Newsletter No. 55

C U HK NEWSLETTER Collaboration m Biological Researc h F o u r t e en f a c u l t y m e m b e r s from th e Biology Departmen t of th e Hong Kon g Universit y of Scienc e an d Technolog y (HKUST) visite d th e Biolog y Department o f thi s universit y in Ma r c h 1994 . There wer e tours an d discussion session s to introduce t o the visitors th e r e s e a r c h f a c i l i t i e s o f t h e department an d the researc h interests o f it s staff . CUH K biologists mad e a retur n visi t on 28t h May , where the y explore d with thei r HKUST counterpart s possibilities of collaborativ e research . According t o Prof. S . T. Chang, hea d of th e Department o f Biology , th e d e p a r t me nt wil l a d o p t a n activ e a p p r o a c h t o w a r d s e n h a n c i n g collaborative researc h wit h othe r institutions o f highe r educatio n i n Hong Kon g an d simila r visit s to other local tertiar y institution s wil l b e arranged. New Publication of The University Pres s • The Modernization of Manchuria: An Annotated Bibliography, b y R o n a l d S u l e s k i , 2 2 8 p a g e s , paperback, HK$190 . The boo k wil l b e sold a t a 20 per cent discoun t t o staff member s a t the University Bookshop , Joh n Fulto n Centre. Servic e to the Community and Internationa l Organizations • Dr . Leslie N. K. Lo, dean of education , has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Council of the Hong Kong Institut e o f Education fo r two years fro m 25t h Apri l 1994. Dr. L o has also bee n appointed as a n externa l examiner o f the Bachelor in Education (Hons)(In-service ) Programme of the Hong Kong Baptist College from 26th April 1994 to 31st August 1996 . • Prof . S . W. Tarn, pro-vice-chancellor , has been renominated by the University to serv e a s a counci l membe r o f the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kon g from 20th June 1994 . • Prof . Alla n M . Z. Chan g o f the De p a r tme nt o f Obstetric s an d Gynaecology ha s been renominated b y the University t o serve as a member of the Mi d wives Boar d fo r three year s from 5th September 1994 . • Dr . Lam Kin-che, senio r lecture r i n geography, ha s been nominate d b y th e University t o serve as adirector of the Joint Universit y an d Polytechni c Admissions Syste m (JUPAS ) from the academic yea r 1994-95 . • Prof . Patric k C . P. Ho of the Depart - ment of Surgery has been appointe d as visiting professo r of The First Militar y Medical University , Guangzhou , fro m 8th November 1993 . • Dr . Ng Lun Ngai-ha, reader in history , has been appointe d a s (1) a member of the Commonwealt h Scholarshi p and Fellowship Pla n (Hon g Kong Awards ) Selection Committe e fro m 1s t April 1994; (2 ) an adviser t o the Regional Council for two years from April 1994 ; and (3 ) Resource Perso n o f the Hon g Kong Institute of Education . • Dr . Henry N . C. Wong , reade r i n chemistry, ha s been appointe d a s a member o f the Academic Advisor y Committee of the Institute of Chemistry at th e Academia Sinica , Taiwan , for three years from 1s t April 1994 . • Dr . Tsao Poon-yee , senio r lecture r in music, wa s appointed b y Musical Performance a s guest edito r fo r two issues o n Chinese traditiona l music , and a s advisory edito r fo r China and Hong Kong . Dr . Tsao ha s also bee n appointed a s an adviser (cultur e and history) of the Regional Council for two years from April 1994 . • Dr . Pang Chi-pui , senio r lecture r i n chemical pathology, has been appointed a s visitin g professor of chemica l patholog y at th e Shanghai Medica l University fo r the academic year 1994-95 . • Dr . Stephen C . K. Chan, lecture r i n English, ha s bee n invite d t o serve a s a member o f th e BA(Hons ) i n Humanities Cours e Advisor y Committee of th e Hong Kon g Baptis t College fo r two years fro m 1s t May 1994. • Dr . Rober t E. Allinson, senio r lecture r in philosophy , ha s been invite d by the Graduate Schoo l an d the Department of Philosoph y o f the Stat e Universit y of New York at Buffalo, USA, to serve as an external examine r fo r a doctoral dissertation o n comparative metaphysics. (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.55 JUNE 199 4 4