Newsletter No. 42

CUHK N e w s l e t t e r No.42 May 1993 Domain and Shareware counter for immediate experiment. If you had spent some time with us, you might have been lucky enough to receive a small souvenir donated by our sponsors before you said good-bye to the fair. At the moment, we are analysing the questionnaires you returned to us. Your feedback will help to further refine our strategies. And we will follow up your request for additional information, if you have so specified. Some visitors told us that they found it hard to absorb all the densely- packed information in one day. That is probably true. But don't worry. The fair was just the beginning. It simply opened up your linkage with the CSC. The information distributed at the fair was the starting point. You may contact the exhibition presenters and seminar speakers if you wish to obtain further information on the relevant topics. The success of the fair should be attributed to many parties. We greatly appreciate the assistance from our sponsors: Asian Electronics, Automated Systems (HK) Ltd., Comtech Computer & Electronics Co., Hewlett-Packard Hong Kong Ltd., IBM China/Hong Kong Corporation, Powerwave Co. Ltd., Sun Microsystems of California Ltd., and System-Pro Computers Ltd. They lent us the demonstration units, subsidized the printing costs, and donated souvenirs. We are also indebted to colleagues of the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall and the Buildings Office for the support they gave. And we look forward to working again with the collaborating units: Department of Architecture, Department of Pharmacology, English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Engineering, Information Office, Office of Student Affairs and University Library System. We are already planning a similar event in the coming academic year. In the meantime, please keep on giving us your suggestions to make future fairs more productive. However, we will have a tough record to break as 95 per cent of the visitors responded that their expectations had been either fully or partially met, and 90 per cent said the fair was fully or partially useful to them. O Service to the Community and International Organizations • Prof. S. W. Tam, pro-vice-chancellor of the University, has been elected as chairman of the Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital for two years until 31st December 1994. • Prof. Chen Char-nie of the Department of Psychiatry has been appointed by HE the Governor as chairman of the Action Committee Against Narcotics for two years from 1st January 1993. • Prof. Yeung Yue-man of the Department of Geography has been reappointed by HE the Governor as a director of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation for one year from 1st February 1993. Prof. Yeung has also been nominated by the University to serve as a director of the Joint University and Polytechnic Admissions System from 19th March 1993. • Dr. Liu Pak-wai, acting registrar, has been nominated by the University to serve as its representative on the Finance and General Committee of the Joint University and Polytechnic Admissions System, and as a member of the School Examinations Board of the Hong Kong Examinations Authority, both from 19th March 1993. • Prof. Charles K. Kao, vice-chancellor of the University, and Prof. Lau Siu-kai, associate director of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, have been appointed Hong Kong Affairs Advisers. • Prof. David Gwilt of the Department of Music has been reappointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Council for the Performing Arts for one year from 1st April 1993. • Prof. Vincent Lum of the Department of Systems Engineering has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Committee on Technical Education for two years from 1st April 1993. • Prof. Kenneth Young, dean of the Graduate School and of the Faculty of Science, has been appointed as a member of the UPGC for three years from 1st April 1993. Prof. Young has also been reappointed as a member of the Technology Committee of the Industry and Technology Development Council for the period up to 31st December 1994. • Dr. Jack C. Y. Cheng, reader in orthopaedics and traumatology, has been appointed by the Hospital Authority as a member of the Hospital Governing Committee for Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital for two years from 1st April 1993. • Dr. Ching Pak-chung, senior lecturer in electronic engineering, has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Electronics Industry Training Board for two years from 1st April 1993. • Dr. Leung Wa i - y i n, lecturer in journalism and communication, has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Advertising, Public Relations and Publishing Training Board for two years from 1st April 1993. • Dr. Rebecca W. Y. Mok, lecturer in translation, has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Committee on Translation for two years from 1st April 1993. • Mrs. Alice Y. L. Lui, lecturer in organization and management, has been reappointed as Deputy Chief Commissioner (Training) of the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association with effect from May 1993. Mrs. Lui has also been appointed as a member of the Asia Pacific Management Training Team of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts for three years from 1993 to 1996. (All information in this section is provided by the Information Office. Contributions should be sent direct to that office for registration and verification before publication.) 10