Newsletter No. 7

CUHK Newsletter Side Lights Recent Acquisitions of Chinese Antiquities - New Exhibition at the Art Gallery The exhibition of 'Recent Acquisitions of Chinese Antiquities' will be mounted at the Art Gallery from 27th June to 17th July. Exhibits will include paintings, calligraphy, ceramics, bronze seals, rubbings, scholar's objects and furniture. Highlights of paintings and calligraphy include Egrets and Reeds by Lin Fengmian, Luohan by Deng Fen, and Calligraphy in Seal Script by Feng Kanghou As for ceramics, there will be 30 pieces of sherds from Xicun kiln and a rectangular plate with moulded pattern, a rare piece of Ding ware of Jin period. Also worthy of mention is a gold seal inscribed with 'Gum Zhang hou yin' an extremely rare item dating from the Eastern Han to theWei period. On display will also be a Ming nibbing of the 'Essay on Calligraphy' by Sun Guoting of Tang dynasty, a rosewood armchair of the Ming period, and a ruyi-sceptre of bamboo)carving of the Qing period. CUECU Annual General Meeting The Chinese University of Hong Kong Employees' Credit Union (CUECU) held its annual general meeting on 18th May at the staff canteen in the Benjamin Franklin Centre, which was followed by a buffet dinner/Karaoke get-together. Over 200 members and guests attended, among whom were the University Secretary, the Bursar and two representatives from the Credit Union League of Hong Kong. Mrs. Louisa Leung, founding president of the CUECU, presided over the meeting for the last time on the eve of her departure for the United States. A souvenir was presented to Mrs. Leung after the meeting to show appreciation of her significant contribution to the Union. At the meeting, it was approved that a dividend of six per cent per annumbe paid to all fully paid shares up to 31st March 1990。New office-bearers were also elected for 1990 - 91: Executive Committee Mrs. Faith Ho (President) Mr. Roxy Chan (Vice-President) Mr. C. N. Kwong (Treasurer) Mr. T. S. Lo (Secretary) Mrs. Karen Yau Mr. Eric Ho Mr. Lawrence Chiu Credit Committee Mr. Joseph Chung Mr. P. K. Leung Mrs. Faith Ho Supervisory C om mittee Mr. Vincent Chan Ms. Cathleen Chan Mr. Linus Lau Education Committee Ms. Y. L. Yau Mr. W K. Lai Mr. Ander Tsang Mr. T. C. Wong Over 70 Non-Teaching Staff Members Af f i l i ated to Four Colleges Administrative and professional staff at executive officer rank and above, and full-time research staff at research associate rank and above have since the beginning of this year been encouraged to apply to join one of the four colleges of the University as full members. Each college has its own criteria for admitting new members and by the end of May 1990, a total of 72 non-teaching staff members have been accepted as full members by the four colleges. Details are listed as follows: Chung Chi College Mrs. Chan Kwong Lai King (Registration Section) Mr. K. W. Chiu, Laurence (Accounts Section) Mrs. Chong H. H. Lam, Candice (Dean of Students' Office, Chung Chi College) Mrs. Angeline K. Y. Kwok (College Office, Chung Chi College) Dr. Lai Kam Sun (University Health Service) Mr. Lee Shu Wing (Admissions Section) Mrs. Lee Siu Siu Moon, Alison (Faculty Office, Medical Faculty) Mrs. Leung, Amy Chan (Personnel Section) Mr. K. H. Leung, Philip (Computer Services Centre) Mr. Tsui Chi Yu (Dean of Students' Office, Chung Chi College) Mr. Robert Wu (Office of Industrial & Business Development) Mrs. Angela Yang (Faculty Office, Science Faculty) Miss S. K. Yeung, Shirley (Dean of Students’ Office, Chung Chi College) Miss Yu Shuk Han (Chung Chi Library) Mr. K. C. Yuen (Personnel Section) New Asia College Mrs. Au, Mei Mei O. Leung (Faculty Office, Social Science Faculty) Dr. Au, Teresa Y. W. Lee (University Health Service) Miss Chan Man Fong (Academic & Examination Section) Miss Cheng Suet Ping (Admissions Section) Mr. Chong Wing Kong (Information Management Unit) 6