Newsletter No. 12

CUHK N e w s l e t t e r N e w Faculty-based Student Exchange Programme to be Launched The Faculty of Business Administration has recently reached an agreement on student exchange with the School of Business, Queen's University of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The agreement to take effect in January 1991 will enable the two institutions to exchange two students in one academic year or four students in two terms, ie. two for each term. This exchange programme is the result of the Faculty of Business Administration's continuous efforts in developing international linkages and exploring new opportunities for its students to gain exposure overseas. It can also promote better understanding and goodwill between the two institutions. The Faculty of Business Administration has plans to develop more student exchange programmes of this nature and the Board of Undergraduate Studies in Business Administration will select students of the right calibre to participate in the exchange programme. C i v i l Service Careers Exh i b i t i on A Civil Service Careers Exhibition was staged at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall from 1st to 2nd November. Jointly organized by the University's Appointments Service and the Civil Service Branch of the Government Secretariat, the exhibition was officially opened by Mr. Andrew Li, chairman of the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee; the Hon. E. B. Wiggham, Secretary for the Civil Service; and Mr. Tony Fung, chairman of the University Appointments Board. The exhibition was first organized in 1979 to provide comprehensive information on career opportunities in the Civil Service to students of this University. This year, a total of 27 government departments and units participated in the exhibition and government officers were at hand to answer questions and give advice. Professor of Physics Gives Inaugural Lecture Prof. Choy Chung Loong gave his inaugural lecture on 19th October at Lecture Theatre 2 of the Science Centre. In his lecture entitled 'Developments in Oriented Polymers', Prof. Choy explained the importance of polymeric materials in our everyday life and traced the development of a scientific understanding of polymers since the 1920s. He also described the synthesizing methods as well as the industrial and commercial applications of various commonly used composite materials, including synthetic fibres used in the textile industry and high performance fibres used in building spacecraft. About 100 academics attended the lecture. Col lege Anniversary Celebrations New Asia College 41st Anniversary Celebration activities began after mid- September and continued until early October. They included traditional programmes such as a lion dance, a 'dinner-for-a-thousand', sports activities and a variety show. Two new features were introduced this year. The first was an annual sports tournament between staff and students of the college with six different events: badminton, chess, bridge, go, table 3