Newsletter No. 61

C U H K NEWSLETTER Hong Kong and overseas. He will continue to serve as chairman o f the University Council after becoming a Life Member. New Counc i l Membe r s • Mr. Anthony Neoh, QC, JP, has been nominated by the Chancellor as a member of the University Council for three years from 27th November 1994, succeeding Dr. Victor K. Fung. Mr. Neoh is a member of the English (1976 Gray's Inn), Hong Kong (1976), and California (1984) Bar, and specializes in town planning, land and constitutional and administrative law matters. He is active in community service and is currently chairman of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, member of the Council of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the HK/China Liaison Group. He has just been appointed chairman designate of the Securities & Futures Commission. • Mr. Raymond Kwok has been elected by the Council as a member o f the University Council from 30th November 1994. Mr. Kwok is vice-chairman and managing director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Group and a member of the boards of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company and USI Holdings Ltd. He currently serves on the Port Development Board and the Deposit-taking Companies Advisory Committee. NATURE VERSUS NURTURE IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT Prof. Robert A. LeVine, an authority on human development studies, presented a public lecture titled 'Human Nurture: A View from Psychosocial Anthropology' on 3rd November in the Shaw College Lecture Theatre. The lecture examined how culture-specific parental priorities contribute to variations in child development, and the problem of nature versus nurture i n the psychosocial development of children. Prof. LeVine used field data from many cultures in Asia and Africa to illustrate his theoretical position. Prof. LeVine has devoted the last 40 years to the comparative study of parenthood, child development, and the life cycle, attempting to integrate social and psychological perspectives through research into different cultures. He has made important contributions to psychosocial theory and method. Born in New York in 1932, Prof. LeVine obtained his PhD from Harvard University where he is now Roy E. Larsen Professor of Education and Human Development as well as professor of anthropology. He visited the University in November as Wei Lun Visiting Professor. NO.61 DECEMBER 1994 3