Bulletin Number Three

University. He returned to Hong Kong on 19th May and flew back to America with Mrs. Kao on the 26th. Professor Kao's appointment as the third Vice- Chancellor of the University was announced by the University in November 1986. He will assume office in October when Dr. Ma retires. Queen ’s Birthday Honours The following members of the University were honoured by the Queen in her Birthday Honours List released on 13th June: * Mr. Li Fook-hing, member of the Chung Chi College Board of Trustees and immediate past Chairman of the Board, was made an Officer, Order of the British Empire (OBE). Mr. Li has been very active in the planning of a hospital extension and has raised funds in order to serve more people in East Kowloon area. * Mr. James Z.M. Kung, Chairman of the Chung Chi College Board of Trustees who is also a member of the University Council, was made a Member, Order of the British Empire (MBE). Mr. Kung is Chairman of Chekiang First Bank of China. He has a long association with the Chinese Young Men's Christian Association. Dr. Lydia Dunn Honoured Dr. the Hon. Lydia Dunn, a member of the University Council and formerly Treasurer of the University, recently received the highly honoured Trade Award from the Japanese Prime Minister in recognition of the outstanding contribution she has made as the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Chairman towards the trade relations between Hong Kong and Japan. Dr. Dunn is the first person from Hong Kong as well as the first woman ever to receive this very prestigious award given by the Japanese Government to a few distinguished individuals from Japan and overseas. Symington Memorial Prize Dr. Patrick P.L. Tam, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine of the University, has been awarded the Symington Memorial Prize by the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland recently. This is the most prestigious prize in Anatomy in Great Britain and is awarded every three years on the basis of research papers. Dr. Tam is the first person to be awarded the prize outside the United Kingdom and it is an acknowledgement of his standing in the anatomical world. GMC Delegation Visited Medical Faculty A five-member delegation from the General Medical Council (GMC) of the UK visited the University from 17th May to 2nd June to conduct a general inspection of the Faculty of Medicine for the purpose of recognition of the University's MB ChB degrees by the Council. The GMC delegation visited the Basic Medical Sciences Building of the University, the Prince of Wales Hospital, the United Christian Hospital as well as the library facilities on campus and at the Prince of Wales Hospital. Members of the delegation were: Professor J. Anderson, Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), University of Newcastle; Mr. D.E. Bolt, President-Elect of the British Medical Association; Professor T.W. Glenister ， Professor of Anatomy, University of London; Professor D.R. Woods ， Professor of Applied Pharmacology, University of Leeds; and Ms. Elinor Lord, GMC's Overseas Registration Division. New UPGC Member Mr. Kenneth H. Fang, Director of Fang Brothers Textiles Ltd. who serves on a number of official Boards/Committees including the Hong Kong Examinations Authority, has been appointed a member of the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee for a period of three years from 1st April, 1987. Mr. Fang is to succeed Miss Eleanor Wong who has recently retired from the Committee. Honorary Adviser to the Art Gallery Mr. Yang Boda, Deputy Director of the Palace Museum, Beijing, has been appointed Honorary Adviser to the Art Gallery, the Institute of Chinese Studies, effective 5th May, 1987. University Members Serve on Outside Committees * Mr. Andrew W.F. Wong, Lecturer in Government and Public Administration, has been reappointed by His Excellency the Acting Governor as a member of the Economic Review Committee from 1st January to 31st December, 1987. * Professor John Espy, Associate Director of the Two-Year MBA Programme and Professor of International Business, has been reappointed by His Exc llency the Governor to serve on the Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Baptist College for a further term until 31st December, 1989. 17