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respectively. He j o i ned the Un i v e r s i t y as senior lecturer i n a n a t omy i n 1981, a nd became reader i n 1990. Prof. Yew's research interests include the visual system, laser-biological investigations , a nd the d e v e l o pme nt a nd ageing of the human central nervous system. Professor of Paediatrics Prof. Fok Tai-fai has been a p p o i n t ed p r o f e s s o r of p a e d i a t r i c s f r o m 1st October 1999. Prof. Fok obtained his MB BS from the University of H o n g K o ng i n 1975 and his M D f r om CUHK i n 1997. Prior to joining The Chinese University in 1984, he taught paediatrics for six years at the University of Hong Kong. He then joined the C U HK De p a r t me n t of Paediatrics as lecturer, was p r omo t ed to senior lecturer rank i n 1987, and reader in 1995. His research interests are focussed on neonatology . Prof. Fok is currently associate dea n of the CUHK Faculty of Medicine, chairman of the training sub-committee (paediatrics) of the Hospital Authority , vice-president of the H o n g Ko ng College of Paediatricians, and vice-president of the Ho n g Ko ng Society of Neonatal Medicine. Professor of Chemistry Prof. L i Wai-kee has been a p p o i n t e d p r o f e s s or of chemistry from 1st October 1999. P r o f. L i o b t a i n ed h is BS f r o m the University of Illinois i n 1964, and his Ph.D. f o u r years later f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y of Michigan. He joined The Chinese University as lecturer i n chemistry i n 1968, becoming senior lecturer i n 1976, and reader i n 1987. He was visiting research professor to Brock University i n Canada f r om 1977 to 1978. Prof. L i has some 120 publications under his name and his recent research focus is computational chemistry. Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics Prof. John Elsby Sanderson h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d professor of medicine and t h e r a p e u t i cs f r o m 1st October 1999. P r o f . S a n d e r s on o b t a i n e d h i s BA f r o m Camb r i d ge Un i v e r s i t y i n 1970, his M.B. B.Chir. in 1973, his M A in 1974, and his M D i n 1981. Prof. Sanderson held a visiting senio r lectureship at the Department of Medicine of The Chinese Un i v e r s i ty i n 1992-93, was a p p o i n t e d senior lecturer i n 1993, a nd promoted to the rank of reader i n 1997. His current research interests include heart failure and dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, angina, and syndrome X. Professor of Chemistry Prof. C h i W u has been a p p o i n t ed professor of c h e m i s t r y f r o m 1st October 1999. Prof. Wu received his BS i n chemical physics f r om the U n i v e r s i t y of Science and Technology of China i n 1982, and his Ph.D. i n physical c h em i s t r y / p o l yme r physics f r om the State Un i v e r s i ty of N e w York (SUNY) at Stony Brook i n 1987. He w o r k e d as research associate at SUNY at S t o n y B r o ok f r o m 1987 to 1989, a n d supervisor o f the Laser L i g h t Scattering Laboratory i n the Department of Solid State Physics a nd Po l ymer Physics, BASF, i n Germany f r om 1989 to 1992. He joined The Chinese Universit y as lecturer i n chemistry in 1992, becoming reader in 1996. C h i n e s U n i v e r s i t y B u l l e t i n A u t u m n • W i n t e r 1999 52