Newsletter No. 58

CUHK NEWSLETTER 1. ACU Academic Exchange Fellowships 2. ACU Development Fellowships 3. A CU Times Higher Education Supplement Exchange Fellowship 4. Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowships* 5. Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarships* 6. Croucher Foundation Fellowships/Scholarships 7. Freemasons' Fund for East Asian Studies 8. Harvard-Yenching Visiting Scholars Programme # 9. Harvard-Yenching Visiting Fellows Programme # 10. Harvard-Yenching Doctoral Scholarship Programme # 11. The Japan Foundation Fellowship Programme + 12. Japanese-Language Study Programme for Librarians + 13. Study-in-Japan Grant Programme + 14. The Japan Foundation — Research/Conference/ Seminar Grant Programme + 15. C.Y. Kwan Endowment Fund for Staff Development* 16. Lee Hysan Foundation Endowment Fund for Staff Development* Staff members interested in applying for the above grants/programmes may consult their department/unit heads or faculty deans, who should have received detailed information on these programmes in early September. Further enquiries may be directed to the Personnel Office (Ext. 7286 or 7288). * Internal deadline for application is 31 st October 1994. # Details were published in CUHK Newsletter No.55 (June 1994). Application already closed. + Internal deadline for application is 14th October 1994. Annual Staff Review Applications/nominations are invited from all full-time teaching and non-teaching staff on Terms of Service (A) and instructors, in respect of staff development grants, retirement/extension of service and promotion, soon to be considered in the staff review exercise for the academic year 1995-96. Deadlines for submissions are: 17th Oct. 1994 • for retirement/extension of service in respect of full-time teaching staff on Terms of Service (A) and instructors. 31st Oct. 1994 • for staff development grants in respect of full-time teaching and non-teaching staff on Terms of Service (A) and instructors. (Please refer to Staff Development Grants/ Programmes 1995-96 above.) 31st Oct. 1994 • for promotion in respect of full-time teaching staff on Terms of Service (A) and instructors. 15th Dec. 1994 • for retirement/extension of service and promotion in respect of full-time non-teaching staff on Terms of Service (A). Matters relating to teaching staff and instructors Applications and nominations should be sent to Mr. K.C. Yuen, Secretary, Academic Staff Review Committee, do Personnel Office, South Wing, 2nd floor, University Administration Building (Ext. 7285). Matters relating to non-teaching staff Applications and nominations should be sent to Mr. S.S. Tam, Secretary, Administrative Affairs Committee, do Personnel Office, Room 209, University Administration Building (Ext.7269). Further enquiries may be directed to the respective committee secretaries. A separate announcement concerning Terms of Service (B) and (C) staff review matters will be made around December 1994. University Library System Opening Hours The opening hours of the University Library System for the 1994-95 academic year are as follows: UL, CC, NA, UC Medical Library Mon-Fri 8.20a.m.-10.00p.m. 8.30a.m.-9.00p.m. Sat 8.20a.m.-5.00p.m. 9.00a.m.-5.00p.m. Sun l.00p.m.-7.00p.m. closed Architecture Library Mon-Thur 9.00a.m.-7.00p.m. Fri 9.00a.m.-5.00p.m. Sat 9.00a.m.-12.30p.m. Sun closed Any changes in opening hours on holidays and during the summer vacation will be posted at the entrances to the libraries. University Swimming Pool Opening Hours The University Swimming Pool is open seven days a week including public holidays. From 5th September to 30th November, the opening hours of the pool will be as follows: First session: 10.30 a.m. to 1.40 p.m. Second session: 2.30 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. The pool will be closed earlier at 5.00 p.m. on 20th September (Mid-Autumn Festival). And it will be reserved for the whole day for University and college swimming galas on 5th, 6th, 7th, 11th and 21st October. NO.58 SEPTEMBER 1994 7