Newsletter No. 5

CUHK Newsletter Long Service Award Recipients her application special consideration and decided to offer her the job. She recalls with equal gratitude the help her colleagues gave her in adapting to the new environment and in assisting her in the production of telephone books in braille. Mr s. Ma k also expresses appreciation to the Un i v e r s i ty f or p r o v i d i ng her w i t h quarters on campus all these years. Mr . Kwok Wai-Ieung Mr. Kwo k 's 25 years of service at CUHK have been somewhat unique, in that he has held a variety of posts in different departments and areas of the University. Now a clerk in the Medical Media Services Un it at P r i n ce o f Wales Hospital in Sha Tin, Mr. Kw o k initially worked in the Ch i n e se History Department at New A s i a Co l l e ge w h e n it was located in Kowloon. Later he worked in the M BA Programme when it was stationed in Central on Hong Kong Island. From there he moved to the Faculty of Medicine on the University campus in Sha Tin. Such mobility has suited Mr. K w o k well. He has enjoyed the challenge of taking on very different job natures in each post and has also appreciated being able to leam new things and acquiring new skills. His one regret is that in his current posting he is unable to enjoy the picturesque Sha Tin campus, as well as its sports facilities. A very active man, Mr. Kwok's hobbies are tennis and cycling. He especially enjoys cruising along the cycling track near Tolo Harbour. Mr . Choy Chun-ming Mr. Choy joined the University with a background in civil engineering, wh i ch he studied at Zhongshan University, and in education as a s e c onda ry s c hool teacher i n Vietnam. The chaos of the Vietnam War brought h im back to Hong Kong, where he took up a post as a clerk in the Chinese Department of Chung Chi College in 1964. He is now a clerk in the Ng Tor-tai Chinese Language Research Unit at the Institute of Chinese Studies. During his years at Chung Chi, Mr. Choy was literally the ‘eye' and ‘hand" of the head of the Chinese Department, Prof. Chou Fa Kao, who suffered from a detached retina, making eyesight difficult, and also could not hold a pen steadily. As a result, Mr. Choy read aloud reference materials when Prof. Chou prepared lectures, wrote his notes on the chalkboard during classes, and recorded Prof. Chou's research findings. Mr. Choy also wrote letters to Prof. Chou's family members which Prof. Chou dictated to him. His close association with Prof. Chou deepened Mr. Choy's love of Chinese culture, and this, in turn, led him to compile and publish two dictionaries on the Chauzhou dialect in the 1970s. * Prof. Allan M. Z. Chang, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, has been nominated to represent the University on the Exemptions Sub-Committee of the Licentiate Committee of the Medical Council of Hong Kong. * Dr. Joseph Boyle, senior lecturer in English, has been nominated to represent theUniversity on the Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee for Hong Kong. * Dr. Nicholas Tapp, lecturer in anthropology, has been reappointed research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University for a term of three years. * Mr. Stephen Yam, lecturer in accountancy, was invited by the Hong Kong Children's Arts Society to serve as honorary auditor from 22nd November 1989 to November 1990. Services to the Community and Internationa! Organizations • Dr. Walter W. K. King, senior lecturer in surgery, has been elected a member of the International Society of Surgery. • Mr. Anthony M. Y. Chan, assistant lecturer in accountancy, has become an affiliated member of the Association of International Accountants (AMIA) from 7th February 1990. * Mr. Wong Chack Kie, lecturer in social work, has been invited to serve as a member of the management committee of the Conservancy Association's Hong Kong Environment Centre fromFebruary 1990. Mr. Wong has been a member of the Urban Concern Committee, I long Kong Council of Social Service since 1987. * Prof. Chen Char-nie, head of Shaw College and professor of psychiatry, has been appointed a member of the Council of the Baptist College by I IE the Governor for a term of three years from 1st January 1990. * Prof. T. E. Oh, dean of medicine and professor of anaesthesia and intensive care, has 8