Newsletter No. 263

宣 布 事 項 ANNOUNCEMENTS 大學圖書館系統中秋節開放時間 Library Opening Hours on Mid-Autumn Festival 大學、崇基、新亞及聯合 圖書 University, Chung Chi, New Asia, and United Libraries 建築學圖書館 Architecture Library 醫學圖書館 Medical Library 18.9.2005 1.00 a.m.—5.00 p.m. 閉館 Closed 閉館 Closed 19.9.2005 閉館 Closed 閉館 Closed 閉館 Closed 公積金及強積金計劃投資成績 Investment Returns of Staff Superannuation Scheme and MPFS 財務處公布公積金及強積金計劃內各項投資基金之回報如下： The Bursary announces the following investmen t returns in the Designated Investmen t Funds of the 199 5 Scheme and Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme (MPFS) . 二零零五年七月 July 200 5 基金 Fund 1995 計劃 Scheme 指摽回報 Benchmark Return 強積金計劃 MPFS** (只供參考 for reference only) (未經審核數據 unaudited) 增長 Growth 3.78% 3.46% 3.61% 平衡 Balanced 2.16% 2.44% 2.71% 穩定 Stable 1.03% 0.51% 0.81% 香港股票 HK Equity 4.79% 4.80% 4.85% 香港指數 HK Index-linked 4.48% 4.80% — 港元銀行存款 HKD Bank Deposit 0.26% 0.13% — 美元銀行存款 USD Bank Deposit* 0.31% 0.11% — 澳元銀行存款 AUD Bank Deposit* 0.12% 0.06% — 歐元銀行存款 EUR Bank Deposit* 0.21% 0.55% — *實際與指標回報已包括有關期間的匯率變動。 Both actual and benchmark returns including foreign currency exchange difference for the period concerned. **強積金數據乃根據有關期間的單位價格及標準投資管理費計算，未包括管理費回扣。 Based on the changes in unit price during the period concerned and using the standard investment management fee. Fee rebate has not been reflected. 大學游泳池開放時間 University Swimming Pool Notice 大學游泳池每週開放七天，假日照常。二零零五年九月一日至十一月三十日為非 繁忙泳季，游泳池的開放時間如下︰ 第一節：上午十時三十分至下午一時四十分 第二節：下午二時三十分至六時十五分 During th e non-peak swimmin g seaso n from 1s t September 200 5 t o 30t h Novembe r 2005, the daily opening hours of the Universit y Swimmin g Pool are as follows: 1st session: 10.3 0 a.m. — 1.4 0 p.m. 2nd session: 2.3 0 p.m. 一 6.1 5 p.m. The pool is open seven days a week, including public holidays . 學生工讀計劃（二零零五至零六年度） Student Campus Work Scheme 2005-06 學生工讀計劃基金現已接受教職員申請。 目的： 讓有經濟需要的本地學生利用課餘時間，協助教職員進行研究或其他工 作，獲取報酬。 工作性質：（一）協助大學教員從事研究工作。 (二）協助各行政單位在繁忙期間的工作。 (三）其他工讀計劃委員會批准之工作。 報酬： 二零零四至零五年度工讀生（本科生及研究生）報酬為每小時五十港元 (由學生工讀計劃委員會每年檢討）。 申請辦法：申請表格已發送給各部門及行政單位主管。教職員可向其所屬部門或單 位索取申請表格，填妥後寄回范克廉樓一樓學生事務處學生工讀計劃委 員會秘書，截止申請日期為二零零五年十月四日。 備註： （一）所有撥款只可用作支付香港中文大學工讀生薪酬。 (二）學生不能連續工作四星期而每星期工作須在十八小時以下。 (三）學生的每段受僱期不能超過五十九日，而在每段受僱期之間，須最 少暫停工作一個月。 (四）所有撥款須於二零零六年九月三十日前全數支付。 (五）獲資助之教職員須於二零零六年十月三十一日前擬就報告，經學生 事務處學生工讀計劃委員會秘書轉送有關捐助機構。 Applications fo r grants under the Student Campus Work Scheme are now invite d from members o f the academic and administrative staff . Aim: T o help local needy students by providing opportunities for paid campus work, i n the form of assisting University academics/administrator s i n their projects . Nature of work: a ) T o assist academic staf f in their research projects. b) T o assist administrative staff in projects which require a large task- force on a short-term basis. c) An y othe r job assignment s as may be approved by the Committee on Student Campus Work Scheme . Remuneration: Remuneratio n for undergraduates and postgraduates is at HK$50/hour for 2004-05 (subjec t to review annuall y by the Committee on Student Campus Work Scheme) . Application: Applicatio n form s hav e been sent to th e heads o f department s an d administrative units . Staf f members wh o ar e interested i n applyin g should obtai n applicatio n form s fro m thei r office s an d return th e completed application forms to the Secretary, Committee o n Studen t Campus Work Scheme , c/o Office of Student Affairs at 1/F , Benjamin Franklin Centr e no later than 4th October 2005 . Remarks: a ) Approve d funds should only be used as remuneration for student s of The Chinese University o f Hong Kong . b) Student s will no t be allowed to work fo r 1 8 hours or more in any one week for four weeks or more. c) Th e duratio n o f eac h engagemen t shoul d no t excee d 5 9 days . There should be a break of service for at least one month between each engagement as a student helper in the University . d) Approve d funds should be expended in full before 30th September 2006. e) Supervisor s o f approved projects will b e requested to forwar d a report t o th e Secretary , Committe e o n Studen t Campu s Wor k Scheme, c/o Office o f Studen t Affairs b y 31s t October 2006 , fo r onward transmission to the donors for information . 更換泊車證 Campus Parking Label Renewal 持有大學泊車證人士請注意，二零零四至零五年度所簽發之泊車證有效期將於二 零零五年九月三十日後屆滿。二零零五至零六年度新泊車證已供申領。 申領時，須將舊證交還保安組。基於私隱及保安理由，持證人須親臨或委託代表 到保安組辦理換證手續。 有關持證人資格、相關規則及申請表格可見諸保安組網頁 http://www.cuhk.edu.hk / security_unit/cLabel2005. htm 。 Parking Label s fo r th e 2004-05 academi c yea r ar e due to expir e o n 30th Septembe r 2005. New label s for the 2005-06 academic year are ready for issuance . Eligible holders of the parking label are required to return the old label in exchange for the new one when submitting the new application. For privacy and security reasons, the exchange could either be made in person or through a designated representative. In this connection, details of the eligibility of holders, the corresponding regulations as well as the relevant application forms are available at the Security Unit's web page: http://www. cuhk.edu.hk/security_unit/eLabel2005. htm. 香港教育研究所新書 HKIER New Books Education Policy Studies Series: No. 57 Can Basi c Educatio n Syste m i n Hon g Kong B e Equa l an d Excellent : Result s from PISA2000 + Esther Sui-chu Ho 'Can schools simultaneously achieve high academic standard and foster equal educational opportunity?' This articl e attempt s t o addres s thi s issu e b y investigating th e performanc e o f 15-year-ol d secondary schoo l students in Hong Kong. First, it reviews the quality of the secondar y school system by assessing their overall performance in reading, mathematics, and science. Then it assesses the equality of educational outcomes by examining the achievement gap between students from different social backgrounds. The results suggest that Hong Kong's educatio n system has achieved both excellence and equality o f opportunity compared to othe r countries. However serious academic and socia l segregation among schools is also found. ISBN 962-8077-89-9, 40 pages, paperback, HK$20 學校敎育改革系列之二十三 《有效學習的探索》 趙志成 自二零零零年政府推出教育改革文件以來，學校已不斷進行大量「適應」教改要求的 工作。在課程改革文件的推動下，學校都忙於推行關鍵項目和教學活動，並到處觀摩， 互相學習。很多成功的教學活動移植到另一些學校時，往往由於學生的學術程度和社經 背景不同，以及教師的能量、學校的文化、團隊的協作關係有異，而成效不顯。經過百 花齊放但又亂象紛陳的階段，有必要檢視、沉澱和提煉別具效果的教學活動。本文主要 探索影響有效學習的關鍵因素，並說明整全與系統化效能分析的重要。 國際統一書號 962-8077-88-0 ，平裝本，二十八頁，二十港元。 4 第二六三期二零零五年九月四日