Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1998

Symposium Shows Latest Developments in Surgery O ver 300 delegates f r o m th e ma i n l a n d, H o n g K o n g, T a i wa n , a n d e i g ht o t h e r c o u n t r i es a t t e n d e d the T e n th W i l s o n T.S. W a n g I n t e r n a t i o n al S u r g i c a l S y m p o s i u m h e l d o n 21st a n d 2 2 n d A u g u s t at th e H o n g K o n g Co n v e n t i o n a nd E x h i b i t i on Centre a n d o n 2 4 t h a n d 2 5 t h of t h e s ame m o n t h i n C h e n g d u. T he s y m p o s i u m w a s o r g a n i z ed j o i n t ly b y the De p a r t me nt of Surgery a n d the West C h i n a U n i v e r s i ty o f M e d i c a l Sciences i n Ch e n g d u . W i t h 'Surgery i n the N e w M i l l e n n i u m' as its theme, the s y m p o s i um covere d topics o n t r a uma , oncology, transplantation, u p p er gastrointestinal surgery, hepato-pancreato- b i l i a r y surgery, a n d h e a d a n d nec k surgery. I n t e r n a t i o n a l ly r e n o w n ed experts presented the latest k n o w l e d ge a nd practice at keynote lectures, p a n e l discussions, debates, clinical a n d ' H o w I D o It' sessions, w h i l e u p - a n d - c om i ng researchers presented findings at ora l a n d poster presentation sessions. O f f i c i a t i n g at the o p e n i ng c e r emo n y of the s y m p o s i u m w a s M r . Ed d ie Wa n g , son of Dr. W i l s o n W a n g w h o f o u n d e d the a n n u al event 10 years ago. Symposium Examines Developments in Molecular Biotechnology M olecular biotechnolog y has been w i d e ly a p p l i e d to agriculture, industry, the e n v i r o nme n t, a n d me d i c i n e i n recent year s a n d its c o n t r i b u t i o ns have been enormous. A t the S y m p o s i um o n Biotechnology for the 21st Century, o r g a n i z e d b y the U n i v e r s i t y ' s Mo l e c u l a r B i o t e c h n o l o gy P r o g r a mme o n 19th S e p t e m b e r , o v e r 1 2 0 a c a d e m i c s , i n d u s t r i a l i s t s, a n d o t h e r p r o f e s s i o n a l s e x p l o r e d t h e latest d e v e l o pme n t s i n the f i e ld a n d exchanged v i ews . Chinese University Bulletin Autumn . Winter 1998 28