Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1996

145. From Merck Sharp & Dohme (Asia) Limited: a. to the Department of Surgery USS5,000 to support a research project on long term effect of proscar on benign prostatic hypertrophy; b. to the Department of Medicine i. US$40,000 to support a research study; ii. HK$24,000 to sponsor a staff member to attend an international symposium on drugs affecting lipid metabolism in Houston, USA, in November 1995; and c. to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences HK$50,000 to support a clinical study. 146. From Pfizer Corporation: a. HK$ 10,000 to support a research project on head and neck prophylaxis with unasyn undertaken by the Department of Surgery; and b. HK$50,000 to support a research project on prevalence of fungal infection at the Prince of Wales Hospita l undertaken by the Department of Microbiology. 147. From Project Concern Hon g Kong to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences: a. HK$7,500 to support the research work on mobile eye service; b. HK$25,060 to support the clinical service at the mobile eye station; c. HK$7,500 to support the clinical service; and d. HK$85,500 to sponsor the appointment of a clinical tutor in July 1995 for one year. 148. From Rotary Club of Shatin HK$30,000 to the Cardiothoracic Unit of the Department of Surgery for research and educational purposes. 149. From Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Limited: a. HK$70,000 towards the Diabetes and Endocrine Research Fund of the Department of Medicine; and b. HK$26,745 to support a staff member of th e Department of Paediatrics t o attend a meeting of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology in Montevideo, Uruguay, in October 1995. 150. From Sanofi Winthrop H.K. Ltd. to th e Department of Medicine: a. HK$78,000 to suppor t a neurological research project; b. HK$50,000 to support clinica l research on haemodialysis; and c. HK$11,000 to support an international symposium on myocardial infarction held i n March 1995. 151. From Serono Singapore Pte. Ltd. HK$50,000 to support a clinical trial on porta l hypertensive gastropathy undertaken by the Department of Medicine. 152. From Tronda Electronics Limited HK$20,000 to support research and education of transcranial doppler sonography undertaken by the Department of Medicine. 153. From 3M Hong Kong Ltd. HK$2,100 to support the academic meetings of the Intensive Care Unit of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care held during August-December 1995. 154. From the followin g donors to support the certificate course on EN T diseases for nurses organized by the Department of Surgery from September to December 1995: a. Advance Electronic & Medica l Industries Co. Ltd. HK$2,000; b. Johnson & Johnson Medical Hong Kong HK$500; c. Schering-Plough HK$4,500; d. Scienmedic Laboratory & Medical Supplies Limited HK$3,000; and e. Swire Loxley Ltd. HK$500. 155. From Advanced Chemicals Ltd. HK$90,000 to support a lecture series organized by the Department of Chemistry. 156. From the following donors to support The Chinese University of Hong Kong Alumni Trail: a. Alumni Association of The CUHK (Texas Chapter) US$100; b. CUHK New Asia College Alumni Association in Toronto CAD200 ; c. Arden S. Law US$108; and d. Ontario Chung Chi Alumni Association CAD200. 157. From Alumni Association of National University of Amoy HK$180,000 to sponso r the appointment of Prof. Cheng Tsu-yu as visiting senior research fellow in the Institute of Chinese Studies in 1996. 158. From an anonymous donor HK$300,000 for the improvement of the campus of United College. 159. From Astra Pharmaceuticals (HK) Limited: a. HK$30,000 to sponsor two staff members of the Department of Medicine to attend a workshop in Scotland, UK, in July 1995; b. HK$1,390.35 to sponsor a staff member of the Department of Surgery to attend a meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, in March 1995; and c. HK$28,000 to sponsor a staff member of the Department of Paediatrics to attend the annual congress of the European Respiratory Society in Barcelona, Spain, in September 1995. 160. From Bei Shan Tang Foundation Limited HK$8,170 to sponsor two staff members of the Art Museum to attend the commemorative ceremony of the 70th anniversary of the Palace Museum in Beijing in November 1995. 56