Newsletter No. 21

CUHK Newsletter- No.21 August 1991 b. Professionals not belonging to the above category but who can justify the need for the use of library materials will be charged HK$2,000 per person each year for aborrower's card, and HK$1,000 for a reader's card. They can also apply for a reader's card for a shorter period of three months at HK$300. These rules are however not applicable to visiting scholars and graduate students with University sponsorship. For further information please call 6097325. Rules Governing the Use of University Barbecue Pits The barbecue pits beside the University Sports Centre are managed by the Security Unit, and from 1st August 1991 the following rules governing the hire of the pits by members of the University have come into effect: 1. There are two pits at the location. Each can accommodate about 30 picnickers. Hiring time will be divided into three sessions per day, each session lasting four hours: Morning session: 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Afternoon session: 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Evening session: 6.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. 2. Hiring charge for each pit is HK$100 per session. Payment must be made in advance and is not refundable. 3. If hirers want to change the scheduled date/time of using the barbecue pits, they should apply a week in advance. Late applications will not be entertained. Each hirer will be allowed to change the date/time only once. 4. In case of a typhoon or inclement weather which forbids the use of the pits on a scheduled day, the hirers concerned should contact the Security Unit in person or by phone (Tel. No. 6097999) on that same day to make arrangements for postponement of use. Mandarin and Cantonese Courses for Staff and Spouses The New Asia 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 24th September to 11th December 1991. The following courses have been tentatively scheduled every Tuesday and Thursday during the period 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; (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$3,130. 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 bewith theUniversity 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. 6727-9 before 17th September 1991. Research Proposals for Direct Grant for Research 91-92 The Social Science and Education Panel of the Research Committee invites applications from staff members of the Faculty of Social Science and the Faculty of Education for allocations from the Direct Grant for Research 91-92 to fund research proposals costing less than HK$55,000. Proposals should be submitted to the panel before 10th September 1991. For further information, please contact the secretary of the panel, Dr. Kin-sheun Louie, at Ext. 2027. Staff Development Grants 1992-93 The following staff development grants are available for the academic year 1992-93: 1. ACU Academic Exchange Fellowship Programme 2. ACU Administrative Travelling Fellowships 3. ACU Development Fellowship 4. ACU Senior Travelling Fellowships 5. ACU Times Higher Education Supplement Third World Fellowship 6. ASAIHL Academic Exchange Scheme 7. ASAIHL Fellowship Scheme 8. ASAIHL Thai Airways International Fellowship Scheme 9. Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowships 10. Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarships 11. Croucher Foundation Fellowships/Scholarships 12. Freemason's Fund for East Asian Studies 13. German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Grants 14. Jackson Memorial Fellowship 15. Japan Foundation Dissertation Fellowships Programme 16. Japan Foundation Professional Fellowships Programme 17. Japan Foundation Research Grant Programme 18. C. Y. Kwan Endowment Fund for Staff Development 19. Lee Hysan Foundation Endowment Fund for Staff Development 20. CUHK-Robinson College Exchange Scheme 21. CUHK-Soka University Exchange Programme 10