Newsletter No. 7

CUHK Newsletter University News Foundat ion Stone Laid for Hong Kong Inst i tute of Biotechnology The foundation stone of the Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology (HKIB) was laid on 31st May by Mr, Gordon M. Macwhinnie, chairman of the Stewards of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (RHKJC); Sir Oswald Cheung, Steward of RHKJC; and Sir Quo-wei Lee, chairman of the University Council About 300 guests attended the ceremony. The construction of HKB 's first R&D ， administration and residential complex with a total floor area of 7,000 square metres on CUHK campus is funded by the Jockey Club. HKIB was established in 1988 to develop a biotechnology industry in Hong Kong with global connections through joint ventures and business arrangements with established corporations and research institutes. Collaboration agreements have recently been signed with the Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Yunnan Provincial Commission of Science and Technology, and Radian Corporation, a US-based firm specializing in environmental management. A Student Act i v i t ies Fund to be Established wit hAlumn i Support The CUHK Federation of Alumni Associations has resolved to establish a Student Activities Fund to support the development of student services and promote student activities at the University. Interest accrued from the fund will be used to subsidize training programmes for student leaders, student delegations to international competitions and conferences, worthy projects organized by the student unions and other student societies, and any other activity approved by the fund's management committee. The fund will be administrated by the Office of Student Affairs. Letters were sent in May to CUHK alumni in Hong Kong and overseas to invite donations for the fund Pledges of support have been received from a considerable number of graduates. Mr. Thomas H. C. Cheung, chairman of the committee and a 1958 graduate in economics of United College, generously contributedHK$1,000,000to the fund last month. Mr. Cheung is now chairman of the Pacific Insurance Co. Ltd. and the honorary consul of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Hong Kong. He was also twice the president of the Federation of Chinese University Alumni Associations in 1981 and 1986, and has been chairman of the Board of Directors of the United College Alumni Association for over a decade. Donat i on of Hi story Books f r om the Aust ral ian Consulate General The University recently received a set of reference books entitled Australians: A Historical Library from the Australian Consulate General. The set of books in 11 volumes were compiled by a group of famous Australian historians to commemorate the bicentenary of European settlement in Australia in 1988. They contain a comprehensive historical account of the continent with illustrations and statistics and are an excellent reference on Australian history. The books were presented by Mr. G. R. Bentley, Australian Consul General, to Prof. Charles K. Kao at a brief ceremony on 4th May. 2