Newsletter No. 43

No.43 June 1993 CUHK Newsletter ANNOUNCEMENTS When Rainstorm Black Warning Is Hoisted The following arrangements will come into effect when the Rainstorm Black Warning is hoisted: 1. For staff members (teaching and non-teaching) in general: Rainstorm Black Warning hoisted before working hours Staff members need not report for duty while the warning is still in force, but should do so as soon as the warning is lowered and when weather and transport conditions permit. Rainstorm Black Warning hoisted during working hours Staff members working indoors should continue with their work, while those working outdoors should immediately seek shelter, and not resume their work until the warning is lowered and weather conditions permit. Offices should remain open for those who need to stay indoors for some time before it is safe to leave. 2. Staff members required to perform specific duties when the Rainstorm Black Warning is still in force should carry out such duties as assigned. 3. Department chairmen and unit heads should exercise flexibility when administering the above procedures, always with the safety of staff members as the first priority. 4. As the Rainstorm Black Warning may be localized, staff buses and intra-campus transport will continue to operate as long as weather conditions permit. 5. The Security Unit will provide assistance to staff members in case of emergency. General Arrangements for the Approach of Typhoons A circular on general arrangments for the approach of typhoons issued by the Information Office was sent to various units as an attachment to the Weekly Events on 13th June. Those who have not received the circular or who want to obtain more copies please call the office at Ext. 7295. APIB to Conduct Hotel Marketing Workshop A two-day workshop on hotel marketing organized by the University's Asia-Pacific Institute of Business (APIB) and conducted by Dr. Charles F. Steilen will be held at the Pacific Place Conference Centre on 1st and 2nd July 1993. Workshop fee is HK$3,700 per person which includes tuition and costs for lunches, refreshments and workshop materials. A ll are welcome. Please direct all enquiries to Jane Tong at 6097800. The Freemasons' Fund for East Asian Studies The Freemasons' Fund for East Asian Studies now invites applications for grants to subsidize East Asian studies at local institutions of higher learning in 1993. Full or partial support for these studies may be given in the form of research fellowships, sponsorships for surveys, or subsidies for conferences, public lectures and publications. Applications should be accompanied by detailed study proposals and budgets and be sent to Mrs. Amy Leung, Assistant Secretary (Personnel), via the department chairman/unit head and faculty dean concerned. They will be submitted to the District Grand Lodge of Hong Kong and The Far East for consideration. The internal deadline for application is 25th June 1993. Further details are obtainable from the Personnel Office (Ext. 7286). UHS Offers Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation Course The University Health Service will offer a five-session first aid course in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation for interested students and staff. The course intends to explain the basic theory and practice of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as a life-saving measure in emergency and will run on five consecutive Wednesday afternoons (2.30-4.30 p.m.) from 23rd June. Certificates of attendance will be issued on request upon completion of the course. No course fees will be charged. Application forms are available at the Health Centre. Please enrol before 21st June. Closure of Canteens during Summer Several canteens on the campus will be closed during summer for annual maintenance. The closing and re-opening dates of these canteens are as follows: Closing Re-opening Chung Chi College Staff Canteen 1.7.93 to be announced New Asia College Yun Chi Hsien 1.7.93 2.8.93 Student Canteen 1.5.93 to be announced United College College Canteen & Staff 24.6.93 5.7.93 Common Room Shaw College Student & Staff Canteens 10.6.93 25.6.93 Benjamin Franklin Centre Canteen 1.7.93 to be announced Coffee Shop 1.7.93 1.8.93 9