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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 />

16<br />

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 />

17


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 />

19


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 />

20<br />

• "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 />

September, November, January, March <strong>and</strong> May in each academic year. Its main purpose is to provide<br />

timely information of interest to staff, members <strong>and</strong> friends of the <strong>Lingnan</strong> community. It is intended for<br />

internal circulation only.<br />

2. Contributions should be typed in MS Word <strong>and</strong> sent to the Editorial Board for <strong>University</strong> Publications,<br />

c/o Public Affairs Office by email (kuenkuen) or by fax (2838 1601). Photographs can also be submitted<br />

in addition to contributions in words.<br />

3. The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject contributions at its discretion <strong>and</strong> to edit all articles for<br />

reasons of clarity, length, grammar, or suitability, without prior notice to their authors.<br />

4. Please note that events or activities launched or held before 31 December 2001 would not be included in<br />

the forthcoming issue. For other submission guidelines, style guide, or general enquiries, please contact<br />

the Public Affairs Office at Ext. 8963.<br />

5. The deadline for contributions for the next issue (Vol 6, No 4/Issue 27) is 10 February <strong>2002</strong>. Submissions<br />

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

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