Newsletter No. 59

CUHK NEWSLETTER Prof. Eden S. H. Yu, Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics Prof. Yu graduated from The Chinese University in 1968. He then went to the United States to further his studies, and obtained his MSc from the University of Southern Illinois in 1970. He moved on to Wahsington University, where he took the M A in 1974 and PhD in 1976. He had since taught in American universities, and joined The Chinese University in 1991. When approached by our reporter Prof. Yu had been chairman for only a few weeks, and business was to take him to the United States where he would stay until December. He indicated that he would need more time to familiarize himself with the department and to plan teaching and research and, for the time being, would prefer not to make any comments. S e r v i c e t o the C o m m u n i t y a n d International Organization • Dr. Leslie N. K. Lo, dean of education, has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Governing Council of the Hong Kong Institute of Education for two years from 25th April 1994. Dr. Lo has also been nominated by the University to serve as amember of the Hong Kong Examinations Authority from 1st August 1994. • Prof. T. B. Lin of the Department of Economics has been reappointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Air Transport Licensing Authority for two years from 15th May 1994. • Dr. Ng Lun Ngai-ha, reader in history, has been appointed by HE the Governor as a member of the Hong Kong War Memorial Pensions Advisory Committee for one year from 1st September 1994. • Prof. A. M. Z. Chang of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has been renominated by the University to serve as a member of the Midwives Board of Hong Kong for three years from 5th September 1994. • Prof. Chan Kai-ming of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology has been appointed as chairman of the Research Sub-committee of the Hong Kong Sports Development Board from 1994 to 1996. • Prof. Arthur K. C. Li, dean of medicine, has been appointed as a regional editor (Asia-Pacific) on the editorial board of the Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research. • Dr. Robert E. Allinson, senior lecturer in philosophy, has been invited to serve as an international reviewer for Religion, Science and Human Existence for the Centre for Advanced Studies of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore. • Dr. Anthony P. C. Yim, lecturer in surgery, has been awarded the Best Paper Presentation prize by the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Hong Kong for presenting a paper entitled The Impact of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery on our Clinical Practice', on 3rd September 1994. New Publications of the University Press The following books will be sold at a 20 per cent discount to staff members at the University Bookshop, John Fulton Centre. • The Chinese Legal System Explained (in Chinese), by Chang Hsin, 352 pages, paperback, HK$130. • Hong Kong Taxation: Law and Practice 1994-95, by David Flux, revised by David G. Smith, 688 pages, paperback, HK$230. • Hong Kong Taxation: Law and Practice 1994-95 (in Chinese), by David Flux, revised by David G. Smith, translated by Aloysius H. Y. Tse, 658 pages, paperback, HK$230. MO.59 OCTOBER 1994 16