Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1995

University were held at the Tsim Sha Tsui Science Museum. For students and the general public, there was also an essay competition jointly sponsored by Mr. H.C. Tang, chairman of the New Asia College Board of Trustees, and the Cultural Foundation of the United Daily News Group of Taiwan. College Visiting Scholar • Prof. James Cahill, Emeritus Professor of Art History at the University of California in Berkeley, visited United College as its second distinguished visiting scholar 1994-95 from 18th March to 1st April 1995. During his stay, Prof. Cahill delivered a series of four lectures on the theme of 'The Lyric Journey: Poetic Painting in China and Japan'. Budding Scholars from Tsing Hua Visit United College A delegation of five undergraduates from Tsing Hua University in Beijing accompanied by their academic advisers visited United College from 26th March to 2nd Ap r il 1995 under the sixth Budding Scholars Exchange Programme. During their stay, the delegation visited the Tuen Mun District Board, the Land Development Corporation, different government departments, and other tertiary institutions to gather information for a research on 'Urban Construction and Modernization in China'. They presented their findings at a public seminar held on 30th March in the Hall of the Adam Schall Residence. As the second part of the exchange programme, a United College delegation paid a return visit to Tsing Hua University in May 1995. It comprised nine undergraduate students of the college and two academic advisers — Mr. K. H. Wong, the college dean of students, and Dr. Irene Chow of the Management Department. They spent a week in Beijing and made a public presentation on the topic 'The Civil Service System and Human Resources Management'. Invention to Combat Pollution Displayed at Hannover Fair An invention by Dr. Mark Kai-keung of the Biology Department to combat pollution brought about by the dyeing industry was displayed at the Hannover Fair in Germany. This is Europe's most prestigious annual industrial and technological fair, and was held from 3rd to 8th April 1995. Dr. Mark's bio-removal approach is targeted at two dyes — indigo and sulphur black. Manufacturers of denim in particular traditionally use environmentally- toxic agents to reduce the two dyes in a process known as 'stone-washing' to create the 'faded' look. The toxic residues of the dyes after the treatment pose threats to the environment. To provide an alternative environmentally-friendly bleaching method, Dr. Mark has identified two strains of bacteria, H-12 and W-3. H-12 offers a benign substitute for bleaching indigo andW-3 removes sulphur black through bio-absorption. Both can be used to treat waste water. Pathologists from China to Train at CUHK The Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology will receive HK$500,000 from the Fok Ying Tung Foundation over the next three years to establish training fellowships for pathologists from China. Pathology is a major discipline in patient management and deals with the causes of diseases. According to Dr. H.K. Ng from the Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, pathology in China has fallen behind that in the West due to the lack of Western medical literature in many Chinese institutions, the absence of a systematic training programme, and News in Brief 32