Bulletin Winter 1999

Chinese women in historical perspective, and gender issues in the areas of health, education, and career development. * The Department of Operations and Systems Management organized the following seminars: - ‘ U S Policy: Is Protectionism a Trend - with Special Reference to Asian NIC's' by Professor Robert G. Hawkins, dean of School of Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, and a visiting scholar of Shaw College, on 16th November. - ‘ T h e Analytic Hierarchy Model and Its Business Applications' by Professor Nesa L'abbe Wu, College of Business, Eastern Michigan University, USA, on 18th December. * The Department of Clinical Pharmacology presented a lecture on 'Drug Indentification in Postmortem Skin' on 21st November. The speaker was Dr. Vincent E. Hill, deputy medical examiner, Washington DC, USA. * The Department of Biology and the Institution of Water and Environmental Management j o i n t ly organized a seminar on The Role of Scientist and Engineer in Environmental Control of Hong Kong' on 22nd November. The speakers were Mr. R.J. Schofield, chairman, Mr. David Hall, treasurer, and Mr. K.L. Tsang, education officer, of the Institution. * The Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology presented a lecture on 'Molecular Genetics of Cystic Fibrosis' by Professor Tsui Lap Chee, associate professor of the Department of Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, on 22nd November. * The Institute of Chinese Studies presented a lecture on The Relation Between Tung Wan Culture and the Pre-historic Culture of Central China' by Professor Gong Qimi ng, Shaanxi Archaeology Institute, on 27th November. * The Department of Paediatrics organized the following lectures: - ' A s p e c ts of Cleft Lip and Palate Management' by Dr. Nigel M. King of the Department of Children's Dentistry and Orthodontics, University of Hong Kong, on 28th November. - ' P a e d i a t r i c Radiotherapy' by Dr. P.N. Plowman, consultant radiotherapist of the St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK, on 28th December. The lecture was jointly organized with the Department of Clinical Oncology. * The Department of Medicine organized the following activities: — A symposium entitled ‘Why Randomized Clinical Trials are Necessary?' was conducted by Professor Charles Warlow, professor of Medical Neurology, University of Edinburgh, UK, on 29th November. The symposium was jointly organized with the Centre for Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Research. —The fourth international workshop on therapeutic endoscopy from 5th to 7th December. Over 200 doctors from more than 30 countries took part in the workshop aiming to introduce the techniques of therapeutic endoscopy. Local and overseas experts demonstrated a whole range of new techniques including state-of-the-art procedures such as endoscopic sphincterotomy and removal of bile duct stones, endoscopic stenting for malignant biliary obstruction, injection sclerotherapy for bleeding varices, intubation of oesophageal tumour, and injection treatment for bleeding ulcers. Of particular interest was the technique of shattering stones in the common bile duct using electrohydraulic forces via a 'mother and baby' endoscope system. Participants watched the demonstration through closed circuit television and took part in panel discussions to exchange views. The workshop was jointly organized with the Hong Kong Society of Digestive Endoscopy. * The Department of Statistics organized seminars on 'Regression Analysis with Censored or Truncated Data' on 30th November, and on ‘Time-sequential Censored Rank Statistics in Interim Analysis of Clinical Trials' on 1st December, both conducted by Professor T.L. Lai, Department of Statistics, Stanford University, USA. 17