Bulletin Number Four 1985

1985 Meeting o f the Co-ordinating Board o f the UNESCO Regional Ne twork fo r M icrobio logy in Southeast Asia (F rom le ft) D r. Purw o A rb ia n to (Indonesia), Associate Professor H j. Z u lk ifliH j. Sham suddin (Malaysia ) ， Professor Soon-woo H ong (Korea), Professor Pornchai M atangkasom but (Thailand), M r. T. K uroda (Unesco Jakarta), Professor N ancy F. M illis (Australia), D r. V. Prakash (Unesco Jakarta), Professor S.T. Chang (Hong Kong), D r. R .H . Thornton (New Zealand), D r. W illiam Padolina (Philippines) and D r. T. Yoshida (Japan). A t the 1983 Meeting o f the Co-ordinating Board o f the UNESCO Regional Network for Microbiology in Southeast Asia held in Jakarta, Indonesia, it was resolved that for the next term the Headquarters o f the Network be moved from the Philippines to Hong King for a term o f three years, effective 1st March, 1984. Professor S.T. Chang o f the Department o f Biology o f this University was appointed Executive Secretary o f the Headquarters o f the Regional Net­ work. In 1st-2nd July, 1985, Hong Kong hosted this year's Co-ordinating Board Meeting at The Chinese University. The Network for Microbiology was founded in 1975 w ith the aim to strengthen and foster research and cooperation among microbiologists through the establishment o f linkages between universities, scien tific laboratories and industry o f the participating countries in Southeast Asia. A ll the activities o f the Network, including training courses, symposia, workshops and exchange programmes o f scientists are formulated and planned by the Co-ordinating Board. The Board consists o f ten National-Point-of- Contact Representatives (NPCRs) from ten member countries (Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand), plus two ex-officio members from UNESCO. The opening ceremony o f the two-day meeting, at which Professor S.T. Chang officiated, was held a Cho Yiu Conference Hall o f this University. Mr. G.A. Higginson, Deputy Secretary for Economic Services, Hong Kong, gave the opening address, and Professor B. Hsu, Acting Vice-Chancellor o f this University, the welcoming address, and Dr. V. Prakash, Director o f the Regional Office for Science and Technology for Southeast Asia, Jakarta, Indonesia, delivered amessage from UNESCO. Immediately after the opening cere­ mony, the two representatives from UNESCO and the NPCRs from Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Thailand attended the meeting at the Conference Room o f the Science Centre, where they reviewed the various activities and programmes o f the Network during the past ten years, and worked out plans for future operation. - S . T. Chang 2 NEWS