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LINGNAN UNIVERSITY BULLETIN<br />
Vol 6, No 2/Issue 25 <strong>and</strong> No 3/Issue 26<br />
November 2001/January <strong>2002</strong> (Combined Issues)<br />
C O N T E N T S<br />
31st Congregation 1<br />
Organising Committee<br />
on 35th Anniversary 1<br />
Public Affairs Office: 2<br />
A New Professional Team<br />
The Tokyo Conference on 2<br />
"Restructuring the<br />
Japanese <strong>and</strong> East Asian<br />
Economies"<br />
Senior Management 3<br />
Retreat on<br />
27 October 2001<br />
Campus Update 4<br />
External Relations 7<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Students 7<br />
Receiving External Awards<br />
Personalia 8<br />
Activities of Units 13<br />
Activities of Staff 14<br />
Publications 19<br />
Visitors 22<br />
Forthcoming Events 23<br />
<strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Hong Kong (A Newsletter for Circulation within the <strong>Lingnan</strong> Community)<br />
WISHING YOU A HAPPY AND<br />
PROSPEROUS <strong>2002</strong>!<br />
Editorial Board for <strong>University</strong> Publications<br />
31ST CONGREGATION<br />
The 31st Congregation was held on 6 December 2001 with three sessions at<br />
9:30 am, 11:00 am <strong>and</strong> 3:00 pm respectively. At the afternoon session, three<br />
honorary doctoral degrees were conferred on Dr WONG Bing-lai, Prof David<br />
WANG Der-wai <strong>and</strong> Dr David HO Tzu-cho. The total number of graduates for<br />
the academic year 2000-2001 was 715 including the three Honorary Degree<br />
Gradu<strong>and</strong>s. Details of the degrees conferred at the Congregation were as follows:<br />
Master of Philosophy Degree: 7 graduates; Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Degree:<br />
169 graduates; Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) Degree: 376<br />
graduates; <strong>and</strong> Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) Degree: 163 graduates,<br />
making a total of 715 graduates.<br />
A banquet in honour of the Honorary Degree Gradu<strong>and</strong>s was held in the evening,<br />
which was attended by the Chairman of the Council, the President, the Honorary<br />
Degree Gradu<strong>and</strong>s, Council Members <strong>and</strong> Heads of Academic Departments<br />
<strong>and</strong> Administrative Units.<br />
ORGANISING COMMITTEE ON<br />
35TH ANNIVERSARY OF LINGNAN<br />
The year <strong>2002</strong> marks the 35th Anniversary of <strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong> in Hong<br />
Kong. The <strong>University</strong> Management has set up an organising committee to plan<br />
activities <strong>and</strong> functions to celebrate the anniversary. The committee is headed<br />
by Prof NYAW Mee-kau (Vice-President) as its Chairman <strong>and</strong> Mr Tinlo POON<br />
(President of <strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong> Alumni Association (Hong Kong) Ltd) as its<br />
Deputy Chairman. Other members include Mr LI Kam-kee (Director of<br />
Administration), Mr Herdip SINGH (Comptroller), Ms Anita CHENG (Director<br />
of Public Affairs), Dr LAU Chi-pang (Department of Philosophy), Dr Moureen<br />
TANG (Department of Management), Prof Alfred CHAN (Department of Politics<br />
<strong>and</strong> Sociology) <strong>and</strong> Ms WONG Hiu-kwan (Hong Kong <strong>Lingnan</strong> Translation<br />
Alumni Association). Ms Rachelle Suen (Assistant to the President) serves as<br />
the Secretary of the Committee.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE: A NEW PROFESSIONAL TEAM /<br />
THE TOKYO CONFERENCE<br />
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE: A NEW PROFESSIONAL TEAM<br />
A new professional team in the Public Affairs Office has finally been put in place after the resignations of Ms<br />
Angelica TSANG (Public Affairs Officer) <strong>and</strong> Ms Elaine CHAN (Assistant Public Affairs Officer) in September<br />
<strong>and</strong> October 2001 respectively. Three new staff have been appointed in recent months to replace the positions<br />
vacated by Dr Yee-wah CHENG, the former Director of Public Affairs, Ms TSANG <strong>and</strong> Ms CHAN. Ms<br />
CHENG Wai-ching, Anita ( ) was appointed as the new Director of Public Affairs whereas both Ms HO<br />
Ka-pui, Carol ( ) <strong>and</strong> Ms CHEN Kwan-yue, Alice ( ) were appointed as Assistant Public Affairs<br />
Officers. They assumed duties on 17 December, 6 November <strong>and</strong> 14 December 2001 respectively.<br />
Prior to joining the <strong>University</strong>, Ms Anita CHENG was the Regional Managing Director (Asia-Pacific) of<br />
Burson-Marsteller, a multinational public relations <strong>and</strong> marketing firm. She has substantial experiences in<br />
marketing <strong>and</strong> public affairs <strong>and</strong> held several key positions in the private sector over the years. Ms CHENG<br />
holds a BBA (Hons) degree from The Chinese <strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> an MBA degree from the<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Hull, United Kingdom. Ms Carol HO was the Senior Public Relations Executive of SUNDAY<br />
Communications Ltd before she joined <strong>Lingnan</strong>. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree with a major in<br />
English <strong>and</strong> an MPhil degree in Communication Studies, both from The Chinese <strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong. Ms<br />
Alice CHEN was a diploma graduate of <strong>Lingnan</strong> College <strong>and</strong> later obtained her Bachelor Degree (Hons) in<br />
Business <strong>and</strong> Marketing at the <strong>University</strong> of Portsmouth, United Kingdom. She was an Assistant Officer in the<br />
Community Relations Department of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) before she<br />
joined the <strong>University</strong>.<br />
The three new professional staff in the Public Affairs Office are entrusted with the important task of formulating<br />
<strong>and</strong> implementation of a viable public relations programme for the <strong>University</strong> in the challenging years ahead.<br />
The new Director will report directly to the President. In addition, the new team will work closely with the<br />
Editorial Board for <strong>University</strong> Publications which is charged with the task of overseeing the four universitywide<br />
publications, i.e. the Chronicle, the Bulletin, the Annual Report, <strong>and</strong> the Calendar.<br />
THE UNIVERSITY CO-ORGANISED THE TOKYO<br />
CONFERENCE ON "RESTRUCTURING THE JAPANESE<br />
AND EAST ASIAN ECONOMIES"<br />
The International Symposium on "Restructuring the Japanese <strong>and</strong> East Asian Economies" (the Tokyo<br />
Conference), jointly organised by the <strong>University</strong>'s Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies (HKIBS), the<br />
Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of Waseda <strong>University</strong>, <strong>and</strong> the Hong Kong Society of Asia-Pacific 21, was<br />
held in the Conference Hall of Waseda <strong>University</strong>, Tokyo, on 3-4 November 2001. This Symposium was the<br />
7th Meeting of the Co-ordination System for Chinese Economies ( !"#$%&' !")<br />
spearheaded by the Hong Kong Society of Asia-Pacific 21, a non-profit professional organisation based in<br />
Hong Kong.<br />
About 100 scholars from Japan, the United States, Canada, Singapore, Russia <strong>and</strong> the four Chinese economic<br />
areas (i.e. the Chinese Mainl<strong>and</strong>, Taiwan, Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> Macau) participated in the Symposium. The<br />
following dignitaries addressed at the Opening Ceremony of the Symposium which was chaired by Prof LIM
THE TOKYO CONFERENCE /<br />
SENIOR MANAGEMENT RETREAT ON 27 OCTOBER 2001<br />
Hua Sing !"#$, Deputy Director of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda <strong>University</strong> (WIAPS):<br />
Prof Katsuhiko SHIRAI, Vice-President of Waseda <strong>University</strong>, President Edward CHEN of <strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong>,<br />
Prof Teruo TAKAHASHI, Director of WIAPS, <strong>and</strong> Prof Ippei YAMAZAWA, President of the Institute of<br />
Developing Economies. President Edward CHEN was on a duty visit to Tokyo during the conference period<br />
<strong>and</strong> was specially invited to give a keynote address on the "Changes of the Asian Economies since World<br />
War II". Prof Takayasu OKUSHIMA, President of Waseda <strong>University</strong>, hosted a Welcoming Dinner in honour<br />
of all the conference participants. The Conference covered a wide range of topics including economic relations<br />
between Japan <strong>and</strong> Asian countries, prospects of economic integration among ASEAN, China, Japan, <strong>and</strong><br />
South Korea "10+3" , China-Russia economic relations, <strong>and</strong> Australia in East Asia globalisation, etc.<br />
Four <strong>Lingnan</strong> staff attended the Tokyo Conference <strong>and</strong> presented papers respectively. They were: Prof NYAW<br />
Mee-kau, Vice-President <strong>and</strong> Director, HKIBS; Prof KUEH Yak-yeow, Director of CAPS; Dr LU Fei-yun,<br />
Temporary Research Associate of the Research Programme on Ethnicity <strong>and</strong> Overseas Chinese Economies,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Mr Raymond YEUNG, Senior Research Assistant of HKIBS.<br />
The Tokyo Conference was co-sponsored by the following individual <strong>and</strong> organisations: Dr YU Sun-say<br />
!"#$, Hong Kong Tsung Tsin Association, Summer Tide Foundation (Taiwan), several leading<br />
Japanese business firms <strong>and</strong> the famous Asahi Shimbun !"#, one of the leading media groups in<br />
Japan with a daily circulation of 12 million copies. The Conference was prominently reported in the said<br />
newspaper.<br />
SENIOR MANAGEMENT RETREAT ON 27 OCTOBER 2001<br />
The <strong>University</strong>'s Senior Management Group (SMG) held a retreat on 27 October 2001 to discuss issues on:<br />
(1) Preparation for the <strong>2002</strong> UGC (<strong>University</strong> Grants Committee) Institutional Visit to the <strong>University</strong>;<br />
(2) The funding method currently used by the UGC; <strong>and</strong><br />
(3) The setting up of an Institutional Advancement Office.<br />
Discussion on issue (1) above was very enthusiastic. Ideas expressed at the Retreat were focused on how to<br />
demonstrate to the UGC in real terms the uniqueness of liberal arts education at <strong>Lingnan</strong> such as the interdisciplinary<br />
nature of <strong>Lingnan</strong>'s curriculum <strong>and</strong> research, sectional teaching, <strong>and</strong> cooperative learning. A Task<br />
Force was set up to make preparation for the UGC visit in September/October <strong>2002</strong>.<br />
During the SMG Retreat, the Comptroller explained the funding method currently used by the UGC. The UGC<br />
has adopted a relative rating of 1 to 4 for funding various academic subjects. Rating 1 gets the lowest funding.<br />
All <strong>Lingnan</strong>'s academic programmes belong to rating 1.<br />
With the change of the funding environment of the tertiary education sector, UGC-funded institutions are<br />
actively looking for public support <strong>and</strong> new sources of funding for their further development. In order to<br />
achieve results, some of them already have developed an Institutional Advancement Office to merge <strong>and</strong><br />
coordinate the functions of public relations, fundraising <strong>and</strong> alumni relations. A presentation on institutional<br />
advancement, which deliberated on contents of those three functions <strong>and</strong> their interaction, was made at the Retreat.<br />
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A NEW INITIATIVE ON STUDENT<br />
EXCHANGE BETWEEN LINGNAN AND<br />
MAINLAND UNIVERSITIES<br />
The <strong>University</strong> has recently signed agreements with<br />
two leading universities in the Chinese Mainl<strong>and</strong><br />
on student exchanges following the Vice-<br />
President's visits to Beijing <strong>and</strong> Shanghai in summer<br />
2001. The two universities are Renmin <strong>University</strong><br />
(or People's <strong>University</strong>) of China in Beijing <strong>and</strong><br />
Donghua <strong>University</strong> ( !) in Shanghai. Both<br />
universities are key institutions which are under<br />
the auspices of the Ministry of Education in Beijing.<br />
It is understood that this is the first ever Student<br />
Exchange Programme signed between a HKSARbased<br />
tertiary institution <strong>and</strong> Mainl<strong>and</strong> institutions.<br />
So far academic exchanges of institutions have been<br />
mainly in the areas of teaching <strong>and</strong> research or<br />
staff exchanges. This student-specific exchange<br />
scheme would enable <strong>Lingnan</strong> undergraduates to<br />
spend one semester in a Mainl<strong>and</strong> institution <strong>and</strong><br />
to experience the university life there. Such<br />
experiences would undoubtedly enhance the<br />
employability of <strong>Lingnan</strong> graduates in future.<br />
Under the agreements, <strong>Lingnan</strong> will send one to<br />
four students for a one-semester study to each of<br />
the two Mainl<strong>and</strong> universities. Each of the<br />
Mainl<strong>and</strong> universities will send one to two students<br />
to <strong>Lingnan</strong> for an academic year. Exchange<br />
students will be requested to pay the tuition <strong>and</strong><br />
hostel fees of their home institutions only. The<br />
credits gained by students at the universities will<br />
be recognised by both sides. The first batch of the<br />
<strong>University</strong>'s exchange students will be sent to the<br />
two mainl<strong>and</strong> universities in the academic year<br />
<strong>2002</strong>-2003.<br />
Several key mainl<strong>and</strong> universities have shown great<br />
interests in establishing similar student exchange<br />
programme with <strong>Lingnan</strong>. It is considered that the<br />
student exchange scheme would promote a better<br />
underst<strong>and</strong>ing of the Chinese Mainl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
HKSAR among students from Hong Kong <strong>and</strong><br />
Mainl<strong>and</strong> respectively. The <strong>University</strong> is at present<br />
actively discussing with the prestigious Huazhong<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Science <strong>and</strong> Technology ( !<br />
) in Wuhan to sign similar Student Exchange<br />
Agreement. The agreement is expected to be signed<br />
in early <strong>2002</strong>.<br />
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INTER-INSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT OF<br />
COOPERATION SIGNING CEREMONY<br />
BETWEEN TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY AND<br />
LINGNAN<br />
A ceremony was held in campus on 5 October 2001<br />
for the signing of Inter-Institutional Agreement of<br />
Cooperation between Tunghai <strong>University</strong> in<br />
Taiwan <strong>and</strong> <strong>Lingnan</strong>.<br />
Witnessed by Dr LIN Cheng-tung ( !"),<br />
Dean of Academic Affairs, <strong>and</strong> Dr CHIEN Liangyu<br />
( !"), Director of International<br />
Education & Programmes from Tunghai<br />
<strong>University</strong>, <strong>and</strong> some 25 colleagues from <strong>Lingnan</strong>,<br />
the agreement was signed jointly by Prof WANG<br />
Kang-pei ( !"), President of Tunghai<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>and</strong> President Edward CHEN of<br />
<strong>Lingnan</strong>.<br />
The agreement is for a term of five years, starting<br />
this academic year. While student exchange is the<br />
main focus, it also covers cooperation in the<br />
following areas:<br />
• Faculty or staff exchange programmes;<br />
• Cultural exchange programmes;<br />
• Visiting scholars;<br />
• Cooperative or collaborative research projects;<br />
• Cooperation degree programmes;<br />
• Short term training programmes or projects; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Cooperative <strong>and</strong> exchange lectures, conferences<br />
<strong>and</strong> seminars.
AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION<br />
BETWEEN LINGNAN AND TSINGHUA<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
<strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>and</strong> Tsinghua <strong>University</strong> had signed an<br />
agreement of cooperation towards the establishment<br />
of academic collaboration <strong>and</strong> cooperation at the<br />
departmental level between Tsinghua <strong>University</strong>'s<br />
Department of Foreign Languages <strong>and</strong> <strong>Lingnan</strong>'s<br />
Department of Translation.<br />
Based on mutual respect <strong>and</strong> such underst<strong>and</strong>ing,<br />
a signing ceremony was held on 26 November 2001.<br />
Tsinghua <strong>University</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Lingnan</strong> agreed to the<br />
followings:<br />
• Exploring the development of scholars or<br />
graduate student exchange programmes;<br />
• Exploring the establishment of joint educational<br />
programmes. Tsinghua hopes to send a faculty<br />
member working on his or her PhD each year at<br />
<strong>Lingnan</strong>;<br />
• Considering the development of research<br />
programmes that investigate topics of interest<br />
to faculty in both institutions <strong>and</strong> facilitating<br />
comparative research;<br />
• Planning international meetings, seminars,<br />
symposia <strong>and</strong> conferences both in Beijing <strong>and</strong><br />
in Hong Kong; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Considering future opportunities for exchanging<br />
academic research findings <strong>and</strong> teaching<br />
resources.<br />
BUSINESS SEMINAR FOR SENIOR<br />
EXECUTIVES<br />
The Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies<br />
(HKIBS), in conjunction with the Chinese<br />
Executives Club !"#$%&of the Hong<br />
Kong Management Association (HKMA),<br />
organised a half-day seminar on "Hyper-growth of<br />
the Mainl<strong>and</strong> Economy <strong>and</strong> the Hong Kong<br />
Economy at a Cross-road" on 1 December 2001 at the<br />
Hong Kong Convention <strong>and</strong> Exhibition Centre. This<br />
seminar was tailor-made for local entrepreneurs <strong>and</strong><br />
senior business executives for information sharing<br />
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<strong>and</strong> exchange of ideas on the changing business<br />
environments in Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> the Mainl<strong>and</strong>. It<br />
was the 5th annual seminar series co-organised with<br />
HKMA, the first of which was held in 1996. Four<br />
speakers were invited to speak on the subject<br />
matters, two of whom were from Beijing:<br />
(1)Prof Edward CHEN !"#$, President<br />
of <strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
(Topic: "The Hong Kong Economy at a Crossroad")<br />
(2)Mr Victor LO !"#$, President,<br />
Federation of Hong Kong Industries, <strong>and</strong><br />
Chairman <strong>and</strong> Chief Executive, Gold Peak<br />
Group Co Ltd<br />
(Topic: "Hong Kong's Economy from a<br />
Businessman's Point of View")<br />
(3)Dr JIN Bei !"#, Deputy Director <strong>and</strong><br />
Research Fellow, Institute of Industrial<br />
Economics, Chinese Academy of Social<br />
Sciences, Beijing<br />
(Topic: "Some Salient Features of the Chinese<br />
Economy <strong>and</strong> its Industrial Trend")<br />
(4)Dr LU Tong !"#, Director, Chinese<br />
Centre of Corporate Governance, Institute of<br />
World Economics <strong>and</strong> Politics, Chinese<br />
Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing<br />
(Topic: "The Current Situation <strong>and</strong> Prospect of<br />
the Contemporary Macro-economy in China")<br />
The seminar attracted a large turnout. Over two<br />
hundred participants including about 30 staff from<br />
the Business Programmes <strong>and</strong> Department of<br />
Economics of the <strong>University</strong> attended the seminar.<br />
This seminar was a fee-charging event. Each<br />
attendant had to pay an admission fee of $300.<br />
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON<br />
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN POPULAR<br />
CULTURE<br />
The symposium was organised by the Department<br />
of Cultural Studies, co-organised with the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Social Science Research<br />
Council, New York, <strong>and</strong> co-presented by the Hong<br />
Kong Institute of Cultural Criticism. Sixteen papers<br />
were presented under the panels entitled,<br />
respectively, "The Global Popular Culture in Asian<br />
Perspectives", "Contemporary Chinese Culture:<br />
Problematics of the Popular", "Re-Articulating the<br />
Asian Contexts" <strong>and</strong> "The Text, Context <strong>and</strong><br />
Politics of Culture: Aspects of the Hong Kong Post-<br />
Colonial", <strong>and</strong> "Concluding Session: Mapping the<br />
Asian Pop". Held on 11 October 2001 in the<br />
<strong>University</strong> campus, the one-day symposium was<br />
attended by an audience of approximately 60 local<br />
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<strong>and</strong> overseas scholars <strong>and</strong> students, including<br />
representatives of research groups or centres on<br />
contemporary popular culture from Beijing,<br />
Shanghai, Seoul, Sydney, Tokyo <strong>and</strong> Hong Kong.<br />
VINCENT WOO DISTINGUISHED VISITING<br />
SCHOLARS PROGRAMME 2001<br />
A series of activities including one public lecture<br />
<strong>and</strong> two seminars for <strong>Lingnan</strong> staff <strong>and</strong> students<br />
took place in campus on 19-23 November 2001.<br />
As the Vincent Woo Distinguished Visiting Scholar<br />
2001, Prof R<strong>and</strong>all COLLINS, Chair Professor of<br />
Sociology at the <strong>University</strong> of Pennsylvania <strong>and</strong><br />
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts <strong>and</strong><br />
Sciences, gave a public lecture on "Geopolitics in<br />
an Era of Internationalism", <strong>and</strong> another two<br />
seminars on topics regarding "The Sociology of<br />
Thinking" <strong>and</strong> "Conflict Theory: Development <strong>and</strong><br />
Prospects" respectively.<br />
The Vincent Woo Distinguished Visiting Scholars<br />
Programme invites each year two distinguished<br />
overseas scholars, one from Asia <strong>and</strong> the other from<br />
the West, to <strong>Lingnan</strong> for a one-week visit to give<br />
public lecture <strong>and</strong> engage in other academic<br />
activities.<br />
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE ON "LOVE<br />
AND PASSION IN HONG KONG: A POST-<br />
RETURN PERSPECTIVE" BY PROF DAVID<br />
WANG DER-WEI<br />
A Distinguished Lecture with the title: "Love<br />
<strong>and</strong> Passion in Hong Kong: A Post-return<br />
Perspective" !"#$%&'()*+by<br />
Prof David WANG Der-wai !"#$, one<br />
of the Honorary Gradu<strong>and</strong>s of the 31st<br />
Congregation, was held on 5 December 2001 in<br />
the campus. The lecture was well attended by<br />
more than 150 attendants <strong>and</strong> aroused heated<br />
discussions among the audience.<br />
Prof WANG is the Chairman of the Department of<br />
East Asian Languages <strong>and</strong> Cultures of the<br />
Columbia <strong>University</strong> in the United States. He is an<br />
internationally-renowned scholar in Chinese<br />
Literature from the late Qing Dynasty to the present.<br />
PUBLIC LECTURE ON "MY WRITING<br />
EXPERIENCE" BY PROF PAI HSIEN-YUNG<br />
A public lecture conducted by Prof PAI Hsienyung<br />
( !") on "My Writing Experience"<br />
!"#$%&'was held on 29 November<br />
2001 in campus. Prof PAI is a famous Chinese<br />
writer based in the United States. Some of his<br />
writings were selected for inclusion in the Chinese<br />
Language textbooks in Hong Kong.<br />
The lecture attracted more than 1500 attendants,<br />
among whom were secondary school students,<br />
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participants from local tertiary institutions as well<br />
as <strong>Lingnan</strong> staff <strong>and</strong> students. As the number of<br />
attendants exceeded the expected amount, in<br />
addition to the major venue, Chan Tak Tai<br />
Auditorium, one more venue, which was equipped<br />
with live broadcasting service, was also used to<br />
accommodate the audience.<br />
Prof PAI analysed his personal writing experience<br />
with special emphasis on observations in daily<br />
lives. According to him, the themes <strong>and</strong> contents<br />
in his masterpieces were usually generated from<br />
stories of human society.<br />
THE THIRD ASIAN TRANSLATORS'<br />
FORUM<br />
The Asian Translators' Forum is held once every<br />
three years under the auspices of the International<br />
Federation of Translators (FIT). Its main<br />
objectives are to build a basis for inter-regional<br />
cooperation <strong>and</strong> to enable researchers to present<br />
their most recent findings. Held on 6-7 December<br />
at The <strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> on<br />
8 December in the <strong>University</strong> campus for the<br />
year 2001, the three days' Forum included<br />
lectures conducted by keynote speakers,<br />
presentations by individual scholars <strong>and</strong> a<br />
book exhibition.<br />
The main themes covered in the Forum included:<br />
translation teaching; interpreting research;<br />
translation practice <strong>and</strong> its application; cultural<br />
issues in translation; literary translation; legal<br />
translation; <strong>and</strong> translation criticism.<br />
Prof Nigel REEVES (Pro-Vice-Chancellor <strong>and</strong><br />
Professor, Aston <strong>University</strong>, United Kingdom)<br />
gave the keynote speech. The plenary speakers<br />
included Prof Adolfo GENTILE (from<br />
Australia), Prof Martin FORSTNER (from<br />
Germany), Prof Hannelore LEE-JAHNKE (from<br />
Switzerl<strong>and</strong>) <strong>and</strong> Prof LUO Xuan-min (from the<br />
Chinese Mainl<strong>and</strong>).<br />
Prof William Ian Rees DAVIES (Vice-Chancellor<br />
of The <strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong) <strong>and</strong> Prof NYAW<br />
Mee-kau (Vice-President of <strong>Lingnan</strong>) gave the<br />
Opening Speeches on 6 <strong>and</strong> 8 December 2001<br />
respectively. Prof LIU Ching-chih (President of<br />
the Hong Kong Translation Society) officiated at<br />
the opening <strong>and</strong> closing ceremonies.<br />
Coming to the Forum were participants from over<br />
a dozen countries in Europe, Asia <strong>and</strong> America.<br />
There was also a team of delegates from the<br />
Chinese Mainl<strong>and</strong>, in addition to the local<br />
participants from various tertiary institutions.<br />
The Forum was the largest of its kind ever held<br />
in the territory, <strong>and</strong> promised to create a strong<br />
impact on the study <strong>and</strong> teaching of translation<br />
in Hong Kong.
EXTERNAL RELATIONS<br />
PRESS CONFERENCE ON WORLD<br />
INVESTMENT REPORT 2001<br />
On behalf of the United Nations Conference on<br />
Trade <strong>and</strong> Development (UNCTAD) based in<br />
Geneva, President Edward CHEN presented the<br />
World Investment Report 2001 (WIR 2001) to the<br />
Hong Kong public on 19 September 2001 at the<br />
<strong>Lingnan</strong> Auditorium, Wanchai. The major theme<br />
of the WIR 2001 is the issue of linkages between<br />
foreign affiliates of multinational enterprises <strong>and</strong><br />
local companies in developing countries.<br />
The contents of the Report include:<br />
• Trends in global <strong>and</strong> regional foreign direct<br />
investment (FDI), <strong>and</strong> the new Inward FDI Index;<br />
• The geography of FDI at the global, regional,<br />
national <strong>and</strong> sub-national level; <strong>and</strong> the largest<br />
TNCs from developed <strong>and</strong> developing countries;<br />
• Policies to promote linkages between foreign<br />
investors <strong>and</strong> domestic firms; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Designing a linkage promotion programme.<br />
UNIVERSITY OPEN DAY<br />
The <strong>University</strong> Open Day was held on 13 October<br />
2001 for secondary school students, teachers, <strong>and</strong><br />
the general public. The day-long event attracted<br />
more than 5,600 visitors, with a great variety of<br />
social, cultural, academic <strong>and</strong> athletic activities<br />
taking place on campus.<br />
As a tertiary institution with a clear mission,<br />
the <strong>University</strong> adopted the theme "Education<br />
for Life" as the focal message in response to<br />
the needs of Hong Kong <strong>you</strong>ths. Individual<br />
departments <strong>and</strong> programme units promoted<br />
the idea through interactive display booths, group<br />
discussions, exhibitions <strong>and</strong> slide shows. In<br />
addition, campus tours, hostel visits, admission<br />
talks <strong>and</strong> special performances by students were<br />
organised for participants to experience<br />
different dimensions of Liberal Arts Education<br />
offered by <strong>Lingnan</strong>.<br />
EXTERNAL RELATIONS / OUTSTANDING<br />
STUDENTS RECEIVING EXTERNAL AWARDS<br />
Other events included the "Visual Research 2001"<br />
Photo Exhibition, the Jackie CHAN Challenge Cup<br />
Inter-collegiate Basketball Tournament as well as<br />
the Tuen Mun <strong>and</strong> Yuen Long Secondary Schools<br />
Debate. All these activities enriched the Open Day<br />
with lots of excitement, joy <strong>and</strong> fun.<br />
OUTSTANDING STUDENTS<br />
RECEIVING EXTERNAL<br />
AWARDS<br />
Congratulations are extended to the following<br />
outst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>Lingnan</strong> students who won awards in<br />
external competitions:<br />
Overseas Summer Study Programme on<br />
Computer Animation & Visual Effects<br />
Mr Keith LAM Yan-Kit, a final year student in<br />
Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons)<br />
Programme, is one of the winners of the captioned<br />
programme organised by the Hong Kong Productivity<br />
Council <strong>and</strong> sponsored by the Film Development<br />
Fund. The programme offered Mr LAM the<br />
opportunity to complete a specialised course on<br />
computer animation <strong>and</strong> visual effects at New York<br />
<strong>University</strong> in the United States in August 2001.<br />
Occupational Safety & Health Council's Best<br />
Project Award<br />
Mr Kenchi WONG Chi-Kin, a fresh graduate in<br />
Bachelor of Social Sciences (Hons) Programme, is<br />
one of the three captioned award winners. The<br />
winning research project conducted by Mr WONG<br />
<strong>and</strong> supervised by Associate Prof SIU Oi-ling,<br />
Department of Politics <strong>and</strong> Sociology, is about<br />
"Work Stress, Well-being <strong>and</strong> Safety Performance<br />
among Geriatric Nurses in Public Hospitals in Hong<br />
Kong". Among the three award winners, two of<br />
them are PhD c<strong>and</strong>idates while Mr WONG is only<br />
an undergraduate.<br />
11th Chinese Poetry Writing Competition<br />
Mr CHAN Kwun-cheung, a fresh graduate in<br />
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Programme, is awarded<br />
the First Prize of Student Group in the captioned<br />
competition, <strong>and</strong> Mr TSE Sai-kit, a final year<br />
student in Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Programme, is<br />
awarded the Special Award of Student Group. The<br />
competition was organised by the Hong Kong<br />
Public Libraries of the Leisure <strong>and</strong> Cultural<br />
Services Department.<br />
"Dr Sun Yat-sen <strong>and</strong> the Revolution of 1911"<br />
Essay Competition<br />
Mr Willford TSANG Siu-hong, a final year student<br />
in Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Programme, is awarded<br />
the First Prize of Tertiary Student Group in the<br />
captioned competition. The competition was jointly<br />
organised by the Department of History, the Hong<br />
Kong Baptist <strong>University</strong> <strong>and</strong> various cultural <strong>and</strong><br />
educational organisations.<br />
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FUTURE LEADERS SCHEME / PERSONALIA<br />
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FUTURE LEADERS SCHEME<br />
Congratulations are also extended to the following<br />
students who were selected to participate in the<br />
"Future Leaders Scheme" organised by the Business<br />
<strong>and</strong> Services Promotion Unit of Commerce <strong>and</strong><br />
Industry Bureau of HKSAR <strong>and</strong> Ming Pao<br />
Newspaper Ltd:<br />
Ms HUI Wan-yu<br />
Final year student in Bachelor of Social Sciences<br />
(Hons) Programme<br />
Ms LAI Pui-yu<br />
Year 2 student in Bachelor of Business<br />
Administration (Hons) Programme<br />
PERSONALIA<br />
COMMUNITY SERVICE<br />
Office of the President<br />
Prof CHAN Tsang-sing<br />
(Associate Vice-President/Academic Dean -<br />
Business Studies)<br />
• Invited to be a Member of the Restructuring<br />
Advisory Committee for the Faculty of Business<br />
of the Hong Kong Polytechnic <strong>University</strong>;<br />
• Re-appointed as Member for the Programme<br />
Review & Validation Committee for the Open<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong from September 2001<br />
to August 2003;<br />
• Institutional Review Visit to Po Leung Kuk<br />
Vicwood K T Chong Sixth Form College for<br />
Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation<br />
on 1-2 November 2001; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Re-appointed as Member of the Insurance<br />
Training Board for the Vocational Training<br />
Council from 1 January <strong>2002</strong> to 31 December<br />
2003.<br />
Department of Chinese<br />
Prof LAU Shiu-ming, Joseph (Head)<br />
• Appointed by the Research Grants Council as<br />
a member of its Fulbright Advisory Committee<br />
for a term of three years starting from<br />
September 2001.<br />
Department of English<br />
Prof EOYANG, Eugene Chen (Chair Professor)<br />
• Served as an External Examiner of M A degree<br />
in Translation Programme for The City<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong in 2000-2001 <strong>and</strong><br />
2001-<strong>2002</strong>; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Served as an External Member of Committee<br />
on Selection of Senior Teachers for The<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong on 10 October 2001.<br />
Department of Translation<br />
Prof WONG Kwok-pun, Laurence (Head)<br />
• Served as an Adjudicator for the Sixth Biennial<br />
Award for Hong Kong Literature in Chinese<br />
(Prose Section) from July to November 2001.<br />
Dr SUN Yi-feng (Associate Professor)<br />
• Appointed as a Guest Professor of Sichuan<br />
International Studies <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Dr CHONG Yau-yuk (Assistant Professor)<br />
• Re-appointed as an Advisor to the Department<br />
of Language Studies of the Caritas Francis Hsu<br />
College from September 2001 to 31 August<br />
2003; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Served as an External Examiner for the<br />
Certificate/Diploma Programmes in English <strong>and</strong><br />
Chinese for 2001-<strong>2002</strong> offered by the School<br />
of Continuing Studies of The Chinese <strong>University</strong><br />
of Hong Kong.<br />
Department of Economics<br />
Prof HO Lok-sang (Head)<br />
• Re-appointed as a member of Council of<br />
Advisors, Hong Kong Institute of Monetary<br />
Research from September 2001 to August <strong>2002</strong>.<br />
Dr MA Yue (Associate Professor)<br />
• Appointed as an External Examiner of two<br />
theses of Masters of Business, Nanyang<br />
Technological <strong>University</strong>, Singapore.<br />
Department of Politics <strong>and</strong> Sociology<br />
Prof BRIDGES Brian (Professor)<br />
• Elected as President of the Hong Kong <strong>and</strong><br />
Macau Association for European Studies.<br />
ACHIEVEMENTS<br />
Department of Chinese<br />
Dr CHAN Wai-ying (Assistant Professor)<br />
• Awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy<br />
by The <strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong.<br />
Department of Management<br />
Dr LIU Chun-kit (Assistant Professor)<br />
• Awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy<br />
by Sheffield Hallam <strong>University</strong> of the United<br />
Kingdom.<br />
Our heartiest congratulations to Dr CHAN Waiying<br />
<strong>and</strong> Dr LIU Chun-kit.
STAFF ON THE MOVE<br />
New Appointments<br />
Name Post & Department Former Affiliation Appointment<br />
Date<br />
Ms CHOI Li-na Executive Assistant, Research Assistant, 27 Aug 01<br />
( ) Information Technology The Chinese <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Services Centre Hong Kong<br />
Dr MAO Sihui Assistant Professor, Professor <strong>and</strong> Dean of the 27 Aug 01<br />
( ) Department of Translation Faculty of English,<br />
Guangdong <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Foreign Studies<br />
Mr CHONG Kam-chun Sub-Technician, Reporter, 1 Sep 01<br />
( ) Office of the Comptroller TVB.COM Ltd.<br />
Mr YU Chun-kuen Temporary Research Assistant, Student Helper, 1 Sep 01<br />
( ) Office of Research <strong>and</strong> Teaching <strong>and</strong> Learning<br />
Staff Development Centre <strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Mr LAM Hoi-lam Assistant Research Executive, --- 10 Sep 01<br />
( ) Research <strong>and</strong> Survey<br />
Programme<br />
Mr LAW Ying-lun Temporary Project --- 17 Sep 01<br />
( ) Co-ordinator,<br />
Office of Research <strong>and</strong> Staff<br />
Development<br />
Ms MOK Miu-ying Half-time Social Worker, Executive Assistant (Part-time), 17 Sep 01<br />
( ) Office of Research <strong>and</strong> No Hurry Story Workshop<br />
Staff Development<br />
Mr O'BRIEN Francis Paul Language Instructor, School Director, 17 Sep 01<br />
English Language Education The British Institute,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Assessment Centre B<strong>and</strong>ung<br />
Ms SO Sin-nga Half-time Research Assistant, --- 17 Sep 01<br />
( ) Office of Research <strong>and</strong><br />
Staff Development<br />
Ms CHUNG Sui-man Temporary Executive Secretary to 24 Sep 01<br />
( ) Assistant, Managing Director,<br />
Institute of Humanities <strong>and</strong> HIH Insurance (Asia) Ltd.<br />
Social Sciences<br />
Mr WOO Yam-ling,Timothy Temporary Associate Asian Studies Librarian, 25 Sep 01<br />
( ) Librarian, <strong>University</strong> of Otago,<br />
Library New Zeal<strong>and</strong><br />
Mr CHAN Siu-cheung Temporary Research Research Assistant, 29 Sep 01<br />
( ) Assistant I, Department of<br />
Office of Research <strong>and</strong> Staff Information Systems,<br />
Development <strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Ms LAI Chui-yiu, Patricia Student Development Officer, Independent Training 8 Oct 01<br />
( ) Student Services Centre Consultant<br />
PERSONALIA<br />
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PERSONALIA<br />
Ms CHAN Kar-ling, Alice Assistant Administrative Executive Officer II, 29 Oct 01<br />
( ) Officer, Research Office,<br />
Office of Research <strong>and</strong> The Hong Kong Polytechnic<br />
Staff Development <strong>University</strong><br />
Ms MAN Kwok-fan Temporary Project Assistant, English Teacher (Part-time), 29 Oct 01<br />
( ) Office of Research <strong>and</strong> Edu<strong>you</strong>ng Continuing<br />
Staff Development Education College<br />
Ms WAN Jieping Temporary Research Teaching Assistant, 1 Nov 01<br />
( ) Assistant, Shanghai <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Office of Research <strong>and</strong> Finance <strong>and</strong> Economics<br />
Staff Development<br />
Ms HO Ka-pui, Carol Assistant Public Affairs Senior Public Relations 6 Nov 01<br />
( ) Officer, Executive,<br />
Public Affairs Office SUNDAY Communications Ltd<br />
Ms HUYNH Lynn Lelinh Temporary Course Tutor II, Visiting Tutor, 12 Nov 01<br />
( ) <strong>Lingnan</strong> Institute of Further Department of English,<br />
Education <strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Mr LEUNG Hiu-kwong Research Assistant I, --- 20 Nov 01<br />
( ) Centre for Asian Pacific<br />
Studies<br />
Ms LI Wing-chi Temporary Clerical Officer II, Teaching Assistant, 22 Nov 01<br />
( ) Department of Chinese Ta Ku Ling Ling Ying<br />
Public School<br />
Ms CHONG Kwok-lai Temporary Research Assistant I, English Teacher, 30 Nov 01<br />
( ) Office of Research <strong>and</strong> Top Language Center, Beijing<br />
Staff Development<br />
Ms LAI Nancy Chi-wah Temporary Research Assistant I, Research Coordinator, 5 Dec 01<br />
( ) Office of Research <strong>and</strong> Urbis Media Productions<br />
Staff Development<br />
Ms CHEN Kwan-yue, Alice Assistant Public Assistant ICAC Officer, 14 Dec 01<br />
( ) Affairs Officer, Independent Commission<br />
Public Affairs Office Against Corruption (ICAC)<br />
Ms CHENG Wai-ching, Director of Public Affairs, Regional Managing Director, 17 Dec 01<br />
Anita Public Affairs Office Asia Pacific<br />
( ) Burson-Marsteller<br />
Honorary Appointments<br />
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Name Post & Department Appointment Date<br />
Dr LU Debra Hua Honorary Research Fellow, 1 Sep 01<br />
Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies<br />
Dr NG Chi-wing, Raymond Honorary Research Fellow 1 Sep 01<br />
Centre for Asian Pacific Studies
Substantiation<br />
Name Post & Department Effective Date<br />
Academic Staff<br />
Dr CHAN Ching-kiu, Associate Professor, 1 Jan 02<br />
Stephen Department of Cultural Studies<br />
Retitlements<br />
Name Post & Department Effective Date<br />
Academic Staff<br />
Dr CHAN Wai-ying Assistant Professor, 1 Nov 01<br />
Department of Chinese<br />
Non-academic Staff<br />
Ms CHOW Tze-ying, Sara Assistant Career Services Officer II, 8 Oct 01<br />
Student Services Centre<br />
Departures<br />
Name Post & Department Last Date of Service Remarks<br />
Academic Staff<br />
Dr CHOW LIN Min-ying, Associate Professor, 26 Sep 01 --<br />
Lynne Department of Accounting <strong>and</strong><br />
Finance<br />
Non-academic Staff<br />
Ms LAI Ming-har, Sara Temporary Research Assistant, 1 Sep 01 Contract<br />
Office of Research <strong>and</strong> Staff completed<br />
Development<br />
Ms CHOW Shui-ling Instructor, Springboard 2 Sep 01 Contract<br />
Programme, <strong>Lingnan</strong> Institute of completed<br />
Further Education<br />
Ms CHU Wing-yin Instructor, Springboard 2 Sep 01 Contract<br />
Programme, <strong>Lingnan</strong> Institute of completed<br />
Further Education<br />
Mr MOK Tim-ming Instructor, Springboard 2 Sep 01 Contract<br />
Programme, <strong>Lingnan</strong> Institute of completed<br />
Further Education<br />
Mr YUN Pui-ho, Patrick Senior Instructor, Springboard 2 Sep 01 Contract<br />
Programme, <strong>Lingnan</strong> Institute of completed<br />
Further Education<br />
Mr LAU Heng-wa Instructor, Springboard 4 Sep 01 Contract<br />
Programme, <strong>Lingnan</strong> Institute of completed<br />
Further Education<br />
PERSONALIA<br />
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PERSONALIA<br />
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Name Post & Department Last Date of Service Remarks<br />
Mr LEE Ying-choi, Yury Instructor, Springboard 4 Sep 01 Contract<br />
Programme, <strong>Lingnan</strong> Institute of completed<br />
Further Education<br />
Ms TAM Lai-wah Senior Instructor, Springboard 28 Sep 01 Contract<br />
Programme, <strong>Lingnan</strong> Institute of completed<br />
Further Education<br />
Ms LEE Fung-yee, Assistant Administrative Officer 2 Oct 01 Resignation<br />
Jennifer (Research & Staff Development),<br />
Office of Research <strong>and</strong> Staff<br />
Development<br />
Ms CHAN Yat-ling Assistant Public Affairs Officer II, 12 Oct 01 Resignation<br />
Public Affairs Office<br />
Mr CHU Chi-kwok Project Assistant, Office of 19 Oct 01 Resignation<br />
Research <strong>and</strong> Staff Development<br />
Ms TAM Ka-yin Half-time Project Coordinator, 24 Oct 01 Contract<br />
Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing completed<br />
Studies<br />
Ms LAU Miu-yi, Winnie Clerical Officer II, Information 5 Nov 01 Resignation<br />
Technology Services Centre<br />
Ms SHEK Oi-bing, Lolita Human Resources Officer, 18 Nov 01 Resignation<br />
Human Resources Office<br />
Ms YUEN Kar-hang, Janet Library Assistant II, 18 Nov 01 --<br />
Library<br />
Ms LEE Ka-yin, Clare Assistant Human Resources 9 Dec 01 Resignation<br />
Officer, Human Resources Office<br />
No-pay Leave<br />
Name Post & Department Leave Period<br />
Prof EOYANG Eugene Chen Chair Professor of English, 1 Jan 02 - 31 Dec 02<br />
Department of English<br />
Concurrent Appointments<br />
Name & Post Concurrent Appointment Period<br />
Ms CHEN Hua-ling Director, 1 Dec 01 - 30 Nov 02<br />
Senior Language Instructor Lee Shiu Summer Institute<br />
Language Institute - CLEAC<br />
Prof LEUNG Ping-kwan Director, 1 Jan 02 - 31 Aug 03<br />
Professor Centre for Humanities Research<br />
Department of Chinese<br />
Acting Appointment<br />
Name & Post Acting Appointment Period<br />
Prof LU Ming-te Director of Information Technology 1 Jan 02 - 31 Mar 02<br />
Chair Professor of Information Systems Services Centre<br />
Department of Information Systems
ERRATA<br />
The section on New Appointments as shown on page 11 of Vol 6, No 1/Issue 24 should be as follows:<br />
ACTIVITIES OF UNITS<br />
• Former affiliation of Ms WAN Man-kei, Paulina was "Lecturer, Department of Management, <strong>Lingnan</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>"; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Former affiliation of Ms TANG Mo-lin, Moureen was "Assistant Professor, Department of Management,<br />
<strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong>".<br />
Department of Cultural Studies<br />
• Organised a seminar entitled, "Rethinking<br />
Social Movements Through Retranslating the<br />
Economy - Towards a project of Cultural Studies<br />
in Hong Kong", by Dr HUI Po-keung, Assistant<br />
Professor, on 10 September 2001;<br />
• Organised a seminar entitled, "What comes after<br />
the fan Club: An Exam of Hong Kong Action<br />
Film in India", delivered by Dr S V SRINIVAS,<br />
Fellow of Centre for the Study of Culture &<br />
Society, Bangalore, on 24 September 2001; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Prof DAI Jinhua of the Institute of Comparative<br />
Literature <strong>and</strong> Comparative Culture, Peking<br />
<strong>University</strong>, conducted a seminar (in Putonghua)<br />
on "Imagination of the Intellectuals <strong>and</strong> the Role<br />
of the Mass Media" at the Departmental Seminar<br />
Series organised by the Department of Cultural<br />
Studies on 12 October 2001. Director of the<br />
Cultural Studies Workshop at Peking<br />
<strong>University</strong>, Visiting Professor of Chinese<br />
Cinema at the Ohio State <strong>University</strong>, <strong>and</strong> author<br />
of over 10 books in the areas of mass culture<br />
film history <strong>and</strong> feminist literature, Prof DAI<br />
discussed in the seminar the historical<br />
constitution of "intellectuals" as a social stratum<br />
in PRC, from the Mao era to the 1990s.<br />
Department of Translation<br />
• Prof Andrew PARKIN, former Chair Professor<br />
of English at The Chinese <strong>University</strong> of Hong<br />
Kong, gave a seminar entitled "Literary<br />
Language <strong>and</strong> the Language of Literature" on 8<br />
November 2001 at the Department of<br />
Translation. A poet-critic specialising in<br />
Modern Irish Literature, Prof PARKIN has<br />
published three books of poetry <strong>and</strong> a dozen<br />
scholarly books. He retired as Professor<br />
Emeritus in 2000; <strong>and</strong><br />
ACTIVITIES OF UNITS<br />
• Prof HU Xianzhang, Vice-President <strong>and</strong> Dean<br />
of Humanities <strong>and</strong> Social Sciences, Tsinghua<br />
<strong>University</strong>, conducted a seminar on 26<br />
November 2001 following an agreement<br />
signing ceremony which marked the<br />
beginning of academic exchange <strong>and</strong><br />
cooperation between <strong>Lingnan</strong>'s Department<br />
of Translation <strong>and</strong> Tsinghua's Department of<br />
Foreign Languages.<br />
Centre for Asian Pacific Studies<br />
• Prof LIU Shu-cheng !"#$, Director<br />
of Institute of Economic Research, Chinese<br />
Academy of Social Sciences, China, conducted<br />
a seminar entitled !"#$%&'(<br />
!" co-organised by the Centre for Asian<br />
Pacific Studies (CAPS) <strong>and</strong> Department of<br />
Economics on 13 September 2001; <strong>and</strong><br />
• A seminar on APEC !"#$%<br />
!"#$%&'()*+,-./<br />
jointly organised by the CAPS , Ta<br />
Kung Pao, the Hong Kong Society of<br />
Asia-Pacific 21 (HKAP21) <strong>and</strong> the Hong<br />
Kong Institute of Business Studies of <strong>Lingnan</strong><br />
was held on 17 October 2001. The following<br />
individuals from Hong Kong, Taiwan <strong>and</strong><br />
Japan were invited as panelists: Mr SUNG<br />
Tung-wan !"#$, Chairman,<br />
Summer Tide Foundation, Taiwan; Dr Edwin<br />
YANG !"#$, Research Fellow,<br />
Centre of Asian Studies, The <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Hong Kong; Prof LIM Hua Sing !"<br />
, Deputy Director of the Institute of Asia-<br />
Pacific Studies, Waseda <strong>University</strong>; Prof<br />
NYAW Mee-kau, Vice-President <strong>and</strong><br />
Director of Hong Kong Institute of Business<br />
Studies of <strong>Lingnan</strong>; Prof KUEH Yak-yeow,<br />
Director of CAPS, <strong>and</strong> Dr YU Sun-say<br />
!", Chairman, HKI Group of<br />
Companies.<br />
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ACTIVITIES OF STAFF<br />
(Note: Academic staff are listed under their<br />
departments, while research staff are listed under<br />
their research centers.)<br />
Office of the President<br />
Prof CHEN Kwan-yiu, Edward (President)<br />
• Served as Chairman of the Final Judging Panels<br />
for the Hong Kong Awards for Industry 2001<br />
<strong>and</strong> attended meetings for the final judging<br />
panels for various groupings categorised under<br />
Quality; Machinery <strong>and</strong> Equipment Design;<br />
Productivity; Consumer Product Design;<br />
Environmental Performance, <strong>and</strong> Export<br />
Marketing <strong>and</strong> Technological Achievement on<br />
16-17 August 2001 at the Hong Kong<br />
Productivity Centre <strong>and</strong> the Federation of Hong<br />
Kong Industries;<br />
• Visited Macquarie <strong>University</strong>, Sydney,<br />
Australia on 20 August 2001 <strong>and</strong> met with their<br />
Vice-Chancellor, Prof Dianne YERBURY, to<br />
discuss with them about student exchange<br />
under <strong>Lingnan</strong>'s international exchange<br />
programme;<br />
• Attended the Pacific Trade <strong>and</strong> Development<br />
(PAFTAD) 27 Conference held at the Australian<br />
National <strong>University</strong>, Canberra, on 20-22 August<br />
2001 in his capacity as a member of the<br />
International Steering Committee;<br />
• Invited by the United Nations Conference on<br />
Trade <strong>and</strong> Development (UNCTAD) to serve<br />
as a resource person on the launching of World<br />
Investment Report (WIR) 2001 on 19 September<br />
2001 in Hong Kong;<br />
• Invited by Taiwan Institute of Economic<br />
Research <strong>and</strong> National Policy Foundation to<br />
participate in a round-table discussion forum<br />
on 'Regional Development <strong>and</strong> Outlook' <strong>and</strong><br />
presented a paper titled "East Asian Economic<br />
Cooperation: China's Viewpoint" on 21<br />
September 2001 in Taipei, Taiwan;<br />
• Invited as Guest Speaker by the Civil Service<br />
Training <strong>and</strong> Development Institute in its<br />
Leadership in Public Sector Programme No 7<br />
<strong>and</strong> delivered a speech titled "The Global Mega<br />
Trends: Implications for HK <strong>and</strong> the Public<br />
Sector" to the senior professionals <strong>and</strong> junior<br />
directorates of the civil service on 25 September<br />
2001;<br />
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ACTIVITIES OF STAFF<br />
• Invited as Guest Speaker by the Asian<br />
Productivity Organisation at its International<br />
Productivity Conference (IPC'01) on<br />
"Productivity in the New Millennium:<br />
Enhancing Competitiveness through People <strong>and</strong><br />
Value Creation" held on 2-4 October 2001 in<br />
Singapore. A speech entitled "Competitiveness<br />
through People in the 'New Economy' Era:<br />
Policy Options" was delivered;<br />
• Invited by the School of Communication, The<br />
Hong Kong Baptist <strong>University</strong> (HKBU) to<br />
deliver a speech to its Post-graduate students<br />
titled "The Hong Kong Press Council's<br />
Functions: Freedom of Speech Versus Freedom<br />
of the Press" on 9 October 2001 in HKBU's<br />
campus;<br />
• Invited by the Hong Kong International Institute<br />
of Educational Leadership to deliver a speech<br />
on "The Economic <strong>and</strong> Social Consequences of<br />
the ICT Revolution" at its Annual General<br />
Meeting held at Wah Yan College on 17 October<br />
2001;<br />
• Invited by The <strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong Old<br />
Halls Alumni Association to deliver a speech<br />
entitled "The Challenges of the New Economy<br />
<strong>and</strong> New Technologies" at its Annual Dinner<br />
held on 27 October 2001;<br />
• Invited by the Institute of Geology <strong>and</strong><br />
Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences<br />
to deliver a welcoming address at its 5th<br />
International Conference on the East Asian<br />
Environment (CEAPE) held in The <strong>University</strong><br />
of Hong Kong on 29 October 2001 in his<br />
capacity as Honorary Chairman of the<br />
Conference;<br />
• Invited by the World Economic Forum to serve<br />
as a Panel Speaker on "The Future of Hong<br />
Kong" at the East Asia Economic Summit held<br />
on 29-31 October 2001; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Attended the Graduation Ceremony of<br />
Diploma in Business Management (Chinese<br />
Course) jointly organised by Hong Kong<br />
Management Association <strong>and</strong> <strong>Lingnan</strong>, <strong>and</strong><br />
presented the certificates to graduates on<br />
30 October 2001.
Prof NYAW Mee-kau (Vice-President)<br />
• Invited by Chung Hwa Travel Service (<br />
), which is affiliated to the Taiwan<br />
Government, as a member of its Delegation of<br />
Vice-Presidents of Hong Kong Tertiary<br />
Institutions ( !"#$%&'() to visit<br />
Taiwan on 11-14 September 2001. The Group<br />
visited the following tertiary institutions, public<br />
<strong>and</strong> private organisations during the four-day<br />
period in Taiwan: Taiwan National <strong>University</strong>,<br />
National Yang Ming <strong>University</strong> ( !"<br />
), Chang Gung <strong>University</strong> ( !), The<br />
Executive Yuan, Mainl<strong>and</strong> Affairs Council,<br />
Ministry of Education, Taipei City Government,<br />
Taipei City Council, Hsinchu Science-based<br />
Industrial Park, <strong>and</strong> Taiwan Semiconductor<br />
Manufacturing Co Ltd ( !"#$%&<br />
!");<br />
• Invited by Economic Information <strong>and</strong> Agency<br />
( !") to be a Guest Speaker in its<br />
"Conference on Development of Back-up<br />
Services of Higher Education in Hong Kong"<br />
held on 24 September 2001. Prof NYAW spoke<br />
on the topic "Management System of Hong<br />
Kong Higher Education with Special Reference<br />
to <strong>Lingnan</strong>". About 50 senior officials from the<br />
Mainl<strong>and</strong> tertiary institutions attended the<br />
Conference;<br />
• Attended the Conference on Cross-Strait<br />
Relations in the 21st Century co-organised by<br />
the Beijing Society for Promotion of Exchange<br />
with Taiwan, Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> Macau (<br />
!"#$) <strong>and</strong> the Hong Kong Center<br />
for Studies on Relations Across the Taiwan<br />
Strait ( !"#$%&'()) on 20-21<br />
October 2001 in Beijing. He served as a panelist<br />
in the Plenary Session <strong>and</strong> chaired one session<br />
of the Conference; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Presented a paper on "Prospects of Establishing<br />
a Free Trade Area in East Asia ("10 + 3") from<br />
the Experiences of Formation of European<br />
Union <strong>and</strong> the North America Free Trade Area<br />
( !"#$%&'()*+,-.$<br />
!"#$) with Mr Raymond YEUNG<br />
(HKIBS) at the International Symposium on<br />
Restructuring the Japanese <strong>and</strong> East Asian<br />
Economies (The 7th Meeting of the Coordination<br />
System for Chinese Economies)<br />
jointly organised by the Institute of Asia-Pacific<br />
Studies at Waseda <strong>University</strong>, Japan, the Hong<br />
Kong Institute of Business Studies at <strong>Lingnan</strong>,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Hong Kong Society of Asia-Pacific 21,<br />
Tokyo on 3-4 November 2001. He also served<br />
as a panelist in the Conference Closing<br />
Ceremony.<br />
Prof CHAN Tsang-sing<br />
(Associate Vice-President/Academic Dean -<br />
Business Studies)<br />
• Invited by the Hong Kong Management<br />
Association to attend the 14th AAMO<br />
Conference - The New Economy: Challenge &<br />
Response in Kuala Lumpur on 6-9 September<br />
2001;<br />
• Attended The <strong>University</strong> of Macau 20th<br />
Anniversary Celebration Ceremony on 19<br />
October 2001; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Officiated the charity event !"#$<br />
organised by the Girl Guides of CMA Choi<br />
Cheung Kwok Secondary School, Tuen Mun,<br />
on 4 November 2001.<br />
Prof STARR Joseph Barton<br />
(Associate Vice-President/Academic Dean -<br />
Humanities <strong>and</strong> Social Sciences)<br />
• Attended the launch ceremony of "The Dragon's<br />
Ascent" television series, held at the Hong Kong<br />
Convention <strong>and</strong> Exhibition Centre on 6<br />
September 2001; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Interviewed by Sing Tao Daily on 12 October<br />
2001 to talk about the History Major.<br />
Department of Chinese<br />
Prof LEUNG Ping-kwan (Professor)<br />
ACTIVITIES OF STAFF<br />
• Served as an examiner for a PhD thesis from<br />
The Hong Kong <strong>University</strong> of Science <strong>and</strong><br />
Technology on 13 September 2001. Thesis<br />
Title: "A Study of the Cultural Imaginaries of<br />
the Literati in Hong Kong (1950-1970)";<br />
• Served as an examiner for a PhD thesis from<br />
The Hong Kong Polytechnic <strong>University</strong> on 14<br />
September 2001. Thesis Title: "Whose Strange<br />
Stories? A Study of Herbert Giles' Translation<br />
of P'u Sung-ling's Liao-chai chih-I";<br />
• Delivered a lecture on "Creative Writing" in<br />
Chung Chi College, The Chinese <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Hong Kong on 20 September 2001; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Served as the Chairman for the Panel for<br />
Selection of Theatre Projects in Tertiary<br />
Institution on 12 October 2001.<br />
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ACTIVITIES OF STAFF<br />
Mr CHAN Tak-kam (Assistant Professor)<br />
• Invited as an adjudicator of "The Sixth Hong<br />
Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature<br />
(2001)" (prose category) organised by the Hong<br />
Kong Public Libraries from August - November<br />
2001; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Invited as a speaker on "The Appreciation <strong>and</strong><br />
Writing of Prose" organised by the Hong Kong<br />
Public Libraries on 2 November 2001.<br />
Department of Cultural Studies<br />
Dr CHAN Ching-kiu, Stephen (Head)<br />
• Chaired two sessions in the International<br />
Symposium on "Contemporary Asian Popular<br />
Culture: Current Developments" held on 11<br />
October 2001 at <strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>and</strong> jointly organised<br />
by Department of Cultural Studies, <strong>Lingnan</strong>,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Social Science Research Council, New<br />
York. The panels are entitled, respectively, "The<br />
Global Popular in Asian Perspectives" <strong>and</strong><br />
"Mapping the Asian Pop";<br />
• Invited to serve as a panelist <strong>and</strong> make a<br />
presentation entitled "Mapping the Global<br />
Popular in Hong Kong: Re-Articulations of the<br />
Local, National <strong>and</strong> Transnational in<br />
Contemporary Cultural Flows" in the Cultural<br />
Panel of the "Re-inventing Hong Kong in the<br />
Age of Globalisation" conference held on 17<br />
November 2001 at the Hong Kong Convention<br />
<strong>and</strong> Exhibition Centre in celebration of the 50th<br />
Anniversary of Chung Chi College, The Chinese<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong;<br />
• Invited to give a discussant paper at the<br />
International Workshop on "Feeling 'Asian'<br />
Modernities: TV Drama Consumption in East/<br />
Southeast Asia" in its panel entitled "Transbordering<br />
'Chineseness' ", organised by the<br />
Institute of Asian Cultural Studies, International<br />
Christian <strong>University</strong>, held on 23-25 November<br />
2001 at ICU, Tokyo, Japan; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Invited to give a discussant paper at the<br />
International Workshop on "Visual Culture <strong>and</strong><br />
Citizenship" jointly organised by the South Asia<br />
Regional Advisory Panel of the Social Sciences<br />
Research Council, New York, <strong>and</strong> the Centre<br />
for the Study of Culture <strong>and</strong> Society, Bangalore,<br />
held on 28-29 December 2001 at CSCS,<br />
Bangalore, India.<br />
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Department of English<br />
Prof EOYANG Eugene Chen (Chair Professor)<br />
• Presented a paper on "Teaching English as<br />
Culture: Paradigm Shifts in Post-Colonial<br />
Discourse", at Korean Comparative Literature<br />
Association, Ehwa Women's <strong>University</strong>, Seoul,<br />
Korea, on 12 October 2001;<br />
• Presented a paper on "The Wisdom of the<br />
West: Matteo Ricci's 'On Friendship' (<br />
)" at the Conference on "Matteo Ricci <strong>and</strong><br />
After: Four Hundred Years of Intercultural<br />
Interaction between China <strong>and</strong> the West"<br />
organised by the Centre for Cross-Cultural<br />
Studies of The City <strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong<br />
on 14 October 2001;<br />
• Presented a paper on "Teaching English as<br />
Culture: Paradigm Shifts in Post-colonial<br />
Discourse" at the Conference on "Language<br />
Usage: Creation, Investigation <strong>and</strong> Teaching of<br />
Languages, Literatures <strong>and</strong> Cultures" organised<br />
by Fundacao Antonio de Almeida, Porto,<br />
Portugal, on 27 October 2001;<br />
• Presented a paper on "The Wisdom of the West:<br />
Matteo Ricci's 'On Friendship' ( )" at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Coimbra, Portugal, on 29 October<br />
2001;<br />
• Presented a paper on "Comparative Literature<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Business Executive" at the <strong>University</strong><br />
of Lisbon, Portugal, on 30 October 2001; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Presented a paper on "The Wisdom of the<br />
West: Matteo Ricci's 'On Friendship' (<br />
)" at the Conference on Littérature et culture<br />
partagée organised by Université Cheikh anta<br />
Diop de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal, on<br />
8 November 2001.<br />
Department of Philosophy<br />
Dr WONG Wai-ying (Associate Professor)<br />
• Presented a paper entitled "Moral Rationality<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Care for Humanity" at the 6th<br />
International Conference on Contemporary<br />
Neo-Confucianism organised by The<br />
Research Fund on Oriental Humanities,<br />
Research Institute of Chinese Philosophy <strong>and</strong><br />
Normal Central <strong>University</strong> of Taiwan on<br />
10-12 November 2001.
Department of Translation<br />
Prof WONG Kwok-pun, Laurence (Head)<br />
• Gave a talk on the writing <strong>and</strong> appreciation of<br />
Chinese essays at a seminar organised by the<br />
Leisure <strong>and</strong> Cultural Services Department at<br />
the Hong Kong Central Library on 2 November<br />
2001;<br />
• Gave a lecture entitled !"#$%&<br />
(The Differences between Chinese <strong>and</strong> English<br />
in a Nutshell) to the Government's Chinese<br />
Language Officers <strong>and</strong> Simultaneous<br />
Interpreters at the Official Languages Agency<br />
on 8 December 2001; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Presented a paper entitled "Translating<br />
Garcilaso de la Vega into Chinese: With Special<br />
Reference to His 'Egloga Primera' " at the FIT<br />
Third Asian Translators' Forum held in the<br />
<strong>University</strong> campus on 8 December 2001.<br />
Dr CHANG Nam-fung (Associate Professor)<br />
• Gave two seminars entitled !"!#$<br />
("Skopos <strong>and</strong> Translation Strategies) <strong>and</strong><br />
!"#$%("On Hong Kong Chinese")<br />
at the Education Department of the SAR<br />
Government on 21 September 2001; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Attended as a discussant at the International<br />
Conference on "Dubbing <strong>and</strong> Subtitling in a<br />
World Context" held in The Chinese <strong>University</strong><br />
of Hong Kong on 18-20 October 2001.<br />
Dr SUN Yi-feng (Associate Professor)<br />
• Presented a paper entitled "Cultural Translation<br />
<strong>and</strong> Resistance to Critical Theory" <strong>and</strong> served<br />
as a discussant at the Third Sino-American<br />
Comparative Literature Symposium jointly<br />
organised by Tsinghua <strong>University</strong> <strong>and</strong> Yale<br />
<strong>University</strong>; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Delivered two lectures entitled "Translation<br />
Theory: Cognition <strong>and</strong> Applicability" <strong>and</strong><br />
"Norm, Appropriation <strong>and</strong> Translation"<br />
respectively, at Chongqing <strong>University</strong> <strong>and</strong> one<br />
lecture entitled "Interpretation, Meaning <strong>and</strong><br />
Translation Studies" at Sichuan International<br />
Studies <strong>University</strong> in October 2001.<br />
Department of Marketing <strong>and</strong> International<br />
Business<br />
Dr CHOW Kong-wing, Clement (Head)<br />
• Gave a lecture to a group of senior local<br />
government officials from the Chinese Mainl<strong>and</strong><br />
in a training programme which was co-organised<br />
by Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies <strong>and</strong><br />
Pei Hua Foundation on 18 October 2001.<br />
Dr WU Wei-ping (Assistant Professor)<br />
• Attended the 4th Conference of Young<br />
Scientists organised by the China Association<br />
for Science <strong>and</strong> Technology in Beijing on<br />
20-23 October 2001.<br />
Department of Economics<br />
Prof HO Lok-sang (Head)<br />
• Served as a speaker at the Economic Forum on<br />
"Responses to the 2001 Policy Address"<br />
organised by APEC Study Centre, Faculty of<br />
Business, The City <strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong,<br />
on 11 October 2001;<br />
• Served as a speaker of the seminar titled<br />
!"# !held on 13 October 2001<br />
at the Metropole Hotel <strong>and</strong> delivered a speech<br />
on !"#$%? !"#$<br />
. The seminar was organised by !<br />
<strong>and</strong> co-organised by !"#$%.<br />
• Invited by Radio Television Hong Kong to be<br />
the guest speaker of a live programme titled<br />
!"#$ !"#; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Served as a speaker on a Public Forum "How to<br />
Revive the Hong Kong Economy" organised<br />
by Hong Kong Economic Association on 19<br />
October 2001.<br />
Dr MA Yue (Associate Professor)<br />
ACTIVITIES OF STAFF<br />
• Presented a paper entitled "How a Currency<br />
Board Fixes the Exchange Rate from an<br />
Accounting Perspective" with Prof S K<br />
TSANG (HKBU) at the Internal Workshop<br />
of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on<br />
28 August 2001; <strong>and</strong><br />
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ACTIVITIES OF STAFF<br />
• Presented a paper entitled "The Optimal Timing<br />
<strong>and</strong> Strategy of China's Entry to WTO: A<br />
Financial Economic Analysis of An Irreversible<br />
Decision" (in Chinese) at The Fourth Young<br />
Scientist Conference organised by the Chinese<br />
Association of Science <strong>and</strong> Technology,<br />
Beijing, on 20-23 October 2001.<br />
Department of Politics <strong>and</strong> Sociology<br />
Dr HARRIS Paul (Associate Professor)<br />
• Interviewed by Agence France-Presse (Boris<br />
CAMBRELENG, AFP Beijing bureau)<br />
regarding China's reactions to the terrorist<br />
attacks on the United States in September 2001;<br />
• Interviewed by Agence France-Presse (Peter<br />
WALKER, AFP Beijing bureau) regarding<br />
China's efforts to persuade Western leaders to<br />
require UN Security Council approval of<br />
potential US military action against terrorism<br />
in September 2001;<br />
• Interviewed by Radio Television Hong Kong<br />
regarding US President BUSH's speech to a joint<br />
session of Congress in response to terrorist<br />
attacks on the United States in September 2001;<br />
• Interviewed by Odilon COUZIN, "The World"<br />
Programme, Public Radio International (Beijing<br />
Bureau) regarding US-China relations following<br />
terror attacks in the United States;<br />
• Interviewed by Agence France-Presse (Cindy<br />
SUI, AFP Beijing bureau) regarding US<br />
President's visit to Shanghai on APEC summit<br />
<strong>and</strong> prospects for US-China relations; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Interviewed by Agence France-Presse<br />
(Elisabeth ZINGG, AFP Beijing bureau)<br />
regarding US-China relations <strong>and</strong> Chinese<br />
foreign policy following US air strikes on<br />
Afghanistan.<br />
Dr LEE Keng-mun, William (Associate Professor)<br />
• Presented a paper on "Aging in Singapore:<br />
Implication on Long-term Care Policy" at the<br />
Joint Northwest Regional Consortium for<br />
Southeast Asian Studies <strong>and</strong> Canadian Council<br />
for Southeast Asian Studies Conference held in<br />
the <strong>University</strong> of Victoria, British Columbia,<br />
Canada, on 26-28 October 2001.<br />
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Dr LEUNG Kit-fun, Beatrice<br />
(Associate Professor)<br />
• Served as a Principal Speaker on "China's<br />
Religious Freedom Policy: An Art of Managing<br />
Religious Activities" in the International<br />
Church-Scientific Conference on Christianity<br />
in China held in Moscow, Russia, on 22-24<br />
November 2001. The Conference was jointly<br />
held by Department of Church External<br />
Relations, Moscow Patriarchate, The Russian<br />
Orthodox Church <strong>and</strong> the Institute of Far Eastern<br />
Studies, the Russian Academy of Science; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Invited as a Visiting Scholar of the Institute of<br />
Monumenta Serica, Sankt Augustin, Germany,<br />
from 17 September to 12 October 2001 on a<br />
research project funded by the Germany-Hong<br />
Kong research scheme.<br />
Centre for Asian Pacific Studies<br />
Prof KUEH Yak-yeow (Director)<br />
• Invited by the World Bank to attend The 3rd<br />
Asia Development Forum: Asia's Future<br />
Economy held in Bangkok, Thail<strong>and</strong>, on 11-14<br />
June 2001;<br />
• Invited to attend the Asia Development<br />
Research Forum 2001 held in Singapore on<br />
15-16 June 2001;<br />
• Presented a paper entitled "Chinese Industry<br />
<strong>and</strong> the WTO: Adapting to Western<br />
Technological Supremacy" at the 76th Annual<br />
International Conference of the Western<br />
Economic Association held in San Francisco in<br />
the United States on 4-8 July 2001;<br />
• Presented a paper entitled "FDI, Regional<br />
Integration <strong>and</strong> Foreign Exchange Regimes: The<br />
Case of Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> Mainl<strong>and</strong> China" at<br />
the 2001 Conference of the Business <strong>and</strong><br />
Economics International in Paris, France, on<br />
22-26 July 2001;<br />
• Invited to attend the Joint Hong Kong/<br />
Guangdong Economic Forum organised by the<br />
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce,<br />
The <strong>University</strong> of Hong Kong, <strong>and</strong> The<br />
Guangdong Sub-Council of China Council for<br />
the Promotion of International Trade, Marriot<br />
Hotel <strong>and</strong> Government House on 6 September<br />
2001;
• Presented a paper "The Chinese Banking<br />
Industry <strong>and</strong> the WTO" at the 52nd International<br />
Atlantic Economic Conference organised by the<br />
International Atlantic Economic Society,<br />
Philadelphia, on 11-14 October 2001;<br />
• Attended a seminar on APEC !"<br />
!"#$%&'()*+,-./0<br />
!" jointly organised by the CAPS ,<br />
Ta Kung Pao, the Hong Kong Society of<br />
Asia-Pacific 21 <strong>and</strong> the Hong Kong Institute of<br />
Business Studies of <strong>Lingnan</strong> on 17 October 2001;<br />
• Presented a paper on !"#$%&'(<br />
in the Conference on Cross-Strait Relations<br />
in the 21st Century !"#$%&'(),<br />
jointly organised by the Beijing Society for<br />
(Note: Names in square brackets indicate non-<br />
<strong>Lingnan</strong> staff)<br />
Office of the President<br />
NYAW Mee-kau<br />
• With [Yaping GONG, Oded SHENKAR <strong>and</strong><br />
Yadong LUO], "Role Conflict <strong>and</strong> Ambiguity<br />
of CEOs in International Joint Ventures: A<br />
Transaction Cost Approach", Journal of Applied<br />
Psychology, Vol 86, No 4, 2001, pp 764-773.<br />
• With [Gordon C K CHEUNG <strong>and</strong> Chak-yan<br />
CHANG], "Money Migration: An Assessment<br />
of ASEAN's Investment in China with<br />
Special Reference to Overseas Chinese<br />
Investment after 1979", The Journal of<br />
World Investment (Geneva), Vol 2, No 3<br />
(Spring 2001), pp 439-455.<br />
Department of Chinese<br />
LEUNG Ping-kwan<br />
• ' "Modern" <strong>and</strong> "Chinese" in Wen Yidou's Peotry'<br />
( ! ! !), Hong Kong<br />
Literary Monthly, September 2001, pp 40-45.<br />
• "An Interview <strong>and</strong> Nine Poems in French<br />
Translation", Poesie 2001, No 88, pp 56-78.<br />
CHAN Tak-kam<br />
• !"#$%&'()*"+<br />
!" #!$ % &!'(<br />
PUBLICATIONS<br />
Promotion of Exchange with Taiwan, Hong Kong<br />
<strong>and</strong> Macau !"#$%&'() <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Hong Center for Studies on Relations Across<br />
the Taiwan Strait, the Tsung Tsin Association<br />
!"#$%&'()*+,-./, on<br />
20-21 October 2001 in Beijing; <strong>and</strong><br />
• Presented a paper on !"#$%<br />
!"#$%&'()*+,in<br />
The International Symposium on<br />
"Restructuring the Japanese <strong>and</strong> East Asia<br />
Economies" (the Tokyo Conference), jointly<br />
organised by the <strong>University</strong>'s Hong Kong<br />
Institute of Business Studies (HKIBS), Institute<br />
of Asia-Pacific Studies of Waseda <strong>University</strong>,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Hong Kong Society of Asia-Pacific 21, held<br />
in Tokyo on 3-4 November 2001.<br />
• !"#$%&' ! !<br />
!"!# $%%&%'(<br />
• !"#$!%&'()* !"<br />
! !" #$%$& '<br />
!"#<br />
WONG Pok<br />
• !"#$%&'()*+, !<br />
! !""#$ %&' (<br />
!<br />
• !"#$%&'( !<br />
!!"# $%& '()*(+,<br />
Department of Cultural Studies<br />
CHAN Ching-kiu, Stephen<br />
ACTIVITIES OF STAFF /<br />
PUBLICATIONS<br />
• !"#$%&'()*+,-./#0<br />
"On the Postmodern Condition of Hong Kong:<br />
Thinking at the Limits of Status Quo <strong>and</strong><br />
Anomaly in 1997" (in Chinese), !"<br />
@ !" Hong Kong Literature as/<strong>and</strong><br />
Cultural Studies. CHEUNG Mee-kwan <strong>and</strong><br />
CHU Yiu-wai (Eds) Hong Kong: Oxford<br />
<strong>University</strong> Press, <strong>2002</strong>, pp 208-226.<br />
• !"#$%&'()**+,-. "On<br />
Urban Cultural Imagination in Xi Xi's Narratives<br />
of Hong Kong" (in Chinese), !" @<br />
!"Hong Kong Literature as/<strong>and</strong><br />
Cultural Studies. CHEUNG Mee-kwan <strong>and</strong><br />
CHU Yiu-wai (Eds), Hong Kong: Oxford<br />
<strong>University</strong> Press, <strong>2002</strong>, pp 408-422.<br />
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PUBLICATIONS<br />
Department of English<br />
EOYANG Eugene Chen<br />
• "The Ethic <strong>and</strong> Aesthetics of Literature: A<br />
Comparative Perspective," Poetica: An<br />
International Journal of Linguistic-Literary<br />
Studies, Vol 53, 2000, pp 83-99.<br />
• Translations of Bai LING, Xin YU, <strong>and</strong> Xiang<br />
MING, in : Frontier Taiwan: An Anthology of<br />
Modern Chinese Poetry, Michelle YEH <strong>and</strong> N<br />
G D MALMQVIST (eds), Columbia <strong>University</strong><br />
Press, 2001, Bai LING, pp 321-324; Xin YU,<br />
pp 211-216; Xiang MING, pp 149-153.<br />
• "From the Imperial to the Empirical: Teaching<br />
English in Hong Kong", Professions 2000,<br />
pp 62-74.<br />
WONG Lap-tuen<br />
• "The Needs Analysis <strong>and</strong> Characteristics of<br />
Chinese-speaking Adult ESL Learners",<br />
Language, Society <strong>and</strong> Culture, Tasmania:<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Tasmania, Issue No 9, 2001,<br />
pp 25-32.<br />
Department of Philosophy<br />
WONG Wai-ying<br />
• " Confucian Ethics <strong>and</strong> Virtue Ethics", Journal<br />
of Chinese Philosophy, Vol 28, No 3,<br />
pp 285-300.<br />
Department of Translation<br />
WONG Kwok-pun, Laurence<br />
• !"#$ !"#$%& '(<br />
!"#$% &'<br />
CHANG Nam-fung<br />
• Guest edited with CHONG Yau Yuk, Special<br />
issue: Polysystem Studies ( !"#$<br />
), Chung Wai Literary Monthly ( !),<br />
Vol 30, No 3, 2001, 232 pp.<br />
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• "A Refined Version of Polysystem Theory for<br />
Translation Research" ( !"#$%&<br />
!"#$%) Special Issue:<br />
Polysystem Studies ( !"#$%),<br />
Chung Wai Literary Monthly ( !),<br />
Vol 30, No 3, 2001, pp 173-189.<br />
• With CHONG Yau Yuk, "Introduction: The<br />
Theory <strong>and</strong> Practice of Polysystem Studies" (<br />
!"#$%&'()*+), Special<br />
Issue: Polysystem Studies ( !"#$<br />
), Chung Wai Literary Monthly ( !),<br />
Vol 30, No 3, 2001, pp 7-17.<br />
• "Polysystem Theory" ( !"),<br />
(Translation of Itamar Even-Zohar 1990<br />
Polysystem Studies, Poetics Today Vol 11,<br />
No 1, pp 9-26), Special Issue: Polysystem<br />
Studies ( !"#$%), Chung Wai<br />
Literary Monthly ( !), Vol 30, No 3,<br />
2001, pp 18-36.<br />
SUN Yi-feng<br />
• "The Function of Repetition in Zhang Tianyi's<br />
Art", Tamkang Review, Vol XXXI, No 3,<br />
2001 Spring, pp 136-181.<br />
CHONG Yau-yuk<br />
• Guest edited with CHANG Nam-fung, Special<br />
Issue: Polysystem Studies ( !"#$<br />
), Chung Wai Literary Monthly, Vol 30,<br />
No 3, 2001, 232 pp.<br />
• !"# !( "The Reception<br />
of the Taiwanese TV Drama Shen Diao Xia<br />
Lu in Hong Kong" ) , Special Issue:<br />
Polysystem Studies ( !"#$%),<br />
Chung Wai Literary Monthly, Vol 30, No 3,<br />
2001, pp 151-172.<br />
• With CHANG Nam-fung, !"#$%&<br />
!"#$%("Introduction: The Theory<br />
<strong>and</strong> Practice of Polysystem Studies"), Special<br />
Issue: Polysystem Studies ( !"#$<br />
), Chung Wai Literary Monthly ( !),<br />
Vol 30, No 3, 2001, pp 7-17.
Department of Management<br />
POUNDER James Stuart<br />
• "'New Leadership' <strong>and</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Organisational Effectiveness: Exploring the<br />
Relationship", Leadership <strong>and</strong> Organisational<br />
Development Journal, Vol 22, No 6, 2001,<br />
pp 281-290.<br />
• With [Jabri MU-AYYAD], "The Management<br />
of Change: A Narrative Perspective on<br />
Management Development", Journal of<br />
Management Development, Vol 20, No 8, 2001,<br />
pp 682-690.<br />
Department of Economics<br />
HO Lok-sang<br />
• "A Multiple Country of Origin Rule to Help<br />
Resolve Trade Disputes", Y Y KUEH, W M<br />
CHENG (eds), !"#$%& '<br />
, !"#$% , April 2001,<br />
pp 325-337.<br />
Department of Politics <strong>and</strong> Sociology<br />
HARRIS Paul<br />
• "Realty Check on U S Foreign-Aid Efforts",<br />
South China Morning Post, Letter to the Editor,<br />
19 October 2001, p 17.<br />
• International Equity <strong>and</strong> Global Environmental<br />
Politics: Power <strong>and</strong> Principles, U S Foreign<br />
Policy, London: Ashgate, 2001.<br />
• "HIV/AIDS <strong>and</strong> International Distributive<br />
Justice" (co-author with Patricia Siplon). In<br />
Hong Kong Council of Social Service, ed., Hong<br />
Kong <strong>and</strong> AIDS: Towards Greater Community<br />
Involvement. Proceedings of the Hong Kong<br />
AIDS Conference 2001. Hong Kong: Hong<br />
Kong Council of Social Services, 2001.<br />
pp 36-56. (Paper was presented at the Hong<br />
Kong AIDS Conference, 27-29 August 2001.)<br />
• "International Obligation <strong>and</strong> Human Health:<br />
Evolving Policy Responses to HIV/AIDS"<br />
(co-author with Patricia Siplon), Ethics <strong>and</strong><br />
International Affairs 15, 2 (October 2001),<br />
pp 29-52.<br />
• "International Ethics, Environmental Change,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Global AIDS Crisis: Arguments <strong>and</strong><br />
Precedents for Action" (co-author with Patricia<br />
Siplon). Oxford: Oxford Centre for the<br />
Environment, Ethics <strong>and</strong> Society, September<br />
2001.<br />
• "Everyone Wins When Research <strong>and</strong> Teaching<br />
Mix", South China Morning Post, 11 August<br />
2001, Education Section, p 5.<br />
LEE Keng-mum, William<br />
PUBLICATIONS<br />
• "Ethnicity <strong>and</strong> Ageing in Singapore", Asian<br />
Ethnicity, Taylor & Francis Group,<br />
Vol 2 (2): 2001, pp163-176.<br />
• "Economic Restructuring in Singapore: A<br />
Reflection of Regional Security in Southeast<br />
Asia", Asian Affairs, Heldref Publications,<br />
Vol 27 (4): 2001, pp 211-222.<br />
• "Gender, Education <strong>and</strong> Work in Hong Kong:<br />
Moving Towards Greater Equality of<br />
Opportunity?", Politics <strong>and</strong> Economics of Asia,<br />
F COLUMBUS (ed.), Nova Science Publishers,<br />
2001, pp 157-174.<br />
• "The Feminisation of Poverty Among the<br />
Elderly Population in Hong Kong", Asian<br />
Journal of Women Studies, Vol 7 (3): 2001,<br />
pp 31-62.<br />
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VISITORS<br />
• Prof YUAN Wei ( !), Vice-President<br />
of Renmin <strong>University</strong> of China, visited the<br />
<strong>University</strong> on 18 September 2001. He was<br />
received by Prof NYAW Mee-Kau, Vice-<br />
President, Prof LU Ming-te, Director of Business<br />
Programmes Office, <strong>and</strong> Dr ZHENG Yujian,<br />
Assistant Professor of Department of Philosophy.<br />
• Dr S V SRINIVAS, a Fellow of Centre for the<br />
Study of Culture <strong>and</strong> Society, Bangalore, India<br />
spent 4 weeks at the Department of Cultural<br />
Studies in September. During his visit, he met<br />
with colleagues in the department <strong>and</strong> gave a<br />
seminar on 24 September 2001.<br />
• Mr Felix CHAN Kwok-wai ( !"),<br />
Deputy Chairman of the International Institute<br />
of Management, <strong>and</strong> Former President of<br />
Association of Small <strong>and</strong> Medium-scale<br />
Enterprises, Hong Kong, visited the <strong>University</strong><br />
on 8 October 2001. He was received by Prof<br />
NYAW Mee-Kau, Vice-President.<br />
• Mr Peter LI, Assistant Dean for International<br />
Student Services <strong>and</strong> Foreign Scholars of West<br />
Virginia <strong>University</strong>, visited the <strong>University</strong> on 8<br />
October 2001 <strong>and</strong> discussed the student<br />
exchange matters with Prof J Barton STARR,<br />
Associate Vice-President, <strong>and</strong> Ms S<strong>and</strong>y<br />
KWOK, International Programme Officer of<br />
Office of International Programmes.<br />
• Prof Ien ANG, Director of Institute for Cultural<br />
Research, <strong>University</strong> of Western Sydney, visited<br />
the <strong>University</strong> on 12 October 2001. Prof ANG<br />
<strong>and</strong> Prof Meaghan MORRIS, Chair Professor<br />
of Cultural Studies had a meeting to discuss the<br />
collaboration between <strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>and</strong> the<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Western Sydney. They agreed to<br />
sign a memor<strong>and</strong>um of underst<strong>and</strong>ing between<br />
<strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>and</strong> the <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Western Sydney to form a partnership for<br />
scholarly advancement in the field of Cultural<br />
Studies <strong>and</strong> Cultural Research after the meeting.<br />
• Dr Barry McCARTY, Dean of Enrollment<br />
Services of Lafayette College, visited the<br />
<strong>University</strong> on 16 October 2001 <strong>and</strong> had a<br />
meeting with Prof J Barton STARR, Associate<br />
Vice-President, on student exchange matters.<br />
• Mr Frank NG ( !"), Contributing<br />
Writer of Rmagazine, visited the <strong>University</strong> on<br />
17 October 2001. He was received by Prof<br />
NYAW Mee-Kau, Vice-President, Prof CHAN<br />
Tsang-sing, Associate Vice-President <strong>and</strong><br />
Dr Frank WONG, Head of Department of<br />
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VISITORS<br />
Information Systems. They discussed about the<br />
EMBA Programme offered by <strong>Lingnan</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>and</strong> other local universities.<br />
• A delegation of three senior officials from<br />
Shanghai <strong>University</strong> of Finance <strong>and</strong><br />
Economics led by Prof LIU Yongzhang (<br />
!), Vice-Chairman of the Academic<br />
Council <strong>and</strong> Deputy Party Secretary, visited the<br />
<strong>University</strong> on 24 October 2001. Other two<br />
members of the delegation were Prof FANG<br />
Hua ( !), Director of President's Office<br />
<strong>and</strong> Associate Professor of Economics, <strong>and</strong> Prof<br />
CHEN Xiao ( !), Director of Physical<br />
Education Department. They were received by<br />
Prof NYAW Mee-kau, Vice-President, Prof<br />
CHAN Tsang-sing, Associate Vice-President,<br />
Mr LI Kam-kee, Director of Administration,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Dr Maureen TAM, Director of Teaching<br />
<strong>and</strong> Learning Centre. They discussed with the<br />
visitors on university management <strong>and</strong> possible<br />
co-operation of student exchange between the<br />
two universities.<br />
• Prof OUYANG Kang ( !"), President<br />
Assistant <strong>and</strong> Director of Institute of Philosophy,<br />
Huazhong <strong>University</strong> of Science & Technology<br />
( !"#), Wuhan, China, visited the<br />
<strong>University</strong> on 8 November 2001. He was<br />
received by Prof NYAW Mee-Kau, Vice-<br />
President, Prof J Barton STARR, Associate<br />
Vice-President, <strong>and</strong> Dr ZHENG Yujian,<br />
Assistant Professor of Department of<br />
Philosophy. Both sides discussed the possibility<br />
of establishing links between the two institutions<br />
including student exchange programme.<br />
• Dr DAI Erbiao ( !"), Senior Research<br />
Fellow of The International Centre for the Study<br />
of East Asian Development (ICSEAD),<br />
Kitakyushu City, Japan (an entity in cooperation<br />
with the <strong>University</strong> of Pennysylvania)<br />
visited the <strong>University</strong> on 3 December 2001. He<br />
was received by Prof NYAW Mee-kau, Vice-<br />
President.<br />
• Prof ZHANG Suqin ( !"), Party<br />
Secretary <strong>and</strong> Executive Dean of School of<br />
Business, Harbin Commercial <strong>University</strong>, HCU,<br />
Harbin, visited the <strong>University</strong> on 5 December<br />
2001. She held discussion with Prof NYAW<br />
Mee-kau, Prof CHAN Tsang-sing <strong>and</strong> Prof<br />
LU Ming-te on the possibility of student<br />
exchange between <strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>and</strong> HCU<br />
<strong>and</strong> the admission of undergraduate students<br />
from HCU under the self-funded non-local<br />
student scheme of UGC-funded institutions.
Date Events <strong>and</strong> Details<br />
FORTHCOMING EVENTS<br />
5-6 January <strong>2002</strong> New Life for Children – <strong>2002</strong> Joint Universities Famine<br />
(Saturday - Sunday) ( ! !"#$%)<br />
Venue: <strong>University</strong> Campus<br />
Organisers: 14 Student Societies of Local Tertiary Institutions<br />
Co-organiser: World Vision Hong Kong !"#$%&<br />
Sponsor: <strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Website: www.juf<strong>2002</strong>.hk.st<br />
FORTHCOMING EVENTS<br />
21-24 February <strong>2002</strong> Education & Careers Expo <strong>2002</strong> - Hong Kong Higher Education Pavilion<br />
(Thursday - Sunday) Theme: Higher Education for the Future<br />
Time: 21-23 February (Thursday - Saturday)<br />
10:30 am - 6:30pm<br />
24 February (Sunday)<br />
10:30 am - 6:00 pm<br />
Venue: Hall 7, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre<br />
Co-organisers: Eight Local UGC-funded Institutions<br />
Enquiries: 2948 6292<br />
Remark: Free Admission<br />
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LINGNAN UNIVERSITY BULLETIN<br />
Website: http://www.ln.edu.hk/pao/info/pub/index.htm<br />
1. The <strong>Lingnan</strong> <strong>University</strong> Bulletin is published by the Editorial Board for <strong>University</strong> Publications in<br />
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received after this date may be used (if appropriate) in the succeeding issue.<br />
Editorial Board for<br />
<strong>University</strong> Publications<br />
Editor-in-Chief:<br />
Prof NYAW Mee-kau<br />
Members:<br />
Prof CHAN Tsang-sing<br />
Ms CHENG Wai-ching, Anita<br />
Prof HO Lok-sang<br />
Dr KWONG Yim-tze, Charles<br />
Dr LEUNG Yuk-ming, Lisa<br />
Mr MUI Lok-wood<br />
Mr PANG Tim-tim, Terence<br />
Secretary:<br />
Ms Carol HO