Bulletin Spring 1989

of forty students w i ll complement the existing programme at the University of Hong Kong to meet the demand for more locally trained architects in Hong Kong. The Architecture Study Programme will be a welcomed addition to the wide range of academic and professional disciplines now offere d by the University which is dedicated to providing a comprehensive higher education programme to serve the community's multifarious needs. The new programme will also augment the research and consultancy activities at the University. Earlier, the University invited a panel of internationally renowned academics and practitioners in architecture to advise it on the planning of the new course to ensure that the graduates attain the level of professional competence require d for f u l l accreditation by professional architectural bodies in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, and that they will keep abreast of new architectural design concepts and modem technology. The new programme will also place emphasis on management and environmental and social studies, drawing upon the strength of the University's bilingual education, its cultural heritage and its existing courses in fine arts, geography, urban and regional planning, management, high technology engineering and computer science.The University's established links with centres of excellence in China and overseas will bring additional benefits to the new programme. PhD Programme in Business Administration The Senate has approved the proposal to convert the existing PhD programme in Marketing and International Business into a new PhD programme in Business Administration with effect from 1989-90. The new programme has a wider scope of studies and offers more functional areas for students to choose from. Mr. Hui Yeung Shing Memorial Endowment Fund The University has received a donation of HK$10 million by the family of the late Mr. Hui Yeung Shing, former trustee of New Asia College, for the establishment of the Mr. Hui Yeung Shing Memorial Endowment Fund, of which $7 million is from the estate of the late Mr. Hui Yeung Shing, and $1 million each from his three sons, Mr. Hui Kwok-hau, Mr. Hui Siu-wing and Mr. Hui Kin-wah. The donation is to commemorate the close association of Mr. Hui and his family with New Asia College and the University, and to carry on Mr. Hui's lifelong efforts in promoting higher education and cultural development in Hong Kong. The endowment fund and the income derived from it will be used by the University for academic and research activities and other developments. In recognition of the contributions by Mr. Hui and his family to the University, a new academic building will be named ‘Hui Yeung Shing Building'. Mr. Hui Yeung Shing served as a trustee of New Asia College from early 1950s until his death in 1981. His son, Mr. Hui Kwok-hau, has also been elected a trustee of the College since 1982. Over the years, the Hui family has rendered continual support to the University and New Asia College including the establishment of scholarships and awards as well as a donation for furnishing the Faculty Reading Room in the Chien Mu Library of New Asia College. At a brief ceremony recently took place at the University, Dr. Dennis Hui, Mr. Ng Chi-fong and Mr. Hou Yuen-kin represented the Hui Family to present the donation to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Charles K. Kao. John Fulton Centre Completed The new staff/student centre, John Fulton Centre, has recently been completed. Certain units in the Benjamin Franklin Centre moved to their new homes in March, including the supermarket, the Stationery Room, the General Office of the Business Section, the Mail Room, the Bookshop and the Barber Shop. Council News Council Committees Dr. the Hon. Peter Poon Wing-cheung has been appointed to succeed Dr. the Hon. P.C. Woo as chairman of the Campus Planning and Building Committee, and the University Tender Board for a term of three years with effect from 14th December, 1988. Pro-Vice-Chancellor Reappointed At its meeting held on 10th March, the University Council reappointed Professor Baysung Hsu Pro-Vice-Chancellor for a term of two years with retroactive effect from 1st March, 1989. Patent Committee In anticipation of the expansion of research and development activities particularly i n the engineering 12