Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1997

CHINESE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Spring • Summer 1997 • The Chinese University of Hong Kong 1997 Address all correspondence to the Publication Office, CUHK, Sha Tin, N.T.,Hong Kong. Advisory Committee on Chinese University Bulletin Prof. Joseph M. Chan Dr. Chiang Ying-ho Prof. C.Y. Lee Mr. Jacob Leung Prof. Andrew Parkin Ms Amy Yui Editorial Staff E d i t or Ms Amy K.Y. Leung Assistant E d i t o r s Ms K. Lee Ms Piera Chen Mrs Shalini B. Bahadur Ms Florence Chan Design & P r o d u c t i o n Ms Stella Lai contents 2 The 52nd Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees 12 Art Not Only for Art's Sake Introducing an Art Museum That Embodies CUHK's Founding Ideals 16 A Cut Above the Others: Nine CUHK Business Students W i n Three Major Championships i n Three Months 20 MBA Town Centre New Look, New Facilities 22 Walking for Wor t hy Causes at the '97 Spring Walkathon 2 4 Research News 26 A Political Culture Unique to Hong Kong 32 When Beepers Alone Can't Help Try the VIP Net — A High-Tech Messaging System 36 Medical Decisions Based on Fuzziness and Uncertainty 40 Profiles 4 5 News i n Brief 5 4 Gifts and Donations