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398 Part 5 • Support Facilities, Services, and Staff Organizations The Chinese University Press The Chinese University Press was formally established in 1977. Its functions include publishing academic books and monographs in both Chinese and English. To date over 1,000 titles have been published, covering various subjects with a major emphasis on Chinese culture and China studies — a reflection of the University’s historical orientation. These publications are widely distributed in Asia, NorthAmerica, Europe, and Australia. Since 1988 the Press has also been publishing general books. Last year over 66 academic and general titles combined were published, including special series such as the Modern Chinese Literature Bilingual Series , and the multi-volume set of ICS Concordances on Works of Wei–Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties co-published with the Institute of Chinese Studies. In addition, the Press published and distributed 10 academic journals, including its flagship, The China Review , the first refereed ‘interdisciplinary journal on Greater China’ in Asia. This journal has been included into the Social Science Citation Index since 2005. The Press has close contacts with university presses and academic institutions and societies in Hong Kong and overseas. It has often co-published books with other US, European, and mainland Chinese university presses, overseas publishers, and academic institutions. In recent years, it has successfully established a distribution network in North America (where Columbia University Press is the sole distributor), Europe, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, and mainland China. The Press has been publishing reference books for students, dictionaries/glossaries and multimedia products. The co-publication and sales/marketing of the electronic version of the Siku quanshu , the most complete online database on the Chinese classics, has won the applause of scholars and research librarians all over the world. The Chinese University Press is a founding member of the Hong Kong Publishing Federation Ltd., and a member of the Association for Asian Studies, the International Association of Scholarly Publishers, and the Society for Scholarly Publishing. It is also an international member of the Association of American University Presses. Communications and Public Relations Office The Communications and Public Relations Office is mainly responsible for providing public relations services both internally and externally. It is responsible for planning promotion activities. It liaises closely with the media through its functions which include answering press enquiries, organizing press conferences, press interviews and media gatherings, and issuing press releases regularly on University news and developments. The office handles both internal and external enquiries, informs the University community about campus activities through the publication of Campus Events at the University homepage ( http://mmlab.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/ipro/event ). It is also responsible for organizing official functions such as degree congregations, public lectures, seminars, agreement signing and presentation ceremonies. It plays host to local and overseas visitors.