Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1996

The University has recently received from local and overseas individuals and foundations the following Gifts and Donations in support of its programmes and projects: 1. From Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine (Overseas) Ltd. (previously known as Hiram Walker Wines & Spirits Ltd.) HK$10,000 to provide an exchange student award for a second-year student of the Two-Year MBA Programme in 1995-96. 2. From The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong HK$23,000 annually to provide an award for a student of the Three-Year MBA Programme. 3. From AST Asia HK$ 10,000 annually to provide two scholarships of $5,000 each for final-year students, one each from the Faculty of Business Administration and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. 4. From The Croucher Foundation: a. HK$330,000 to set up a fund for needy students in 1995-96; and b. HK$600,000 to support academic visits by scholars from mainland China to the University in 1995-96. 5. From Hong Kong Society o f Accountants HK$7,000 annually to provide a scholarship for a final-year student of the Faculty of Business Administration. 6. From Miss Leung Pui Han Scholarship Fund HK$60,000 to provide a number of bursaries for needy students in 1995-96. 7. From L i Po Chun Charitable Trust Fund Committee: a. HK$48,000 to provide two scholarships of $24,000 each for full-time postgraduate students in 1995-96; and b. HK$200,000 to provide 10 scholarships of $20,000 each for full-time undergraduate students in 1995-96. 8. FromMr. Lo Siu-tong HK$25,000 to provide two scholarships of $12,500 each for students of the Department of Architecture and the Department of English in 1995-96. 9. From Pharmacia Asia Ltd. HK$ 1,000 to provid e a prize in clinical oncology for an outstanding medical student in 1994-95. 10. From Shun Yip Textiles Ltd. HK$5,000 to provide a bursary for a needy student in 1995- 96. 11. From Sik Sik Yuen HK$60,000 annually to provide three scholarships for outstanding students of the Faculty of Education. 12. From Television Broadcasts Ltd. HK$ 10,000 annually to provide a scholarship for a postgraduate student in communication. 13. From Tsim Sha Tsui District Kai Fong Welfare Association: a. HK$ 10,000 to set up a bursary fund in 1995- 96 for needy students; and b. HK$200,000 to establish an endowment fund to provide bursaries for needy students from 1996-97 onwards. 14. From Universita per Stranieri di Siena I T L 1,400,000 to provide two awards of ITL700,000 each for students who are studying Italian to attend a summer course at the Universita in 1995. 15. From The Wah Kiu Yat Po Fund for the Relief of Underpriviledged Children: a. HK$15,000 annually to provide a scholarship for an outstanding postgraduate student of communication; and b. HK$60,000 annually to provide four scholarships for outstanding undergraduate students of journalism and communication. 16. From Younger Managers, Club HK$17,000 to provide two scholarships for second-year students of the Two-Year MBA Programme to participate in the club's August 1995 study tour to China. 17. From Ms. Annie Cheng HK$ 1,200 to support the publication work of the Alumni Affairs Office. 18. From Duty Free Shoppers Charitable Trust HK$20,000 to sponsor the printing cost of a booklet on menopause published by the Department of Community and Family Medicine. 19. From The Henry Luce Foundation Inc. US$23,000 to sponsor the publication of a series of archives of pre-1949 China Christian colleges undertaken by Prof. Peter T.M. Ng of the Department of Religion and Prof. Leung Yuen- sang of the Department of History. 20. From Medispoit Limited HK$7,000 to sponsor the printing cost of the course manual on hand rehabilitation of the Chinese conducted by the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 21. From Shih Wing Ching Foundation Limited HK$40,000 to sponsor the sequel publication of the proceedings of the second international conference on Chinese paleography undertaken by the Department of Chinese Language and Literature.