Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2003

Hong Kong's Economy: Reorientation, Recession, and the Future (23rd September) Prof. L i u Pa k - wai Pro-vice-chancellor, professor of economics Prof. L iu analysed Hong Kong's economic reorientation and weakened competitiveness and their relationship w i th current economic problems. Hong Kong's economy has been dealt severe blows in recent years by persistent problems such as recession, fiscal deficits, economic slow-down, and high unemployment rate.The underlying reasons are economic reorientation and weakened competitiveness. A Unique Encounter with Hong Kong Literature (24th September) ‘I often avoid talking about Hong Kong literature because our relationship cannot be summed up in a few words.' 'However our relationship is indeed not shallow, so it's time to reacquaint ourselves.' ‘I won't talk about it seriously and academically. I will talk about it c a s u a l l y . ’ Prof. Lo Wa i - l uen Writer, director of the Hong Kong Literature Research Centre, CUHK alumna Celebrated writer Prof. Lo Wai- l uen (or ‘Xiao Si') has been researching on H o n g K o ng literature for close to three decades. Yet she has declined suggestions that she s hou ld write the history of Hong Kong literature. ' I f s precisely because I k now a lot that I understand I don't k now enough.' Going the Creative Way (25th September) Mr. Wo ng Ka y - k un Political cartoonist, CUHK alumnus Mr. Wong, better k nown as ‘Zun Zi', related his life after graduating from The Chinese University 25 years ago and shared his reflections on being a cartoonist then and now, and on the creative process. Through his experience as a journalist and his overseas travels, Zun Zi comes to realize the role played by political cartoons in social change. 40th Anniversary Celebrations 15