Bulletin Vol. 5 No. 6 Mar 1969

• Prof. John C. Plott, Professor of Philosophy in Marshall University, U.S.A., visited the Institute of Advanced Chinese Studies and Research of New Asia College on 4th March. • Mr. Donald F. Joy and Mr. Warren T. Tsuneishi of the Library of Congress, Washington D.C., visited United College on 4th March with Mr . G.W. Bonsall of the Hong Kong University Library. • The Hon. Wilson T.S. Wang, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of United College and Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council, visited the United Kingdom from 12th March to early Ap r il under the sponsorship of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, as the representative of the Hong Kong Legislature to the British Parliament. He participated in a series of discussions on current Commonwealth topics with British MP's as well as representatives f r om other parts of the Commonwealth. • Prof. Y.C. Lai, Head of the Department of Library Science and concurrently Librarian of National Taiwan University, visited New Asia College on 15th March. • Dr. Edward B. Lindaman, physicist and aerospace specialist, who is one of the Directors of the Apollo Space Programme, U.S.A., visited Chung Chi College on 22nd March. • Dr. M a L i n, Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Chemistry, United College, left for the United States on 16th March on study leave, to work in the Hormone Researc h Laboratory of the University of California, Berkeley, and to do research in biochemistry. Dr. Ma is expected t o return to Hong Kong in December 1969. • Prof. David H. L i, Director of the Lingnan Institute of Business Administration of the University, left on 30th March for a nine-day visit to universities in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand with a view to seeking closer cooperation in graduate business education in Southeast Asian countries. • Dr. George Howie, Visiting Reader, School of Education, and Mrs. Michiko Nakahara and M r . Hiroaki Kani, Visiting Lecturers in Japanology, Chung Chi College, have left Hong Kong on completion of their terms of service. • Visitors to the University in March included Dr. Melvin Coh n of the Salk Institute of Biological Sciences (U.S.A.) and Mrs. Cohn; and Mr. Harris T. Gregg, Vice-Chairman, National Development Committee of The Asia Foundation. COLLEGE NEWS • Dr. the Hon. Fung Ping-Fan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, United College, received the degree of Doctor of Social Sciences, honoris causa, f r om the University of Hong Kong on 6th February. It was the first time that the degree was ever conferred in Hong Kong. Then on 13th March Dr. Fun g was awarded the Th i r d Class Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Japanese Government. He was cited as having rendered excellent services in promoting good relations between Japan and Hong Kong. Dr. Fung left for the United State s on 20th March to attend a meeting of the Finance Committee of Rotary International at Evanston, Illinois. • A t the invitation of the Faculty of Commerce and Social Science of New Asia College, Prof. Emil C. Hsia Shaw, Visiting Professor from the National Science Foundation, U.S.A ., gave a talk to the students on "Environmente d Resource Planning" on 12th March. • On 14th March Mr. Yen Keng-wang, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Advanced Chinese Studies and Research of New Asia College, gave a talk on "Scholars' Vogue of Receiving Education in Retired Monasteries in the Tang Dynasty" to History majors . On 21st March he gave a talk on " The Historical Aspects of Tu Fu's Poetry" to Chinese Literature majors. — 9 —