Newsletter No. 28

No,28 March 1992 CUHK Newsletter Scholars and Students Meet to Discuss the Expansion of Tertiary Education United College held its annual workshop on 14th February to explore problems arising from government plans to rapidly expand the tertiary education sector. Entitled 'Expansion of Tertiary Education - Ideals and Realities', the workshop examined various pertinent issues such as student quality, allocation of resources, and principles of teaching. Participants exchanged views and made suggestions on the future development of tertiary education in Hong Kong. The workshop consisted of group discussions by student and staff representatives, and panel discussions on three topics: ‘Education without Discrimination', ‘More Is Not Enough', and 'What Price a Degree?' Speakers included Dr. K. M. Cheng of the Department of Education, the University of Hong Kong; Mr. Y. T. Wong of the Department of Management, Lingnan College; and staff and students from The Chinese University: Dr. W. K. Tseng of the Faculty of Education; Dr. L. M. Ng’ the Registrar; Mrs. Grace Chow, director, Office of Student Affairs; and Mr. Y. K. Lai, student senator. Prof. H. C. Kuan, dean of social science, delivered the concluding remarks for the function, which was attended by over a hundred people. Seminars on Business Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Region The Chinese University's Asia-Pacific Institute of Business and Concordia University of Montreal in Canada jointly organized a series of seminars on business opportunities in the Asia- Pacific region from 27th February to 4th March. A contingent of 36 executive MBA students, professors and alumni from Concordia participated in the seminars. Mr. Colin S. Russel, senior trade commissioner of the Canadian Commission, was invited to give a speech at the inaugural session on ‘Hong Kong — Canada Links: "Opportunities and Threats'. Other guest speakers included representatives from the Hong Kong and Chinese governments, professors from The Chinese University and senior executives from major local corporations. Among them were Miss L i ly Chiang, executive director of Cheng Hsong Holdings; Mr . Peter Sau, assistant general manager of Hang Seng Bank; and Mr. Paul Lam, executive director of China Paint Manufacturing Co. Visits to two joint-venture companies in Shenzhen were also arranged for the participants. New Publications of the University Press The following books will be sold at a 20 per cent discount to staff members at the University Bookshop, John Fulton Centre. • The Yellow Earth (in English), by Bonnie S. McDougall, 283 pages, paperback, HK$75. • Improvisation in a Ritual Context: The Music of Cantonese Opera (in English), by Sau Y. Chan, 407 pages, hard cover, HK$280. • Letters of Prominent Figures in Modern China (《近代名人手札精選》）（ in English & Chinese), compiled by Chan Sin-wai & Wang Erh-min, 191 pages, hard cover, in M l colour, HK$350. • Pre-Ch'in Archaeology (《先秦考古學》） (in Chinese), by Lin Shou-chin, 186 pages, hard cover, HK$120. • Children Art Education (《兒童美術教育》） (in Chinese), by Lai Bing Chiu, 156 pages with 20 colour plates, paperback, HK$40. • Basic Legal Knowledge: A Handbook for Students (《學生法律常識手冊》）（ in Chinese) edited by Chow, Grace Chan, 190 pages, paperback, HK$35. 3