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368 Part 4 • Research Units and University Extensions Over the past 20 years, the programme has organized conferences on comparative studies in poetics, drama and fiction, and has produced publications that have wide impact in these areas. In its recent activities, the programme has been supported by grants from various sources and has focused its research on globalization, language and cultural contact, and Asian identity. A current research project is ‘Drama/theatre Criticism in Hong Kong’, which is funded by the Hong KongArts Development Council. The programme also devotes its energies to three other general areas: publications, conferences, and resource materials collection. A journal under the title Chinese-International Comparative Literature Bulletin was introduced in 1990. Directories of scholars throughout the world interested in promoting Chinese-Western comparative literature studies and their activities have been compiled to keep comparatists updated on the latest in the field. In 1996, the bulletin was renamed Comparative Literature & Culture . As a new initiative, the programme plans to launch a new series Comparative Literature and Culture to replace the bulletin. Computer Science and Engineering Consultancy Unit Tel.: 2609 8415 Fax.: 2603 5302 E-mail: dept@cse.cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/v5/about/consult.html A Computer Service Consultancy Unit was established under the Department of Computer Science in 1988. When the latter was renamed the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in 1995–96, the unit too was renamed the Computer Science and Engineering Consultancy Unit. Its main function is to provide the industrial sector and the academic community with consulting services such as expert advice, system analysis, feasibility studies, simulation, and customized training programmes. The unit is fully supported by the staff of the department whose areas of specialization and industrial experience cover the main branches of computer science and engineering. These include cluster computing, artificial intelligence, computational finance, image and speech processing, data mining video servers, embedded systems, bioinformatics, Chinese processing, computer education, system software, VR and animation, Internet and WWW applications, and computer and network security. CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Centre Tel.: 2632 2925 Fax.: 2632 4708 E-mail: info@hkmisc.org.hk Website: http://www.hkmisc.org.hk The CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Centre is the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region. Established in 2005, this cutting-edge facility has been made possible by the sponsorship of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Kai Chong Tong Foundation and the support from the University. Since the early 1990s, the Faculty of Medicine has adopted an active and pioneering role in the development of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) which has proven both safe and effective for patients, with much less post-operative pain and