Newsletter No. 44

CUHK Newsletter No. 4 4 July 1993 Conference on Managing Municipal Change Some 30 experts and academics from Hong Kong, China and the United States attended an international conference on managing municipal change held from 8th to 9th June on the CUHK campus and on 11th and 12th June in Guangzhou. The event was jointly organized by the Academy of Social Sciences of the Guangzhou Municipality, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs of Indiana University, and the China's Reform and Development Research Programme of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at CUHK. Participants delivered papers on the management of urban environment, land use and urban services in China and Hong Kong, and made comparisons with municipal developments in the West. Dealing with Congenital Abnormalities Thirteen medical professionals f r om the Un i t ed States, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan exchanged their expertise and discussed the latest research findings on the detection and treatment of congenitally abnormal foetuses at a symposium held on 29th and 30th May at the Prince of Wales Hospital. Entitled 'Antenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Abnormalities: Implications for Neonatal Care', the symposium focused on the problems of congenital abnormalities in Hong Kong and southern China, and post-natal care for abnormal babies. The symposium was j o i n t ly organized by New Asia College, the Yale-China Association, the Hunan Medical University, the School of Medicine at Yale, and the Medical School of the State University of New York at Buffalo. CUHK Wins Putonghua Debate Arguing against the motion 'Economic Prosperity is a Prerequisite for Democracy', the University's Putonghua debating team beat its counterpart from the National University of Singapore and captured the champion trophy in the Intervarsity Debating Contest 1993, which was held on 15th June at New Town Plaza, Sha Tin. Intervarsity debates in Putonghua have been organized by the University's Office of Student Affairs to promote cultural exchange and encourage a wider use of Putonghua. The CUHK debating team has had similar contests with universities from both mainland China and Taiwan. HK$400,000 Donation for Urban Studies The Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies recently received a donation of HK$400,000 from the Lippo Group to support the research activities of its Urban and Regional Development in Pacific Asia Research Programme for four years. The money will be used to set up a Lippo Fund for Urban Reserach, which will concentrate its efforts on urban studies about Fukien. Prof. Charles K. Kao represented the University to receive the donation from Mr. J. P. Lee, director of Lippo Group, in a cheque-presentation ceremony held on 21st June. 6 From Left: Prof. Yeung yue Man, Mr. J.P. Lee, Prof. Charles Kao