Newsletter No. 30

CUHK Newsletter • No.30 May 1992 First CU Staff Joint Art Exhibition O ver 30 staff members and their spouses took part in the first Staff Joint Art Exhibition organized by the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall from 30th March to 3rd April. Dr. Kao Mayching of the Art Gallery and Mr. Tsui Chi Yu of Chung Chi College were honorary consultants of the exhibition and the function was formally opened by Prof. S.W. Tam, the pro-vice-chancellor, on 30th March. There were over 40 entries covering a wide range of works of art: oils and watercolours, sculpture, Chinese calligraphy, photography and ceramics. They fully demonstrated the versatility and creativity of the participants, and attracted a large number of viewers. Because of the encouraging response from the University community, the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall plans to organize the exhibition on a biennial basis to further promote artistic pursuits on the campus. Services to the Community and International Organizations - Dr. Frank H. Fu, senior lecturer of physical education, has been reappointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Board of the Hong Kong Sports Institute from 1st April to 30th June 1992. Dr. Fu has also been elected corresponding fellow of the American Academy of Physical Education. • Mr. Wi l l i am Wan Hon- i Cheung, alumni affairs officer, and Prof. Yeung Yue-man, professor of geography and director of Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, have been appointed by HE the Governor as members of the Town Planning Board and its subordinate committees for two years from 1st April 1992. Prof. Yeung has also been reappointed by HE the Governor as amember of theHong Kong Housing Authority for two years from 1st April 1992. • Dr. Chan Kai-ming, reader of orthopaedics and traumatology, has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Health and Medical Development Advisory Committee for two years from 1st March 1992 ， and has been reappointed as a member of the Board of the Hong Kong Sports Institute from 1st April to 30th June 1992. Dr. Chan has also been elected as president of the Asian Federation of Sports Medicine for 1992-94. - Prof, Ma Lin, chairmanof the Broad of Trustees of ShawCollege, has been reappointed by HE the Governor as a member of the United Kingdom/ Hong Kong Scholarships Committee from 1st January to 31st March 1992. - Prof. S. J. Oppenheimar, professor of paediatrics, has been elected as a council member of the Hong Kong Paediatric Society for 1992-93. - Dr. Wong Tze-wai, senior lecturer of community and family medicine, was elected a member of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine, UK, on 5thMarch 1992. - Prof. Ferdinand A. Gul, professor of accountancy, has been appointed as associate editor of the UK-based journal Accountancy Education from 1992 to 1994. Prof. Gul has also been appointed as a member of the Examinations Board of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants until December 1992. - D r . Tsui Hung Tat, senior lecturer of electronic engineering, has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Committee on Training of Technologists of the Vocational Training Council until 31st March 1993. -Dr.Mok Hoi, reader of economics, has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Chinese Textbooks Committee for two years from 1st April 1992. - Prof. S.T. Chang, professor of biology, has been elected honorary president ofGuangdong Society of Botany from 8th January 1992 to 31st December 1995. - Prof. Leung Ping-chung, professor of orthopaedics and traumatology, has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Health and Medical Development Advisory Committee for two years from 1st March 1992. Awards & Honours • Prof. Charles K. Kao, the vice- chancellor, has been awarded the Gold Medal of the Intentional Society for Optical Engineering for 1992. (All information in this section is provided by the Information Office) 4