Bulletin Number Five 1985

development of part-time undergraduate degree studies at the University; 5. To make recommendations on the General Education programme, the general language requirements, the provision of elective courses centrally administered for all PDP students and the appointment of teacher s for the General Education and elective courses; 6. To oversee the PDP budget; and 7. To advise on the cultivation of better staff- student relation. * Dr. Ho Hsiu Hwang, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, has been appointed Director of General Education for a term of two years. Duties of this new post are: 1. To be responsible for the implementation of the General Education (GE) programme; 2. To review the syllabuses of existing courses in the GE programme to ensure their suitability as GE courses; 3. To recommend new courses to the Senate Committee on General Education for inclusion in the GE programme; 4. To arrange for the assignment of teaching staff to teach GE courses i n consultation with the Departme\nts concerned; 5. To coordinate the designation and design of non-STOT (student-orientated teaching) GE courses by Colleges for their students, liaising with the Departments on their behalf for manpower and student quota; 6. To promote General Education within the University, giving new staff and students a better understanding of its aims; 7. To monitor the quality o f teaching with regard to GE courses and to make recommendations thereon for improvement; and 8. To report to the Vice-Chancellor on matters concerning the programme. Professorial Inaugural Lectures Three professors delivered their Inaugural Lectures from September to November 1985: Professor C. Metreweli, Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging: 'Images, Imagination and Magic' (20th September); Professor Rance P.L. Lee, Professor of Sociology: ‘High Density living and Rising Aspiration in Hong Kong' (1st November); Professor Yeung Yue-man, Professor of Geography: ‘Geography and the Developing World' (29th November). Civil Service Careers Exhibition 1985 The annual Civil Service Careers Exhibition, jointly organized by the Civil Service Branch of the Government Secretariat and the Appointments Service of the University, was held on 6th and 7th November, 1985 at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. The Exhibition was opened by the Hon. Donald P.H. Liao, Secretary for District Administration, Mr. D.R. Ford, Secretary for the Civil Service and Mr. W.C.L. Brown, Chairman of the University Appointments Board, at a brief ceremony. The Exhibition aims at providing the students of the University with a comprehensive picture of career opportunities in the Civil Service. A total o f twenty-one Government units participated in the Exhibition, and counselling service was offered to the students on the spot. Donation from Jockey Club The University has received a donation of HK$6.047 million from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club in support of a research on drugs for cardiovascular diseases to be carried out by the Chinese Medicinal Material Research Centre over a period of thre e years. The research, conducted by Dr. H.M. Chang, will evaluate the efficacy of a commonly-used Chinese herb, and identify its active components and modes of action. Based on clinical evidence obtained in China, the research will strive to place traditional Chinese medicine on a more scientific basis, thereby contributing to the health care of the people. Rotary Medicare to Southeast Asia Under the 'Rotary Medicare to Southeast Asia' project, Dr. M. Hossain from Dhaka is now in Hong Kong and will be staying for three months in the Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery. The project, started early this year, is jointly organized by the Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery and the Rotary Club of Hong Kong for the training of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Bangladesh. The first Travelling Rotary Scholar was Dr. K.M. Chan, Senior Lecturer of the Department, who paid a two-week visit to the National Training Centre for Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery in Dhaka. 1985 Vice-Chancellor's Cup Staff Sports Tournament The 1985 Vice-Chancellor's Cup Staff Sports Tournament concluded on the afternoon of 17th November, and prizes were presented to the winners by Dr. and Mrs. Ma Lin at a brief ceremony. The overall champion of the year was the Science Team, which won the tennis and table tennis NEWS 19