Bulletin Number One 1982

* A Seminar on Physical Education and Sport Medicine, organized by "The Cooperative Research Project on Physical Activities and Quality o f Life in Densely Populated Urban Areas" , was jo in tly spon sored by the School o f Education o f the University and the Recreation and Culture Department o f the Government on 20th May, 1982. The Seminar was held at the Legislative Council Chamber w ith approxi mately one hundred participants comprising represen tatives from sports and medical bodies, physical education instructors and Government officials. Opened by Mr. E.B. Wiggham, Commissioner o f Recreation and Culture, the Seminar began w ith an introduction from Professor C.Y. To, Director, School o f Education, and a progress report on a physical fitness study o f school-age children in Hong Kong presented by Mr. L.F. Lo o f the School. On the occasion, three papers were delivered by specialists from the University o f Michigan: “ Values o f inter disciplinary and inter-institutional research" by Professor R.B. Schmerl; "New findings concerning the role o f physical exercise in the promotion o f health and the prevention o f disease" by Professor D.R. Bassett; and "Exercise, sport and performance" by Professor D.W. Edington. The Seminar concluded w ith remarks made by Mr. Brian Coak, Deputy Commissioner o f Recreation and Culture. * The 2nd Seminar on Legal System and State- Building in China, organized by the Public Affairs Research Centre o f the University, was held on 16th and 17th June, 1982 at United College. The 1st seminar on the theme was held last September under the same sponsorship. About 35 participants, including representatives from China and the United States, took part in this two-day event. The following papers were presented by faculty members o f the University: ‘‘Socialist constitution in comparative perspective" by Dr.H.C. Kuan "Constitution and policy on nationalities" by Dr. J. Hsieh "The process o f constitutional change in the People's Republic o f China" by Dr. C.Y. Chang ‘‘On strengthening the National People's Congress to realize constitutionalism" by Dr. J.Y.S. Cheng “ The role o f the State Council" by Dr. B.S.J. Weng "Independent judiciary and the rule o f law" by Dr. K.S. Liao * Professor Ronald H. Preston, Emeritus Professor o f Social and Moral Theology, University o f Man chester, gave a lecture on "The Bible and Social Ethics" on 3rd February, 1982 at the invitation o f the Department o f Religion. * Professor John M inford, V isiting Professor o f English, National Institute o f Foreign Language, Tientsin, China, delivered a talk on "Translating the Last Forty Chapters o f Hung Lou Meng,, on 4th February, 1982 at the invitation o f the Comparative Literature and Translation Centre. * The English Language Unit o f the School o f Education and the Hong Kong and Kowloon Chiu Chow School jo in tly held a Workshop on English Teaching on 13th March, 1982. Attended by over 40 student teachers and serving teachers, the Workshop featured discussion sessions as well as lectures given by teachers o f the School o f Education. * The Institute o f Chinese Studies held a Seminar on “ Hsia Culture" on 28th April, 1982. The partici pants included faculty members o f the Departments o f History, Fine Arts, Chinese and Philosophy, as well as representatives o f the University o f Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Museum o f History. * Professor Ye Chunshen, President o f the Guangdong Technology, Economic and Management Modernization Association and Director o f the Management and Engineering Department, South China Institute o f Technology, gave two lectures entitled “ Issues Concerning Special Economic Zones in Guangdong Province" and "Management Education in China" on 21st and 25th May, 1982 respectively. The lectures were sponsored by the Faculty o f Business Administration and United College. * Professor Peter H. Venables o f the Department o f Psychology, University o f York, England, who was visiting the Psychology Section o f the University under the auspices o f the Committee for International Cooperation in Higher Education o f the British Council, lectured on "The Development o f Schizo phrenia" on 26th May, 1982. The lecture was organized by the Psychology Section and the Hong Kong Psychological Society. * The Comparative Literature Division o f the Comparative Literature and Translation Centre, the Department o f English, and the Hong Kong Compara tive Literature Association jo in tly sponsored a Lecture- discussion on "Utopianism in World L iteratu re" on 24th June, 1982. The speaker was Professor A. Owen Aldridge o f Comparative Literature Studies at the University o f Illinois. 24