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appointed as lecturer in ma r k e t i ng and international business. H e was p r omo t ed to senior lecturer i n 1981 and reader in 1987. Prof. L ee has been serving at C U HK f o r mo re than 23 years, and has ma de s i g n i f i c a nt c o n t r i b u t i o ns t o t he U n i v e r s i t y ' s academic d e v e l o pme n t and administration . • D r. N y aw M e e - k au has been a p p o i n t ed professor of organization and management f r om 1st A u g u st 1992. B o rn i n Ma l a y s i a, Prof. N y aw was educated i n H o ng K o ng and graduated B.S.Sc. f r om T he Chinese U n i v e r s i ty in 1967. H e t h en p u r s u ed postgraduate studies in N o r th Am e r i ca and obtained an M A degre f r om V a n d e r b i l t U n i v e r s i ty i n 1969 ， an M B A degre f r om the U n i v e r s i ty o f B r i t i sh C o l u m b ia in 1973, and his Ph.D. degre f r om S i m on Fraser U n i v e r s i ty i n 1977. B e f o re j o i n i ng T he Chinese U n i v e r s i ty of H o ng K o ng i n 1977 as lecturer i n general business ma n a g eme nt a nd personnel ma n a g eme n t , Prof. N y aw h ad taught i n S i m on Fraser U n i v e r s i ty a nd N a n y a ng U n i v e r s i ty i n Singapore. Prof. N y aw has served th e U n i v e r s i ty f or 15 years and was p r omo t ed to senior lecturer i n 1983 and reader i n 1987. • Dr . Phili p Jame s Johnso n has been appointed professor of clinical oncology f r om 1st Oc t o b er 1992. D r. J o h n s on g r a d u a t ed M . B. C h . B . i n 1 9 72 f r om t he M e d i c al S c h o ol o f Manchester Un i v e r s i t y . A f t er one year o f internship, he s e r v ed as senior house o f f i c er at f o ur m a j or postgraduate centres i n L o n d on a nd passed the M R CP e x am i n a t i on i n 1974. I n 1975 he began his attachment to the L i v er U n it at K i n g 's C o l l e ge Hospital, L o n d o n, where he gained his initial training in hepatology and an introduction to clinical research. D r. Johnso n has extensive experience treating liver, gastroenterologica l a nd pancreatic diseases, a nd teaching postgraduate courses in these subjects. H e obtained hi s MD f r om the U n i v e r s i ty of Manchester and became F R CP i n 1991. B e f o re j o i n i ng this university, D r . Johnson w o r k ed w i th the Institute o f L i v er Studies, K i n g 's Co l l e ge H o s p i t al and K i n g 's C o l l e ge S c h o ol o f M e d i c i ne a nd D e n t i s t ry as consultant physician. D r. Johnson's ma j or research interest are the consequences o f and factors i n f l u e n c i ng ma l i g n a nt change i n patients w i th chronic l i v er diseases, p a n c r e a t ic c a r c i n o m a, a n d m o re r e c e n t l y, a u t o i mm u ne c h r o n ic hepatitis. Professorial Inaugural Lectures T wo professorial inaugural lectures were g i v en between Oc t o b er and N o v e m b er 1992: • Prof. John Masarei, professor f chemical pathology, delivered his inaugural lecture entitled 'The Fifteenth W o r st H u m an Fear 一 Sources o f V a r i a t i on i n P l a sma Ch o l e s t e r ol L e v e l s' on 3 0 th October. • Prof. K e n n e th J. S e l l i c k, professor o f nursing, d e l i v e r ed h i s i n a u g u r al l e c t u re e n t i t l ed ' T h e E v o l u t i on o f N u r s i n g: f r om H a n d m a i d en t o Independent Practitioner ' on 20th N o v e m b e r . Multi-function Skin Bank Opens at Prince of Wales Hospital T he w o r l d 's first c omp r e h e n s i ve a nd mu l t i - p u r p o se s k in b a nk was f o r m a l ly opened at the B u ms U n it of the Prince o f Wa l es H o s p i t al o n 14th N o v e m b e r . T he s k in b a nk has been set u p w i th generous donations f r om the O r i e n t al Pres Charitable F u nd Association and the Li Tam D oy H i ng B u ms Foundation, and is f u l ly supported b y the H o s p i t al A u t h o r i t y. I t consist o f thre sections w i th d i f f e r e nt functions. T he cryostorage section has ac omp u t e r i z ed programmable freezer f or l o n g - t e rm storage o f p ig s k in o r donated cadaver skin, w h i ch w i l be used as t emp o r a ry c o v er f or b um w o u n d s. T he c u l t u r ed s k in section has a l am i n ar flow h o od and acarbon d i o x i de incubator f or the c u l t i v a t i on and p r o p a g a t i on o f h u m an e p i d e r mal cells, w h i ch w i ll be transplanted to patients w i th extensive b u ms to cover their w o u n ds p e r ma n e n t l y. T he b i o s y n t h e t i c s k in s e c t i on p r o v i d es t he t e c h n o l o gy r e q u i r ed to ma ke biosynthetic skin, w h i ch holds p r om i se as effective cover f or b u rn w o u n d s. Pig-skin defrosted and ready to be transplanted NEWS IN BRIEF 15