Newsletter No. 26

No.26 January 1992 CUHK Newsletter ANNOUNCEMENTS Professorial Appointment Prof. Lai Kar-neng has been appointed professor of medicine from 1st January 1992. Aged 41, Prof. Lai received his MB BS and MD degrees from the University of Hong Kong, and became FRCP (Edin.) i n 1988 and FRCP (Lond.)in l991. Before joining the Faculty of Medicine of this university as lecturer in 1983, Prof. Lai had extensive research, clinical, and administrative experience working in different hospitals in Australia and Hong Kong. He was promoted to senior lecturer in 1985 and reader in 1989. Prof. Lai is concurrently chief of the Renal Unit and director of the Clinical Immunology Unit of the Prince of Wales Hospital. Prof. Lai is a member of various professional societies including the International Society of Nephrology and the nephrology societies in Australia and Hong Kong; the New York Academy of Sciences; the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis; and the International Society of Blood Purification. His research interests focus on areas such as IgA nephropathy, hepatitis B virus related glomerulopathy, signal transduction in neutrophils in systemic vasculitis, and dialytic ultrafiltration of ascites. Dean of Engineering Prof. Omar Wing has been elected dean of the Faculty of Engineering for a term of three years from 1st January 1992. Staffing Arrangements on Chinese New Year's Eve The following staffing arrangements for Chinese New Year's Eve have been endorsed by the University since 1983 and will apply on 3rd February this year: 1. For essential service units such as the Health Service, the Library System, the Operation Unit of the Computer Services Centre, the Security Unit and the Maintenance Office of the Buildings Office, a task force should remain on duty to provide regular services. 2. For all other offices in the University, a skeleton crew should be appointed to be on duty in the morning to handle urgent matters and answer enquiries. These offices will be closed in the afternoon. 3. The skeleton staff on duty will each be given compensation leave of half a day. Relocation of Registry Offices Upon the completion of the remodelling of the Sui Loong Pao Building, the following Registry units have now moved their offices to that building: Academic Section Admissions Section Examination Section Graduate School Office Registration Section Staff/Student Amenities Centres Notice Most service units in the Benjamin Franklin Centre (BFC) and the John Fulton Centre (JFC) will be closed on the afternoon of 3rd February (Monday) and some will reopen on 7th February 1992 after the Chinese New Year holidays. The closing and reopening dates of various units during the period will be as follows: Closing Re-opening BFC Canteen 3p.m. (1 Feb.) 8 a.m. (10 Feb.) Coffee Shop 12 noon (3 Feb.) 8 a.m. (10 Feb.) Fast Food Shop 2 p.m. (1 Feb.) 8 a.m. (7 Feb.) Printing Services Centre 5 p.m. (31 Jan.) 9 a.m. (10 Feb.) JFC Bank 4.30 p.m. (3 Feb.) 9 a.m. (7 Feb.) Beauty Parlour 6 p.m. (3 Feb.) 9 a.m. (10 Feb.) Bookstore 5p.m. (3 Feb.) 9 a.m. (7Feb.) Supermarket 8p.m. (3 Feb.) 9 a.m. (7 Feb.) Souvenir Centre 5 p.m. (31 Jan.) 9 a.m. (10 Feb.) Application for Research Funds 1. Mainline Research Scheme (small grants 1991 -92) The deadline for the submission of applications is 15th February. Applications should be sent to the relevant subject panels of the Research Committee for consideration. 2. Research Grants from the Croucher Foundation (April 1992) The internal deadline for the submission of applications for the April exercise is 29th February. A ll applications should be sent to the Secretary, Research Committee, c/o the Office of Industrial & Business Development. Applicants are reminded that their submissions should conform to a specific format stipulated by the Foundation. 3. Research Grants from the Epson Foundation (December 1991) The Foundation has decided to postpone the consideration of grant applications until February 1992. Please direct all enquiries to Ext. 7866. New Asia College Staff Association Executive Committee The New Asia College Association has elected its executive committee for the year 1991-92: Chairman: Dr. Kan Wing-kay Vice-Chairman: Dr. Chu Ka-hou Secretary: Mr. Kelvin Keung Wing-chung Treasurer: Mrs. Faith Ho Recreational Officers: Mr. Lo Mau-hing (Convener) Mr. Tam Sau-sum Dr. Thomas Luk Yun-tong Mr. Danny Cheng Wai-lam General Affairs Officers: Dr. Peter Man Jic-leung (Convener) Miss Peggy Wong Shui-wan Dr. Fok Tai-fai 5