Bulletin Spring 1989

* The University Health Service, University Student Union, United College Student Union and Medical Society jointly organized a health campaign - Emergency Care, which took place from 13th to 23rd March. The campaign attempted to enhance general awareness of the management of differen t types of emergencies and the application of simple first aid before the availability of medical care. The programme of the campaign included an exhibition on emergency care with a first aid video show and cardi o pulmonary resuscitatio n demonstration. The following seminars were also held: (1) Traumatic Emergency', conducted by Dr. Kwa Will-pong, Matthew, Consultant, Accident and Emergency Department, Unite d Christian Hospital. (2) 'Medical Emergency', conducted by Dr. Lau Fei-lung, senior medical officer, Accident and Emergency Department, United Christian Hospital. * An exhibition of 'Archaeological Finds from the Five Dynasties to the Qing Periods in Guangdong' commenced from 18th March at the Art Gallery to continue until 14th May. A preview of the exhibition was held on 17th March and Dr. Solomon Bard officiated at the opening ceremony. Jointly organized by the Guangdong Provincia l Museum and the Ar t Gallery, the exhibition features 112 items of food and water utensils, storage jars, funeral objects, architectural parts, tools, mirrors, coins, clothing, ornaments, fans, scholar's articles, dramatic script and sculptures. Most of the exhibits have been excavated from various archaeological sites in the Guangdong Province. Twelve are however items from local archaeological finds. A fully-illustrated catalogue of more than 200 pages with colour plates is available for sale at the Gallery. * Professor Ky Fan, emeritus professor in mathematics, University of California at Santa Barbara, visited the United College as its 1988-89 Distinguished Visiting Scholar from 29th March to 11th April. During his stay, Professor Fan gave three public lectures: - ' G a m e Theory and Its Influences' on 31st March; —‘Analytic Functions of Linear Operators' on 3rd April; and — ‘ Convexity Theorems in Fixed Point Theory ‘ on 7th April. Wooden luohan, Northern Song Dynasty (Exhibition of Archae- ological Finds from the Five Dynasties to the Qing Periods in Guangdong) 18