Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2001

Research Grants Totalling HK$7.5 million for 29 Projects Grants totalling some HK$7.5 million from various local and overseas sponsors for projects undertaken by C U H K researchers were recorded during the period Novembe r 1999 to Ap r i l 2000: S p o n s o r Amount Involved Number of Projects Supported Action Committee Against Narcotics HK$1,582,410 2 Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department HK$340,000 1 AIDS-Trust Fund HK$678,326 2 Children's Cancer Foundation HK$498,000 1 Council for World Mission £11,000 1 Council for World Mission/Nethersole Fund HK$300,000 1 The Croucher Foundation HK$600,000 1 France-Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$177,300 4 Germany- Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$196,600 8 Health care and Promotion Fund HK$1,971,200 3 Health Services Research Fund HK$377,200 1 UK-Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme £10,802.46 3 Utahloy Holdings HK$512,000 1 Research Highlights To generate more interest i n the University's research activities, the Chinese University Bulletin c o n t i n u e s to bring to readers highlights of research projects supported by the Research Grants Council and other research funds. The Bulletin has wo r k ed closely with the principal investigator of a project on toxic dyes to explain the research objectives, procedures, and achievements in terms comprehensible to the lay person. The report can be found on pages 33—35.