Bulletin Summer 1988

— A lecture on ‘My View on Yuanyang Hudie Pai', jointly presented with the department of Chinese, was delivered by Mr. Wei Shao- chang, senior research fellow of Shanghai Union of Chinese Writers, on 4th May. — A seminar on ‘Chinese Life —Arts and Culture' was held on 21st May. The participants included well-known scholars from Beijing. — A lecture on 'Current Argument on Human Origins', jointly presented with the department of anthropology, was delivered by Professor Jia Lan-po, research fellow at the Institute of Vetebrate Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, on 23rd May. * New Asia College presented the following Ming Yu Visiting Scholars lectures: -'Guangdong Bapai Yao Funeral', conducted by Professor Zhao Jia-wang, vice-president of Guangdong Institute of Ethnology, on 9th May. —Trends in China's Economic Reforms since the Seventh National People's Congress', conducted by scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: Professor Yu Zu-yao, director of the Institute of Economics; Professor Yang Zhong-wei, deputy chief, macro-economic research section; and Professor Li Yi-ping, deputy chief, history of economic thoughts section; on 31st May. -'Prospectus of Future Development of Chinese Thought and Culture', conducted by Professor Tang Yi-jie, president of the International Academy of Chinese Culture and professor of philosophy, Peking University, and Professor Pang Pu, research fellow of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, on 20th June. * The department of paediatrics presented the following lectures: -'Paediatric Dental Care' delivered by Professor Stephen H.Y. Wei, head of the department of children's dentistry and orthodontics, the University of Hong Kong, on 10th May. —'AIDS in Paediatric Practice' delivered by Dr. E.K. Yeoh, consultant physician, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, on 17th May. * The Comparative Literature Research Unit of the University, the Hong Kong Comparative literature Association, and visiting scholars from China jointly organized a seminar on ‘The Road Taken and Not Taken in Chinese-Western Comparative Literature', on 12th May. * The department of surgery organized a public lecture on 13th May. Professor John A. Collins, professor of surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, and chairman of Stanford University Medical Centre, USA, spoke on 'The Implication for Surgical Treatment of Cancer of the Breast from Recent Clinical Trials'. * The Art Gallery staged the ‘Fine Arts Degree Examination Exhibition' from 26th May to 19th June. The exhibits featured works by nineteen graduating students of the fine arts department, including Chinese paintings and calligraphy, oil paintings, print- making, ceramics and sculptures. Also included were multimedia art forms such as video productions. * The fine arts department held its 1988 annual art exhibition at the Exhibition Gallery, City Hall, from 14th to 17th June. Professor Lin Tzong-biau, head of New Asia College, officiated at the opening ceremony on 14th June and presented the Ramon Woon Creative Prize, the Ting Yen Yung Academic Awards and the Ting Yen Yung Memorial Awards to outstanding students. The exhibition was sponsored by the Urban Council. It featured some ninety pieces of works of art by the students of the department, including Chinese paintings and calligraphy, oil paintings, water colours and prints. * The department of music presented a lecture- demonstration on 14th June. Professor Kwabena Nketia, Andrew Mellon Professor and chairman of music department, University of Pittsburgh, USA, spoke on 'Ethnomusicology and African Music Research'. * The Art Gallery is mounting the exhibition, ‘The Art of Gao Jianfu', from 1st July to September. On display are some one hundred exhibits from the collection of the Art Gallery. Together with Chen Shuren and Gao Qifeng, Gao Jianfu (1879-1951) founded the influential modem Lingnan school. Gao studied painting under Ju Lian in his early years. He later furthered his studies in Japan and upon his return, he advocated the reform of traditional Chinese painting. The exhibition presents a comprehensive survey of Gao Jianfu's works including manuscripts and biographical materials on the artist. 19