Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1991

* Prof. T.E. Oh, dean o f Faculty of Medicine and professor o f anaesthesia and intensive care, has been appointed a member of the Hospital Authority for two years from 1st December 1991. Inte rna tiona l Conferences * The Department o f Surgery organized a prac tical course in laparoscopic cholecystectomy from 3rd to 6th September. * The China Reform and Development Pro­ gramme of the Hong Kong Institute o f Asia-Pacific Studies hosted a conference on ‘Reform and Policy Implementation in China: Transforming Concept into Working Realities' from 9th to 11th September. * The Department o f Anatomical and Cellular Pathology and the Hong Kong Division of the Inter national Academy o f Pathology join tly presented a Renal biopsy pathology course on 28th September. * The Institute o f Chinese Studies held a con ference on 'Hu Shih and Modem Chinese Culture' from 23rd to 25th October. * The Hong Kong Institute o f Asia-Pacific Studies hosted a 'Conference on China's Urban and Regional Development' from 2nd to 6th December. * The Departments o f Surgery and Medicine, the Combined Endoscopy Unit at the Prince of Wales Hospital, and the Hong Kong Society o f Digestive Endoscopy jo in tly presented the ‘6th International Workshop on Therapeutic Endoscopy' from 3rd to 5th December. * The Faculty o f Business Adm inistration in cooperation with the Asia-Pacific Institute o f Busi­ ness held a conference on current economic and management problems in the Mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong from 5th to 6th December. * The Department of History held a conference entitled ‘The Achievements of Historical Figures in South China during Late Ming and Early Qing' from 6th to 8th December. * The Department o f Surgery organized the 'Wilson T.S. Wang International Surgical Symposium' from 6th to 8th December. * The University, the World Health Organization and the Hong Kong Government jo in tly organized a workshop on 'Drug Abuse Prevention and Control' from 9th to 13th December. * The Department o f Anatomical and Cellular Pathology hosted an annual scientific meeting o f the Hong Kong Division o f the International Academy o f Pathology from 14th to 15th December. * The Department o f Operations and Systems Management and the America Chinese Management Educators Association in the USA jo in tly organized an international conference on business forecasting on 21st December. A r t Gallery Exhibitions * An exhibition entitled ‘The Dr. S.Y. Yip Col­ lection o f Classic Chinese Furniture' was mounted from 20th September to 24th November 1991. On display were some 80 pieces of Ming-style Huanghuali furniture collected by Dr. S.Y. Yip, a local connois­ seur o f classical Chinese furniture. Various items of furniture such as beds, chairs, wardrobes and desks were shown in functional groupings to recapture a Ming household atmosphere. 1 NEWS 30