Newsletter No. 16

No.16 Mar. 1991 CUHK Newsletter Side Lights Chinese New Year Fair on Campus Each Year the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall organizes a Chinese New Year Fair for students and faculty on campus. This year the fair was held on Saturday, 9th February and attracted over 2,700 people. The opening ceremony at 2.00 p.m. featured a spectacular East-Meets-West lion's dance performed by students of the Office of International Studies Programme, and a parade to usher in the Year of the Ram. Officiating guests included Mrs. Gwen Kao, the vice-chancellor's wife; Mr. David Gilkes, the bursar, and Mr. William Wan, alumni affairs officer. The fair this year was the largest ever. There were over 40 stalls offering different kinds of snacks andmerchandise. A great variety of interesting games and performances were also arranged for novelty-seeking fair-goers. Both adults and children had a thoroughly enjoyable time and many went home laden with goods and prizes when the fair closed at 6.00 p.m. The function was coordinated by the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall with assistance from the Buildings Office, the Security Unit, and the Transport Unit. Controversial Traffic Island The new traffic island at the junction of Residence Road, United Road, and Central Avenue (near the new Leung Kau Kui Building) has caused considerable criticism since the reopening of that section of Central Avenue in January. It appears to be ill-positioned and poorly designed. The Buildings Office explains that the relevant section of Central Avenue will eventually be widened to provide a separate lane for northbound traffic, and the existing road will be for southbound traffic only. The traffic island for pedestrians looks odd now because it was built ahead of the new road. However, everything will fall into place when the road is widened, and members of the University are requested to bear with the temporary inconvenience caused. 7