Bulletin Number Five 1984

S.Y. Chung Visiting Scholar for the year. — ‘ 1984 Ch'ien Mu Lecture in History and Culture' by Professor Chan Wing-tsit, Gillespie Professor of Philosophy at Chatham College, U.S.A.. The titles of Professor Chan's lectures on ‘Master Chu - Life and Thought' are: The New Fortune of Chu Hsi' (20th November); ‘What is New in Chu Hsi ?' (22nd November); and ‘Possible Contributions o f Chu Hsi's Thought to World Philosophy' (27th November). An exhibition of books and periodicals by Professor Chan was also on display in the Ch'ien Mu Library from 18th to 29th November. * The Department of Fine Arts and the Art Gallery presented the following lectures on 27th November: — The Artistic Aims of Zheng Banqiao' by Mr. Yang Boda, Deputy Director of the Palace Museum; and — ‘The Paintings o f Jin Nong and Their Rela tionship w ith Luo Pin' by Miss Mu Yiqin, Associate Research Fellow of the Palace Museum. * The Department of Music presented the following lectures/recitals: — ‘Chinese Music Now and in the Future' by Professor Zhao Feng on 13th September. — A talk on ‘Schools of Gu-zhang and Their Performing A rt' by Professor Zhao Yizhai of Shengyang Conservatory of Music in China on 20th September. — An Organ Recital by Karl Hochreither on 25th September. — An Aguado Guitar Duo Lecture — Recital by Mr. Kenneth Geggie and Mr. Peter Batchelar on 4th October. — Peking Opera Lectures: Introduction to Percussion — Ensemble in Peking Opera' by Mr. Yang Jun on 8th October; In troduction to Stage —Choreography and Gestures in Peking Opera' by Mr. Ma Yuqi on 10th October; and A Demonstration o f Movements and Per cussion Music as Performed in the Peking Opera by Mr. Yang Jun and Mr. Ma Yuqi on 15th October. - An Er-hu and Gu-zheng Recital by Mr. Wong An-yuan and Miss Hsiang Sze Wah on 18th October. — A Piano Lecture Recital on Works by Chopin and Headington by Mr. Christopher Headington on 24th October. - A Violin-Piano Duo Recital by Angus Watson and David Gwilt on 1st November. — A Demonstration lecture on ‘Chinese Instru mental Music' by Professor Lam Yu Sum on 7th November. — Jiang-Nan Silk and Bamboo Music Recital by the Dung-Huang Silk and Bamboo Music Orchestra on 14th November. — An Organ Recital by Marek Kudlicki, co-sponsored by Radio Television Hong Kong on 22nd November. — A lecture on ‘Current Technique of Film Music and Composers Today' by Joseph Horovitz on 26th November. — A Cello Recital by Penelope Lynex and Gabriel Kwok (piano) on 28th November. * An exhibition of books on ‘China Scenes' was held in New Asia College Library from 24th Septem ber to 6th October. * An exhibition of Oxford English Dictionaries, companions and illustration boards featuring the production of dictionaries on display was rotated within the four libraries in the University between 16th and 27th October. The exhibition was jointly sponsored by the University Library System and the Oxford University Press in commemoration of the centenary of the Dictionary publication. * A Joint Universities Creative Works Exhibition, organized by the two local universities and sponsored by Bank Nationale de Paris, was held at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall from 8th to 10th November. The Exhibition featured a total of over sixty projects by students of the two Universities. Mr. Andre Travert, Consul-General of France in Hong Kong, officiated at the opening ceremony of the Exhibition. * The Art Gallery has mounted an exhibition of ‘Paintings by Yangzhou Artists of Qing Dynasty' from 24th November, 1984 to 9th January, 1985. The exhibition was jointly organized by the Palace Museum in Beijing and the Art Gallery. The exhibits have all been selected from the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing. Mr. Xu Jiatun, Director of Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong Branch, officiated at the opening ceremony on 23rd November. * A Greek Festival Exhibition was presented by the English Society from 25th November to 1st December. ACADEMIC/CULTURAL EVENTS 29