Newsletter No. 116

CUHK Newsletter No. 116 19th November 1997 3 Profiles Introducing new members of staff to the campus community Chen Yongqin 陳永勤 PhD Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography from 2nd January 1997 (Ext. 6539); previously research associate at US Environmental Protection Agency. Prof. Chen teaches ma i n ly hyd r o l ogy and environmental studies. His research interests are hydrologic and water quality modeling, and urban water resources and water supply. Cheng Shouquan 程壽全 BS, MS, PhD Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography from 1st January 1997 (Ext. 6536); previously research assistant/ PhD student at the University of Delaware and postdoctoral fellow at CUHK. Prof. Cheng teaches ma i n ly p r i nc i p l es o f c l ima t o l ogy, applied c l ima t o l ogy, and mi c ro- climatology. He supervises postgraduate students pursuing master degrees and undergraduate students working on their graduation theses. His research interests are assessment of climatic impact on human health, air pollution, climate change, and climatic classification. Michael J. Ferguson PhD (Business Admin.) Assistant Professor in the School of Accountancy from August 1997 (Ext. 7646); previously instructor at the University of Minnesota. Prof. Ferguson's research interests are behavioural decision theory, critical thinking, education, and behavioural economics. Hu i Sai-chuen 許世全 EdD Assistant Professor in the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education from 1st September 1997 (Ext. 6081); previously assistant physical education officer at Lingnan College. Prof. Hui teaches fitness appraisal and prescription, measurement and statistics, and human anatomy and growth. He also carries out research in related topics. Peter H. Koehn 孔秉德 BA (Hons), MPA. PhD Director of Research and Development at the Hong Kong- America Center from 4th August 1997 (Ext. 8755); previously Missoula Professor of Political Science at the University of Montana. Prof. Koehn arranges an inter-institutional seminar on migration issues in China and the SAR to be held next spring, and an international symposium on China- USA relations to be held in June 1998. He wi ll also teach a postgraduate GPA seminar as honorary visiting professor. L am Hon -mi ng 林漢明 BSC (Hons), MPhil, PhD Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology from 2nd January 1997 (Ext. 6336); previously research scientist at New York University. Dr. Lam teaches molecular biology, genetic engineering, cellular biochemistry, and plant physiology. His research interests are plant molecular biology and plant gene transfer. Li J i a n 李健 PhD (Musical Arts) Course Coordinator (Music) at the School of Continuing Studies from 1st September 1997 (Tel. 27244560); previously director of studies of the Certificate Course in Piano Performance Pedagogy at SPACE, the University of Hong Kong. Dr. L i observes and monitors new trends in the continuing professional and life-long education market, develops and designs new programmes and courses, recruits part-time instructors and evaluates their teaching performance, and teaches certificate and diploma progammes in music performance (piano). Y i p Lam, Christine 葉琳 BA (Music), MPhil Executive Officer at the Graduate School from 22nd October 1996 (Ext. 8974); previously tutor at the University of Hong Kong and free-lance musician. Ms Y ip is secretary to the Postgraduate Hall Complex Management Committee and the Graduate School Bursary Sub-Committee, and looks after transcripts and ce r t i f y i ng letters, postgraduate programmes of studies, the Graduate School Brochure, and common data collection. 中大通訊 CUHK NEWSLETTER 網址website http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/puo/ 1.本刊逢四日及十九日出版。 2.來函或投稿請寄沙田香港中文大學秘書處出版事務處《中大通訊》 編輯部（電話 2609 8584 ，圖文傳眞 2603 6864 ，電子郵遞 pub2@uab.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk )。 3.投稿者須附眞實姓名、地址及聯絡電話，文章則可用筆名發表。 4.編輯有權刪改及決定是否刊登來稿，不欲稿件被刪者請預先聲明。 5. 本刊所載文章只反映作者之觀點和意見，並不代表校方或本刊立 場。 6.所有內容未經編者書面准許，不得轉載。 7.本刊每期發行三千八百份，免費供校內教職員索閱，部分郵寄本地 教育機構及與大學有關人士。私人索閱，請致函本刊查詢。 1. The Newsletter is published on the 4th and 19th of each month. 2. All contributions and suggestions should be sent to the Editor, CUHK Newsletter, Publication Office, University Secretariat, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (tel. 2609 8584; fax. 2603 6864; e-mail pub2@uab.msmail.cuhk.edu.hk). 3. Contributions should bear the writer's name and contact telephone number, and may be published under pseudonyms. No anonymous letters will be published. 4. The Editor reserves the right to reject contributions and to edit all articles without notice for reasons of clarity, length or grammar. Those who do not want to have their articles amended should indicate clearly in writing. 5. The views expressed in the CUHK Newsletter are those of the authors, and are not necessarily those of the University or the Editor. 6. No part of this newsletter may be reproduced without the written consent of the Editor. 7. This publication has a circulation of 3,800 and is primarily intended for staff members of CUHK. Copies are also sent to local educational institutions and individuals associated with the University. Those who wish to be included on the mailing list please contact the Newsletter direct. 截 稿 日 期 Deadlines for Contributions 期數 Issue no. 出版日期 Issue date 截稿日期 Deadline for contributions 117 4.12.97 14.11.97 118 19.12.97 2.12.97 119 4.1.98 11.12.97 120 19.1.98 2.1.98 香港中文大學出版事務處出版 編輯：梁其汝 助理編輯：蔡世彬 李琪 陳偉珠 製作：梁淑嫻 黎寶翠 Published by the Publication Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Editor: Amy K. Y. Leung Assistant Editors: Piera Chen, Lawrence Choi Graphic Designers: Pony Leung, Stella P. C. Lai 印刷：鮑思高印刷有限公司 Printing: Don Bosco Printing Co. Ltd.