Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2003

Academic Conferences to Celebrate the University's 40th Birthday Challenges in Research and Documentation of the Chinese Overseas Over 200 scholars and librarians from 14 different countries and regions attended the Second International Conference of Institutes and Libraries for Chinese Overseas Studies held from 13th to 15th March 2003 on the campus. With a theme on 'Traditional Network: Challenges in Research and Documentation of the Chinese Overseas', the function was hosted by the University Library System jointly with Ohio University as a forum of exchange for institutes, libraries, and individual scholars engaged in networking in the field of Chinese overseas studies. More than 60 participants presented papers at the conference. Charting Strategies for Developing Hong Kong as a Tourist Destination Leaders from the tourism and hospitality industry, policy-makers, and educators gathered at a tourism forum entitled 'Charting Strategies for Developing Hong Kong as a Tourist Destination' organized by the University's School of Hotel and Tourism Management on 22nd March 2003 at the MBA Town Centre in Central. The participants exchanged ideas and identified significant directions for enhancing the tourism industry, which had been recognized as one of the four pillar industries sustaining the Hong Kong economy. Mrs. Selina Chow, chairperson of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, shared her views on the local tourism industry in her keynote speech.