Newsletter No. 4

CUHK Newsletter Long Service Award Recipients Ms. Agnes Kwok Kwai-ying A person with simple needs and a desire for a simple life, Ms. Kwok has spent her entire 25 years at the University dealing with finance. Hoping to work in an educational institution when she went job hunting 25 years ago, Ms. Kwok accepted without hesitation an offer to work in the Bursary of United College. She later transferred to the University Bursary. Interested i n t r ave l l i ng, movies and concerts, Ms. Kwok says of her career at the University that she has always got along well with her colleagues, has never felt bored with her job, and has never considered leaving CUHK. Mr. Sheung Hoi-ming Mr. Sheung can look back over this 25 years at CUHK and enjoy a rare distinction: his ‘stamp’ is impressed upon virtually every space throughout the University campus. An expert in written communication in Chinese and a master calligrapher, Mr. Sheung has faithfully served the University Secretariat in many capacities. His extensive knowledge of written Chinese has been utilized in the drafting of countless official speeches, inscriptions on commemorative plaques, congratulatory messages, press releases, obituaries, and so on. His skilfull brushwork graces commemorative plaques at the Siu Loong Pao Building, the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, the Cho-Ming L i Building for Basic Medical Science, and various other University facilities. Among many memorable experiences at the University, Mr. Sheung feels that his participation in CUHK’s Executive Training Programme as a consultant on official correspondence in Chinese especially stands out. This experience gave h im the chance to share with many colleagues his extensive knowledge of the use of the Chinese language. Mr . Cheung Yee-Fat Though he has worked for the University for 25 years, Mr. Cheung's involvement with CUHK dates back even further. A graduate of the Department of Economics of New Asia College in 1958, Mr. Cheung began his wo r k i ng l i fe in an accounting firm. As it turns out, the f i rm was involved in the preparatory work which led to the establishment of the University. Mr. Cheung was seconded on a part-time basis to a joint council which participated in the planning of the University; his responsibility was handling the accounts. Once the University was formally established, Mr. Cheung was invited to stay on in a full-time capacity. That led to his current post in the payroll section of the University Bursary. Mr. Cheung regards as his most memorable University experience the computerization of the University payroll in 1972. It proved to be a mammoth six-month task during which the team involved had to settle accounts manually while at the same time feeding data into the computer. CUH K Newslette r We welcome your contributions 1. Items for the April issue should reach the Editor by 2 7th March, 1990. 2. All contributions and suggestions should be sent to the Editor, CUHK Newsletter, do the Publication Office, University Secretariat, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (ext. 2936). 3. Contributions should be accompanied with Chinese translations ： otherwise they will appear in the English version of the Newsletter only. 4. The Editor reserves the right to reject contributions and to edit all articles for reasons of clarity, length or grammar. Those who do not wish to have their articles amended should indicate clearly in writing. 5. No part of this Newsletter may be reproduced without the written consent of the Editor. 6. This publication has a circulation of 1,100 and is primarily intended for staff members of CUHK. Copies are also sent to local educational institutions and individuals associated with the University. Those who wish to be included on the mailing list please contact the Newsletter direct. Published by the Publication Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Editor : Amy KJ. Leung Assistant Editors : KL. Wan; Florence Chan Graphic Artist: Stella P.C. Lai 12