Newsletter No. 49

No.49 December 1993 CUHK Newsletter Kwok Sports Building Formally Opened The Kwok Sports Building was formally opened on 15th November 1993 by Dr. J. S. Lee, life member of the University Council, Mr. C. F. Kwok, chairman of Kai Yue Cheong Limited, and Prof. Charles K. Kao, vice- chancellor of the University. Located right next to the University Sports Centre, the new three-storey building houses six squash courts, the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, sports science research laboratories, and a classroom. The new sports facility has been named the Kwok Sports Building to record the generous donation of the Kwok's family to the University. In his opening address, Prof. Kao said that the new building made possible a quicker pace of growth in the Univer- sity's physical education programmes and sports science research. The University will offer a new full-time undergraduate programme in sports science and physical education next year. The first degree programme of its kind in Hong Kong, it is designed to prepare students tor future careers in sports coaching and sports management in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions as well as in the public sector. International Conference on Moral and Civic Education An i n t e r na t i onal conference on moral and civic education was organized on campus from 19th to 22nd November by the University's Faculty of Education, in association with the Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research, the departments of educational administration and policy, psychology, and religion, and the Hong Kong Educational Research Association. The event attracted over 100 participants from different disciplines and professions. Renowned scholars from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Israel, Canada, UK and USA delivered a total of 41 papers and discussed important issues in moral and civic education. They identified several areas on which future attention and efforts should be centred: ways to bridge 'the gap between theory and practice, comparative studies of ideals and concepts of moral and civic education in different cultural contexts, and the complex relationship among moral education, civic education, environmental education, peace education and human rights education in a new era of global cooperation. staff Association 1993 AGM The Staff Association of The Chinese University of Hong Kong held its annual general meeting at the Shatin Hs in Kuang Restaurant on 26th November l993. The function was followed by a dinner party, Karaoke and a lucky draw, and was attended by some 300 members and guests. The meeting approved A GM minutes of 1992 and the president's and honorary treasurer's reports. It also approved the appointment of the association's auditor and legal advisers for 1994. 3