Calendar 2002–03

120 Part 3• ResearchUnits andUniversity Extensions The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis Care and Control Tel.:2252 8833 Fax.:2649 2447 E-mail: edithlau@cuhk.edu.hk The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis Care and Control was set up by a donation of HK$41 million from the Hong Kong Jockey Club in 2001. Located in the Postgradu ate Education Centre, it of fers primary preven tion, secondary prevention, and rehabilitation programmes for osteoporosis patients. Research is also conducted in the form of genetic studies, epidemiological studies and clinical trials. Training and continuing medical education programmes for medical and health personnel are also provided. Hong Kong Literature Research Centre Tel.:2609 7074 Fax.:2603 6048 E-mail :chilan@cuhk.edu.hk ‘Hong Kong literature’ is the main developing field of the Department ofChinese Language and Literature in recent years. Since the eighties, the department has devoted much effort toHong Kong literature studies. The Hong Kong Literature Research Centre was established in July 2001 to pool resources and coordinate the application for funding for futuredevelopment. The functions of the centre include: • collecting, indexing and analysing scattered materials on Hong Kong literature; • clipping useful materials carried by newspapers and publications, from both current and past issues; • uploading indexed research materials onHong Kong Literatureonto the ‘Hong Kong Literature’ Internet databases, and to support academic research; • publishing journals and organizing activities; • cooperating with local and overseas institutions, and applying for funding for research projects related to Hong Kong literature studies. • organizing research projects, editing teaching materials and correcting errors found in historical materials. Information Engineering Consultancy Unit Tel.:2609 8385 Fax.:2603 5032 E-mail: dept@ie.cuhk.edu.hk Website :http://www.ie.cuhk.edu.hk Established in 1994, the Information Engineering Consultancy Unit is managed by the Department of Information Engineering. Its main function is to provide industrial, commercial, and academic communities with consultancy services such as expert ad vice, feasibility studies, system design and analysis, p roject plan ning and man agemen t, har dware and sof tware implementation, sy stem perf ormance evalu ation, and or ganizin g shor t courses, cu stomized training