Bulletin Summer 1976

Hong Kong participants included conference chairperson Dr. Sally Aw Sian of the Sing Tao Newspapers Ltd., Mr. L.Z. Yuan of The Asia Foundation, Mr. V.G. Kulkarni of the Asian Press Foundation, Ms. Selena Chow of HK-TVB, and Prof. Timothy Yu and Mr. Leonard L. Chu of the Centre for Communication Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Doris E. Hess, Director of Office of Communications, the United Methodist Church in New York, served as a resource person. The Centre is planning for two conferences in 1977 to deal with a few of the most urgen t yet basic problems in social communication in Asia. Focus of Attention In its growth and development, the Centre is grateful to have received much support, both financial and moral, from many organizations in Hong Kong and elsewhere. Among those which deserve special thanks are: The Asia Foundation, Hong Kong; the East-Wes t Communication Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii ； the Sing Tao Newspapers Ltd., Hong Kong; the United Methodist Board, USA; the World Association for Christian Communication, London, England. The East-West Communication Institute in particular has maintained a close relationship with the Centre. Several cooperative project s are now being carried out or under consideration. One project already finalized is the compilation of abstracts of all research of Chinese media and communication. The purpose, coinciding with the Centre's objective of promoting the exchange of information, is to provide for non-Chinese reader s an access to the experience of Chinese communication . The East-West Communication Institute and the Centre are also engaged in regular exchange of materials to keep each other informed of its activities and to share ideas and views about fundamental problems in communication that are of interest to both institutions. The Department of Communication at Stanford University is another institutio n that has a close relationship with the Centre. There are frequent exchange of views and ideas between the two institutions. Besides, the Department, headed by Dr. Lyle Nelson, regularly shares its information with the Centre. In its short span of operation, the Centre has played host to many communication educators and media professionals from the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, India, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, England, Germany, Switzerland, France, the United States, etc. These scholars came for joint efforts in research and other cooperative projects. Over the Horizon: A New Centre in a New Building Since the Centre is temporarily housed in the basement of the University Library, development in both staff and facilities has made i t necessary for it to relocate. Fortunately with generous financial support from the Ho Tim Charitable Foundation, a four-storey building is expecte d to be completed soon. The space allocated to the Centre will house a Radio/TV studio and offices for its staff. If funds are available, the Centre will be able to produce instructional TV programmes for the campus and for the local community. The Centre's short but achieving history demonstrates that with determined efforts, nothing is impossible. Vice-Chancellor C.M. Li welcoming the participants at the Consultation. On his right is Dr. Sally Aw Sian, the Chairperson.