Bulletin Vol. 10 No. 1 Aug 1973

COMINGS AND GOINGS • The St. Louis University Orient Culture Tour ， led by Dr. Louis A. Barth, Professor of Philosophy at St. Louis University, visited this University on 11th July. • A group of American and Canadian educators, led by Prof. Gerald Read, Director of International Seminars of the Comparative and International Education Society, visited the University on 16th July. Mr. N.H. Young, University Registrar, spoke to them on "Higher Education in Hong Kong". • Other visitors to the University included Mr. David Dexter, Registrar (Property and Plans) of The Australian National University, and Mr. G.E. Dicker, Deputy Academic Registrar o f the same University. • Dr. David P. Aldstadt, Lecturer in History at New Asia College, chaired the economic division and delivered a paper entitled "The American Economic Presence in Hong Kong” at the First Annual American Studies Seminar of East Asia held in Taipei from 1st to 4th July, under the auspices of the Academia Sinica. • Mr. Brian C. Blomfield ， Lecturer in English, Chung Chi College, attended the Regional Seminar on Teaching of English in Singapore from 2nd to 8th July. He also attended another conference at Newcastle, England. • Dr. Choh-Ming Li, Vice-Chancellor, and Mrs. Li left Hong Kong on 12th July for a trip abroad until the middle of September to attend conferences in South- East Asia, the United Kingdom and the United States. • Dr. Kan Lai-Bing, University Librarian, Mr. Teh- Chao Wang, University Dean of Arts, Mr, Chuan Han- Sheng, Senior Lecturer in History, Mr. Pan Chung Kwei, Senior Lecturer in Chinese Literature, and Mr. James C. Y. Watt, Museum Curator at the Art Gallery, attended the 29th International Congress of Orientalists held in Paris from 16th to 22nd July. • Mr. Ho Kam-fai, Head of the Department of Social Work ， United College, visited the University of New Guinea in his capacity as External Consultant to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in July/ August. He also visited some of the social work training institutions i n New Zealand and Australia to acquaint himself wit h the social work curricula in the Southern Hemisphere. • Dr. the Hon. Sir Yuet-keung Kan, Chairman of the University Council, Dr. Choh-Ming Li, Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Charles K. Kao, Reader in Electronics, and Dr. Lin Tzong-biau, Lecturer in Economics at New Asia College, attended the 11th Quinquennial Congress of the Association of Commonwealth Universities at Edinburgh from 11th to 18th August. • Dr. William C. Watson, Lecturer in Music at Chung Chi College, accompanied the Hong Kong Youth Orchestra to Britain from 28th July to 20th August. • At the joint invitation of the Taiwan Marketing Research Centre and the Taipei Marketing Research Association, Dr. Mun Kin-chok, Head of the Business Administration Department of New Asia College, left for Taiwan to chair a seminar on "The Expansion of the International Market". He delivered papers on "Methods and Problems of International Marketing Research", " An Analysis of the European Market’’ and “The Expansion of the International Market" on 30th and 31st July and 1st August respectively. COLLEGE NEWS • Prof. Y.S. Yu, newly-appointed President of New Asia College, arrived in Hong Kong on 16th July. A ceremony of transfer between the outgoing President Y. P. Mei and the incoming President Yu was held on 27th July at the College's new campus in Shatin. Mr. Tsufa Lee, Chairman of the College Board of Governors, officiated at the ceremony, which was attended by heads of the teaching and administrative departments and student representatives. • New Asia College held the 17th Graduation Ceremony of its Research Institute and the 22nd Graduation Ceremony o f its undergraduate departments on 2nd July. • Mr. Wun Ying-leung, Assistant Bursar of United College, has been elected Fellow of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants. • Miss Lee Wan-wai, a second-year student in the Department of Chinese Literature at New Asia College, and Mr. Andrew Kwong Kong-ching ， a second-year student of the English Department at United College, have been selected for the "Living Classroom in Europe" tour sponsored by Sing Tao Newspapers Ltd. — 8 —