Newsletter No. 33

CUHK Newsletter No.33 August 1992 ANNOUNCEMENTS Professorial Appointment Professor of Pharmacy Prof. Kenneth Raymond has been appointed professor of pharmacy from 1st June 1992. Born in the UK, Prof. Raymond graduated from the University of London and obtained his degrees of B.Pharm., MPharm. and Ph.D. in 1966, 1968 and 1977 respectively. He started his teaching career in 1968 as assistant lecturer in the School of Pharmacy of the University of London and was promoted to lecturer in 1970. In 1977 ， Prof. Raymond joined Victoria College of Pharmacy in Australia as senior lecturer and served there for 15 years before coming to Hong Kong. He was concurrently head of the college's School of Pharmacy Practice from 1987 to 1992. Prof. Raymond is a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia. He is also a registered pharmacist of the Pharmacy Board of Victoria, Australia. Prof. Raymond is married, with a son and a daughter. 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 2nd September to 10th December 1992. 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$3,620. 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 17th September 1992. Salary Revisions Following the approval of an 11.6 per cent pay rise by the Hong Kong Government for all civil servants from 1st April 1992 ， the University Council recently approved a corresponding revision of salaries for staff employed under Terms of Service (B) and (C). New salaries will be paid in the August payroll together with backpay for the months up to July 1992. New salaries for staff employed under Terms of Service (A) will be paid as soon as the government has approved their new salary scales. The University bursary hopes to obtain such approval in time to pay the new salaries together with backpay in the September or October payroll. Reimbursement of Course Fees to Terms of Service (B》 and (C) Staff 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 will start between September and December 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) by Saturday, 5th September 1992. Library Opening Hours Starting from 1st September 1992, the opening hours of the University Library System will be revised as follows: University Library Mon.-Fri. 8.20 a.m. — 10.00 p.m. Sat. 8.20 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Sun. 1.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. College Libraries Mon.-Fri. 8.20 a.m. - 9.30 p.m. Sat. 8.20 a.m.-12.30 p.m. (Chung Chi library to 1.30 p.m.) Sun. Closed Li Ping Medical Library Mon.-Fri. 9.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. (9.00 a.m.-9.00 p.m. w.e.f. 1st Oct. 1992) Sat. 9.00 a.m. — 12.30 p.m. Sun. Closed Please note that opening hours may be changed during holidays and summer. Please direct all enquiries to the Circulation Department, University Library (Ext.7306 or 7325). 8