Newsletter No. 46

CUHK Newsletter No.46 September 1993 Prof. Lau studied medicine at the University of Hong Kong and obtained his MB BS degrees in 1972. He then served in the surgical units of Queen Mary Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital for close to 16 years, and became consultant surgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 1988. He joined The Chinese University as senior lecturer in surgery in 1989, and was promoted to reader in 1992. Prof. Lau holds offices in many professional societies, and is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, and the International College of Anaesthetists. Prof. Lau is married, with two children. Professor of Mathematics Prof. S. Y. Cheng has been appointed as professor of mathematics from 15th August 1993. Prof. Cheng graduated from this university with a B.Sc. degree in 1970. He then pursued doctoral studies at the University of California at Berkeley and obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1974. After graduation, Prof. Cheng worked as instructor for two years at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Science, New York University, before joining Princeton University as assistant professor of mathematics. He returned to the University of California at Berkeley in 1980 to serve as associate professor of mathematics, and was promoted to professor rank in 1981. Last year he accepted an invitation to serve as visiting professor at The Chinese University. His major research interests are differential goemetry and partial differential equation. Prof. Cheng is married, with two sons. Staff Development Grants/Programmes 1994-95 The following staff development grants/programmes are available for the academic year 1994-95: 1. ACU Academic Exchange Fellowships 2. ACU Development Fellowships (incorporating the former Administrative and Senior Travelling Fellowships) 3. ACU T.H.B. Symons Fellowship in Commonwealth Studies 4. ACU Times Higher Education Supplement Third World Fellowship 5. Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowships* 6. Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarships* 7. Croucher Foundation Fellowships/Scholarships 8. Croucher Foundation Travel Grants 9. Freemasons' Fund for East Asian Studies 10. Japan Foundation Dissertation Fellowships Programme 11. Japan Foundation Professional Fellowships Programme 12. Japan Foundation Research Grant Programme 13. C.Y. Kwan Endowment Fund for Staff Development* 14. Lee Hysan Foundation Endowment Fund for Staff Development* Staff members interested in applying for the above grants/programmes may consult their department/unit heads or faculty deans, who should have received details about these programmes. Further enquiries may be directed to the Personnel Office (Ext. 7286 or 7288). * The internal deadline for application is 30th October 1993. Annual Staff Review Applications/nominations are invited from all full-time teaching and non-teaching staff on Terms of Service (A) and instructors, in respect of staff development grants, retirement/extension of service and promotion, soon to be considered in the coming staff review exercise for the academic year 1994-95. The deadlines for submissions are as follows: 2nd Oct. 1993 for retirement/extension of service in respect of full-time teaching staff on Terms of Service (A) and instructors. 30th Oct. 1993 for staff development grants in respect of full-time teaching and non-teaching staff on Terms of Service (A) and instructors. (Please refer to St a ff Development Grants/ Programmes 1994-95 above.) 30th Oct. 1993 for promotion in respect of full-time teaching staff on Terms of Service (A) and instructors. 15th Dec. 1993 for retirement/extension of service and promotion in respect of full-time non- teaching staff on Terms of Service (A). All applications/nominations should be sent to the secretaries of the relevant committees: For teaching staff and instructors Mr. K. C. Yuen, Secretary, Academic Staff Review Committee, c/o Personnel Office, South Wing, 2nd floor, University Administration Building (Ext. 7285). For non-teaching staff Mr. S. S. Tam, Secretary, Administrative Affairs 10