Newsletter No. 25

No.25 December 1991 CUHK Newsletter retirement, extension of service and promotion of non-teaching staff members on Terms of Service ‘B' and ‘C' . The deadline for submission is Friday, 31st January 1992。 The committees will not consider direct applications from individual staff members. Reimbursement of Course Fees to Terms of Service ' B'and ‘C' Staf The University will 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 1992. 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. 7269) on or before Saturday, 11th January 1992. To be eligible for consideration, applications must be submitted prior to the commencement of the training courses concerned. Messages from the Buildings Office Canteen Facilities A recent survey of the utilization of various canteens on the campus shows that while the dining facilities at the Benjamin Franklin Centre and the Basic Medical Sciences Building are heavily used, some other canteens are under-utilized. To avoid overcrowdedness during peak hours, diners are advised to make more use of the latter category of canteens. Construction Begins for the Engineering Building Complex Construction work for the Engineering Building Complex (Phase I) will soon begin at a site to the north of University Residence No.1. The new building will be a 12-storey structure with agross floor area of 19,000 square metres for the use of the engineering departments. Construction work is expected to last 18 months, during which time the Buildings Office will try its best to minimize the inconvenience caused to members of the University, in particular those living in staff residences nearby. A certain level of noise pollution is however inevitable and staffmembers are requested to exercise their forbearance and put up with the disturbance caused. Library Hours during Christmas & New Year Holidays The University Library System, including the University Library, college libraries and the Li Ping Medical Library, will be closed on 25th, 26th, 29th December 1991 and 1st, 5th, and 12th January 1992. (The Li Ping Medical Library will however be open for service on 5th and 12th January 1992.) The opening hours of these libraries will be slightly different from the usual between 24th December 1991 and 12th January 1992. During the same period all the late reading rooms will be closed. For details please read notices put up at the respective libraries. Mandarin & Cantonese Courses for Staff & 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 21st January to 21st April 1992. 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; 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 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. 6727-9 before 14th January 1992. Visiting Professor Dr. Walter Ross Thompson of the Department of Intensive Care, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Western Australia, has been invited as visiting professor to the University's Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care from 1st December 1991 to 28th February 1992. Please contact Prof. T. E. Oh for details of Dr. Thompson's visiting programme in the University. Chung Chi College Staff Club Executive Committee The Chung Chi College Staff Club has elected its executive committee for the year 1991-92: Chairman: Dr. LeeWood Hung Vice-chairman: Prof. Tunney Lee Treasurer & Welfare: Dr. Fung Tung Secretary: Mrs. Candice Chong Sub-Committee Club House Management: Dr. Cheng Yin Cheong (Chair) Dr. Victor Chan Social Activities: Mrs. Tsarina Leung (Chair) Dr. Lee Chi Ming Dr. Gladys Tang Membership Mr. Dang Shu Leung 11