Bulletin Spring‧Summer Autumn‧Winter 1999

New Part-time Degree Programme The University has introduced a new part-time degree programme in biology-chemistry for 1990-91. This is the first double major degree programme in these two subjects in Hong Kong. The programme puts emphasis on environmental studies and is intended for school teachers and technical staff in educational institutions, government laboratories and th e industrial and commercial sectors. Including the new biology-chemistry programme, the University offers eight part-time degree programmes currently. The seven others are business administration, Chinese-English, mathematicsstatistics, music, primary education, physical education, and social work. Dean of Business Administration Prof. K.C. Mun was re-elected dean of business administration for a further term of three years from 1st August 1990. Foundation Stone Laid for HKIB The foundation stone of the Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology (HKIB) was laid on 31 st May by Mr. Gordon M. Macwhinnie, chairman of the Stewards of the Royal Hong Kon g Jockey Club (RHKJC); Sir Oswald Cheung, Steward of RHKJC; and Sir Quo-wei Lee, chairman of the University Council. About 300 guests attended the ceremony. The construction of HK I B 's first R & D , administration and residential complex with a total floor area of 7,000 square metres on the University campus is funded by the Jockey Club. HK I B was established in 1988 to develop a biotechnology industry in Hong Kong with global connections through joint ventures and business arrangements w i th established corporations and research institutes. New Teaching Block to be Built The foundation stone of the Hui Yeung Shing Building, a new teaching block to be built on the Chung Chi College campus, was officially laid on 19th April. Mr. Hui Kwok-hau, a trustee of New Asia College, officiated at the ceremony . The 10-storey Hui Yeung Shing Building w i ll have a total floor area of 4,700 square metres. Upon its completion by the end of 1991, the new building w i ll provide accommodation for the departments of history, music, translation, th e Japanese studies programme and The Chinese University Press. The construction o f the new teaching block is made possible by a donation from the Mr. Hui Yeung Shing Memorial Endowment Fund, established at the University in 1988 by th e Hui family to carry on Mr. Hui Yeung Shing's lifelong efforts i n promoting higher education and cultural development in Hong Kong. Quality Assurance Programme at the Prince of Wales Hospital To promote high standards of clinical practice and patient safety, the Faculty of Medicine recently introduced a clinical quality assurance programme at the Prince of Wales Hospital. 'Quality assurance' means an ongoing review of the quality of patient care. The objective is to monitor, assess, compare and ultimately improve standards of professional medical care. The programme is the first of its kind in Hong Kong and involves holding regular mortality an d n e w s 2 5