Bulletin Vol. 11 No. 3 Nov–Dec 1974

wide Communication Conference held in Acapulco, Mexico, on 20th October. Dr. Michael Wei, Lecturer in Journalism, attended a Communication Writing Material Workshop held in Singapore from 22nd October to 1st November. Prof. Yu also attended the Workshop after the Conference in Mexico. •Dr.John T.S. Chen, University Registrar, visited Universities in Britain and Canada on an Association of Commonwealth Universities Administrative Travelling Fellowship from 22nd October to 26th November. • Dr. Y.C. Kong, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry at United College, attended an international symposium on "Southeast Asia Addresses its Health Problems: Current Research and Educational Activities" held in Bangkok, Thailand from 28th October to 2nd November. Dr. Kong presented a paper on “Effect of the Chinese Motherwart, Leonurus artemisiae, on mammalian reproductive function" at the symposium. •Dr.C.Y. Choi of the Department of Sociology, United College, attended a Conference on "Implementation Systems for Family Planning" in Penang, Malaysia from 29th to 31st October. The Conference was sponsored by the United Nations Asian Centre for Development Administration. •Dr.S.T. Chang, Reader in Biology at Chung Chi College, attended the 9th International Scientific Congress on the Cultivation of Edible Fungi from 4th to 18th November. The first part of the Congress was held in Tokyo and the second in Taipei. Dr. Chang delivered a paper on “ A study of basidial ontogeny in Volvariella volvacea utilizing light and electron microscopy" at the Tokyo meeting, spoke on "Biological and commercial aspects of straw mushroom cultivation" and served as a panel discussant on "Growing edible fungi in the tropics and subtropics" at Taipei. • Mr. N.H. Young, University Secretary, attended the Steering Committee of the 4th Commonwealth Conference of Registrars of the South East Asia and Pacific Area held in Singapore from 4th to 7th November. •Prof. S.C. Loh of Computer Science at United College visited German universities to study the recent developments in computer science education and computer application to industry and commerce from 4th November to 21st December. •Dr.Chingho A. Chen, Director of the Centre for East Asian Studies, Prof. Cheng Te-k'un, Professor of Fine Arts, Prof. Jao Tsung-i, Professor of Chinese and Mr. James Watt, Curator of Art Gallery, attended the X I V th Congress of the Japan Society for Southeast Asian History at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan in November, and presented the following papers at the Symposium on "The Influence of Chinese Culture in Southeast Asia and Patterns of Intercourse ”： Prof. Cheng: "Archaeology in Ancient Sarawak and Taiwan" Prof. Jao: "Some remarks on the relationship between Pag'an and Sung-A review of Gordon H. Luce's Old Burma-Early Pag'an" Mr. Watt: "Thai ceramics found in Hong Kong and related problems" Dr. Chen was Chairman of the Congress. • Mr. Bruce Y.P. Lee, Lecturer in Journalism at New Asia College, attended a meeting on Mass Communica in Singapore in December. •Dr. Pedro Ng, Lecturer in Sociology at Chung Chi College, attended the Conference on Population Socialization at the East-West Centre, Hawaii, in Decembe and presented a paper on ‘‘The Learning of Population-related Norms: Some Problems for Research" •Dr. Choh-Ming Li, the Vice-Chancellor, and Prof. Mo-huan Hsing’ Professor of Economics attended the “Seminar on Trade Strategies for Economic Developm The Asian Experience" held from 14th to 16th December in Manila under the joint sponsorship of the Asian Development Bank and National Bureau for Economic Research (New York). • Dr. L.S. Chuang ， Lecturer in Physics at Chung Chi College, was awarded the International Atomic Energy Agency grant to attend the First Asian Regional Congress on Radiation Protection held in Bombay from 14th to 20th December. Dr. Chuang presented a paper on "Shielding of Neutrons Generated by a 14 MeV Neutron Generator Installed in The Chinese University" (By: L.S. Chuang ， K.C. Wong, and W.Y. Chiu), and chaired a session on “Radiation Protection Instrumentation”. — 6 -