Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2001

CHINESE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Spring • Summer 2001 • The Chinese University of Hong Kong 2001 Address all correspondence to the Publication Office ， CUHK, Sha Tin ， N.T, Hong Kong. E-mail address: pub2@uab. msmail.cuhlc.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. David Parker 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. May Mui Contents 2 Hong Kong Culture: A Multiplicity of Colours 4 For the Sake of Hong Kong Literature 11 Hothouse for Local Drama 16 Tracking the Development and Changes in Hong Kong's Musical Culture 23 Propelling the Creation and Study of Art 29 Research News 30 Asparagine Synthetase Genes: Their Roles in Plant Growth and Development 34 Turbulence: A 19th Century Problem with a Challenge for the 21st 3 7 The 56th Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees 51 News in Brief