Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1998

CHINESE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Autumn .Winter 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 Website: http://www.cuhk.edu. hk/puo/bulletin/index.htm Advisory Committee 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. Amy Yui Editorial Staff Editor Ms. Amy K.Y. Leung Assistant Editors Ms. K. Lee Ms. Piera Chen Ms. Florence Chan Mr. Lawrence Choi Design & Production Ms. Pony Leung Contents 2 Th i r t y - f i ve Years of B i l i n g u al Education 2 Foreword 4 Helping CU Students Acquire Language Proficiency 8 Strengthening the Linguistic Ability of Secondary School Students 12 Promoting the Proficient Use of Putonghua, Cantonese, and English Beyond University Gates 15 The First As i an Mo o t Corp® Compe t i t i on I den t i f i es B u d d i ng Entrepreneurs 18 For Students to Gain Added Value Launch i ng the Accelerated Schools Project i n H o ng K o ng 22 To Lead, Innovate and Serve 35th Ann i ve r sa ry Celebrations 29 Research News 30 Montage: Managing Images by Colour, T e x t u r e , Sketch, and Shape 34 Isokinetic Technology-Applications in Sports Medicine and Sports Science 38 The ir C U HK Experience 38 Foreign Students on CU Campus Home away from Home - F o r e i gn Students Experiencing Local Life w i th Their Host Families 40 Mainland Students on CU Campus 40 Attending the Management Leadership Training Programme for the New Century 42 Top Students from the Mainland Begin Their Undergraduate Studies at CU 44 Secondary School Students on CU Campus Nurturing Talented Teens on CU Campus 4 7 News i n Brief 59 Gi f ts and Dona t i ons