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on which this rendition was based is the stringed instrumental (san hsien) score used as the accompaniment, but Mr. Cheung rendered it into a vocal score. In this modern rendition, the complicated original score, which is only comprehensible to a few specialists, was translated into numbered musical notation. The original notation, written by Shen Yuan during the reign of Shun Zhi ( 順 治 ) o f the Qing Dynasty, was recovered by Mr. Cheung in Japan. 1st edition 1981 138 pages Hardcover A Study of the Civil Service Examination System of the Ch'ing Dynasty By Wang Teh-chao This is the result of five topical studies on some important aspects of the civil service examination system of the Ch'ing Dynasty: its origin, its sociopolitical implications, its influence on education and on the practices of common people and the literati, its abolition and the rise of the new educational system in modern times. The five independent papers together form a systematic study of the subject, on which the author made an extensive use of material available, including official history and documents, unofficial historial records and notes, as well as treatises by modern historians. Institute of Chinese Studies Monograph Studies No. 5 1st edition 1982 282 pages Paperback (Titles in English) Certificate English For Hong Kong Book I and Book II By A.R.B. Etherton This two-book course is written for senior secondary students who are taking the Hong Kong Certificate Examination of Education (Syllabus B). It at the same time relates English to everyday life and places some emphasis on the communicative aspects of English within the Hong Kong context. Materials are presented in a way designed for ease of learning and teaching. Each major area is treated separately but key areas (such as Composition, Summary and Comprehension) are frequently linked. Particular attention is also given to the problems of Hong Kong students as shown in an extensive record of errors built up over many years. Teachers' handbooks are also prepared for the course. Book I 1st edition 1982 219 pages Paperback Book II 1st edition 1982 191 pages Paperback The Chinese In Papua New Guinea: 1880-1980 By David Y.H. Wu This study examines the adaptation of the Chinese as an immigrant minority in Papua New Guinea during the past hundred years. The historical and anthropological analysis focuses on two general themes: How did these Chinese achieve their present socioeconomic position and what are the implications of their changing sociopolitical status in the new context of the country's political independence? Generalizations about the social structures and cultural characteristics of the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia and the Pacific are drawn in the last chapter. And the book concludes with remarks regarding the immediate future of the Chinese community in Papua New Guinea. 1st edition 1982 xix + 176 pages Hardcover Problems in Inorganic and Structural Chemistry By T.C.W. Mak, K . Y . Hu i, O.W. Lau & W.K. Li This volume provides a collection of elementary and challenging problems in inorganic and structural chemistry. It can serve as a class supplement to standard texts or as a guide to self-study. It is intended for senior undergraduates and junior postgraduate students. The problems may be broadly classified into two types: theoretical and descriptive. In the former, group theory is employed wherever possible and serves as a central theme. In the latter, stability, reactivity, and mechanism of real systems are treated. Answers to all problems are provided at the end of each chapter. 1st edition 1982 284 pages Paperback Problems with Computer Solutions Using Standard Fortran By Hung Hing-sum, Loh Shiu-chang, Tu Yuan-haw & Kong Luan This book, a supplement to A Course on Programming in Fortran, is written for those who need to solve problems by computers with Fortran. It is organized around a set of problems which, except in chapters one and two, are in the form of drill exercises and programming exercises. In each chapter, solutions to problems are given after the questions. The first two chapters are devoted to problems and solutions concerning the basic knowledge of computers and computer programming, while the later chapters to those dealing with Standard Fortran Programming. Not only is this extensive collection of solved problems particularly suited as a supplement ACADEMIC/CULTURAL EVENTS 25