Bulletin Summer 1988

Dr. Charles F. Steilen A member nominated by the Engineering Programme Any other members to be coopted by the committee Member and Secretary: Dr. Winston W.P. Liang University Members Serve on Outside Committees (1) The following members of the University have been appointed/reappointed by His Excellency the Governor to serve on various boards/committees: * Mr. Andrew W.F. Wong, lecturer in government and public administration, and Dr . Fanny M.C. Cheung, senior lecturer in psychology, have been reappointed to the Shatin District Board. * Dr. Stephen L.W. Tang, lecturer in sociology, has been reappointed to the Ta i Po District Board. * Mr. William H.C. Wan, alumni affairs officer, has been reappointed to the Sai Kung District Board. * Professor S.T. Chang, professor of biology, has been appointed member of the Agricultural Products Scholarship Fund Advisory Committee for a term of one year, effective 1st April, 1988. * Dr. Richard M.W. Ho and Dr. Leung Pui Kam, lecturers in Chinese, and Professor David Gwilt, professor of music, have been reappointed members of the Council for the Performing Arts for a term of on e year effective 1st April, 1988. * Mr. Andrew W.F. Wong, lecturer in government and public administration, has been appointed member of the Vocational Training Council from 1st April to 31st December, 1988. * Dr. Fanny M.C. Cheung, senior lecturer in psychology, has been appointed a non-official Justice of the Peace for Hong Kong from 22nd June, 1988 for such period as Dr. Cheung remains in Hong Kong. * Professor Rance Pui-leung Lee, dean of social science and professor of sociology, has been reappointed member of the Statistics Advisory Board for a term of two years effective 1st June, 1988. He has also been appointed member o f the Release Under Supervision Board for a term of three years from 1st July, 1988. * Professor Lin Tzong-biau, head of New Asia College and professor of economics, has been reappointed member of the Air Transport licensing Authority for a term of two years effective 15th May, 1988. * Professor David Gwilt, professor of music, has been reappointed member of the Council of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts for a term of six onths from 1st July, 1988. * Professor S.W. Tam, dean of graduate school and professor of chemistry, has been reappointed member of the Board of Education for two years from 1st July, 1988. (2) The following members have been nominated to represent the University on outside committees: * Dr. Choy Yuen-min, director of student affairs, as staff representative of the University, on the government's Joint Committee on Student Finance for a period of three years from 1st May, 1988. * Dr. Joseph Y.S. Cheng, senior lecturer in government and public administration, and Dr. Alfred F.M. Leung, senior lecturer in physics, on the Commonwealth Scholarships Selection Committee for 1989-90 Awards. * Mrs. Grace M.Y. Chow, deputy director of student affairs, on the Appointments Boar d of the University of Hong Kong for a term of two years from 1st July, 1988. (3) Professor D.C. Lau, professor of Chinese Language and literature, has been appointed member of the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee for a period of three years from 1st July, 1988. New Dean for Science Professor Y.W. Lam, professor of electronics and chairman of the department, has been elected dean of the faculty of science for a term of three years ending 31st July, 1991 to succeed Professor Thomas Chung Wai Mak, whose term expired on 31st July, 1988. Professor Lam graduated from the Hong Kong Technical College in 1950. After spending a few years in the local service industry, he left for England for further experience, becoming a chartered engineer in 1961. While in full-time employment in England, Professor Lam engaged in part-time studies and gained his BSc in physics from London University, MSc in electrical engineering from Birmingham University, and PhD in electronics from Manchester University. From 1965 to 1969 Professor Lam was lecturer in electrical engineering at Birmingham University, an d from 1969 t o 1971 he was the Mullard research fellow at the University of Manchester Institute of 15