Newsletter Summer Supplement (2006)

新書 New Books 香港亞太研究所 HKIAPS 研究叢刊第六十七號 《社會發展的趨勢與挑戰:香港與台灣的經驗》 劉兆佳、尹寶珊、李明堃、黃紹倫編 在全球化的時代,區域化已構成一股難以抗衡的趨勢,亞洲各國亦在進行不同層次 和規模的區域合作,中國內地在其中佔舉足輕重的地位。香港經歷亞洲金融風暴的挫敗 後,朝野已達成共識,重新定位,積極融入內地經濟體系。台灣的處境和政情與香港迥 異,對於參與區域化有較大的困難或抗拒,但台灣如不參與區內的協作,便有被邊緣化 的危險。在兩岸尚未直接「三通」的情況下,加強台港之間的溝通、了解和互動,乃推 動區域化的一個可取的著力點。 本書邀集台港兩地的學者,探討和比較香港及台灣的發展經驗。各論文都運用最新 的實徵資料,對全球化與社經發展、價值取 向與生活實踐、政府管治、社會信任、社會 排斥、族群關係、社會問題,以及社會衝突 等議題,提供客觀的數據、敏銳的觀察和切 實的分析。 國際統一書號962-441-567-6,平裝本, 466 + X 頁,八十港元。 Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute Occasional Paper No. 14 Population Growth, Fertility Decline, and Ageing in Hong Kong: The Perceived and Real Demographic Effects of Migration Jianfa Shen and Erbiao Dai ISBN 962-441-814-4, paperback, 42 pages, HK$20 滬港發展趨勢論壇報告第一號 《滬港發展趨勢2005》 楊汝萬、華民編 滬港發展聯合硏究所於二零零五年十二月籌辦了首次 「滬港發展趨勢論壇」,目的在於提供一個平台,促進滬港一 眾企業家、學者和決策官員就兩市最新經濟和社會議題進行對話,指出兩市互動發展的 問題和契機之所在,以喚起各方的關注,俾能增進雙方的了解與協作,盡早化解問題, 掌握契機,為滬港人民帶來福祉。 是次論壇邀請了滬港兩市共六位知名人士就兩市經濟和社會發展及合作的題目發言。 講者均指出上海的發展前景良好,不論是金融、商貿、航運中心的市場拓展,還是世界博 覽會、崇明開發下的城市發展,將促使上海踏上更高的發展台階。香港雖然面對此等巨大 挑戰,甚至籠罩於「被邊緣化」的陰影下,但多位講者均不約而同指出,香港的優勢絕不 會輕易失去,或在短期內被上海取代。上海與香港的發展前景是合作大於競爭,香港絕對 可以運用本身既有的優勢,協同上海發展,共同成為中國的兩顆明珠。 國際統一書號962-441-871-3,平裝本,四十八頁,二十港元。 Occasional Paper No. 169 Social Welfare and Women: The Dominant Approach and the Feminist C r i t i q ue Kwong-leung Tang and Vivian Wei-qun Lou This paper discusses the development of social welfare policies and services for women in Hong Kong. Two dominant stands were identified: the need paradigm and the feminist critique. The plight of vulnerable groups of women such as single parents, victims of abuse, and new arrivals were discussed to illustrate how policy responses were developed and seen under the need paradigm and the feminist critique. It is concluded that the need paradigm adopted by the government has made some contributions to promoting the well-being of women and to meeting some of their immediate needs. However, there are still groups of women that continue to face special barriers to enhancing their well-being. There is still a long way to go before the government, NG〇s, and women's groups can work together for a just and sustainable Hong Kong society. ISBN 962-441-169-7, paperback, 40 pages, HK$20 研究專論第一七零號 《政改的困局與出路》 陳健民、王家英編 國際統一書號962-441-170-0,平裝本,三十六頁,二十港元。 Occasional Paper No. 171 Primary Network Support and Emotional Distress in Hong Kong and Beijing Rance P.L Lee, Gina Lai and Danching Ruan From face-to-face interview data collected from random sample surveys in Beijing (n = 1,004) and Hong Kong (n = 1,121) in the summer of 2000, we found that most adult residents aged 18 or above in these two Chinese cities perceived their primary social ties as being (1) easily available for providing support and (2) often capable of rendering adequate assistance. Also, most of them (3) were satisfied with their social relations and (4) did not feel burdened by the demands of others in their personal social networks. Compared with their counterparts in Beijing, the Chinese in Hong Kong were less positive about their primary group support networks and were also more expressive of symptoms of emotional distress as measured by a Chinese version of the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. In both cities, the support of primary networks as reflected by the above four perceived support functions was far more powerful than social-demographic characteristics (gender, age, education, and income) in affecting emotional well-being. Its impact on emotional distress, however, was stronger in Beijing. These findings could be explained by the difference between the two cities in modernization and urbanization and in social cohesion and control. ISBN 962-441-171-9, paperback, 24 pages, HK$15 Occasional Paper No. 172 Media ideologies of Gender in Hong Kong Micky Lee and Anthony Fung The aim of the first part of this paper is to reconstruct a general picture of Hong Kong media studies relating to gender issues and perspectives since the early 1990s. We found out that, despite a late start, studies on the Hong Kong media soon proliferated, and came to include examinations of various gender representations in the print media, television, films, and popular culture. In the second part of this paper, a critical analysis of the contemporary cultural phenomenon and discourses on body slimming in the Hong Kong media and popular culture is employed to illustrate that the Hong Kong media, as a capitalist institution, is selling a lifestyle — privileges the symbolic values of a promotional culture over higher-level values such as the health of women and gender equality. This paper concludes by suggesting that further studies be conducted focusing on gender subjectivities in the Hong Kong media and on the praxis of feminist research. ISBN 962-441-172-7, paperback, 24 pages, HK$15 研究專論第一七三號 《新高中通識敎育科與敎師專業發展》 趙永佳、王家英編 國際統一書號962-441-173-5,平裝本,四十六頁 二十港元。 新亞書院 《誠明古道照顏色——新亞書院 55 周年紀念文集》 張學明敎授、陸國燊博士、黎明釗敎授、 劉國強敎授合編 本文集以記述新亞先賢(包括錢穆、唐君毅、張丕介 等諸位學者)、新亞創校初年歷史及為人稱頌的「新亞精 神」文獻,藉以表達對前賢的敬仰之情。大部分文章輯錄 自《新亞生活》月刊及其他書刊,另有幾位當年受業前賢 的門生應邀撰文,讀者可從中得見新亞前賢的敎範。《新 亞生活》月刊於一九五八年五月由錢穆先生創辦,迄今已 有四十八年歷史,除刊載了不少前賢的文章外,也記述了 他們敎硏工作的點滴。 國際統一書號962-8072-13-7,二百八十六頁。 敎師新書 Teacher's New Books 《高等無機結構化學》(第2版) 麥松威、周公度、李偉基編著 北京大學出版社出版 國際統一書號 7-301-04793-2/O.0495, 人民幣七十元。 Nonlinear H2/H-Infinity Constrained Feedback Control: A Practical Design Approach Using Neural Networks M. Abu-Khalaf, Jie Huang, and F.L . Lewis Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2006 ISBN 1-84628-349-3 4 暑期特刊• 二零零六年八月十九日 Summer Supplement • 19th August 2006

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