Newsletter No. 13

CUHK Newsletter • The UPGC-funded institutions, including this University, have all made submissions to the government through the UPGC for permission to adopt the new arrangements with some modifications. They sought to retain the existing arrangement of offering senior staff quarters to new overseas appointees as an alternative to the accommodation allowance. The six institutions are awaiting the outcome of their requests. Further information will be provided in due course. Staff Review of Non-Teaching Staff Members on Terms of Service (B) & (C) The Administrative Af f a i rs Committee and the Sub-Committee on Minor Staff Affairs have sent out invitations to department chairmen/unit heads to make nominations and recommendations concerning the retirement, extension of service and promotion of non-teaching staff members on Terms of Service (B) and (C). The deadline for submission is 31st January 1991. The committees will not consider direct applications from individual staff members. Reimbursement of Course Fees to Terms of Service (B) & (C) Staff The University w i l l soon consider requests for reimbursement of fees to staff members on Terms of Service (B) and (C) who will attend training courses which start in or after January 1991. All applications together with written recommendations by unit heads should be forwarded to Mr. S. S. Tam, Secretary, Administrative Affairs Committee, c/o Personnel Section, University Administration Building (Ext. 2269) by Saturday, 12th January 1991. University Library News * The University Library System, including the University Library, college libraries and L i Ping Medical Library, will be closed on the Christmas and New Year holidays, i.e. 25th and 26th December 1990 ， and 1st January 1991. The opening hours of these libraries and their reading rooms will also be slightly different from the usual from 24th December 1990 to 13th January 1991. For details of irregular library hours during the period, please read notices put up at the respective libraries. * The existing number of the faxline at the University Library (6921952) will be changed to 6036952 from 16th January 1991. Office Hours of the Maintenance Office Extended The Maintenance Office of the Buildings Office has since 1st December extended its office hours to 9.00 p.m. daily except on Sundays and public holidays to cater for the demand of services in the evening. Requests for repair can be lodged by phone (Ext. 2703) as usual during office hours. Beyond the extended hours and on Sundays and public holidays, requests for service will be recorded and attended to the following working day. When emergency repair is required during off hours, university members should call the Security Unit (Tel. 6952222 or 6952666) for assistance. Mandarin and Cantonese Courses for Staff & Spouses The New Asia 一 Yale-in-China Chinese Language Centre will again offer Mandarin and Cantonese Courses to the University's academic and administrative staff and their spouses. From 22nd January to 23rd April 1991 ， the following courses have been tentatively scheduled every Tuesday and Thursday from 2.30 to 4,15 p.m. at the Fong Shu Chuen Building: (1) Beginner's courses in Mandarin and Cantonese for foreigners; (2) Beginner's course in Mandarin for non-Mandarin speakers of Chinese origin; and (3) Beginner's course in Cantonese for non-Cantonese speakers of Chinese origin. The size of each class will be limited and participants will be enrolled on a first-come-first-served basis. Basic tuition fee for each course is HK$2,600. The University will subsidize 40 per cent of the tuition fee for all full-time academic and administrative staff as well as their spouses who are expected to be with the University for at least two years, and who are not receiving a language study subsidy from any other source. For enrolment, please contact the Chinese Language Centre at Ext. 2681 -3 before 15th January 1991. HKIAPS-First Occasional Paper Published The Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (HKIAPS), newly established in September 1990 ， published its first occasional paper in November. Entitled Decolonization Without Independence and the Poverty of Political Leaders in Hong Kong, the paper is written by Lau Siu-Kai, professor of sociology and associate director 7