Bulletin Number Five 1985

(25) From Abbott Laboratories Ltd. a donation of HK$1,500 in support of research activities of the Department of Clinical Oncology. (26) From Astra Pharmaceuticals (HK) a donation of HK$70,000 in support of the research project ‘Metoprolol Disposition and its β -Blocking Effects in the Chinese' by Dr. K.S. Woo of the Department of Medicine, and Drs. K. Chan and R. Pak of the Department of Pharmacology. (27) From Bei Shan Tang Foundation: (a) HK$ 10,400 to sponsor a Research Associate of the Art Gallery for a study tour in Japan; (b) HK$65,700 for the recruitment of a Research Assistant in the Institut e of Chinese Studies; and (c) HK$8,066 to sponsor a Research Associate of the Centre for Chinese Archaeolog y and Art for a study tour in China. (28) From Cable & Wireless Public Ltd. Co. a donation of HK$ 100,000 for the research programme of 'China's Open Policy and Special Economic Zones' conducted by the Centre for Contemporary Asian Studies. (29) From Cancer Research Campaign, UK, a donation of £32,460 for a research project on nucleoside transport in normal and malignant cells by Dr. James D. Young of the Department of Biochemistry. (30) From the Chase Manhattan Bank , N.A. a donation of HK$5,000 in support of the purchase of reference books for the project on An Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature in English Translation of the Research Centre for Translation. (31) From The Croucher Foundation a donation of HK$23,218.75 in support o f a research project on 'Study in Hepatocellular Carcinoma' by Dr. C.S. Ng of the Department of Morbid Anatomy. (32) From the following contributors donations in support of a research project on the characteristics of the alcohol dehydrogenases b y Dr. W. M. Keung of the Department of Biochemistry: (a) HK$38,800 from the Endowment for Research in Human Biology, Inc. (b) HK$20,000 from Hopeh and Shantung Natives (HK) Association Ltd. (33) From the following contributors donations towards the Floyd A . McClure Memorial Research Fund of the Chinese Medicinal Material Research Centre: (a) HK$2,000 from authors of the Hong Kong Bamboos. (b) HK$4,000 from Herbalife Ltd. (34) From the Friends of the Art Gallery two donations totalling HK$23,132 to sponsor graduate research in Fine Arts. (35) From Glaxo Hong Kong Ltd. a donation of HK$12,000 for the project ‘Studies on th e Effects of Proteins on the Glomerular Filtration Rates of Normal and Pathological Situations' by the Department of Chemical Pathology. (36) From Hoechst Hong Kong Ltd. a donation of HK$20,000 for the promotion of research activities at the Department of Microbiology. (37) From Hong Kong Oxygen & Acetylene Co. Ltd. a donation of HK$2,000 for research work under the supervision of Dr. W.W. Tso of the Department of Biochemistry. (38) From the Industry Department of the Hong Kong Government a grant of HK$100,000 in support of a research project on ‘Integrated Circuit Technology and Semi-conductor Devices' by Professor Y.W. Lam and Dr. Harry Kwok of the Department of Electronics. (39) From Johnson & Johnson (HK) Ltd. a donation of HK$37,500 for the research projec t 'Ketanserin in the Treatment of Essential Hypertension: a Doze-finding Study' by Dr. K.S. Woo of the Department of Medicine. (40) From Lee Foundation (Hong Kong) a donation of HK$158,254 for the research projec t on the clinical studies of the endorphines. (41) From Mr. Leung Ka Siu a donation of HK$1,000 for research undertaken at the Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery. (42) From Trustees of Lingnan University : (a) US$30,000 fo r the Programme of Academic Visitors (Management Teachers) from China in 1985-86; and (b) US$31,000 for Comparative literature and Language Exchange Programme in 1985-86. (43) From Pfizer Corporation a donation of HK$10,000 for the research and conference funds of the Department of Microbiology in connection with antimicrobial research. (44) From Roche Pharmaceuticals and Roche Far East Research Foundation a donation of HK$20,000 for the research project of Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing undertaken at the Department of Microbiology. GIFTS AND DONATIONS 47