Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1998

HK$32 million Research Grants for 32 Projects Thirty-two research grants totalling HK$32,107,429 from various local and overseas sponsors were recorded during the period October 1997 to March 1998. Sponsors Amount Awarded (HK$) Number of Projects Wei L un Education Endowment 835,000 1 Health Care and Promotion Fund 688,361 3 Industrial Support Fund 18,796,000 8 Health Services Research Fund 1,245,790 3 DDI Global Research Consortia 170,430 1 Ho Sin Hang Education Endowment Fund 394,737 1 Action Learning Project Fund 499,900 5 Occupational Safety and Health 800,000 1 Research Grant Equal Opportunities Commission 639,500 1 Ho ng Kong Police Force 244,000 1 Action Committee Against Narcotics 932,205 2 AIDS Trust Fund 397,756 2 Research Grants Council (Central Allocation) 5,965,000 2 Education Department 498,750 1 New Facilities on Campus Three new facilities were recently installed on campus to provide service support for the University's researchers and to enhance their research capabilities. Details are on pages 24-27. Highlights of RFC-funded Research The Chinese University Bulletin carries articles on research projects funded by the Research Grants Council, in terms comprehensible to the lay reader. I n this issue, the Bulletin introduces how mathematical research can contribute to ground-based astronomy. The report is on pages 28-32. Research News