Newsletter No. 4

CUHK Newsletter Yeung reveals that the major losses have been the reduction in opportunities to take part in international conferences and in time for research. ‘However I still manage to squeeze in some time to do research at night and during the holidays, and have published a reasonable amount of academic wr i t i ng during the four years,' he claims, not a little pleased with this achievement. On the ‘gains’ side, Professor Yeung has made many new acquaintainces because his job has thrown him into contact with many colleagues from different units and levels within the University. Professor Yeung became excited when asked about plans f or the immediate future. He will be on leave for six months as soon as he is relieved of his duties as Registrar. He will first travel to the UK and Canada to visit their universities for about six weeks, funded by an Association of Commonwealth Un i v e r s i t i es Senior Travelling Fellowship. After that he will go on a lecture tour to the southwest and northeast of China, making excursions and doing f i e ld wo rk wherever possible. Planning beyond that w i ll have to wait until he returns to the Department of Geography in late September. Bon voyage, Professor Yeung! We wish you all the best. Great Fun for Everyone in the Arts Faculty 17th February 1990 was a memorable day for the Arts Faculty. Despite the inclement weather, more than 250 people gathered inside the University Gymnasium to take part in the ‘Humanities Cup’ Gala. With family members cheering them on, the competitors in the seven events were in high spirits. The Gymnasium came alive with laughter, excitement, and noise. The Go and Chinese chess players had to mentally shut out the boisterous shouting and cheering to allow themselves to concentrate and avoid making any false moves; badminton players smashed and lobbed and dropped the shuttlecocks across the net; basketball shooters showed their displeasure at every shot that missed the net; goal-shooters aimed the ball at the areas which would give them the highest scores; and the darts players, with supreme concentration, sent their darts flying towards the red circle. In the end, the winners received their medals with pride and the losers had enjoyed the fun. Everyone left the Gymnasium thoroughly pleased with the day's programme. This event could never have been so successful without the full support of the entire faculty, the Institute of Chinese Studies, the New Asia - Yale-in-China Chinese Language Centre, and the Office of the Director of General Education. Dr. Ho Hsiu Hwang, dean of the Arts Faculty, made history by initiating the idea and generously donating all the prizes. Perhaps the best way to remember this wonderful day, at least for the winners, is to print the results. In the team events, the Red Team, with 106.5 points, was the third; the Blue Team, with 113 points, ranked second; and the White Team, with 136.5 points, deservedly won the Humanities Cup. Three cheers for them! For individual events, the following is a list of winners : First Place First Runner-up SecondRunner-up Badminton Dr. Chan Sin-wai Dr. Wong Kin-yuen Mr. Ngai Ling Tun Dr. Tay Lian Soo Mr. Chan Ka Wai Mrs. Linda Boyle Basketball Shooting Mr. Ngai Ling Tun Dr. Thomas Y.T. Luk Mr. Ng Man Chung Chinese Chess Dr. Wong Kin-yuen Mr. Wong Shek Mr. Tsang Kwong Hing Darts Mr. Philip Fung Mr. Ng Man Chung Mr. Mak Ming K i Go Dr. Chen Te Mr. Chu Chih Yu Mr. Chu Kwok Fan Goal-shooting (Soccer) Mr. Philip Fung Mr. Chan Ka Wai Mr. Cheng Wai Ming Table-tennis Dr. Cheung Kwong-yue Mr. Yeung Chung-key Mr. Ng Man Chung Mr. Wong Kui Hung Mr. Lee Kwong Kin Mr. Hon Tak Chi The heavy rain outside forced us to cancel the tennis event. But apart from that, the gala was a great success. With everyone's cooperation, we intend to hold this event next year and in the coming years. -Chan Sin-wai Side Lights 3