Newsletter No. 5

CUHK Newsletter Long Service Award Presentation Ceremony 1989-90 In the March issue of the Newsletter we reported on the University's 'Long Service Award Presentation Ceremony 1989-90' held on 10th February 1990. Weprofiled 11 recipients of the award in that issue. In this issue we will profile 10 more University staff members honoured for 25 years' service to the University. Dr, Lee Yun-kuang Dr. Lee, senior lecturer in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, joined the University 25 years ago after serving as an associate professor at his alma mater, National Taiwan University. He came to Hong Kong and CUHK so as to continue learning from his two teachers: Mr. Kao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Department at United College, and Mr. Pan Chung Kwei, chairman of the Chinese Department at New Asia College. Shortly thereafter, he met his wife and made Hong Kong his home. Since that time he has returned to Taiwan just twice. Interestingly, Dr. Lee's wife is the granddaughter of Kang Yu-wei, a famous reformer in the late Ching dynasty, about whom Dr. Lee has published a book. Dr. Lee is also a specialist in pre-Han literature, a subject he plans to continue researching upon his retirement. Mr , John Wu Heng-yu A graduate in history at National Taiwan University, Mr. Wu works in the Cataloguing Section of the University Library. That job gives him the satisfaction of systematically cataloguing books to facilitate readers in finding what they want. M r . Wu uses an interesting analogy to describe his work. He sees himself as a kind of cook. Just as a cook spends considerable time and effort preparing food for others with little time to eat it himself, Mr. Wu's opportunities to taste the fruits of his labour in the library are l i m i t e d. He simply doesn't have enough time to read all the books he catalogues. M r . W u ' s hobby is drawing, a pursuit he plans to continue after he retires. He is already an accomplished sketcher who has published a collection of his sketches of people. Mr. Ng Kam-hueg CUHK is literally and figuratively home for Mr. Ng. Originally employed by the University as a lab attendant in the Department of B i o l o gy at Chung Chi College, M r . Ng later became technician in the Department of Biochemistry. It is a post which has brought him great satisfaction, particularly in his work with his super visor, Prof. Kong Yun-cheung, who gives him a free hand in conducting various research projects, and with whom he has coauthored many scientific articles. Mr. Ng feels a strong sense of belonging to CUHK. It was the University which offered him his first job and, as a 25-year employee of the Un i ve r s i t y, he has witnessed its growth from its earliest days. As a campus resident, he has also raised his family here, and spends most of his leisure time utilizing the University's sports facilities while playing football and badminton with his children. Mr. Chan Chi-wa , Now an accountant in the Accounts Section of the Bursary, Mr. Chan's roots at the University run very deep. He graduated f r om Chung Chi College in 1963 and, after a short stint upon graduation as assistant manager i n a trading firm, he took up the post of accounts clerk at the University. A t the time it seemed like a strange move to some of his friends: why accept the seemingly lower post of accounts clerk after being an assistant manager? For Mr. Chan the answer was easy: he didn't care for the socializing which went w i th the 6