Newsletter No. 52

CUHK NEWSLETTER Founder of Champion Technology Tells Success Story The MBA Programmes hel d their secon d Entrepreneur - ship Dinne r Tal k o n 26t h January a t th e Worl d Trad e Centre Club . Mr. Pau l Kan , chairman and chie f executiv e o f the Champio n Technolog y Gr oup, wa s th e gue s t speaker fo r th e evening . P r o f. Me e -Ka u Ng aw , d i r e c t or o f th e MB A Programmes, introduce d him a s on e o f th e livin g examples o f Hon g Kong' s entrepreneurship. Mr . Ka n set u p Champio n Technology Company i n 198 7 and develope d th e world' s first Chinese/multi-lingua l p a g e r, Kan t one , whic h won hi m th e Electronic s De s i gn Awa r d i n 198 8 and th e Governor' s Awar d for Industr y i n 1989 . H e also receive d th e Youn g I ndu s t r i a l i st Awa r d i n 1992 an d th e Enter - prise Troph y o f th e Hon g Kong Busines s Awar d i n 1993. One o f th e e a r l i e s t g r a du a t es o f th e University's Three-Year MB A P r og r amme, Mr . Ka n expressed hi s appreciatio n of th e MB A educatio n h e received a t CUH K an d hi s gratitude toward s Prof. John Espy i n particular , who , a s associate directo r o f th e MBA Programmes , inspire d him t o undertak e a n entrepreneurial venture. Mr . Ka n also summarize d hi s entrepreneurship experience an d advised al l would-b e entrepreneurs to b e diligen t i n the actualizatio n o f thei r plans, t o b e confiden t i n themselves, an d t o shar e rewards wit h thos e wh o have helped . The f u n c t i o n wa s a t t ended b y 9 0 MB A alumni, student s and staff. New Publications of The University Press The followin g book s wil l b e sol d at a 2 0 pe r cen t discoun t t o staf f members a t th e Universit y Bookshop, John Fulton Centre . • The Power of Culture, edite d by Willard J . Peterson , Andre w H . Plaks an d Ying-shi h Yu , 37 8 pages, hardcover, HK$280 . • Guangdong: Survey of a Province Undergoing Rapid Change, edite d by Y . M. Yeun g and David K. Y. Chu, 516 pages, hardcover, HK$280 . • Hu Shih and the Emergence of Modern Chinese Culture (i n Ch i n e s e ), edite d b y Li u Qingfeng, 48 3 pages , paperback, HK$120. • The Transformation of Chinese Society (1840-1956) — The Fate of Its Ultrastable Structure in Modem Times (in Chinese) , b y Jin Guanta o an d Li u Qingfeng , 542 pages, paperback, HK$120 . • A Concordance to Oracle Bone Inscriptions (Vol.2) (i n Chinese), edite d by Jao Tsung-i, 468 pages, hardcover, HK$350 . • Ancient Cultures of South China and Neighbouring Regions (i n Chinese), edited by Tang Chung, 544 pages, hardcover, HK$680 . New Publications of HKIAPS the Hon g Kon g Institut e o f Asia-Pacific Studie s ha s recentl y published tw o occasional papers : • Power and Dignity: Sexual Harassment on Campus in Hong Kong, b y Dr . Po-kin g Choi , M s Kit-chun Au , Dr . Fann y M . C . Cheung, Dr . Catherin e S . K . Tang and Ms Michelle S.M. Yik. • Urban Research in Developing Countries: Towards an Agenda for the 1990s, by Prof . Richar d Stren and Prof. Yue-man Yeung . These paper s ar e writte n i n English with Chinese abstracts, and sold a t HK$3 0 pe r copy . Thos e interested pleas e contac t HKIAP S at 6098770 . NO.52MARCH 1994 4