Newsletter No. 51

CUHK NEWSLETTER University Treasurer Awarded OBE D r. Alice Kiu-yue Lam, Council member and treasurer of the University, was made an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) on the Queen's New Year Honours List announced on 31st December 1993. Dr. Lam has been involved in a wide range of public and community services and has served as treasurer of The Chinese University since 1st July 1989. Professor of Mathematics Awarded Crafoord Prize P rof. Yau Shing-tung of the Department of Mathematics has been awarded the prestigious Crafoord Prize by the Swedish Academy of Sciences. The prize is awarded annually to mathematicians with outstanding achievements. The same academy awards Nobel prizes in physics, chemistry and economics. The prize which is worth US$300,000 will be presented in September and Prof. Yau will share it with another mathematician, Simon Donaldson of Oxford. Prof. Yau's contributions to differential geometry have won him the award. His work has helped prove Einstein's geometric interpretation of gravity and deepen the understanding of such phenomena as black holes in space. Symposium on Architectural Developments in China T he University's Department of Architecture and the Centre for Planning, Architecture and Development jointly organized an international symposium on architectural developments in urban China (1898-1937) from 4th to 6th January 1994. Eleven scholars from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau attended the conference and discussed architectural developments in China during the early 20th century. They gave presentations on those buildings which in their own days served new functions, reflected imported building concepts and technology, and used new materials. Such buildings included high-rise office blocks, departmental stores, and factories in different Chinese cities. Participants also expressed concern for the great architectural changes in urban China today. Award-winning Publications T wo books published by The Chinese University Press (CUP) won awards of merit in the fifth Hong Kong Print Award Competition jointly organized by the Hong Kong Publishing Professionals Society and the Hong Kong Graphic Arts Association. The books are respectively entitled The Chinese University of Hong Kong — A Celebration, a nd A History of Chinese Calligraphy. The former is a photo record of the University published to commemorate its 30th anniversary. The latter describes in detail the origin and development of the six main scripts in Chinese calligraphy, and contains plenty of photographs of calligraphy by famous artists. Both are available at the University Bookshop. The Hong Kong Print Award Competition is an important annual event among local publishers and printers. Prizes are awarded to local publications with outstanding design and production quality. CUP publications have won prizes in the competition for the last five years. NO.51 FEBRUARY 1994 2

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