Newsletter No. 34

CUHK Newsletter No34 September 1992 politics which enjoy a high degree of flexibility despite the existence of formal regulations. In societies where legal systems are yet to be perfected, informal politics will tend to play amore important role. The conference to study informal politics in East Asia was cosponsored by the Pacific Rim Research Programme of the University of California. Political scientists, scholars and researchers from the United States, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong gathered to discuss informal politics in Chinese culture, Chinese economy and organization, informal politics in South Korea and Hong Kong, and informal politics and elections in Japan and Taiwan. 130 PD P Graduates i n 1992 A total of 130 students from the Part-time Degree Programmes completed their undergraduate studies this summer. Of these, 20 are from the Business Administration Programme, 36 from the Chinese and English Programme, nine from theMusic Programme, 39 from the Primary Education Programme and 26 from the Social Work Programme. Side Lights Art Gallery Exhibition Paintings and Calligraphy of the Ming and Qing Dynasties from the Chih Lo Lou Collection Mount Huang, by Mei Qing Flowers. by Gao Fenghan The Art Gallery and the Chih Lo Lou Art Promotion (Non-profit-making) Ltd. will jointly present an exhibition entitled 'Paintings and Calligraphy of the Ming and Qing Dynasties' from 10th October to 20th December. On display will be 80 items of paintings and calligraphy drawn from the Chih Lo Lou Collection of Mr. Ho lu-kwong, awell-known local collector. Works of great masters such as the Tour Masters' of the Ming Dynasty, Dong Qichang, Zhang Ruitu and Mei Qing of late Ming, the ‘Four Wang's' of early Qing, and the painters of the Yangzhou School of mid Qing will be featured in the exhibition, demonstrating the various styles of Chinese painting and calligraphy during the Ming and Qing periods. Mr. Ho lu-kwong and Dr. J. S. Lee will officiate at the openingceremonyof the exhibition to be held on Friday, 9th October at 4.30 p.m. All are welcome. 2