Bulletin Spring‧Summer Autumn‧Winter 1999

(174) From Sandoz Foundation for Gerontological Research AUD15,000 to support a study on risk factors for falls amongthe community-dwelling Chineseelderly undertaken by the Department of Community and Family Medicine. (175) From Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Ltd.: (a) to the Department of Medicine (i)HK$30,000 to support a study for hypertension research with renpress; (ii)HK$66,000 to support the LESCOL study in renal transplant patients; (b) to the Department of Chemical Pathology HK$30,000 to support a study for hypertension research with renpress; and (c) totheDepartmentofClinical PharmacologyHK$58,000 to support a study for hypertension research with renpress. (176) From Sanofi Winthrop H.K. Ltd.: (a) HK$58,500 to supportthe neurological researchproject undertaken by the Department of Medicine; (b) HK$23,540 to sponsorastaff member oftheDepartment of Paediatrics to attend an European congress of epileptology held in Portugal; and (c) HK$25,000 to sponsor two staff members of the Department o f Surgery to attend the ninth international symposium on intracranial pressure held in Nagoya, Japan. (177) FromSchool Medical ServiceBoardHK$60,000 to support an epidemiological study of morbidity and allergies among students undertaken by the Department of Community and Family Medicine. (178) From Serono Singapore Pte. Ltd. HK$50,000 to support a clinical trial onportal hypertensive gastropathy undertaken by the Department of Medicine. (179) From SmithKline Beecham Ltd. to the Department of Community and Family Medicine: (a) HK$30,000 to support a research project on the prevalence of depressive disorder among Chinese in Hong Kong; and (b) HK$5,000 to sponsor the 1994 Hong Kong College of General Practitioners Visiting Professorship. (180) From Sun Hing Shing (Group) HK$80,000 to support research projects on heart and hypertension undertaken by the Department of Medicine. (181) From the Social Services Committee of Tai Po District Board a further donation ofHK$45,000 to support a study ontheneeds for social servicesofyouth inTai Po undertaken by Dr. Law Wai-on and Mr. Ngai Ngan-pun of the Department of Social Work. (182) From Warner Lambert (HK) Ltd. HK$50,000 to support a clinical study on gabapentin undertaken by the Department of Medicine. (183) FromAlconHealthCareProductsLtd. HK$3,000to sponsor a lecture on clinical management of primary and secondary glaucomas organizedbytheDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. (184) Fromthe followingdonorstosponsor the 1995 international conference on control and information to be organized by the Department of Mathematics and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences: (a) The American GNC Corporation US$3,000; (b) Hong Kong Baptist College HK$10,000; and (c) Varitronix Ltd. HK$15,972. (185) From an anonymous donor HK$10,000 to sponsor the Faculty of Education to invite scholars of the Guangdong College of Education in Guangzhou to visit the University. (186) From Armedic Far East Ltd. HK$10,630 to sponsor a staff member of the Department of Medicine to attend the seventh congress of the Asean Federation of Endocrine Societies held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (187) From Astra Pharmaceuticals (HK) Ltd. HK$40,000 to sponsor a staff member of the Department of Medicine to attend the third United European Gastroenterology Week held in Oslo, Norway. (188) From the following donors to sponsor a staffmember of the Department o f Medicine to attend two international conferences on cardiology held in Berlin, Germany: (a) Astra Pharmaceuticals (HK) Ltd. HK$60,000; and (b) BioCare Ltd. HK$18,000. (189) From Australian Society of Anaesthetists (South Australia Branch) AUD3,622 to sponsor a staff member of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care to attend a conference on general anaesthesia held in Australia. (190) From the following donors towards the Dr. Law Yu-fai Memorial Fund: (a) Ms. Belina Raffy US$250; and (b) Linden Educational Services US$25. (191) From the following donors to support the talk 'Living with Diabetes' organized by the Diabetes and Endocrine Centre of the Department of Medicine: (a) Boehringer Mannheim China Ltd. HK$2,000; (b) Johnson & Johnson Medical Hong Kong HK$2,000; (c) United Italian Corporation (HK) Ltd. HK$2,000; and (d) Weston Pharmaceutical Ltd. HK$2,000. (192) From Bristol-Myers Squibb (HK) Ltd. HK$4,079 for the purchase o fanaudiovisioncolourdisplay inthe Department of Medicine. (193) From the following donors to sponsor the10th international conference on integrated optics and optical fibre communication to be hosted by the University: (a) The Chen Hsong Group HK$390,000; (b) The Croucher Foundation HK$100,000; (c) Fok Ying Tung Foundation Ltd. HK$50,000; and (d) Hsu Chung Ching Educational Foundation of Hong Kong HK$100,000. (194) From Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd. a further donation of HK$200,000 to sponsor the Chinese Law Programme. (195) From the following donors towards the Hong Kong Paediatric BoneMarrow TransplantFundofthe Department of Paediatrics: (a) Mr. Cheung Wai-nam HK$1,000; (b) Mr. Chung Cheuk-kay HK$1,000; (c) Ms. Chung Shuk-fan HK$100; (d) Mr. Lui Yun-lam HK$5,000; (e) Mr. Pau Kit-kwan HK$20,000; (f) Mr. Tang Man-chau HK$500; and (g) Wings Trading Co. HK$20,000. (196) From the following donors to sponsor family medicine development undertaken by the Department of Community and Family Medicine: (a) Dr. Chiu Kun-ming HK$7,000; and (b) Dr. Choi Kin HK$6,000. (197) FromConsulateGeneralofFranceHK$78,431.37to support the summer study programme in France organized by Mr. A.C. Rezelman of the French Studies Programme. (198) From the following donors to sponsor the workshop on lightwave, wireless andnetworkingtechnologies organized by the University: (a) The Croucher Foundation HK$100,000; and Gifts and Donations 43