Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2001

Resarch News Research Grants Totalling HK$76 million for 38 Projects Grants totalling some HK$7 6 million from various local and overseas sponsors for projects undertaken b y CUHK researchers were recorded during the period November 2000 to Ap r i l 2001: Sponsors Amount Involved Number of Projects Supported Action Committee Against Narcotics HK$600,000 1 AO Research Committee SF120,000 1 Council for the AIDS Trust Fund HK$334,300 1 Education Department, HKSAR HK$813,750 2 Equal Opportunities Commission HK$495,000 1 France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$116,650 4 Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme HK$206,640 9 Health Care and Promotion Fund HK$1,159,655 2 Health Services Research Fund HK$1,373,829 Hong Kong Obstetrical and Gynaecological Trust Fund HK$150,000 1 Innovation and Technology Fund HK$7,706,000 1 Innovation and Technology Fund and Zhang Long Industrial Co. Ltd. National Natural Science Foundation of China and Research Grants Council HK$960,000 HK$1,730,000 1 3 Occupational Safety and Health Council HK$252,000 1 Quality Education Fund HK$56,131,900 2 Quality Education Fund via Chai Wan Faith Love Lutheran School HK$67,500 1 Research Grants Council HK$3,300,000 1 The Croucher Foundation HK$25,000 1 World Health Organization US$10,000 1 Research Highlights To generate more interest in the University's research activities, the Chinese University Bulletin continues to bring to readers highlights of research projects supported by the Research Grants Council and other research funds, Two such articles, on asparagine synthetase genes and on turbulence, can be found on pages 30-36.