Newsletter No. 2

CUHK Newsletter 4 Another University publication, Vignettesfrom the Chinese, published by the Research Centre for Translation as a Renditions Paperback has also won a merit award in the category of book printing in the Hong Kong Print Awards. This is a beautiful volume on which the editorial staff of Renditions and the production staff of The Chinese University Press have spent many working hours. And the result is a true winner! The design and production team of The Chinese University Press is led by production manager Mr. Kingsley K. H. Ma and includes production supervisor Mr. Bobby C. W. Li and cover designers Mrs. Ka Yeung Mi-po, Mr. Daniel K. Y. Ng and Mr. Cheng Kam-kiu. The editors of the four books published by The Chinese University Press are Mr. William C. C. Ho and Mrs. Chu Wong Kin-wai. D o n a t i on of HK$200,000 f rom Yung Foundation A girl fitted with an electronic hand The University recently received a donation of HK$200,000 from Yung Foundation Ltd., HK$150,000 of which is designated for the purchase of 10 electronic hand prosthesis for the Children Prosthetic Clinic run by the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Prince of Wales Hospital Established in 1987 ， the Children Prosthetic Clinic has over the last two years fitted 15 electronic hands for needy children with upper limb deficiencies. It is also the first and only clinic in Hong Kong to provide this kind of service. The other HK$50,000 is earmarked for the installation of an ultra-low temperature freezer at the hospital's operating theatre for the storage of bone grafts removed from patients with fractures of the hip bone for future use. D r u g and Poisons Informat ion Bureau ——New 24-hour Service The Department of Clinical Pharmacology has been operating a Drug and Poisons Information Bureau service to doctors in Hong Kong since January 1988 but this service was previously only available during office hours. On 5th December 1989, the Department held a press conference to announce that a 24-hour emergency service will be provided starting from that date with the aim of assisting doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and dentists. During the day it will be manned by two information officers who are members of the nursing staff of the Clinical Pharmacology Studies Unit. They will be supported by four physicians who are specialists in clinical pharmacology and toxicology actively engaged in the practice and teaching of general internal medicine in the Prince of Wales Hospital. One physician is always on call and can be contacted day or night by means of a mobile telephone. Substantial financial support has been provided by a pharmaceutical company to run this service. The telephone numbers of the service are 6351111 (for non-urgent general enquiries during office hours Monday through Saturday) and 054830484 (24 hours - emergencies only). Conference on Counselling i n the 21st Century An international conference on ‘Counelling in the 21st Century’ was held at the Regal Meridien Hotel, Tsimshatsui East, from 29th to 30th December, 1989. The conference was jointly sponsored by the University's School of Education, the San Francisco State University, and Naruto University of Education, Japan. Professor Charles K. Kao, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, delivered the opening address. Over 160 scholars and professionals in the fields of counselling, psychology, psychiatry and social work from different parts of the world met to discuss the emerging counselling issues in Asia and the United States, and how new developments like the improved status of women and the aging population would affect counselling in the future.