Calendar 2006–07

Support Facilities, Services, and Staff Organizations 405 University Health Service Tel.: 2609 6422 (Enquiries) 2609 6439 (Medical) 2609 6412 (Dental) Website: http://www.uhs.cuhk.edu.hk The University Health Service provides a comprehensive on-campus medical, dental and health promotion service to full-time students, staff, and their dependants. There are seven full-time physicians, five dental surgeons and two dental hygienists. The health clinic is equipped with a minor operating theatre, dispensary, medical laboratory and physiotherapy unit, to provide primary medical and dental care services. For the appropriate and more serious medical conditions, referrals to specialists can be arranged. The Health Education Unit organizes regular talks, student activities, awareness campaigns, vaccination programme, and also advises on the special needs of disabled students. The Dental Unit provides both preventive and curative services, as well as dental prosthesis. Appointments can be made via the telephone, internet or in person. Basically the medical and preventive service is free of charge. The Dental Unit charges a nominal fee. Universities Service Centre for China Studies Tel.: 2609 8762/8765 Fax.: 2603 5030 Website: http://www.usc.cuhk.edu.hk The Universities Service Centre for China Studies provides a comprehensive, user- friendly collection of original source materials on contemporary China for scholars all over the world. The centre’s library on post-1949 China is incomparable in its coverage: complete runs from the early 1950s up to the present of most of China’s provincial and national newspapers; a collection of provincial yearbooks; many hundreds of county gazetteers; and a judiciously chosen collection of the most valuable books available on the mainland, many of which are unavailable elsewhere in the world. Currently the centre subscribes to 1,000 journals and magazines in Chinese and over 80 in English, and to more than 100 Chinese newspapers. The centre is committed to serving scholars in contemporary China studies everywhere. Local as well as overseas researchers are eligible to use the centre free of charge. It organizes annual graduate seminars on China in January and an annual methodology camp on Chinese Studies in the summer. The centre also organizes luncheon seminars on China studies, and runs a mainland visiting scholar scheme. Its missions include creating the best research environment, facilitating exchange between local and international scholars, and promoting social responsibility among academics. Details of USC services and an on-line collection of research papers are available on the USC website.