Newsletter No. 57

C U H K NEWSLETTER $50,000,000 BILL FOR THE PURSUITOF NEWKNOWLEDGE As reported in the last issue of the CUHK Newsletter, 91 research projects proposed by members of the University have successfully attracted grants totalling HK$49.947 million from the government's Research Grants Council Given below are more details about the 91 projects, grouped under nine categories. Project Title CUHK Investigator(s) Amount Approved (HK$ million) Adm i n i s t r a t i v e, Business & Social Studies 1. Cross-border corruption: A cross-cultural comparison of the ethical positions of business executives from the PRC, Hong Kong, and the United States Prof. K.H. Lee 0.161 2. Foreign investment and economic development in PRC Prof. E.S.H. Yu Dr. K.Y. Fung 0.303 3. A cross-cultural management accounting study of the determinants of compensation schemes and managerial performance Prof. F.A. Gul 0.423 4. Violence against women in the Chinese societies: The Hong Kong experience Dr. F.M.C. Cheung Dr. C.S.K. Tang Ms. A.D. Jordan 0.326 5. Investigating the cognitive processes in reading Chinese text Dr. H.C. Chen 0.603 6. Productivity changes and deindustrialization in Hong Kong — an empirical analysis Dr. K.S. Kwong Prof. T.B. Lin 0.225 7. Family factors and adolescent coping resources, psychological well-being, and school adjustment Dr. D.T.L Shek Mr. N.P. Ngai Dr. S.W.O. Law 1.235 8. Social change and economic life: A sociological study Dr. W.K. Chiu Dr. T.L. Lui 0.528 9. A neural network approach to the solution of multiple-source-multiple-destination communication problems in space and time Dr. Y. Leung 0.789 10. The Tianhou Temple: Iconography, architecture, and social organization in the South China cultural sphere Dr. J. Bosco Dr. P.P. Ho 0.403 11. Hong Kong electorate in 1995 general election: A survey of voting behaviour of the Hong Kong electorate Dr. W.K. Tsang Dr. J.M. Chan 0.854 12. Managing municipal change in reform China Dr. P.N.S. Lee Dr. K.K. Tsao Dr. C.K. Wong 0.800 NO.57 AUGUST 1994 4