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1 9 7 5. H e t h en e m i g r a t ed t o C a n a da t o w o rk f o r P r i ce Wa t e r h o u se i n T o r o n t o, a nd received his c h a r t e r ed a c c o u n t a nt d e s i g n a t i on i n 1978. H i s experience in v a r i o us controllership f u n c t i o n s, a c c u m u l a t ed o v er t he f o l l o w i ng 14 years i n c o m p a n i es l i ke P i t n ey B o w es ( C a n a d a ), O n t a r io H y d ro a nd R i o A l g om L i m i t e d, c o v e rs k e y aspects o f f i n a n c i al m a n a g e m e nt a n d strategic p l a n n i ng i n the m a n u f a c t u r i n g , p u b l ic utilities, a nd m i n i ng i n d u s t r i es o f O n t a r i o. T h e last s i x years o f his service w e re d e v o t ed t o the C e n t e n n i al C o l l e ge o f A p p l i ed A r ts a n d T e c h n o l o g y, a p o s t- s e c o n d a ry e d u c a t i on a n d s k i l ls t r a i n i ng institution in S c a r b o r o u g h. A f t er b e i ng a w ay f r om H o ng K o ng f o r o v er 2 0 years a n d s o m e w h at t i r ed o f s h u f f l i ng s n ow i n w i n t e r, M r . H e u ng d e c i d ed t o r e t u rn ' h o m e' a nd j o i n ed T h e C h i n e se U n i v e r s i ty in A u g u st 1992. As a p r o f e s s i o n a l , M r . H e u ng b e l i e v es i n c o n t r i b u t i ng t o t h e c o m m u n i ty he l i v es i n a n d v o l u n t e e r ed his service f o r m a ny years i n the a n n u al tax c l i n ic o f T o r o n t o, w h i ch is o r g a n i z ed b y t he O n t a r io I n s t i t u te o f C h a r t e r ed A c c o u n t a n ts o assist l ow i n c o me f a m i l i e s, i n p a r t i c u l ar senior c i t i z e ns a nd n ew i mm i g r a n t s, i n t h e ir tax r e t u rn p r e p a r a t i o n. He f i n ds t he e x p e r i e n ce m o st r e w a r d i n g, a n d w i l e n d e a v o ur t o p a r t i c i p a te i n o t h er types o f v o l u n t e er service i n H o ng K o n g. M r. H e u ng l o v es sports, b o th as a p a r t i c i p a nt a nd as a spectator, a nd is a d i e - h a rd B l ue Jay f a n . ( B l ue Jay is the p r o f e s s i o n al basebal l t e am of T o r o n t o, w h i ch w o n t he w o r ld series c h a m p i o n s h i p title i n N o r th A m e r i ca last O c t o b e r .) H e e n j o ys s w i m m i n g, h i k i n g, c y c l i ng a nd f i s h i n g. M r. H e u ng is m a r r i e d, w i th a s on a n d a d a u g h t e r. Dr. John S. Dixon Senior Lecturer in Anatomy D r. D i x on o b t a i n ed h i s f i r st degre i n p h y s i cs f r om the U n i v e r s i ty o f M a n c h e s t er i n 1 9 6 3, a n d t h en s e r v ed i n t h e u n i v e r s i t y ' s D e p a r t m e nt o f A n a t o my as assistant l e c t u r er i n b i o p h y s i cs f or f i ve years. H e r e c e i v ed h i s P h . D. degre i n 1968 a nd w a s p r o m o t ed t o l e c t u r e i n b i o p h y s i cs in the same year. H e c o n t i n u ed t o c o n d u ct research on t h e u l t r a s t r u c t u re o f t h e a u t o n o m ic n e r v o us s y s t em a n d w a s p r o m o t ed t o senior l e c t u r er i n h i s t o l o gy i n 1974. H is c u r r e nt r e s e a r ch i n t e r e s t i n c l u de t h e structure, i n n e r v a t i on a nd i mm u n o c y t o c h e m i s t r y o f the h u m an g e n i t o - u r i n a ry system. He is the a u t h or o r c o a u t h or o f o v er 1 00 p u b l i c a t i o ns i n i n t e r n a t i o n al j o u r n a ls a n d has c o n t r i b u t ed o v er 2 0 chapters t o v a r i o us t e x t b o o k s. H e is also the c o a u t h or o f a b o ok on t he h u m an u r i n a ry tract. D r. D i x on has s e r v ed o n t he C o u n c il o f t he A n a t o m i c al S o c i e ty o f G r e at B r i t a in a nd I r e l a nd f o r m a ny years a nd has b e en its p r o g r a m me secretary f or the last e i g ht years. D r. D i x on is m a r r i e d, w i th t w o g r o w n - up d a u g h t e r s. Dr. Francis F. Y. Lam Lecturer in Pharmacology D r. F r a n c is Fu Y u en L am j o i n ed T he C h i n e se U n i v e r s i ty as l e c t u r er i n p h a r m a c o l o gy i n S e p t emb er 1992. D r. L am was b o rn in H o ng K o ng i n 1 9 61 a n d e m i g r a t ed w i th h i s f a m i ly t o E n g l a nd i n 1972. He r e ad p h a r m a c o l o gy at S u n d e r l a nd P o l y t e c h n i c a n d o b t a i n ed h i s B . S c . ( H o n s) d e g r e i n 1 9 8 2. T h e U n i v e r s i ty o f S t r a t h c l y de later g a ve h i m a J o hn A n d e r s on S t u d e n t s h ip t o e n a b le h i m t o f u r t h er h i s studies at the u n i v e r s i t y, w h e re he r e c e i v ed his P h . D. degre i n p h y s i o l o gy a nd p h a r m a c o l o gy i n 1987. D r. L am w as an a c t i ve m e m b er o f the G l a s g ow C h i n e se S t u d e n t 's S o c i e ty d u r i ng his p o s t g r a d u a te days, a nd PROFILES 27