Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1978

Professor S. S. Hsueh, Director of the Inter­ national Asian Studies Programme and Pro­ fessor of Government and Public Adminis­ tration Professor Gerald H. Choa, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Professor of Administrative Medicine Dr. Chung Yu-to, Dean of the Faculty of Busi ness Administration Dr. John T. S. Chen, Registrar Dr. Chen Chingho, Associate Director of the Institute of Chinese Studies and Director of the Centre for East Asian Studies Mr. A. E. Starling, Planning Officer of the Faculty of Medicine During their stay in France, members of the Delegation were guests of the French Foreign Ministry and of the Ministry of Universities, and were warmly received by high officials of the two ministries. The Delegation was accompanied by the Consul-General of France in Hong Kong, Mr. Yves Rodrigues. The Delegation visited most of the major universities and national institutes in Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Aix-en- Provence and Bordeaux. The visit was very successful in promoting understanding between this University and educa tional institutions in France and may well turn out to be the promising beginning of a sustained era of co operation, particularly in the fields of Medicine, Applied Mathematics, Marine Biology, Business Administration, Anthropology, Chinese Studies, and French Studies. Proposals are being drawn up for cooperation with French institutions after the visit. It is proposed that: I. in the field of Chinese/Asian Studies (1) French sinologists come to CUHK to do research and serve as an effective link for cooperation in Chinese Studies, (2) collation of Annals o f the Great Viet(mm), be conducted in Hong Kong under the co- sponsorship of the Department of Eastern Asian Studies (U.E.R. sur I'Asie Orientale) of the University of Paris VII and the Institute of Chinese Studies of CUHK, (3) The Chinese University assist French insti­ tutions or individual scholars in the printing and publishing of works related to Asian Studies in Hong Kong, (4) the French Government provide annual scholarships or fellowships to enable French students or scholars to participate in the International Asian Studies Programme, and (5) CUHK scholars visit French universities and schools to conduct research or collect materials in the field of Chinese Studies; II. in the field of French Studies, the French Government continue to provide CUHK with visiting teachers; III. in the field of Anthropology (1) a member of the Anthropology Section of CUHK make a familiarization tour of selected French universities to obtain first­ hand and up-to-date knowledge of French Anthropology, and (2) the French Government make arrangements for a French anthropologist to come and teach courses at The Chinese University; IV. in the field of Applied Mathematics (1) one or more French mathematicians come and teach Applied Mathematics at The Chinese University, and (2) this University send research students to France; V. in the field of Business Administration, the French Government make arrangements for a French professor to come and offer courses and/or seminars in Marketing and International Business at the CUHK. It is anticipated that these proposals will be approved and the various projects will be imple­ mented soon, further realizing the University's aim of promoting cross-fertilization of knowledge, expertise and experiences, true to its character as an inter­ national institution. 2