Newsletter No. 60

CUHK NEWSLETTER of establishing a Shaw Research Institute in those days.' Unfortunately this notion has not taken any concrete form to this day, owing to the lack of funds and other considerations. As to whether the idea should be revived, Prof. Yeung indicated that the college has not yet taken any decision and he had to consult his colleagues. Expectations o f th e Ne w Colleg e Hea d As college head, Prof. Yeung hopes that Shaw teachers and students can spare more time on college activities as this seems to have been Shaw's forte over the years; projects like visiting scholars' lectures, the annual college dinners and Tolo Lights, have all been very popular. He also hopes that students, when taking part in college activities, could assume a more practical attitude: when organizing activities and participating in university or department governance, it would be well for them to learn from the experience of longer-established and more famous universities, and to avoid being overly radical and unrealistic. A Ma n wit h Man y Hat s Prof. Yeung was previously Registrar of the University and is concurrently director of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies. He feels that administrative experience accumulated over the years has been a great help to him in discharging his duties as college head. With his usual smile he said, 'Of the three administrative positions I have been entrusted with at the University, I still like that at the HKIAPS the best.' The reason for his particular fondness of working at the institute lies in the great administrative latitude that the director enjoys, and the institute's mission also blends in well with his professional expertise. It has to be noted that research on Asia- Pacific nations has been all the rage in recent years on account of the rapid development in these countries, and Prof. Yeung has been acting as an adviser to research projects launched by the United Nations University, the Ford Foundation and the United Nations Development Research Project for many years. He is happy with his achievement in research in urbanization in Asian-Pacific countries during the past several years. A Suggestio n fo r th e Newslette r The CUHK Newsletter Will soon be published twice a month to strengthen its function as a means to promote campus communication. Our correspondent took occasion of her interview with Prof. Yeung and sought his opinion. Prof.Yeung indicated that he had been an ardent reader of the Newsletter and had found its contents satisfactory. As his college did not have a similar publication, the Newsletter was particularly useful to Shaw. In the future, Prof. Yeung would like to see space devoted to letters to the editor so that members of the University can make their voices heard from time to time. When asked whether Shaw would publish its own newsletter, Prof. Yeung suggested that this had yet to be considered and that the publication of college newsletters, not being a project of essential nature, should be determined by actual need and the availability of resources. NO.60 NOVEMBER 1994 13