Bulletin Vol. 10 No. 5 Jan 1974

what may be called the Ch'ing decorative style, but there are also a few nineteenth-century pieces which make up the cadence. The visitor will readily observe the gradual transition fro m the elegant simplicity of the early Ch'ing, through the refined richness of the Yung-cheng period to the complex superabundance of the Ch'ien-lung era—after which the process of disintegration set in. Apart from providing a number of beautiful objects for view, the exhibition serves to illustrate the dynamics of the growth and fading away of one of the major decorative art styles of China in the recent past. 雍 正 粉 彩 折 瓣盤 Foliated-edge dish with famille rose decoration of chrysanthemum flowers, Yung-cheng COMPLET I ON OF GLOSSARY OF LEGAL TERMS I n 1972, the Government of Hong Kong enlisted the help of this University in the compilation of a Glossary of Legal Terms. A Special Translation Project was set up and twelve well-known legal experts and scholars were invited to serve as Advisers of the Project. Afte r one year's concentrated effort, the Glossary is completed and the manuscripts have been presented by Dr. Choh- Ming Li, the Vice-Chancellor, to the Government. The Glossary covers terms extracted from the Laws of Hong Kong, Government regulations and manuals, and basic legal vocabulary, incorporating over 19,000 English and 29,000 Chinese entries, listed under 40 classified categories. Apart from these, the four Appendices—Titles of Ordinances, Regulations, By-laws, Rules & Orders, Civil & Miscellaneous Lists, Geographical Names, Weights and Measures—also serve as easy reference. It is with the aim of rendering greater service to the community that the University undertook this important task of compiling an English- Chinese glossary, which will surely help to bring the Government and the people yet closer together. CENTRE FOR EAST AS I AN STUDIE S NEWS Vietnamese Historical Sources Project The Centre for East Asian Studies of this University and the Center for Vietnamese Studies, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) jointly launched a Vietnamese Historical Sources Project in September 1973. The Project, scheduled to be completed in 18 months, was initiated with a grant made to Southern Illinois University by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) , Washington, D.C. The first stage of the Project is to prepare a collated version of Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu ， the most important collection of annals in Vietnamese history. There are now one full-time and two part- time compilers working on this Project under the supervision of Dr. Chingho A. Chen, Director of the Centre for East Asian Studies. Donation of Books by Vietnamese Government Mr . Vuong Hoa Due, Vietnames e Consul-General in Hong Kong, presented a collection of books to Dr. Choh-Ming Li, Vice-Chancellor, who accepted the gift on behalf of the University's Centre for East Asian Studies, at a ceremony held at the University Library on 20th December , 1973. The generous donation of book s comprises an invaluable collection of 221 volumes of ancient and modern Vietnamese works on history, geography, literature, education, etc. — 3 —