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News in Chinese

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News in Chinese An Internal Communication

STUDY 。PTI。NS 。UTLINED

AT 4th

EDUCATI。N

AND CAREERS

EXP。

~ 0he IDC

du 『ingthe Fourth Education and Careers Expo. The event att『acted over 160,000 people to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 24 to 27 February. Officiating at the opening ceremony was the Rt Hon. Christopher Patten, Governor of Hong Kong and Chancellor of our University.

In the exhibition hall, exhibits from more than 200 local and international educational, commercial and government organisations were on display. Just op-posite the front entrance was HKUST

’

s distinctive booth, and rising above it, a large and impressive aerial image of the University. Another attraction was the University

’

s mascot, the robot Apollo. Standing high upon a pedestal, he appeared to be welcoming both the inquiring and the curious alike.

To illustrate one of HKUST

’

s greatest strengths, illuminated photographs of 16 faculty members occu司 pied the most prominent area of the HKUST display.

With each po付raitwas a caption giving each person

’

s enrolment at HKUST, he felt they were a useful thoughts on their pa付icularcourse and indications of means of publicising the courses that are offered the career prospects a graduate might expect. here.

“

We may not see much direct benefit from our Volunteers from amongst HKUST faculty were pa吋icipationin the event, but we would see a definite also on hand both to answer questions and to deliver negative impact if we didn't pa而cipate ，＇’ hesaid. seminars about the courses offered by thei 『 depa此－ During the four days of the exhibition over 51,000 ments. Dr Danny Wong, representing the Depa此－ p『ospective students visited HKUST's booth. They ment of Accounting, commented that while the semi司 tookwith them a total of 9,000 undergraduate pro-nars might not have an immediate impact on student spectuses

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25,000 pamphlets

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5,000 postgraduate

handbooks

;

16,480 departmental brochures

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and 5,000 postgraduate application forms. Certainly mo『e than a few of them left the HKUST exhibit intrigued with an interesting and dynamic new un卜 ve『sity, and with an expanded sense of the future they might have if they chose to study here.

The robot Apollo stood sentinel at the

HKUST booth, attracting the

attention of all

who passed.

Prospective students throng to find

HKUST IN ACTION

l i ! ]o We Still Love Laissez

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given by Dr The Hon. Raymond Ch'ien Kuo-Fung, a prominent

local industrialist and HKUST Council member, to members of the HKUST community on 10 March. During his talk he outlined

his views on Hong Kong

’

s future as the hub of the burgeoning Pearl Delta industrial zone and on the need for investment in

education and technology to fuel that growth. The talk, which was a Public Affairs Lecture c。”sponsored by OPA and the Division of Social Science, was preceded by a two-course

luncheon.

f iheH}<UST Sel ccess

Ce『，t

。rThe Hon. Raymond Ch'ien expounds his views. eve『li『1gof25Feb『L』a『y.Vice”Cha『1cellorand P『eside『1tofH﹜＜UST,

Professor Chia-Wei Woo, who cut the ribbon at the ceremony,

looked forward to a time in the not-too-distant future when, he

predicted, human thought-patterns would be interpreted

auto-matically, and communication via the

“

messy

”

system of human languages would no longer be necessary. In the meantime, though, he recognised the vital impo付ance of improving Ian

-guage skills if Hong Kong is to maintain its competitive edge, and

welcomed the development of the Self-Access Centre as a

means towards that end. Dr Gregory James welcomes guests at the Grand Opening · of the Self-Access Centre.

[i

he finals of the Moot COL

chola『圳 Cα1tes

HKUST and organised by Dr Howard Ge『1sler,were held on 12 March at the Supreme Court. The contest was judged by a panel consisting of Supreme Court Justice Mr Ross Penlington, Crown Prosecutor and Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr John Wood,

and the Di「ectorof Legal Aid, Lady Pauline Cheung. Prizes for

the contest were scholarships to HKUST for winners who meet

the Universi旬，sentrance requirements. Winners were Chi-Shen

Wei from KGV School,son of HKUST faculty member, John Wei

;

Maggie Fan Mei Kee f『omHeep Yun Scho訓，﹔ EliginaPoo Yee

Ling of Belilios Public School, and Vivien Ka Man Chan of

Diocesan Girls

’

School. According to Justice Ross Penlington, the arguments presented by the students were impressive.

“

l

hear appeals every day and I hear a lot less ideal arguments from barristers with years of experience’”.he said.

E

怕 House

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Chi-shen Wei, winner of the first prize - a $30, 000 scholarship to HKUST - presents

his argument.

the afternoon of 26 February to raise money for the Hong Kong Cancer Fund. Over fifty people pa付icipatedin the walk raising more than HK$37,000 for the charity.

Ian Macpherson, PVC/AB, leads the way in the Walkathon.

QUESTIONS? ANSWERS!

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ent procedure for the staff development fund? The existing practice is that staff seek the app『oval of their depa『t­

ment head before they undertake a course. They can apply for reimbu 『sementof the course fees once they submit a certificate proving thatthey have completed the

cou 『se to their Department Head. This puts a lot of

pressure on staff to complete the cou 『se.It might make it less daunting fo『 them if they could undertake the

cou 『se without first seeking the approval of thei 『 De­

partment Head. When they have completed the course they could then simply show thei『 DepartmentHead the certificate of completion in order to apply fo『 reim­ bu『sement.

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The

Personnel

Office 州叫i叫rov

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a Head of Department is considered necessary in line with the University

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s general policy on sponsorship of non-academic staff development programmes which is set out in detail in the Personnel Manual and is summarised below:

(a) Sponsorship, mainly in the fo『mof granting of staff

development funds and/or study leave, will be approved only if the programme is directly relevant and essential to the staff

member

’

s present or planned duties. The expe吋iseor skills

to be acquired should enhance the staff member

’

s contribu

-tion to their wo的 in the University. As such staff members should obtain the Head of Department

’

s prior advice and approval to ensure that they are embarking on development programmes which fulfil these objectives.

(b) Heads of Departments must 『egulate the fre

-quency of staff members' attendance of development pro

-grammes to ensure that staff development funds and study

leave are spent on crucial areas and on as many staff members as possible and that the department

’

s operation is not disrupted. All these require early and careful planning.

“

Similar to all other activities in the University which involve the use of University

’

s resources,“prior app『oval” is

always required to facilitate good planning and optimal

allo-cation of resources and also to comply with the University

’

s budgetary procedures. It shot』 Idbe remembered that we are dealing with taxpayer

’

s money and hav.e to be accountable to the public for any University resources used.

“We believe Depa付ment Heads will always supp。此 and encourage staff members who wish to attend pr。”

grammes which are relevant to the needs of the department. Staff members therefore need not be daunted by the

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prior approval’, requirement but do their best to complete the

programme.’,

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pie叫 to ……的 courts

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but would it be possible to C『eate a practice backboard somewhere - pe『hapsat the end of the new courts?

因

Raymond

Ho

（凹0）州眩“A

recent …時

ment by the PVC/AB revealed that there is an ad hoc

representative committee to advise on the priorities for

creat-ing popular spo吋ing facilities on campus and the p『esent

available funds have been allocated to planned facilities like

squash cou 的s, and fitness rooms etc. There is hardly any money left to cater to new requests. EMO will still entertain requests, however, as long as they can be handled by our

own resources and do not cost too much money.

“

In consultation with SAO we have assessed the requirements for this tennis backboard, the demand for this facility by members of the University and the availability of sites for this purpose. We now jointly agree to let tennis players use the existing retaining wall in Cou 「t 2 (South

Seafront Student Housing) and Court 4 (Senior Staff Qua r-ters Phase II) as a backboard for practising tennis. Also, in order to be fair to other players, SAO will not take bookings for the tennis backboards and the wall will only be available on a walk-in basis when the cou前 isnot in use or booked in

advance.

“We hope this interim arrangement will serve the need

for the time being, and we will review the situation when more

funds are available

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Fe”。wships

by

the

Associati。n

of

c。”，monwealth

Universities.

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he

Ass州i叫Commonwealth

Universi

inviting applications from member universities for the 1994圖95 Ad『ni 『1istrative Fellowships. The Fellowships are open to non

-academic staff for formal professional study/training programmes

or short study visits to the overseas Commonwealth. Candidates

who are of proven high quality, at a crucial stage in their career and are between 28 and 50 years old will be considered for the Fellowships, which will be tenable for up to six months. The

maximum value of a Fellowship is £5,000.

To apply for a Fellowship complete the standard form obtainable from 1the Personnel Office and return it to them, via your Depa付mentHead, on or before 22 April. Only one

nomi-nation may be submitted by the University, and this will be selected from all the applications received and forwarded to the

ACU for consideration. Please direct any enquiries to Ms Maggie Hon on Ext. 6588 or Mrs Miranda Lam on Ext. 6609.

Applications for General Fellowships, open to the staff or

nominees of ACU Universities, and Till』 larFellowships, founded

by pa而cularsponsors and dedicated to specific purposes have also been invited. For details of these please enquire atthe

PVC-AA

’

s Office.

The awards aim to enable the universities of the Com

-monwealth to develop the human resources of their countries by the interchange of people, skills, and technologies.

The Glass

Bl。wing Worl<sh。p

5 isit to HKUST s Glass

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suring evidence that craft still has a role to play in the increasingly

automated world of science and technology. There at his work -bench stands Mr Clement Leung, master of the craft of glass blowing. Using basic glass tubing he tailor-makes intricate glass apparatus to what are at times very complicated specifications.

“

The Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, and

Electrical Engineering Departments all use the services of the Glass Blowing Workshop to create glass apparatus that is

commercially unavailable or that might be cheaper to make in-house than to purchase from an outside company," says Dr W. H. Leung, Coordinator of the Workshop. "Mr Leung also offers a consultancy service to help end-users to design glassware for specific functions.’,

Glass blowing is a dying a叫 inHong Kong and M 「 Leungis one of the few craftsmen here to have mastered it. He learnt the craft from his father, with whom he served his apprenticeship.

“

In summer working with the furnace in an un-air conditioned workshop was not very comfortable. So not many youngsters

wanted to work in such an environment.’,says Mr Leung. "These days you have to go to Mainland China to find glassblowers.

”

Before joining HKUST in May 1991, M 『 Leungled the glass blowing workshop at Hong Kong University. Once he had

accepted an appointment here, he was sent for three months' further training at the Geo「giaInstitute of Technology.

Mr Leung

’

s most technically challenging project at the

moment is to create a glass surround for a small magnet. The

high temperatures needed for the glass blowing process will

cause de-magnetisation, and so Mr Leung has to create a glass

chamber with a tiny moveable door, to enable the magnet to be installed after the glass has cooled down.

Some of his assignments are also physically challenging. He recently created a glass column with a diameter of 13 cm. “It was the largest such column to be fabricated in Hong Kong’”

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says Mr Leung.

“

I was quite exhausted by the time I had finished blowing it.

”

When he has time to spare M『 Leungenjoys making glass ornaments. One of his creations is an intricately crafted glass

d「agon."These things take a lot of time to make, and these days ︱’mfar too busy for things like this’”he says.

“

I have a waiting list

of jobs that need to be done, and normally users have to wait about 2 weeks for an order to be completed.’,

This month the workshop is moving to Phase II, room 2039, near the Office of Laboratory Services {OLS). What does M 「

Leung hope to see there?“More space and a larger wo『k-bench

would be good,'’ he says.

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

Patrick Chu, Head of the Library

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S Media Resources Section, reviews his choice from the Library

’

s

latest video acquistions.

GORBACHEV: HIS LIFE AND HIS COUNTRY

(DK17.G673 1992)

A documentary on the early life and political career of

former Soviet President Mikhail Go『bachev,who tried to restructure Russia and make it a superpower and not

“

a Third Wo「Ideconomy with missiles and men in space’,- From Mayor of Stavropol {his bi付hplace)to President,

one follows his rise in the Communist Pa此y,his proposed

reforms, the dramatic changes in Eastern Europe, the events leading to the attempted coup d

’

etat and finally to

his depositio『1. In Boris Yeltsin

’

s words:“Gorbachev

started by climbing a mountain whose summit is not

even visible ... Will we be swept away by an avalanc惘，

TALI< OF THE

CAMPUS

by Ma付haDahlen

FYI

國：

er州ns 酬M

Per棚 f州e

first time in

hist叫

any TOH (Tom, Dick or Harry) can create new words which have a chance of becoming respectable vocabulary. We no longer have to borrow from the F『ench or wait for mistakes to become acceptable, we can make up wo『ds from CGV (common or garden variety) phrases already in use.

Nowhere are the everyday acronyms more abundant than in electronic conversations. So, to help UST staff

master the latest linguistic jargon, keeping us at the CE (cutting edge) as it were, the Library has put a guide to

acronyms commonly used by lnternet-ers on the ENB (we

all should know this one by now). For those who may need but have not found this invaluable reference and for those who would like to streamline their interoffice communica

-tions, selections from the guide are printed below.

(For the full text, consultthe LIBNETHELP folder in the

ENB

;

it is the entry entitled“Acronyms commonly used on the Internet".)

BTSOOM Beats the s咐 outof me

BTW By the way

FWIW For what it's worth

FYI For your information

GR&D Grinning running & ducking

IAE In any event

IANAL I am not a lawyer, also IANA ... such as CPA IMO IMHO IMCO IOW NFW NRN OTOH PITA ROFL RSN In my opinion In my humble opinion In my considered opinion In other words No 仰ingway No reply necessary On the other hand Pain in the ass

Rolling on floor laughing.

Real soon now [which may be a long

time coming]

RTFM Read the 仰ingmanual (or message)

SITD Still in the da『k

TANSTAAFL There ain

’

t no such thing as a free lunch

TIA Thanks in advance (also

AtDhVaAnNkCsE) TIC TLA SNAFU FU BAR Tongue in cheek

Three letter acronym (such as this) Situation normal, all fouled up

Fouled up beyond all recognition

SOCIAL CLUB

by Steve Kong

Spring Boat Trip

Date: Saturday, 7 May 1994 Destination: Lantau Island

The Spring Boat Trip will follow the itinerary desc『ibedin the Social Club column of the Ma『chissue of Genesis.

Assembly Time and Place:

12:15 p.m., Tsim Sha Tsui Pier

OR 11 :30 a.m., HKUST Piazza (for bus to TST at extra cost)

Return Time: Arriving 8:30 p.m. at Tsim Sha Tsui

Entry Cost: $155 per person (Club members and friends) $145 per person (children 3-10 yea『Sold)

Other Costs: $1 O per person each way (HKUST-TST Bus) $30 Club membership dues for non-members, not required from those who have ever paid their membership.)

(Please make out a crossed cheque to "The Social Club’,)

Entry Cost inclt』des:snack on board, vegetarian dinner, tour

guide, lucky draw (Please bring your own lunch and drinks.)

To apply for a place on the trip please fill out the following form and deliver it to Michael Cheng, Pu 『chasingOffice (lift 2 to

5th floor) with entry fees by 29 April (due to limited space, entries

will be processed on a first-come-first”served basis). For infor

-『nation,contact Michael (Ext.6372, FOMING) or Steven (Ext.6303,

PASTEVEN).

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ntry

Fo

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m

Name: Phone: Office: 巳mail:

Social Club Members: Y N

(Non-members need to join the Club)

Entry Cost:

adults x $155@ children x $145@

(HKUST to TST）一＿ persons x $10@

(TST to HKUST）一＿ persons x $10@ * Not applicable to Club members

=$ =$

$

=$

+

$30* Total Cost = $

SOUVENIR ~也 INFORMATION

SHOP 哩，山間， CENTRE

The Information Office offers a wide range of HKUST souvenirs for sale. It is open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to

5 p.m., and on Sunday 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Prices listed here reflect the discount which is available to staff and students. Clothing comes in five sizes for adults.

NEW: Summer t叫1irtsand long sleeved polo t COMING SOON: Short-sleeved polo t-shi 門s,baseball caps, summer t-shirts, acrylic paper weights w/HKUST stamp embedded, mugs, and tie clips.

ALSO AVAi LAB LE: O Polo t叫1irts

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Round-necked t叫1i 「ts 且 MugsO Postcards O Umbrellas O Men's ties

且 Lapel pins O Ballpoint pens 口 Notecards

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Windbreakers

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Commemorative book, Building a

Uni-versify

STAFF NOTES

Promoti。 ns

Ms Letty KC POON to Sr Cle阱， Centre of Computing Services & Telecommunications

Miss Rainbow YL CHENG to PSI, Office of the Dean of

Business and Management

Mr WONG Hon Fai to Sr Artisan, Estates Management

Office

Ms Agatha MF MAK to P凹，Office of Laboratory Services

Elections

Dr Richard HAYNES, Reader, Department of Chemistry, has

been elected to the core committee on drugs for malaria within the Wo『Id Health Organisation in Geneva. The

Committee, which meets regularly in Geneva, reviews proposals for drugs on a worldwide basis and formulates policy on the chemotherapy of mala『ia.

HOME AFFAIRS

Ms CHUN Kwong Yuk (ARR) announces the bi 此hof CHAN Pui Yee on 12 January.

Mr FAN Kan Shing (CCST) announces the bi 的 ofFAN Oi Yin on 4 February.

Dr NG Shu Ming (MGMT) announces the bi 川h of Diane Jingting NG on 8 February.

Dr Khaled BEN LETAIEF (EEE) announces the birth of Leyla BEN LETAIEF on 17 February.

ANNOUNCEMENτs

Salaries will be paid on 27 April.

Present membership of the Staff Bus User Group is shown below. Staff with questions or suggestions about staff bus service should contact their User Group representative. Island Route A: Mr Cha『lesWF TANG (OLS)

M「 Geoffrey MY WONG (TIC) Island Route B: Mrs Emma YY FUNG (EMO)

Mr Jeremy CP TAM (OLS)

Hunghom Route: Mr And 「ewHT CHAN (ACCT) Miss Joanne LH MAK (MFG)

Mei Foo Route: Mr Raymond DUNGEY (RC)

Mr Jimmy CM POON (EMO)

Tsuen Wan Route: Ms Monita ML CHEUNG (FO) Mr Mantes YM CHUNG (GAG)

Tai Wai Route: Miss Piu Man LEUNG (PO)

Shatin Route: Ms Mike OT FOK (ETC)

Miss Winnie WY WONG (SBM)

Chairman: Mr George M.

scon

(GAC)

Secretary: Miss Erica LY WONG (GAC)

Chinese Writer Wanted: Part-time or free lance. Ex”

perience in writing for PRC readers

;

educational background

in Science or Engineering p『eferred. Call OPA at 6302 ore-mail PACHUNG.

Piano for Sale: Karl Muller E121-W (U1A), dark b『own

colour, 3 years old, in excellent condition. HK$13,800 or best offer. Call Gloria on Ext.6702.

Flat f。r Sale: 680 sq.ft. 2 bedroom fl訓， newly refur-bished, fully furnished, in a quiet position in Sceneway

Gar-dens, Lam Tin, immediately available at HK$12,000 per month. For details call Ms WONG on 7888921 or e-mail

FOMING.

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G E N E S I S

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Managing Editor Sabine Harris · Editor Ma『iaHackett

Design 品 Production Timothy Ngan, Howard Chan

Photography Jacky Pang, Lam Siu-Kei

Genesis is published by the Office of Public Affairs and printed by ETC.

。 1994by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

All rights 『eserved.Printed on recycled paper.

Contributions from all staff are welcome. Deadline for submission is

答問

固

很高興見到新設的網球場但請問可否加設練習壁

呢？譬如將新網球場末端的地方關作練習壁是否可行 呢？

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體管理處何輝光回覆 「據副校長做及總務）

最近宣佈，校內設有一個臨時代表委員會 ， 對受歡迎 體育設施購置的先後次序提出意見。現時已撥出經 費，計劃設置壁球場、健身室或某些水上運動設施。 就校產管理處所知 ， 已經沒有多少剩餘經費可撥作其 他新建議之用。但若所花無幾而部門資源許可的話， 我們會考慮新的要求。」 「我們在與學生事務處商議後 1 評估了校內人士 對網球練習壁的需求和可考慮的有關場地，決定將二 號網球場（學生宿舍第四座）及四號網球場（高級職 員宿舍側）現有的護土牆闢作練習壁。為對其他球場 使用者公平起見 z 學生事務處不會接受練習壁的訂 位。只要網球場無人使用或未被預留，他們隨時也可 進內使用練習壁。」 「我們希望這項臨時安排可暫時滿足需求。若日 後有新的經費 ， 我們會對現行安排再作檢討。」

固請問可否簡化員工喘普選自封

II經費的程序呢？

現行做法是員工在獲得部門主管批准後才可報讀課 程，並於完成該課程後，提交肆業証明書予部門主 管，才能申請發還款項。這程序給予員工甚大壓力。 如果司以在修畢課程後才向主管呈交証明書，申請還 款，相信會令員工不致因壓力沉重而卻步。

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人事部國覆 「部闊的事枷是必須的這

符合大學對資助非教學人員接受培訓的政策。有關詳 情已收錄在人事手冊，現摘錄如下 （甲） 以員工培訓經費和 （或） 進修假期形式的 資助 ， 員工所修課程必須跟現時或日後職務有直接關 係和重要性的才會獲得批准。他們在課程中學到的技 能亦應對其在大學的工作有用。基於這個原因，員工 必須事先得到部門主管批准，以確保他們希望修講的 課程能夠達到上述目標。 （己） 部門主管有責任確保員工培訓經費及進修 假期用得其所，故此必須密切留意員工進修次數的多 寡及在確保多些員工有機會進修之餘，部門運作也不 受影響，其中需要預早小心計劃。 發吉人說， 「一如其他涉及大學資源運用的活 動， 「事先批准」有助計劃及有效的資源調配 ，亦符 合大學的財政預算程序。堅記我們用的是納稅人的金 錢，大學在資源運用方面必須向公眾交代。」 「我們 相信部門主管對於下屬報讀與部門需要有關的課程， 一定會加以支持和鼓勵。員工不須因為要獲取「事先 批准」而被嚇怕，只要盡力完成課程便行。」

玻璃吹製工場

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閥拍的玻璃阿便可証實在這個科技日益香時何何一接…職務他便被派棚

進步和越來越趨向自動化的社會裡，工藝仍然佔重要席位。在 亞理工學院受訪︱︱。 科大玻璃吹製工場裡，精通玻璃吹製的梁永華先生在他的工匠檯 梁先生亥lj下最具挑戰性的任務是製造一個放置小型磁石的玻 上創作出各種複雜的玻璃儀器，其中不少是要按指定要求造成， 璃章。由於吹製過程的高溫可能出現失磁效應 ，梁先生需要在玻 難度甚高。 璃單安裝一個極小的活門 ， 以便玻璃在冷卻後才把磁石放進罩內。 玻璃吹製工場聯絡人梁華雄博士表示 「化學系、生物化學 除了考驗技﹛前，有些任務也會挑戰他的體力 ， 最近他製造 7 系、化學工程系和電機及電子工程系都用得著我們的服務。工場 枚直徑十三釐米的玻璃柱。梁先生說 「這是在香港製造的同 專門製造外界市場缺乏或昂貴的玻璃儀器。梁永華先生亦提供特 類玻璃柱中最大型的，吹製完成後我已累極了。」 別玻璃器血設計的顧問工作。」 當工作不太忙的時侯，梁先生喜愛創作玻璃裝飾品。他的得 在香港 ， 吹製玻璃已是一門日趨息微的藝術。梁先生是2)s:港 意創作之一是精繳的玻璃龍。他說﹒ 「近來工作太忙了，根本沒 僅有數位玻璃儀器技師之 。學藝於父親的梁先生說 ﹒ 「炎夏時 有時間做工餘創作。大學工作已編排得密密的，一件儀器通常已 份 ， 在沒有空調的工場 2 對著火爐工作的潛味並不好 ， 因此不會 有很多年青人喜歡選擇這種職業。今時今日要到中國大陸才能找 到玻璃儀器技師。」 梁先生在一九九一年五月加入科大工作。在此之前，他主事 要輪侯兩星期才能交貨。」 玻璃吹製工場在這個月會搬遷到第二期二零三九室 ， 與實驗 室服務中心為鄰。梁先生期望新的工場有更多空間和更大的工匠 檯。

第四屆教育及職業博覽展介紹升學資料

團四屆教育及職業博覽展於二

月廿四日至壯日在香

港會議

展覽中心舉行，吸引了超過十六萬人參觀。其中科大展覽部份甚 受歡迎，參觀者的注意力都集中於科大教職員。科技大學監督、 港督彭定康先生亦親臨揭幕。 參與今次博覽展的單位逾二百個，皆為本地及國際教育、商 業及政府機構。在會場進口處正中是科大四個顯眼的攤位 ， 先聲 奪人的第一個展板展出 7 一幅從空中攝影的科大校園圖片﹔接著 的是科大吉祥物一機械人阿波羅 1 它禧站於高處 ， 歡迎每個參觀 的人士。 為了強調師資是科大精粹所在，於是介紹科大 四個學院的十六位教學人員（十男五女）的展覽 光箱便成為囑目的焦點。每個光箱都有簡短的標 題，簡介教授們對所授科目和對科大畢業生前途的 看法。 科大教員中，亦有不少在是決博覽展中出一分 力 ，他們在會場內義務解答參觀者的詢問和通過演 講介紹學系課程。代表會計學系的黃錫楠博士認為 這類講座對科大招生未必有即時效果， 但卻是推介 科大課程的一個好方法。他說 「我們今次的參與 未必會有立竿見影的功效，但假若我們沒有參與的 話 ，影響則必然是負面的。」 在四天的博覽展中 ， 逾五萬一千名有意報讀的學生參觀了科 大的展覽，派出的資料包括本科生課程簡介九千份、科大簡介二 萬五千份、研究生手冊五千份、學系簡介一萬六千四百八十份和 研究生入學申請表五千份。這次科大展覽定必令有意入讀的學生 對我們這所充滿動力和設備先進的大學加深 7 解，明瞭入讀科大 是明智的抉擇。 博覽展闊幕獲之前﹒科 大人員已2裝備就緒﹒迎 接快要到訪的參觀者。 康體會活動 日期 行程 集合地點及時間． 回程時間． 費用 ， 江少鳴 春季大嶼山旅遊 五月仁日（星期六） 請參閱三月號「同會IJJ 下午十二時十五分尖沙咀碼頭或上午十一時三 十分科大進口廣場（乘搭收費巴士者） 約八時三十分回到尖沙咀碼頭 成人每位一百五十五元（康體會會員及親友） 小童每位百四十五元（三至十歲） 費用包括小食，齋宴晚餐， 導遊及抽獎。請自 其它費用 報名 ， 備午餐及飲料。 來回科大及尖沙咀碼頭巴士 ， 每人每程十元 非康體會會員者請在總數上加三十元作會員 費。 （支票抬頭請寫TheSocial Club) 請利用在本刊英文版的報名表。於四月二十九 日或以前報名 ， 名額有限， 先到先得。

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