Newsletter No. 48

No.48 November 1993 CUHK Newsletter ANNOUNCEMENTS The 47th Congregation and Special Arrangements on the Congregation Day The 47th congregation for the conferment of degrees will be held at the University Ma ll on Thursday, 9th December 1993 at 2.30 p.m. This year over 2,000 graduates will be awarded first or higher degrees. The Pro-Chancellor of the University, Sir Yuet-keung Kan, will officiate at the ceremony, which will be followed by a reception at the University Square. Robing Room for Procession Members Staff members joining the official procession should assemble by 2.00 p.m. at the Cho Y iu Conference Hall on the ground floor of the University Administration Building, which w i ll serve as the robing room. Marshalling of the procession will begin at 2.10 p.m. The procession will leave the Administration Building at 2.26 p.m. Traffic Arrangements Traffic on the Central Avenue will be made one-way only (west-bound) from 1.30 p.m., leaving one lane of the avenue for parking. The section between the Leung Kau Kui Building and the Y. C. Liang Hall w i ll remain two-way. The car park in Tin Ka Ping Building and the parking area outside the University Administration Building will be reserved for members of the procession. Appropriate road signs will be put up and campus guards will be on hand to assist motorists. Suspension of Classes Classes for Medical Studies (Year 1 & 2) will be suspended from 1.30 to 5.30 p.m. BFC Staff Canteen to be Closed The Benjamin Franklin Centre Staff Canteen will be closed on 9th December to be used as the robing room for graduates. Art Gallery East Wing to Extend Opening Hours For the convenience of guests attending the congregation who may also be interested in visiting the Art Gallery, the gallery (east wing) will extend its opening hours to 5.30 p.m. on 9th December. Wet Weather Arrangement In case of wet weather, the congregation will be held at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. Professorial Inaugural Lectures Prof. Kuan Hsin-chi, professor of government and public administration, will deliver his inaugural lecture entitled 'The Quest for a Political Order in Hong Kong' on 26th November. Prof. Lau Siu-kai, professor of sociology, w i ll deliver his inaugural lecture entitled 'Hong Kong's Path of Democratization' on 3rd December. Both lectures will be held at 5.00 p.m. in lecture theatre L1, Science Centre. A l l are welcome. Lectures on the English Language Prof. Sidney Greenbaum, director of Survey of English Usage at University College London, will serve as Distinguished Visiting Scholar of United College 1993-94 and give three open lectures on the following topics: —English as an International Language (17th November) —Corpus Linguistics (19th November) —The English Language in Britain Today (24th November) The lectures will be held at 4.30 p.m. at the college's lecture theatre C1. Please direct all enquiries to Ms. Jackie Chung (ext. 7581). Committee on Academic Links The composition of the Committee on Academic Links for the period 1st August 1993 to 31st July 1995 is as follows: Chairman Prof. S. W. Tam Members Prof. Ambrose Y. C. King Dr. Ho Hsiu-hwang Prof. Lee Kam-hon Prof. Kenneth Young Prof. H. C. Kuan Mrs. Ho Wan Siu-wan (Acting Registrar) Prof. Yeung Yue-man (Director of HKIAPS) Dr. Wong Kin-yuen (Director of OISP) Prof. John C. Jamieson (Director of Chinese Language Centre) Secretary Mr. Mark Sheldon (Director of the Office of Academic Links) UWA Triennial Conference A triennial conference of the University Women of Asia ( UWA ) w i l l be held at the Un i ve r s i t y 's Cho Y i u Conference Hall from 18th to 20th November. The conference is organized by the Hong Kong Association of University Women, which serves as the headquarters of the UWA from 1992 to 1995. The theme of this year is 'Women in Asia — Change and Challenge in the 1990s' . Over 150 university and professional women representing different member countries w i ll meet to discuss the status and welfare of women in Asia. A l l are 9