Newsletter No. 60

CUHK NEWSLETTER ANNOUNCEMENTS Arrangements for Congregation Day The 48th congregation for the conferment of honorary and other degrees will be held in two parts on Thursday, 1st December. Morning Session The ceremony in the morning to be presided over by the Chancellor will be held from 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. at the University Mall. All graduates (for honorary, higher and first degrees) will attend. Afternoon Session The graduation ceremonies held by different colleges and the Part-time Degree Programmes (PDP) for first degree graduates will take place as follows: College/ Time Presiding Programme (p.m.) Officer Venue United 12.30-2.0 0 Hea do f Colleg eSi r Ru nRu nSha wHal l NewAsi a 1.00-2.3 0 Hea do f Colleg eUniversit yMal l PDP1.30-3.0 0Pro-Vice-Chancellor , Sha wColleg eLectur e Prof. S . W . Tam Theatr e ChungCh i 2.00-3.3 0 Hea do f Colleg eChun gCh i Chape l Shaw2.30-4.0 0 Hea do f Colleg eSi r Ru nRu nSha wHal l Other Special Arrangements Robing Staff members joining the official procession in the morning session should assemble by 9.20 a.m. in the Cho Yiu Conference Hall on the ground floor of the University Administration Building, which will serve as the robing room. Marshalling of the procession will begin at 9.40 a.m. The procession will leave the University Administration Building at 9.56 a.m. Traffic One lane of Central Avenue from the Science Centre to Y. C. Liang Hall and New Asia Road will be reserved as parking space from 8.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. for guests attending the ceremony. The car park in front of the John Fulton Centre will also be reserved from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. The open and covered car parks in the Tin Ka Ping Building will be reserved from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. for members of the procession. The Benjamin Franklin Centre car park and the parking area next to the Central Steps will be closed from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. to be used as temporary bus stops. Appropriate road signs will be put up and campus guards will be on hand to assist motorists. Suspension o f Classe s Full-time undergraduate (except Medicine Years 3-5) and postgraduate classes will be suspended. BFC Staff and Student Canteens Temporarily Closed The Benjamin Franklin Centre Staff and Student Canteens will be closed from 8.00 p.m. on 30th November to 1.30 p.m. on 1st December, to be used for reception after the morning session. The Fast Food Shop will also be closed from 11.15 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. on 1st December. Wet Weathe r In case of wet weather, the morning session will be held in the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall while the New Asia College graduation ceremony will take place in the New Asia Gymnasium. Professorial Inaugural Lecture Prof. Joseph Lau Wan Yee, professor of surgery, will deliver his inaugural lecture entitled 'Surgeons and The First Sovereign Thrones' on 25th November at 5.00 p.m. in Lecture Theatre L1, Science Centre. All are welcome. New Department Renamed The new Department of Mechanical Engineering has recently received approval from the Senate to be renamed, with immediate effect, as the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering. The first of its kind in Hong Kong, the department puts strong emphasis on the science and practice of automation. Its new name will reflect the direction and strength of the department in both its teaching and research activities. Need to Borrow Money to Pay Tax? The Hang Seng Bank has announced that, on production of valid staff identity cards, University staff will be given favourable loan terms within certain parameters for the payment of tax. Anyone wishing to avail themselves of this facility can contact the University branch of the Hang Seng Bank (Ext. 7876). Medical Services Discount University staff and their dependants will be offered discounts on service and consultation charges by the Shatin International Medical Centre Union Hospital, on production of valid University staff identity cards. Further details about charges and admission can be obtained from the hospital's nursing officer/clinical coordinator Ms. Teresa Fong (Tel. 6083333) or marketing manager Ms. Phoebe Chan (Tel. 6083223). NO.60 NOVEMBE R 199 4 14