Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1997

a. to the Department of Medicine HK$1,900 to s u p p o rt the H o n g K o n g l u p u s nephritis study; and b. to the Department of Surgery i. HK$26448 for the Burns Foundation; ii. HK$1,720 to support the Skin Bank. (74) From Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.: a. HK$80,000 to support the Aminoleban E n c l i n i c al t r i a l u n d e r t a k e n b y the Department of Surgery; and b. HK$10,000 to support the research on asthma undertaken b y the Department of Medicine. (75) From Parke-Davis HK$50,00 0 to support a r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t o n p a t i e n t s w i t h A l z h e i me r 's diseas e u n d e r t a k en by the Department of Psychiatry. (76) From Pfizer Corporation: a. to the D e p a r t me n t of M i c r o b i o l o g y HK $ 6 0 , 0 0 0 to s u p p o rt the in vitro a n t i m i c r o b i a l susceptibility s t u dy of trovafloxacin; an d b. to the D e p a r t me n t of C l i n i c al Pharmacology HK $ 7 0 , 0 0 0 to s u p p o rt a double-blind study of the efficacy and tolerability of amlodipine and enalapril in Chinese patients. (77) From Providence Foundation Limited: a. t o t he D e p a r t m e n t of S u r g e r y HK$500,000 to s u p p o r t the research project on whether the early eradication of Helicobacter pylori can significantly alter the course of precancerous gastric mucosal changes and reduce the risk of subsequent peptic ulcer disease; and b. HK$72,000 for sponsoring an o u t wa r d bound training programme of HK$2,000 each to 36 first-year M B A students who successfully complete d the programme in August 1996. (78) From Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Limited: a. to the Department of Clinical Oncology HK$23,154 to support the clinical trial on breast cancer; b. to the Department of Medicine HK$5,000 to s u p p o rt the certificate course on asthma management update organized at the Prince of Wales Hospital on 10th December 1996; c. to t he D e p a r t m e n t of P h a r m a c y HK22,500 to sponsor a scholar from the US to give lectures i n March-April 1997; and d. to the Departmen t of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care HK$18,000 to sponsor a staff member to attend the course on a c u te p a e d i a t r ic l i f e s u p p o r t i n Manchester a nd E d i n b u r g h, U K , i n October 1996. (79) From Rotary Club of Shatin HK$30,000 to s u p p o r t t he c l i n i c a l r e s e a r c h of the Cardiothoracic Unit and to help its needy patients at the Department of Surgery. (80) From Schering-Plough: a. to the D e p a r t me nt of M i c r o b i o l o gy HK$270,000 to support the multicentre study to determine the efficacy of high dose I n t r o n A i n the t r e a t me nt of hepatitis B in Asia; b. to t h e D e p a r t m e n t of M e d i c i n e HK$150,000 to s u p p o r t the research project on Essex Asia Hepatitis; c. to the Departmen t of Surgery HK$5,000 to support the certificate course on ENT diseases for nurses at the Princ e of Wales Hospital on 7th November 1996; and d. to the Department of Clinical Oncology HK$4,753.18 to sponsor a staff member to attend th e M D A n d e r s on Cancer Centre Preceptorship P r o g r amme in Minnesota, US, in March 1996. (81) F r o m S e r o no H o n g K o n g L i m i t e d HK$16,901.62 to support the research and d e v e l o p m e n t of t he D e p a r t m e n t of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. (82) F r o m S m i t h K l i n e B e e c h am L i m i t e d HK$25,000 to support the study on acute suppurative cholangitis undertake n by the Department of Medicine. (83) F r o m Swire Loxle y Ltd. HK$400,000 to support the research project on the treatment of angina pectoris in postmenopausal women undertaken by the Department of Medicine. (84) From Takeda I MC Chemical Ltd. HK$25,000 to s u p p o r t the c l i n i c a l s t u d y on the Gifts and Donations 59