Bulletin Number Five 1986

Physics' (24th November). Professor Chern was also a speaker at a panel discussion on 'Mathematical Education in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong' (27th November). * The Department of Statistics organized the following seminars: —'Sample Size Determination for Survival Studies' conducted by Professor A.A. Afifi, Professor of Biostatistics and Dean of the School of Public Health, University of California, USA, on 21st November. —'Fundamental Problems in the Application of Statistics' conducted by Professor Potter C. Chang, Professor of Biostatistics, University of California, USA, on 22nd November. —'General Algorithms in the Analysis of Variance' conducted by Professor S.C. Pearce, Honorary Professor of Biometry, Applied Statistics Research Unit of Mathematical Institute, University of Kent, UK, on 24th November. * The Departments of Chemistry and Electronics jointly held the following seminars on 23rd December: —‘Synthesis Induced by Laser Irradiation' conducted by Dr. S.W. Chan, Bell Communications Research, USA; —'Materials Science and Chemistry in Electronic Package' conducted by Dr. K.Y. Cheung, Electronic Materials Division ， E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., USA. * The Department of Surgery organized a Wilson T.S. Wang Visiting Professorial Lecture on 25th November. The lecture, entitled ‘Large Cervical Metastasis attached to the Carotid Artery', was given by Dr. Willard E. Fee, Jr ., Associate Professor and Chairman of the Division of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery of Standford University Medical Centre, USA, and the first Wilson T.S. Wang Visiting Professor of the Department. * The United College, the Department of Government and Public Administration, and the Chinese Law Programme of the Centre for Contemporary Asian Studies jointly organized a public lecture on 29th November. The lecture, entitled 'Origin and Nature of Basic American Law and the Role of State and Federal Courts in Interpreting American Law ’， was given by Mr. Justice John P. Flaherty, Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania, USA. * The German Studies Section and the Austrian Consulate General (Hong Kong) jointly organized a lecture on 'Franz Kafka's Story: The Great Wall of China', by Professor Johann Holzner, Innsbruck University, Austria, on 4th December. * United College held its Thirtieth Anniversary Conference, on ‘Thirty Years of Health and Health Services in Hong Kong', at the College and the Prince of Wales Hospital on 4th-5th December. Altogether twelve papers were presented by local and overseas academics and professionals at the Conference. Orchids, fan; By Chen Shizhong (Late Ming, mid-17th century) (Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions and Donations) ACADEMIC/CULTURAL EVENTS 19