Bulletin Number Five 1986

of the Hong Kong Baptist College for a further term of three years effective 1st January, 1987. Royal Society Kan Tong-Po Visiting Professor Professor Howard H. Rosenbrock ， an eminent scientist in algebraic system theory and multivariable control system design from the United Kingdom, arrived in Hong Kong with Mrs. Rosenbrock on 15th September, 1986, for a ten-week visit to the Department of Electronics as the Royal Society Kan Tong- Po Visiting Professor. Professor Rosenbrock is Professor of Control Engineering in the Control System Centre of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He has been a Fellow of the Royal Society since 1976 and a Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, and the Institute of Measurement and Control. He is also the recipient of many distinguished awards. Professor Rosenbrock has been involved in a great number of projects on control systems in the United Kingdom and has carried out research on industrial control systems in the Control Group at Cambridge University as well as in the Electronic Systems Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. Civil Service Careers Exhibition 1986 The Civil Service Careers Exhibition 1986, jointly organized by the Civil Service Branch of the Government Secretariat and the Appointments Service of the University, was held on 5th and 6th November, 1986 at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. It was opened by the Hon. J.W. Chambers, Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mr. D.R. Ford, Secretary for the Civil Service, and the Hon. David K.P. Li, Chairman of the University Appointments Board. Twenty- two Government departments and units took part in this year's Exhibition. Vice-Chancellor's Cup Staff Sports Tournament The 1986 Vice-Chancellor's Cup Staff Sports Tournament concluded on 23rd November, 1986. The winner of the VC's Cup was the Science Team, and the champions and runners-up of the five events were: badminton: Administration Team ， Medicine Team; tennis: Medicine Team, Science Team; soccer: Administration Team, Medicine Team; table tennis: Science Team, Administration Team; basketball: Science Team, Business Administration Team. At a brief ceremony, Dr. and Mrs. Ma Lin presented the Cup and trophies to the winning teams. The Water Sports Centre A Water Sports Centre, located at the water front adjacent to the Marine Science Laboratory, has been set up on campus. The Centre, which is managed by the Physical Education Unit ， provides a slipway for the launching of boats/canoes, as well as open space for water sports enthusiasts. College Visiting Scholars * Two Distinguished Visiting Scholars visited The United College in November 1986: Renowned American Chinese astronaut and scientist, Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz, visited the College from 11th to 15th November. Professor Chern Shiing-shen, a world renowned mathematician, paid a two-week visit to the College from 17th November. Professor Chern is presently Director of the Institute of Mathematics, Nankai University, China and Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley. * Professor Yu Ying Shih, former President of New Asia College, visited the College in December 1986 and delivered the eighth Ch'ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture. A student of New Asia College in the fifties, Professor Yu has in the past three decades established himself as a world renowned historian who has taught in a number of universities in America including Harvard and Yale. He is presently Charles Seymour Professor of History at Yale University. Chinese University Open Day The 1986 Chinese University Open Day was held on 15th and 16th November and this year's programmes included a China Exhibition, a variety night, as well as forums, lectures, departmental exhibitions, movie and slide presentations. Several College hostels and some other University buildings were also open for visitors. The Open Day, organized by the CU Student Union, was formally opened by Dr. the Hon. S.L. Chen, a member of the University Council and of the Legislative and Executive Councils, and Dr. Ma Lin. Students Won 1986 Business Papers of the Year Students of the Faculty of Business Administration won both the first and second prizes of the '1986 Business Papers of the Year' in a contest organized by the Hong Kong Federation of Business Students and sponsored by the Chase Manhattan Bank and Rank Xerox Corporation. The Federation has as its members business students of the two local universities and other tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. 10 NEWS