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To m a k e t he g ame m o r e c h a l l e n g i n g, each r o u n d was l i m i t e d to five minutes. A f t e r the r o u n ds of c omb a t , T i m o t h y a n d K e n n y came o ut tops w i t h a n equal n umb e r of w i n s . Rowing Champions Again A t t h e 1 2 t h Inter varsity R o w i n g C h amp i o n s h i p h e ld o n 20th September 1998 o n the shing M u n river, the C U H K w ome n 's t e am beat t h e ir H K U c o u n t e r p a r t s f o r th e f o u r t h t i me i n f o u r c o n s e c u t i v e years a n d w o n the c o x e d - f o u r 1,500-metre race. T he C U H K m e n ' s t e a m a l so t r o u n c e d t h e i r o p p o n e n ts f r o m H K U i n t h e c o x e d - e i g h t 3 , 0 0 0 - m e t r e r a c e a n d c a p t u r e d t h e c h amp i o n s h i p trophy. Accountancy Students Top Joint HKSA/ ACCA Exams Again T w o graduates o f the U n i v e r s i t y came o ut tops i n th e December 1997 H K S A / A C C A joint examinations administered b y the H o n g K o n g Society of Ac c o u n t a n t s . A c c o u n t a n c y g r a d u a te W o n g K i n - l a p (1996) w a s the t o p scorer i n p a p er 14 ' F i n a n c i a l Strategy' a n d B BA g r a d u a t e H u i Lee-chi (1997), i n p a p er 11(H) T a x P l a n n i ng ( HK ) '. CUHK Cohosts Tufts University Leadership Institute The U n i v e r s i ty wa s one of f o u r universities w o r k i n g c o l l a b o r a t i v e ly to l a u n ch the Tufts I n s t i t u t e f or L e a d e r s h i p a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l Perspective this summer . The first of its k i n d, the institute prepares student s for leadership across cultures i n the Asia-Pacific. O n t h i s i n a u g u r a l p r o g r a mm e, s e v e n s t u d e n t s f r o m T u f t s U n i v e r s i t y i n the US w e re p a i r ed w i t h seven s t u d e n ts f r o m T he C h i n e se U n i v e r s i t y , t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f H o n g K o n g , a n d P e k i ng U n i v e r s i t y. T h e U n i v e r s i t y ' s representatives are C o m p u t er Science a n d E n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t W o n g H i u - y u n g a n d G o v e r n m e n t a n d P u b l i c A d m i n i s t r a t i o n s t u d e n t Lee Me i - b o . For six w e e k s t h e s t u d e n ts w o r k e d w i t h t h e i r me n t o r s i n the c o r p o r a t e c o m m u n i t y w h o p o s e d real-life p r o b l ems f or t h em t o solve. T he p r o b l e ms m a y c o v e r areas i n c l u d i n g h u m a n resources, m a r k e t i n g, f i n a n c e , a n d h e a l t h care. I n F e b r u a r y 1999 t h e y w i l l s p e nd t w o we e k s i n Bosto n to present their f i n d i n gs a n d r e c omme n d a t i o n s . T h e y w i l l s p e n d t h e n e x t s e v e r a l m o n t h s communicating v ia e - ma il to refine a n d d e v e l op t h e i r p r o j e c t s p r i o r t o t h e B o s t o n s y m p o s i u m . D u r i n g t h e s u m m e r p r o g r amme, the students also participated i n c r o s s - c u l t u r al l e a d e r s h ip s e m i n a rs a n d discussed global issues. The sponsors we re H o n g k o n g Telecom, I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a n a g e m e nt G r o u p , M e r r i l l News in Brief 49