Bulletin Spring 1988

—‘The Influence of Traditional Chinese Culture on Economic Modernization' by Professor Hsing Mo-huan, professor of economics and fellow of the Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica ， Taiwan and former professor of economics of the University, on 24th March. Professor Hsing arrived on 19th March, for a one-month visit to the New Asia College under the New Asia S.Y. Chung Visiting Programme. * The Chinese Law Programme of the Centre for Contemporary Asian Studies organized a seminar on ‘What Can China's Lawyers Do for Hong Kong People' conducted by Mr. Liu Gushu, chairman of China Legal Service Hong Kong Ltd., on 6th February. * The Department of Journalism and Communication organized a public lecture on ‘Reporting Elections in the United States' by Professor Irving Fang, head of broadcast journalism program, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota, USA, on 9th February. * Workshops in selected sports for physical education teachers and coaches, jointly organized by the Physical Education Unit of this University and the Hong Kong Post-Secondary Colleges Athletic Association, and sponsored by the Amateur Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, were held at the University on 27th and 28th February. The workshops covered in-depth discussions on various sports including swimming, volleyball, and dance and rhythmic activities. * The Department of Sociology organized the following lectures by Professor Michel Crozier, director, Centre de Sociologie des Organizations, Paris, France: —The State of Sociology in France' on 29th February. —'The Reform of French Public Administration' on 2nd March (jointly organized with the Department of Government and Public Administration). * The University library System organized the following seminars: —'Viability of Micrographics in an Educational Setting' by Mr. Paul A. Tucci, director of International Market Development, University Microfilms International, USA, on 1st March. - T h e Role of Technology in Social Change' by Dr. Erven Laszlo, professor, the State University of New York, USA, on 28th March. * The Department of Paediatrics organized a lecture on 'Update on Treatment of Tuberculosis' by Sister M. Gabriel, Medical Superintendent, the Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association, on 1st March. * Shaw College and the Department of Electronics jointly organized a seminar on 'Optical Fibre Cable for Subscriber Network and its Accessories' conducted by Dr. Hiroshi Murata, executive scientist, Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd., Japan, on 2nd March. * The University presented the first of its series of 25th anniversary lectures on 16th March. Dr. Robert C. Gallo, virologist and oncologist, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA, delivered a lecture on 'Aids: where do we go from here?' * The Department of Religion through its Christian education course organized an open lecture on ‘Education for Living — Rethinking Christian Nurture Today' by Rev. Chan Hin-cheong, vicar of the Holy Trinity Church, Church Body of the Chinese Anglican Church in Hong Kong, on 23rd March. * The Department of Music organized the following lectures and recitals: - L u n c h Time Concert: Yeung Yeuk Chai, Erhu, on 27th January. The concert was jointly organized with Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. —A vocal recital by Mr. Luan Feng on 27th January. —A lecture-demonstration on 'Ethno- musicology and the Study of Chinese Music ， by Professor Bell Wong of the University of Pittsburgh, on 9th February. —Lunch Time Concert: Bassoon Recital by Kam Shiu on 10th February. The concert was jointly organized with Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. —A lecture-demonstration on 'An Extended History of Western Music II' by Dr. Greta Olson, on 29th February. —A Clarinet-Piano Duo-recital by Mr. Daniel Silver and Ms. June Chow, on 15th March. —A Piano Masterclass by Pia Sebastiani ， renowned Argentinean pianist, on 17th March. 20