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State of the University- Review and Preview
CCT「 ducation and technology are the『圖司 cornerstones of Hong Kong注 futur .L-J development and they are precise l y HKUST豈 mission固，'
This was the key message conveyed by President Chia Wei Woo in his
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State of the University’,address on 19 May 1999,when he shared with HKUST colleagues his vision for the University in the next
millennium. He included science and management as the foundation and application of technology, and culture as an essence of education.
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The recent financial turmoil and the subsequent economic downturn have revealed an undeniable fact about Hong Kong這 economy- that we are rather weak in the fundamentals’” President Woo said.“
Hong Kong started off as a trading port and an agricultural village. Then it became an economy focusing on services and labor-intensive activities. The future of Hong Kong, however, lies in its development into a nerve center for the region and a knowledge-based society.“
Hong Kong will become a great metropolis of the 21st century, a place about which history exaggerates, poems and novels are written, and songs are sung:' Lastest Developments in Academic, Research and Administrative AffairsAfter setting the macro scene, he handed over to the Vice-Presidents to depict in greater detail the current state of the University.
Vice-President for Academic Affairs Prof Leroy Chang focused on faculty devel-opment, and described the two main aspects of academic planning-curriculum and research.
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We will put more emphasis on general education, language training, creativity}and teamwork, in the students' final year projects. We are also examining the balance between electives and required courses;' he said.“
On the research front, the keyword is‘
focus’,We will also need to strengthen ourinterdisciplinary collaborative efforts and
explore new frontier areas
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The all-important message is that a university is in the business of knowledge;' continued Prof Chang.“
We conduct knowledge-driven research with dedication to fundamental research. We want to con tribute to the knowledge-based economy, pursuing opportunities in applied research and technology.:’
Prof Tony Eastham, substituting for the Vice-President for Research and Develop-ment, outlined the University's new initiatives.
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Internally, we will develop an HKUST Faculty Entrepreneurship Program, an HKUST Venture Capital Fund, and study the impacts and benefits of HKUST research in Hong Kong;' he said.“
Externally, we will further develop our areas of excellence and attempt to take advantage of the new innovation and technology fund;’he added.Vice-President for Administration and Business, Mr Paul Bolton, said that as the University reaches maturity, both the faculty size and the number of students will remain at much the same level for the next three years, at around 520 and close to 7,000 respectivel于 Headded that the number of non teaching staff members is expected to continue to drop due to natural attrition.
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Despite the significant reduction in our recurrent grant for the triennium 1998-2001, we have a budget plan that will get usthrough. There are, however, many uncertainties and concerns surrounding the prospects for the next triennium (2001-2004) and we shall be monitoring the position very carefully in the coming year and preparing such contingency plans as are necessar折， MrBolton said.
A Bright Future for the University While the short term financial pros-pects are on the conservative side, the long term future for the University is br挖ht,said President Woo.
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We have made signi 日cant contributions to Hong Kong’
s transition to a knowledge-based society, and, at the same time, established very strong national and international connections:' he said.“
fn the national context, we are engaged in the'863' and '973' projects in the Chinese Mainland. We are actively collaborating with the Chinese Academy of Sciences on many projects. And talents from the Main-land are contributing significantly to our University. The design and building of the Nansha IT Park is making good progress, and our academic alliance with Peking Uni-versity will soon be reaping dividends.“
On the international front, the French and Germans place much emphasis on the mutually beneficial relationship that has been established with us. The first World Wide Web Consortium office in the Chinese-speaking world is now housed in HKUST. And, thanks to the quality and efforts of our faculty, HKUST’
S reputation is now solid in Asia, America, Europe, and Australia;’President Woo added.First EMBA Graduation Ceremony . ... ... 2
Center for Enhanced Learning and Teaching ...’, 2
R&D B『anchNew Initiatives. ...“... 3
Aligning Teaching Goals. .. ... 3
New Council Members ... 4
Lecture Theater C Named ... .... ... .. 4
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First EMBA Graduates
At 伽 firstGraduation Ceremony o the Kellogg HKUST Executive MBA Program held on Sunda}r l 8 April, the 30 graduates with their families and friends were greeted by President Chia-Wei Woo, Dean Yuk-Shee Chan and other faculty members of HK UST, as well as Dean Donald Jacobs and other representatives from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
In his congratulatory message, Prof Chan told the graduates, "You have set an outstanding exam” pie of serious learning by displaying a high degree of dedication, enthusiasm and commitment. Today, your graduation marks not only a success story in your personal development, but yet another
significant milestone in the development of executive educa tion in Asia.
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In welcoming this new group of alumni, Prof Jacobs said,“It has been our experience at Kellogg that the bonds formed in intensive learning sessions such as the program you have just completed provide a life-time of
contacts and networks.
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The 30 graduates have given the Execu tive MBA program uniformly high marks. Following nearly 16 months of intensive part-time study, the graduates-coming from both within the region and around the world-praised the program's excellent faculty, comprehensive curriculum and incomparable diversity of the students
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Center for Enhanced Learning and Teaching (CELT), established to spearhead the University's focus on the advancement of quality education by promoting a culture of continuous improvement in learning and teaching.Immediate objectives are to organize for HKUST students a series of
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Learning to Learn”workshops to help them cope with the various modes of tertiary learning, and to facilitate the further introduction of the Personal Response System (PRS) in classrooms.On the faculty side, CELT will provide consultation services on the development of innovative and effective teaching methods, and will generate workshop and support programs for instructors and teaching assistants.
CELT is already providing expertise and technical support for teaching development projects that integrate recent advances in multimedia and information technology into the real-time teaching and learning environment. It is also helping bridge the gap bet\veen secondary and tertiary educa-tion by providing IT training workshops for secondary school teachers, supported by the Government
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s Quality Education Fund. 2Another m句 orobjective will be to pool resources, funding and expertise to drive new developments in on-line education where CELT will act as a production/ publishing house for web-based courses, with faculty acting as course content consultants.
CELT now has a new Director. Dr Grace Au, formerly Associate Director of Public Affairs, took over from Dr Helen Shen of Computer Science on 1
Education Technology Center (ETC). It will also share some of the facilities in the new University Annex, including the Advanced Multimedia Production Suite and the Multimedia Teaching Classroom. Over the longer term, CELT will be involved in the development of commer -cialized on-line education services whjch in due course may be turned into a profit center for the University.
May. Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Prof Peter Dobson said:“Grace is well known to many faculty, staff, and students as an enthusi-astic, talented, and dedicated educator. She will be working closely with many of us over the next few years on a number of exc it-ing developments in the delivery of quality education."
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in undertaking collaborative indus-trial projects and in developing and
com-mercializing technology for the benefit of
Hong Kong. The program consists of three initiatives: a venture capital, a policy of assessing and distributing overhead charges and, the policy on faculty involving
start-up companies and the HKUST
Entre-preneurship Program. These initiatives were outlined in a workshop by Professor
Otto Lin, Vice-President for Research and
Development, on 18 May.
The venture fund, managed by the HKUST RandD Corp, is intended to assist
the development and commercialization of
University technology showing good
market potential. The fund will be available
to all academic disciplines within HKUST. In the form of equity participation, it should
be regarded as seed money to attract invest-ments from third parties. The fund is derived from non-UGC source. Initial investment in any one project will usually not exceed HK$2 million.
Faculty can apply to this fund to
sup-port the costs in prototyping products and optimizing processes. The Applied
Technol-ogy Center also stands ready to provide
assistance in system integration and project management, if needed. The fund can be
used as a part of the equity formation for the new company formed to pursue com
mercialization.
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This support will be useful for our colleague to leverage their contri-bution and convince other investors to participate in the venture;• said Prof Lin.Application should be submitted to the
RandD Corp which will process a proposal beh-veen 4 to 6 weeks.
Pr吋 ectoverhead charge is intended to
recover indirect cost for the University.
While the normal charge remains at 30 per
cent, certain types of collaborative pr吋ects can be eligible for a reduced rate of 15 per-cent. They include: small and medium
enterpris巴， newtechnology start-up com-pany, governmental agency and, strategic alliance of the University.
Half of the charge assessed will be dis-tributed, or ploughed back, to the academic
department/unit conducting the technical work. The remaining will be shared equally
by the University Development Fund and R&D common fund.
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This new policy intends to encourage collaborative R&D activities between theUniversity and a wider spectrum of the
society;’said Prof Lin.
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It is our hope 出atthis will strengthen the technical capability and help enhance the competitiveness of
our local industry.
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This policy will also allow the academic department to a largershare of cost recovery.
The third initiative is policy on faculty
involvement in start-up companies and the establishment of the HK UST
Entrepreneur-ship Program. The policy and program are formulated with the recognition that HKUST must help Hong Kong to diversi句
its economy by the growth of a technology-based, high value-added sector, thereby creating jobs and wealth a吋 enhancingthe
prosperity and quality of life of the SAR. It
also recognizes our obligation as a publicly funded institution and the sensitivity in the use of public facility and in the possibility of conflicts of interest and commitment.
In essence, whenever a member of the University starts or joins a company which
requires University owned intellectual
property, he/she must obtain a technology license from the University negotiated on a case by case basis. If it involves no
Univer-sity intellectual property, no license will be required. However, he/she can join the
Entrepreneurship Program and be eligible
for a package of assistance and service. The University will claim 3 percent ownership under normal circumstances.
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We want to build a research infrastruc-ture in the University enabling all our mem-bers to work effectively and joyously. We hope these new initiatives can help achievethese goals;’said Prof Lin.
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teaching goals oft}1e School. The workshop 1>aschaired by Drs Julian Groves and Barry Sautman from the Division of Social Science as well as Dr Yip Kam Ming from the
Division of Humanities.
Participating faculty members were
divided into four groups, each comprising
representatives from both humanities and social science. They shared their own teach”
ing experience as a means of identifying the similarities among different faculty mem bers and di缸erentsubjects. Each group then
came up with its proposals on a teaching
statement that would guide their future teaching practices.
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One concern that comes up time and again in the draft statements is how tostimu-late our students
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curiosity and how to help them cultivate an inquisitive and criticalmind;' said Dr Groves.
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'Another concern is GENESIS, 2 June 1999how to inculcate in s tu-dents the spirit of life-long
learning, not just a tech-nique or a skill that could
be outdated after a while
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Dr Kimberly Chang,
recipient of the 1997 Gale Medal Award for Distin-guished Teaching, has another observation. She
said, "One common theme
from my group is on how .A From right: Dr Barry Sautman, Dr Kimberly Chang,and Dr Julian
to relate universitv Y educa - Groves.
tion to the local
commu-nity. In some ways, our courses in humanities
and social science ought to be linked with
the social and political issues of the da芋 The
purpose of education should be to help our
students think critically and participate
actively in community affairs:'
Drs Groves and Chang are now consoli dating the ideas collected in the workshop.
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We hope to fit the commonalities togetherand come up with a statement about our
teaching goals. The School can then use it as a guide
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said Dr Groves.Besides the teaching statement, Dr
Sautman pointed out that other initiatives
generated include a survey on the culture of learning among HKUST students and a
forum jointly organized by SHSS and the
Students' Union on how to further improve the quality of humanities and social science
programs.
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H. Ho Sports Hall. Unveiled in January 1999, this 10-meter indoor wall offers a safe and convenient place for the university commu-nity to participate in one of the fastest grow-ing action sports in Asia.
Part of the sport's appeal is that it flexes mental as well as physical muscles. As staff climbing enthusiast Dr Viriginia Unkefer (OCGA) explains,“Climbing is lil<e no other sport. It engages both your body and your mind. It takes strength, endurance and agility but it also requires total mental absorption as you try to solve the problem of where to go next and how to get there.’,
Dr Unkefer, who learned to climb in Hong Kong four years ago, is a moving force behind the new Staff Climbing Club, which will complement the students
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group organ-ized by chemistry student Lee Siu Kong. Dr Unkefer explains that while the groups are segregated for administrative reasons, clin1bing is a social sport and she anticipates a closely knit HKUST climbing community once the word gets around that the wall isQ~A
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t have to pay for the class photo as we did at HKUST. Their cost of taking depart-mental class photos is already included in their tuition fees. Could more companies be invited for bidding so that cost-effective services can be provided?Another concern is about graduation gown. Whereas other graduating univer-sity students have already got their gowns in hand by March, HKUST gowns are still not ready for pick-up. Though we are allowed to dress in gowns during class photo-taking, we have to return them immediately after use.
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Climbing is a surprisingly beginner-friendly sport and a supervised indoor climbing wall is the perfect place to start. It
takes a two-hour lecture and a day of training to master the basics. Hong Kong Mountaineering Union (HKMU) qualified coach and HKUST graduate Nelson Lam (BSc Chemical Engineering, 1996) has offered to teach members of the Staff Climbing Club for a minimum outlay of HK$250 per full-day training session.
For more information, please contact Virginia Unkefer (Staff Climbing Club) at 2358-6180 or [email protected]; or Lee Siu Kong (Students' Climbing Club) at ch_lsk@ stu. ust.hk.
out any gown set before their degrees are confirmed by their universities. The normal rental period begins two I、，eeksbefore the congregation and the gown set must be returned one week after the congregation.
As for class photo, the arrangement varies from individual departments taking class photos for their students at their own expense, to sending free group photos to students as souvenirs while providing paid graduation class and stage photo services.
At HKUST, class photo-taking is not compulsory. It was first initiated by a group of students in 1992 and was subsequently managed on a universit﹜，＿叭，idescale by the
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Dr Leung,Chairman of Vision in Business
[onsultingLtd，的 a ︱臼dingo旬anizationand human resour[eexpert in As悶， witha distin
guished career in advisin日 Governmen芯， major Asian conglomerates and multinationals since the early 80's.
Mr Lui is the Senior Tax Partner of P「︱〔ewaterhouse〔oope肘， in 〔hargeof its Tax Division. He has extensive local and interna-tional experien[ein tax a何airsand his client
base includes major[orporations in the
financial，兒〔uriti的， manufacturing,trading and service industries.
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科大E委任梁國輝博士和雷添良先生為校 董會成員，由 1999年4 月生效，任期三年。 梁博士是泓路顧問有限公司主席，亦是亞 洲著名的組織及人力資源專家。自八十年代初 起，他已經為各國政府以及亞洲區及跨國大集 團提供顧問服務。 富先生是羅兵成永道會計師事務所高級稅 務合夥人，主管其說務部。他懷有堂富的本地 和儘際經驗，而客戶包括金訟界、證券界、製 造業、貿易界及服務行業的大機倦。Lecture Theater
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M「sHari Harilela's gene「ouscontributions to HKUST. The [ouple pledged HK$5
川 illion donation for a[ademicand 「esearch development. Dr Harilela is one of the founding membe的 of the University[ourt, which was inaugurated in May 1994
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﹔當i聽C已命名為“夏利萊博士及夫人演講鹿” l 以 ／只表揚眉lj萊1世敝人對科大的懷1既捐贈。他們承 諾捐贈港幣500萬元，資助大學的學俯和研究發展。 夏利萊博士是大學顧問委員會的創會成員，該委員會成 立於1994 年 5月。 GENES 時， 2June 1999Campus Calendar
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ulyImpressions of Light and Shadow: An Exhibition of 叭latercolors
By Zhinan Jiang Library Gallery
8 June
UST Quartet-in-Residence: Hong Kong String Quartet
Exposition Hall 8pm
校園活動
水色印象 蔣智商水彩作品展 展期至 7 月 5 日 圖書館畫廊 科大駐校四重奏 香港弦樂四重奏 6 月 8 日晚上 8 時 展覽廳 科大射藝會在 5月 9 日舉行的第一屆大專院校室內射箭 、 I. 可 邀請賽3，中讀領風騷 3 連奪六個獎項。黃進傑、蕭文輝及 梁羿龍在反曲弓男于組個人賽中 3 分別勇奪冠亞季軍， 而吳雅 詩和鄧詠儀則分 Jll／取得反曲弓女子組個人賽第一、二名 。此外， 由梁遠斌、肅文輝和黃進傑組成的科大隊則獲得反曲弓男子隊 際冠軍。 黃進傑認為 ，科大射藝會這次能夠獲徬驕人成績， 除了因 為大學在 3月初間放了一個室內練習場》讓同學有更多練習機 會外 ，還因為該會今年多了一批非常熱心的會員 3 增加了大家 練習的氣氛。 這次比賽成果也應歸功於那些在比賽現場為參賽者打氣的 射藝會成員 。黃進﹛梁說﹒ “射箭運動看來是一種相當個人化的運 動，但在這吹比賽中 ，我發現團隊精神對這項運動也非常重要。 隊友的支持椎動我們不斷練習 ， 還激勵我們比賽時的士氣。” ~ 射箭運動看來是 種相當個人化的運動 ， 但團隊精神對這項運動也非常重要。 在 4 月 18 日恥大學生會劍擊學會舉辦第四屆校內劍擊比 賽倚﹔這』 搶手共進各顯特色
該會內務幹事容嘉z吾同學說’ “劍擊運動不單是體能挑戰，也是戰 附和臨場反應的考驗。因此， 比賽經驗對我們極為重要。’，另一方面， 容嘉華覺得校內比賽的好處是參加者都已經十分熟絡 3 大家不會計較勝 敗得失3 反而著重賽後檢討，從而增進彼此的技術和友誼。 在 4 月初，劍擊學會還遠赴土海 ，參加第一屆“體港杯大學生劍擊 邀請賽”。容嘉華說 3 科大的比賽成績雖不算突出 ，但能在比賽之餘 3 由當地同學帶領遊覽上海名勝，了解當地學生的生活情況 3 實在是難得 的機會。該會已打算 在 7 月初舉辦聯校劍 男子花劍 劉德良 容嘉攀 主手皂、妄 擊營 3 以促進本地大 專院校劍擊學會的交 女子花劍 杜緒紋 黃家齊 廖顯珊 流。另外，又會在 7 男子重在lj 軍111惠良 t重信基 林嘉賢 月底舉辦“港i區杯大 女子重車lj 黃家齊 杜綺紋 廖顯珊 學生劍擊邀請賽， 3 第四屆“校內劍擊比賽”成績 岡請上海的友隊來港 交流。劍港
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左企五屆聯社就職典禮於 4 月 16日在賽馬會 717大堂舉行 ， 出席的嘉賓，包括 校長吳 家瑋教授、協 Jill副校長（學術）杜家話教授 (Prof Peter Dobson）、學生事務處處長黃兆光 先生、各宿舍的舍監和導師、 ））.. 多個學生會 社代表 。 吳家瑋教授以“五社學生會獨立個性發 展”為主題致辭時表示3 各社學生會應該擁有 自己的獨特氣質和風格 ， 這樣會對日後的社 學生會的長速發展有很大幫助。 Ii，..＿＿／＿』－且，i 各社本屆主席為（左起） 蘇歇泰（社一）、何柏堅（社三）、 黃榮欽（社三）、李曉峰（社四）‘王善德（社五）。科技提昇藝蟑
實障他作神摳
在 4 月 27 臨月 8 日 3 科大藝術中心 展覽廳舉行了一項名為“畫中遊 電 腦動畫系統創作”的展覽 3 展出計算機工程 學方文德、朱紹恆和梁耀祖三位同學的畢 業習作。他們利用電腦技術 3 為平面繪畫 和相片帶來立體動畫的效果 3 讓觀眾走進 動畫製作人員所創造的畫中虛擬世界 ，從 一個嶄新的角度去欣賞藝術創作。 三位同學的畢業習作是要開發一套可 以把平面影像立體化的動畫製作系統 3 由 於這套系統可以帶領觀眾進入畫中世界 ， 遊覽畫中景致 3 所以他們稱它為“畫中 j匪” 系統。 朱紹恆指出 ，他們很早便完成系統開 發的工作 3 因而有更多時間去找一些可以 展示系統功能的途徑。他們選擇不同類別 的畫3 包括西洋畫和國畫， 讓觀眾可以比 較各類動畫製作效果。朱紹恆說． “以中國r －－－－－－－－－－－可
Payday
Salaries will be paid onMonday, 28 June 1999.
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• Jiang Bin (CIVL) announces hismarriage to Cheng Xingchun on 6 April 1999.
• Eric Fan (CCST) announces 出e
birth ofbab}girl Fan Chung Yan on
24 April 1999.
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A、年 5 月 2 國際權威的科學雜誌《自然 7 結構生物學》在它的新聞發怖中，指出 科大生物化學系助理教授張明傑博士及其指 導的研究小組成功解析了神經系統中存在的 一氧化氮合成臨和其中一個調節蛋白質的三 維結構。該小組的研究成果已於1998 年 lI 月及 1999 年 5 月，分別發表於這份專門刊登 生命科學基礎研究論文的重量級科學雜誌 常反應。科大張明傑博士的研究小姐利用生 物化學方法，建立了正確的模型， 率先解析 出 PIN 的結構。研究結果發表在《自然﹒結 揹生物學》第五卷l l 期。這一工作整整花了 兩年多的時間。 解析 PDZdomain 的結構 上 。該雜誌還於今年 5 月 l 日出版的第六卷 , 一氧化氮合成醋的活性除了受 PIN 調節 外，該自且自身存在一個特殊的區域一合成 臨肉都蛋白質間的功能區（PDZ domain） 。 該區域與神經細胞中的特定膜蛋白結合 2 然 後﹔符合成由帶到細胞的特定部位 3去控制一 氧化氮生成。雖然科學家早就發現這個區域 第五期的‘新聞和觀察3 專欄中 ，邀請著名學 者對該研究進行評述和推介。這是香港學者 的研究成果首次獲此雜誌刊登及評述。 長期以來，人們都把一氧化氮（NO）這 個無色熱昧的氣體與酸雨、汽車廢氣等不受 歡迎的詞語相！［，節舉 。可是，人，－年代以來 ， 科學家發現人體的細胞自身可以釋放一氧化 氣 3 而且它對於調節人體的 llll管壓力 ，免疫 .... 張明傑博士說，要發展生物技術，必須重規墓 礎研究。 生產一種叫做環化鳥一瞭 11令 (cG:tvlP）的信息 的存在，但是在結稱得以解析之前 ，它的很 分于。正是這個信息分子，可以令細胞保持 多功能都不能被理解。 特定的生理活力 。在這裡， 一氧化氮就像傳 經過準確解析這一功能區的結梢 3張明 令兵。 它“告訴”不同部位的細胞，何時合成 傑博士的研究小組發現 3 它就像是電子線路 反應和神經功能睡為重要。司以毫不誇張地 cGr.'1P？合成多少？當 cGMP 數量太多或太 上的一個信號轉換端。生物信號經過這個區 說 p 一氧化氮的生物功能及其作用原理的發 少時，機體都無法正常運作 ，人體的某些生 域︱時，信號直接發生轉換，並不需要其他功 現 ，對心臟病、中風、肺病、老年癡呆、癌 理功能亦隨之受到影響。 能的蛋白質的作用 。這一研究揭示了生物信 症、陽接等許多疾病的治療及其藥物的研製 99 年 3 月科學研究發現PIN可以調節細 息傳導的新機理3 因此《自然》雜誌的審稿專 和開發， 開闊了全新的思路 3並為最終治愈 胞的凋亡 3 即細胞的程序性死亡。這一發現 家認為，這一研究“意義重大，為生物過程 和防治這些疾病創造了條件。因此 ， 1998 年 令PIN 的研究變得更加重要。只有弄清它的 中蛋白質相五作用的基本特徵提供了許多新 諾貝爾生理學和醫學獎頒發給研究一氧化氮 結構，才能了解它的調節機理 3 防止它的異 觀點） ））又說這研究“對於理解生理作用中信 生理作用的科學家。 ，，..－－－－一一－～＼ 號傳遞的複雜過程有很高的價值。” 人體內一氧化氮的合成要靠一氧化氮合 成醋的作用 3張明傑博士的研究小組就是研 究與此合成臨有闊的一種調節蛋白質（PIN) 和此合成臨中的一個特定功能區（ PDZ domain）的結構及作用機理。 神經系統一氧化氮合成由抑制劑 在神經系統中 3神經細胞釋放的一氧化 氮在神經細胞功能中扮演了許多角色， 比如 控制平滑JUL ，控制大腦中專管學習及記憶的 海馬區的反應等。可是 ，當一氧化氮濃度過 高時，它又產生極強的生物毒性。且可以，細 胞內的一氧化氣濃度需要進行準確調節 。 當血液中鈣商It于濃度增加時 3一氧化氮 合成龍被活化 3 合成更多的一氧化氮 。相 反 ，PIN 則抑制合成醋的活性，從而降低一 氧化氮的濃度。一氧化氮是活性高、不穩定 的自由基分子 ，在細胞中僅能存在五秒左 右。它一旦生成後 ，可以迅速擴散而進入臨 近的細胞中 3活化一種特定的蛋白筒， 使之 同創 一九九九年六月二日 （~可， n唱唱．．－．、 但身 據我了解，其他大學拍系照的費用早已包括在學費內，準畢業生不用額外 繳費，這與科大現行的做法不同。大學能否邀請更多公司競技，為我們提供合乎 成本效益的服務？ 此外，科大現時仍未能租袍予準畢業生，但其他大學的畢業生早於三月拿 到畢業袍，拍照留念。雖然我們拍系照時身穿畢業袍，但一拍旱，我們使得馬上 歸還。 罕至F 禮品店經理陸惠貞覆．“本港大專院校的租袍做法大致相同 。基本來說， i學畢業生的學位尚未為大學確認前 ，是不能租袍的。租袍時間一般是畢業禮前兩 星期，並鑽在畢業禮後一星期歸還。拍畢業！間的做法則各有不同．有的由個別學 系安排畢業生拍照，費用由學系負責﹔有的則送畢業生團體照留念 ，但學系及領 受學位的照片則收取費用。 科大提供的拍照服務不是強制性的 ，同學可自行決定參加與否。這項活動 最初於1992 年由同學自發組織，其後交禮品店在全校廣泛推行。舉辦五年多以 來，活動取得很大的成功 2 每年的參與率高達九成多。負責拍照的攝影公司以最 低價投得這項服務。）） （請將問題傳真至2358 0537或電子郵件genes佑。）7
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“二正三港的未來發展基於教育和科技 3 而這 同 兩者正是科大的使命。”這是吳家瑋校 長於1999 年 5 月 19 日向大學教職員簡報科 大近況時的主要訊息。他所說的“教育”包括 了文化 ，他所說的“科技”包括了科學基礎和 工商管理。吳校長亦展示了，他對科大未來的 憧憬。 “香港最近的金，關危機加上其後的經濟 放援反映了不容否認的事實一一就是我們的 經濟基礎相當薄弱 3”吳校長說。 “早期的香港是個貿易港及農業社會 。 後來演變成為一個服務行業主導和勞力密集 的經濟體系 。展望將來3香港必須發展成為 以知識為本的神經中樞。 “－jj-一世紀的香港將成為一個名副其實 的大都會，為詩詞歌賦提供動人的題材。” 學術、 研究、 和行政的最新動向 描述了宏觀方向後 3 吳校長就請副校長 們介紹詳情。 副校長（學術）張立綱教授介紹了教師升 遷的情況 2然後簡述了學術策劃工作的兩個 主要項目．課程發展和學術研究。 他說， “我們會更著重溫識教育、語文 學生人數 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000。
訓練以及學生畢業習作昕表現的創意和合作 精神。此外 3 我們亦正在研究選修科和必修 科的平衡。 “在研究方面，我們需要清晰地選擇重 點。我們也需要加強跨學科間的合作，尋求 新的突肢。” A 吳校長表示 雖然短期經濟情況不容樂觀，但 長遠發展貝IJ一片光明。 “我們必須緊記大學的使命是推廣知 識 ，”張教授說。“我們進行知識為本的研 究 ，尤其要投入基礎研究。同時 3 我們亦希 望為知識為本的經濟體系作出貢獻，追求應 隨著大學發展成 熟，科大學生人 數巴趨穩定﹔看 來在未來三年大 致不變。 本科生 研究生 94/95 95/96 96/97 97 /98 98/998
用研究和科技開發的機會。＂ 協理副校長（研究及發展）易東萊教授(Prof Tony Eastham）代表林垂宙副校長簡
介了科大最近推出的新獻。 他說， “對內 3 我們會開展科大創業發 展計劃及科大創業資助基金 3亦會檢討科大 的研究工作對香港有何深遠影響和貢獻。 “對外 ，我們會進一步開發教師們的專 長 3 試行爭取政府新成立的創新科技基 金。” 副校長（行政及總務）←誼隆先生（如frPaul Bolton）表示 ︱隨著大學趨向成熟 3教師人數 及學生人數在未來三年得大致不變，分別維持 於約 520 及近 7,000 之數。他又說，~卡教學職 員的數目則會繼續降低 3主要是依靠自然流 失。 他說． “雖然在1998 至 2001年的三年度 預算期內 3 經常性撥款大幅減少 3但我們已 訂立一個確保可以共渡時艱的財政預算。至 於下一個三年度（2001-2004） ， 前景尚未明 朗 3令人關注。來年我們會密切而審慎地留 意形勢的發展 3依照需要制訂應變計劃。” 展望光明前景 吳校長表示 雖然短期經濟情況不容樂 觀， 但長速發展則一片光明 。他說 “我們 為香港走向知識社會作出了很大的貢獻》問 時又建立了強大的中國及國際聯繫 。” “我們積極參與中國內地的ι863，及＇ 973' 項目，也與中國科學院進行多方面的合作。 來自內地的人才在科大建樹良多 。此外 ，南 沙的資訊科技園區工程大有進展，我們與北 京大學的學術聯盟已經初見成效。 “在國際層面上 3 法國和德國十分重祖 與科大建立的互惠互利關係。萬維網聯盟在 中文世界裡的第一個辦事處設於科大校園 內。此外 3憑著教師們的素質和努力 2科大 的國際聲譽已經遍佈歐美亞澳。”
