Newsletter No. 49

CUHK Newsletter No.49 December 1993 may also mean a university with a firm background in Chinese culture. Being the only Chinese institution of higher learning in the community and one of the few major universities in the free world in which Chinese is a principal medium of instruction and research, the University has a unique mission to fulfil.' And he made clear in his speech at the 19th congregation in October 1978 what- this 'mission' is: '… whatis unique is that we have dedicated ourselves to a special mission, namely, the introduction and development of Chinese data into each and every one of the academic disciplines. 'In a nutshell, The Chinese University of Hong Kong is the University that seeks to include a Chinese dimension in all academic disciplines.' Whether or not members of the Provisional Council had the same ideas and expectations in mind when they chose the University's name is uncertain. What is certain is that after 15 years of service the University's first vice-chancellor found their choice most 'proper and appropriate'. New Publ icat ions of the Universi ty Press • The following books will be sold at a 20 per cent discount to staff members at the University Bookshop, John Fulton Centre. • The Other Hong Kong Report 1993, edited by C h oi Po-king and Ho lok-sang, 556 pages, paperback, HK$138. • Ch'en Tzu-ang: Innovator in Tang Poetry, by R i c h a rd M. W. Ho, 248 pages, hardcover, HK$198. • Pacific Asia in the 21st Century: Geographical and Developmental Perspectives, edited by Yue-man Yeung, 358 pages, hardcover, HK$220. Service to the Community and International Organizations • Prof. Charles K. Kao, vice-chancellor, has been reappointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Board of Overseers for the Institute of Biotechnology for two years from 18th September 1993. Prof. Kao has also been nominated to serve as a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Council for 1993-94, representing Group I I I: 'Other Parts of theCommonwealth' . • Dr. Serena S. H. Jin, reader in translation, has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Bilingual Laws Advisory Committee for two years from 30th October 1993. • Dr. Cheung Mui-ching, reader in psychology, has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Advisory Committee on Social Work Training and Manpower Planning for two years from 1st November 1993. • Dr. Kenneth W. Y. Leung, lecturer in journalism and communication, has been reappointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Advisory Committee on Travel Agents for one year from 1st November 1993. • Prof. Ho Kam Fai of the Department of Social Work has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Pensions Appeal Panel for three years from 9th November 1993. • Prof. Leslie Young of the Department of Finance has been nominated by the University to serve as a member of the Committee on Management and Supervisory Training of the Vocational Training Council up to 31st March 1995. • Dr. Wong Tze-wai, senior lecturer in community and family medicine, has been renominated by the University to serve as a member of the Scientific Committee on AIDS. • Dr. Ng Lun Ngai-ha, reader in history, has been invited to serve as honorary adviser of the Hong Kong Museum of History for two years from 1 st October 1993. Dr. Ng has also been appointed as a member of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (Hong Kong Awards) Selection Committee from 1st April 1993. • Dr. Joseph Lau, statistician of the Centre for Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Research, has been invited to serve as a member of the Committee on Education and Publicity on AIDS for two years from 5th November 1993. • Dr. Peter French, reader in nursing, has been elected amember of the Council of the College of Nursing, Hong Kong, for four years from its 1994 Annual General Meeting. • Dr. Cheng Chun Y i u, reader in orthopaedics and traumatology, was elected a Fellow of American College of Surgeons(FACS) on 15th October 1993. (All information in this section is provided by the Information and Public Relations Office, Contributions should be sent direct to that office for registration and verification before publication.) 6