbright Professor of the Department of Government and Public Administration, gave a public lecture on ‘The Politics of US Trade Policy' on 2nd December. The lecture was organized by the Department of Government and Public Administration. * The Combined Endoscopy Unit of the Departments of Medicine and Surgery together with the Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy jointly organized an International Workshop on ‘Therapeutic Endoscopy' from 4th to 6th December, and an International Symposium on Therapeutic Endoscopy from 7th to 8th December. This Workshop, held at the Prince of Wales Hospital, was the first o f its kind in Southeast Asia. Besides doctors from the Hospital, leaders in the field of endoscopy from all over the world were invited to demonstrate their techniques. Overseas speakers included Dr. P.B. Cotton from England, Dr. B. Laurence from Australia and Professor G. Tytgat from Holland. A whole range of new techniques were demonstrated, including endoscopic sphincterotomy and removal of bile duct stones, endoscopic stenting for malignant biliary obstruction, injection sclerotherapy for bleeding oesophageal varices, intubation of oesophageal tumour, injection treatment for bleeding ulcers and the removal of pre-malignant polyps from the colon. More than 150 delegates from all over the world shared their experience on therapeutic endoscopy at the Symposium. * The Department of Sociology presented the following lectures: —‘Applied Sociological Research' by Professor Norman Hummon, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh, on 6th December; —‘The Introduction of Modem Medicine into China: A Case of Technology Innovation and Diffusion' by Professor Peter Kong-ming New of the Department of Sociology, South Florida University, on 13th December. * The University Library System organized a two-day Conference on ‘Chinese Library and Librarianship' from 9th to 10th December. Professionals from the United States, Canada, Taiwan, Australia, Mainland China and Hong Kong were invited to take part in the Conference. Papers presented covered the following topics: (1) Trends in the publication of Chinese books; (2) Collections development for Chinese materials; (3) Library automation advances dealing with Chinese materials; and (4) Future prospects and problems for Chinese Libraries and Chinese librarians. * The Department of Music organized: —A Piano Lecture-Recital by Ms. Colleen Athparia, a well-known Canadian pianist who is also on the faculty of Mount Royal College, Calgary, on 23rd September. —A Piano Lecture-Recital on ‘Dussek & Clementi as Forerunners of Beethoven's Style' by Dr. Colin Kingsley, Senior Lecturer of the University of Edinburgh, on 26th September. —Demonstration-lectures on Chinese Puppet Theatre: 1. ‘Glove Puppet' by Mr. Lee Yee Kuen, a practising puppeteer, on 7th October; 2. ‘Rod Puppet' by Mr. Mak Siu Tong, a practising puppeteer, on 16th October; 3. Thill Chow Puppet' by Mr. Wong Shek Yam on 23rd October; 4. ‘String Puppet' by Mr. Yeung Ching Yee on 20th November. — A Lecture on 'East-West Synthesis in Music’ by Mr. Ronald Stevenson, a distinguished Scottish composer and pianist, on 4th November. — A Flute/Piano Lecture-Recital by Professor Keith Bryan and Professor Karen Keys of the School of Music, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, on 5th November. —A Student Trombone Recital by Mr. Joseph Lee Kwok Ki on 7th November. —An evening of Traditional and Contemporary Philippine Music by the I l i an Ensemble on 13th November. - A n Organ Recital by Mr. Jacques Desroches, a musician from Canada, on 14th November. —A Students' Concert on 21st November. —Demonstration-Lectures by Professor Lau Shek Shing of the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing: 1. 'Playing Technique of the Pi-Pa' on 27th November; ACADEMIC/CULTURAL EVENTS 41