Newsletter No. 54

CUHK NEWSLETTER ravelling th e Mysterie s o f Eas t Asia' s Economi c Growth' o n Tuesday , 17t h Ma y a t 4.00 p.m. i n lectur e theatre 3, Lady Shaw Building. All are welcome. Chung Chi Graduation Ceremony Chung Ch i Colleg e wil l hol d it s 40t h Valedictor y Service o n Sunday , 5t h Jun e 199 4 a t 3.3 0 p.m . i n it s Chapel. Prof . D . C . Lau , honorar y professo r o f th e Institute of Chinese Studies, will be the officiating guest. A te a receptio n wil l b e hel d a t th e Chape l Loung e immediately afte r the service. Conference on Chinese Psycholog y The Departmen t o f Psycholog y wil l hos t a n International Conference o n Chines e Psycholog y fro m 31st May t o 2nd June 1994 . Scholars and experts in the field will presen t paper s o n Chines e behaviou r an d discus s topics suc h a s learnin g styles , socialization , socia l interaction, personality , an d psychopathology . Relevan t papers wil l b e publishe d i n th e Handbook of Chinese Psychology. Staf f member s wh o wis h t o atten d th e conference pleas e contac t th e Departmen t o f Psychology (Ext. 6578) . IMS Management Board The Boar d o f Managemen t o f th e Institut e o f Mathematical Science s (IMS ) wa s recently established . Board member s have been appointe d an d will serve for two years from 1st March 1994 . Convener: Prof . S. Y. Cheng Members: Director s of the Institute of Mathematica l Sciences Associate Director s of the Institute of Mathematical Science s Dean of Engineering or his representative Dean of Science or his representative Chairman o f the Department of Mathematics or his representative Chairman o f the Department of Physics or his representative Chairman o f the Department of Statistic s or his representative Secretary: Dr . K. W. Leung, Department of Mathematics Service t o th e Communit y an d International Organization s • Prof . Charle s K . Kao , vice-chancellor , has been appointe d b y HE th e Governo r as a membe r o f th e Steerin g Committe e on th e Britis h Nationalit y Schem e fo r two year s fro m 1s t January 1994 . • Prof . P . C . Leun g o f th e Departmen t o f Orthopaedics an d Traumatolog y ha s been reappointed by HE the Governor a s a membe r o f th e Counci l o f th e Cit y Polytechnic o f Hon g Kon g fo r one yea r from 1s t January 1994 . • Prof . K . M . Cha n o f th e Department o f Orthopaedic s and Traumatolog y an d Prof . T. E. Oh of the Department of Anaesthesia an d Intensiv e Care hav e bee n appointe d b y HE th e Governo r a s member s o f th e Health an d Medica l Developmen t an d Advisory Committe e fo r two years from 1st March 1994 . • Mr . Andre w W . F . Wong , lecture r i n government an d publi c administration , has been appointe d b y H E th e Governo r as a membe r o f th e Bilingua l Law s Advisory Committe e fro m 4t h Marc h 1994 to 31st Augus t 1995 . • Prof . Lesli e Youn g o f th e Departmen t of Finance has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Committe e on Managemen t an d Supervisor y Training o f th e Vocationa l Trainin g Council fro m 18t h Marc h 199 4 t o 31s t March 1995 . • Prof . Yeung Yue Man of the Departmen t of Geograph y ha s bee n reappointe d b y HE th e Governo r a s a membe r o f th e Hong Kon g Housin g Authorit y fo r tw o years fro m 1s t April 1994 . • Prof . Natali s Yuen , honorar y professo r of th e Departmen t o f Communit y an d Family Medicine, has been appointed by HE th e Governo r a s chairma n o f th e School Medica l Servic e Boar d fro m 1s t April 1994 . • Dr. Won g Kin-yuen , directo r o f th e Office o f Internationa l Studie s Programmes, has been appointe d b y HE th e Governor a s a membe r o f th e Unite d Kingdom/Hong Kon g Scholarship s Committee fo r two years from 1s t April 1994. • Dr . Cha n Win g Wah , senio r lecture r i n music, ha s bee n appointe d b y H E th e Governor a s a membe r o f th e Hon g Kong Art s Developmen t Counci l fro m 15th April 1994 . Dr . Chan has also bee n reappointed b y th e Urba n Counci l a s honorary advise r t o th e Hon g Kon g Chinese Orchestr a fo r tw o year s fro m 1st April 1994 . • Dr . Fann y M . C . Cheung , reade r in psychology , ha s bee n r e a p p o i n t ed b y H E th e Governor a s a member of the Police Complaint s Committee for th e perio d u p t o 31st Decembe r 1994 . • Prof . S. J . Oppenheime r o f th e Department of Paediatric s ha s bee n invited t o serv e a s visitin g professo r of paediatric s o f th e Su n Yat-se n University o f Medica l Science s fo r two year s from November 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.) NO.54MAY 1994 5