Newsletter No. 158

2 No. 158 19th January 2000 CUHK Newsletter Emeritus ProfessorofPhilosophy P rof. L i u Shu-hsien, retired professor o f philosophy, was awarded the title o f Emeritus Professor by the University Council on 6th January 2000 in recognition o f his outstanding academic achievements and distinguished service t o the University. Prof. L i u received his philosophical training at Taiwan University and furthered his studies in the US where he obtained his Ph.D. f r om Southern Illinois University in 1966. He then taught at Southern Illinois University, first as assistant professor, then associate professor and professor, for the next 15 years or so. In 1981, he resigned from Southern Illinois University and joined The Chinese University o f Hong Kong as chair professor o f philosophy. He also served concurrently as chairman o f the Philosophy Department (until 1993) and director o f the Research Institute for the Humanities (1991 to 1996). Prof. L i u retired in 1999. Prof. L i u specializes in the history o f Western philosophy, philosophy o f culture, and Sung- M i n g Confucianism. He has supervised over 10 graduate students, written 21 books and edited another 10. He has also published 16 book chapters, 56 journal articles, and a large number o f reviews. He is considered a representative o f the third generation o f contemporary Neo-Confucianism due to his lifelong effort to reconstruct and reinterpret Confucian humanism. New Books Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies Research Monograph No. 48 Press and Politics in Hong Kong Case Studies from 1967 to 1997 Edited by Clement Y.K. So and Joseph Man Chan, this collection of articles deal with the relationship between the press and politics in Hong Kong from 1967 to 1997. Making use of critical event analysis, content analysis, as well as survey and interview methods, they explicate the role of the press in various political cases. The case studies include the 1967 riot, the Golden Jubilee School case, the illegal immigrant incident, the initial Sino-British negotiations, the first Legislative Council election, the Daya Bay incident, the political reform in the mid-1980s, the Tiananmen Square crackdown, Chris Patten's political reform package in the early 1990s, and the arrest of X i Yang. The legitimation of the Legislative Council by the press is also documented, and surveys are done to chart the changing relations between the political system and the media system, as well as the cultural identities of Hong Kong people on the eve of the 1997 handover. The introduction provides an overview of the history of the press in Hong Kong andthe evolution of the press structure in recent years. ISBN 962-441-548-X, paperback, 539 + ix pages, HK$80 The following book will be available to staff of the University at a 10 per cent discount at the University Bookshop, John Fulton Centre. A Guide to the Equity Markets of Hong Kong Written by Paul B. McGuimiess of the University's Department of Finance and published through Oxford University Press, this text, which provides a thorough overview of Hong Kong's equity markets, is intended for both students and practitioners of finance. It adopts an applied focus, which is evident in the way theory and practice are intertwined throughout the book. The author achieves this by exploring case studies, worked examples, and data analyses to illustrate and amplify key issues of concern in the markets. In many respects, then, the book has carved out a useful niche in the market. A Guide to the Equity Markets of Hong Kong also has a regional and international focus with many issues evaluated in relation to the principal Asian markets and larger Western markets. Mainland corporations and the towering Japanese market feature strongly in regional assessments. The 14 chapters of the book, examining the structure of markets, their regulation and the behaviour of the investors and issuers/corporations that inhabit these markets, offer insight into the capital- raising and risk-sharing roles of the local markets. Equity derivatives are also analysed in detail to complement the analysis of the underlying 'cash' products. The burgeoning role of OTC markets, the rise of fund management, the scope of the Internet, and the impending unification of local securities markets (and clearing bodies) are also given suitable coverage. ISBN 0-19-592076-7, 436 pages, HK$195 Service to the Communit y and Internationa l Organizations • Prof. Lau Siu-kai, professor of sociology, was invited to serve as a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit of the HKSAR Government for a period up to 31st October 2000. • Prof. Kenneth Young, pro-vice-chancellor, was appointed by the Secretary for Health and Welfare as a member of the Radiation Board for three years from 1st December 1999. He was also elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in December 1999. • Prof. Clement So, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Communication, was appointed by the Secretary for Education and Manpower as a member of the Mass Communications Training Board of the Vocational Training Council for two years from 1st January 2000. • Prof. Zhang Hua, associate professor in the Department of Finance, was appointed by the Secretary for Education and Manpower as a member of the Banking and Finance Industry Training Board of the Vocational Training Council for two years from 1st January 2000. • Prof. Chan Kam-tai, associate professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering, was appointed by the Secretary for Education and Manpower as a member of the Committee on Technologist Training of the Vocational Training Council for two years from 1st January 2000. • Prof. Kwok Siu-tong, dean of arts, was appointed by the Commissioner of Correctional Services as a member of the Committee on Community Support for Rehabilitated Offenders for two years from 1st November 1999. • Prof. Leung Ping-chung, professor of orthopaedics and traumatology, has been elected as a member of the Medical Council of Hong Kong for three years from 24th January 2000. • Prof. Che Chun-tao, associate professor in the School of Chinese Medicine, was appointed by the Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Council as a member of the Registration Committee, Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board, for three years from 1st November 1999. • Prof. Sally Chan, assistant professor in the Department of Nursing, was elected a member of the Council of the College of Nursing, Hong Kong, from 2000 to 2002. • Prof. Jack Cheng, professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, was appointed by The Licentiate Committee of the Medical Council of Hong Kong as the chairman of the Examination Sub-committee and a member of the Exemptions Sub-committee of the Licentiate Committee. • Prof. Wu Chi, professor of chemistry, was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in December 1999. • Prof. Anthony Yim, associate professor in the Department of Surgery, was invited by the Faculty of Clinical Medicine of the University of Oxford to be a Litchfield Lecturer during the academic year 2000-2001. (information in this section is provided by the Information and PublicRelations Office. Contributions should be sent direct to that office for registration and verification before publication.) A new Renditions Book The Chinese Essay Edited and translated by David E. Pollard, this anthology of representative essays from the 3rd century to the late 20th century is the first of its k i nd i n a Western language. A n informative historical survey is complemented by commentaries on each author. I t offers readers a unique opportunity to sample the best from a genre central to the Chinese literary tradition. ISBN 962-7255-21-1, hard cover, 400 pages, HK$249 Published by Research Centre for Translation, The Chinese University of Ho ng Kong, Shatin, N.T., Ho ng Kong Simultaneously published by C. Hurst in London and Columbia University Press in New York telephone: (852) 2609 7407 fax: (852) 2603 5110 e-mai l: renditions@cuhk.edu.h k websit e: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/rendition s The book is sold at a 20 per cent discount to staff members at the University bookshop, John Fulton Centre