Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1998

CHINESE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Spring • Summer 1998 © The Chinese University of Hong Kong 1998 Address all correspondence to the Publication Office, CUHK, Sha Tin, N.T., Hong Kong. E-mail address: pub2@uab.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk Advisory Committe e on Chinese University Bulletin Prof. Joseph M. Chan Prof. Chiang Ying-ho Prof. Richard M.W. Ho Prof. C.Y. Lee Mr. Jacob Leung Prof. Andrew Parkin Ms. Am y Yui Editorial Staff Editor Ms. Am y K.Y. Leung Assistant Editors Ms. K. Lee Ms. Piera Chen Ms. Florence Chan Mr. Lawrence Choi Design & Production Ms. Ada Lam Cover: Leaping for Joy The four BBA students of the CUHK teamwho won the McIntire International Case Competition (seepage21) Contents 2 To Lead, I nno v a t e a n d Serve Thirty-fifth An n i v e r s a r y Celebrations 4 Th e 53rd Cong r ega t i on f o r the Co n f e rme nt of Degrees 16 N e w B u i l d i n gs on the H o r i z o n 16 Shanghai Fraternity Association Research Services Centre 18 Mong Man Wai Building 19 Chung Chi College Teaching Complex Phase V 19 School of Public Health Building 20 Po t en t i a l Un l o c k ed 20 Another Rhodes Scholar From CU 21 BBA Teams Shine in International and Local Competitions 22 More Victories to Forge a Fine Rowing Tradition 23 Research N e ws 24 All for the Sake of Excellence in Research 24 Joint Laboratory for Geoinformation Scienc e 26 The Fastest Supercomputer i n H o n g Ko ng Is N o w at C U H K 27 H o n g Kong's First Bioinformatics Centre 28 Stargazing Through the Mathematical Telescope 33 Ou t s t a n d i n g Ac h i e v emen ts 54 Three Teachers Win National Natural Science Awards (Prof. Henry N.C. Wong, Prof. Y.D. Wong, and Prof. Chan Hsiao Chang) 36 Prof. W.S. Wong Receives Hong Kong Award for Industry for Jasmine & ANSeRS 37 Prof. Xu Yangsheng Appointed National Chief Technical Adviser 38 Prof. C.K. Yeung Elected Most Outstanding Young Person 39 Prof. Yeung Yue-man Appointed ISAB Member of UNESCO 4 0 N e w s i n B r i e f 51 G i f t s and Do n a t i o ns