Newsletter No. 38

CUHK Newsletter NoJ8 January 1993 A Series of Conferences in December 1992 December is a popular month for holding conferences. More than six symposiums and workshops were organized by different units of the University in December 1992 ， attracting close to 1,200 participants from different parts of the world. Symposium on Accounting in the Changing Chinese Environment The University's Department of Accounting organized a symposium for accounting professionals on 3rd December at the Cho Yiu Conference Hall. En t i t l ed ‘Symposium on Accounting in the Changing Chinese Environment', the function aimed at reviewing current accounting issues that arose as a result of increased business activities between China ， Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The symposium was sponsored by seven major accounting firms and attended by over 100 accounting professionals from the three places. Mr. Anthony Au-Yeung, the Commissioner of Inland Revenue, and Mr . Fe l ix Chow, president of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants, de l i ve r ed speeches respectively entitled ‘The Role of Simplicity in Hong Kong's I n l and Revenue Ordinance' and ‘The Demand of Accounting Profession in China' . Retail Marketing Workshop The Asia-Pacific Institute of Business organized a workshop on retail marketing on 3rd and 4th December at the Pacific Place Conference Centre. The workshop was conducted by Prof. Charles Ingene, Nordstorm Professor of Retail Marketing, University of Washington, who visited this university as its Wilson T. S. Wang Distinguished International Professor. Prof. Ingene specializes in retailing, distribution channels and marketing management. During the two-day workshop, participants were introduced to the latest marketing concepts and techniques, and learnt how to apply the concepts to problems at work. Annual Scientific Meeting of Pathology The University's Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology and the Hong Kong Division of the International Academy of Pathology held their annual scientific meeting at the Prince of Wales Hospital on 5 th and 6th December. The main themes of the meeting this year were endocrine pathology and soft-tissue pathology. Guest speakers included Prof. Virginia A. LiVolsi’ professor of pathology at the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Christopher D. M. Fletcher, senior lecturer and cancer research campaign consultant at St. Thomas Hospital Medical School, London. Some 170 pathologists from the Asia-Pacific region attended the function and a total of 47 papers were delivered in the discussion sessions. International Conference on University's Role in Knowledge Integration and Technology Transfer Seven local institutions of higher learning and the Un i ve r s i ty of Waterloo, Canada, jointly organized a three-day international conference to discuss the role of universities in the integration of knowledge and technology transfer. The conference was held from 7th to 9th December in Hong Kong and brought together over 30 heads of universities and eminent scholars from China, North America, Europe and Hong Kong. Their discussion centred around three major themes: challenges faced by institutions of higher learning in the integration of knowledge; diversification of institutions of higher learning in meeting the needs of society in the 90s and beyond; and technology development and the role of institutions of higher learning. Co-chaired by Prof. Charles K. Kao, vice-chancellor of this university, and Prof. Douglas Wright, president of the University of Waterloo, the conference was sponsored by the Hsu Chung-Ching Educational Foundation. 4