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ResearchNews Research Grants Totalling HK$60 mi l l i on for 4 0 Projects G r a n t s t o t a l l i ng s o m e H K $ 6 0 m i l l i on f r o m v a r i o us l o c al a n d o v e r s e as s p o n s o r s f or p r o j e c ts u n d e r t a k en b y C U H K r e s e a r c h e rs w e r e r e c o r d ed d u r i ng t he p e r i od D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 3 to M a y 2 0 0 3 : S p o n s o r s A m o u n t I n v o l v ed N u m b e r o f P r o j e c t s S u p p o r t e d Beat Drugs Fund HK$600,000 1 France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2003-4 HK$156,250 5 Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2003-4 HK$126,120 5 Hong Kong Lung Foundation HK$60,000 1 Hong Kong Obstetrical and Gynaecological Trust Fund HK$104,208 3 Innovation and Technology Fund HK$24,897,684 6 Innovation and Technology Fund and Aoyagi (HK) Ltd. HK$4,050,000 1 Innovation and Technology Fund and Lead Billion Ltd. HK$8,670,000 1 National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the US National Institutes of Health US$518,971 2 National Natural Science Foundation of China and Research Grants Council Joint Research Scheme HK1,611,700 3 Quality Education Fund HK$8,665,000 4 Research Grants Council (Central Allocation Scheme) HK$4,400,000 1 Scoliosis Research Society US$70,800 1 Suen Chi Sun Charitable Foundation HK$385,250 3 The British Academy HK$70,000 1 The Hong Kong Society of Gastroenterology HK$400,000 1 World Cancer Research Fund International £149,772 1 R e s e a r c h H i g h l i g h t s T o g e n e r a t e m o r e i n t e r e s t i n t h e U n i v e r s i t y ' s r e s e a r c h a c t i v i t i e s, t h e Chinese University Bulletin c o n t i n u e s t o b r i n g t o r e a d e r s h i g h l i g h t s o f r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t s s u p p o r t e d b y t h e R e s e a r c h G r a n t s C o u n c i l a n d o t h e r r e s e a r c h f u n d s . A n a r t i c le o n d e v e l o p i n g s t a t i s t i c al m o d e l s f o r a s s e s s i n g t h e l e v e l of r e s i l i e n ce of a n e c o n o m y c a n b e f o u n d o n p a g e s 4 2 - 4 6 . Research News 4 1