Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1979

University Member s Gained Internationa l Recognitio n Professor S. T. Chang Dr. Y. C. Kong Professor S. T. Chang Professor S. T. Chang, Professor of Biology and Director of Research Centre for Food Protein Production, has recently been appointed by the Council of the International Cell Research Organization (ICRO) as an alternate member of the U N E P (United Nations Environmental Programme)/UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)/ ICRO Panel on Microbiology. The Panel was established in 1965 (1) to develop and foster an international network of organizations for the preservation and exchange of cultures of micro-organisms, including bacteria, fungi, microalgae, rickettsiae, protozoa, and viruses; (2) to explore the potentials of microorganisms being used as a natural resource to improve the welfare and environment of people, especially in developing countries; and (3) to assist in the training of teachers, technologists, and researchers in microbiology. There are sixteen full members and sixteen alternate members at present in the Panel. Professor Chang has also been elected President of the newly-established International Mushroom Society for the Tropics. Dr. Y. C. Kong Dr. Y. C. Kong, Reader in Biochemistry and Project Associate of the Research Centre for Chinese Medicinal Materials, has been appointed by the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) to serve as a member of the WHO'S Expert Advisory Panel on Traditional Medicine in an honorary capacity for five years. This appointment by W H O , which has been made after consultation with the Hong Kong Government, not only recognizes Dr. Kong's knowledge of and contribution to traditional medicine, but also indicates the increasing interest and confidence of W H O in the research in traditional medicinal materials carried out at The Chinese University, The 10-panel members from al over the world will advise W H O on important developments in their field and help formulate policies on medicinal research and administrat Dr. Kong is the first Hong Kong resident appointed to the panel. Dr. Kong has also been commended by the Steering Committee of the WHO'S Task Force on Indigenous Plants for Fertility Regulation at its recent meeting in Geneva for his work in the WHO-appointed Hong Kong Collaborating Research Centre at the University. The Chinese University is one of the six centres (now four) originally selected by W H O to conduct such research. The Hong Kong Centre was ranked second to the Chicago Centre which is internati recognized as the leader in the field.