HKUST Genesis = 同創, Volume 7, Number 14

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Faculty

Mentors

Reach Out to Students

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pus, new systems are being set up to support students and ensure they leave HKUST with a sound education and broad skills.

Mentoring schemes, skills development, tutorir宅， generaland pr叫essional educa-tion are all being added to the curriculum.· These ideas are being

re-alized with the input and energy of faculty and staff.

Departmental ap-proaches differ, often tailored to the s的ject

area, but the new initia-tives have s凶世laraims. There is a common

desire to increase student-staff contact, broaden student skills and outlook，也1d make learning as active as possible.

Departments across the School of Engi-neering ar巴 testingvarious new schemes and willr

Spr凶g Sem巴ster‘．

"Ws; need to ensure that students are part of the School ’familyγ’ said Prof Ping Keung Ko, Dean of Engineering.

’,Students should have at least one

fac-ulty member who knows them well, can follow their progress, and offer ad，也e­

academic or non-academic- when needed. They also need a good understanding of the real world of engineer凶g.

’,We will agree on a basic struchrre, one

that will also allow departmental flexibil-ity,’,said Prof Ko. "One model would be to

explore general issues through req也red,but non-classroom courses, held in small groups.’,A new system should be in place

next fall.

In Civil and Sh·uctmal Eng趴eering, fac-ulty are testing an advising scheme, a com-munications course 但1dstudent-staff social activities.

’,I met my students for breakfast the

other day," says Prof Paul Chang. "We talked about everything: course load, sh1dy technique, hall lif

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-even commuting prob-lems.’,

Prof Chang and his fellow faculty are

assigned 15 students, five from each year. As well as monthly meetings, advisors are available to help students individually.

The communications comse begins in the Spring Semester-non-credit, but com-pulsory. Students from all years ，九rillbe mixed into groups to make short presenta-tions, discuss topics and express their ideas.

"I met my students

for break

-fast the other day. We talked

about everything: course load,

study technique, hall

life

-even commuting problems."

Prof Paul Chang

Staff will rotate between groups, meeting more students.

’,The work of an engineer is affected by

more than technical knowledge,'’says Prof

Chang.’,Politics, business, professional

eth-jcs will b巴 discussed,as well as civil engi-neering issues. It will also develop the skills they need to succeed: preparation，但1alysis,

presentation and discussion.’,

A program of staff-sh1dent activities is also planned, including sports, social events, exhibitions and field trips.

Prof Chang admits that while the schemes may develop a better school or departmental spirit in the short term, the real success w山 bemeasured after gradua-tion.

’,The view of employers and the

matu-rity of our graduates w山 bethe real judge," he says.’,h addition to a sow1d academic education, these initiatives should help our graduates make an even greater profes-sional impact.’,

New tenclling develop111e11ts are taking pince

in

other

depn1切1ents

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Genesis

will

report on these in future issues.

Dist

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shed Lecturers Join

Anniversary

Celebrations

p our m加nati

of science, engineering, business and humanities, during the HK UST Fifth An-niversary Disting叫shedLectures.

The Fifth Anniversary Distinguished Lectures • 23 October 1996, 4 pm, Lecture TI1eatre E

’,Engineering Education for the Next Century’,

Prof David Hodges, Dept of Electrical Engineering 也1dComputer Sciences, .University of California at Berkeley

.

19 November 1996, 4:30 pm, Lecture Theah·e C

’,Managing Change: Global Perspectives and Strategic Alliances"

Prof Donald P. Jacobs, Gaylord Freem但1Distinguished Professor of B位tl<lng De位.1,J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University • 25 November 1996, 3:30 pm, Le1mg Yat Sing Lectme Theatre

’,Innovation and Evolutfon: Reflections on a Life in Science"

Prof Leo Esaki, Nobel Lameate in Physics President, University of Tsukuba, Japan

.

13 December 1996, 2:30 pm, Chow Tak Sin Lecture TI1eatre

- ’,Asian Values and Dialogue of Civilizations"

Prof Wenning Tu, Dept of East Asia山ng1呵esand Civilizations Direct01; Harvard-Yenching Institute, Harvard University

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f past and future coexist, about 40 member自 of the UST corrummity tom吋 Stonecutters

Island on a bright Saturday morning 凶 earlySeptember. The first thing the tom group learned as they drove

from campus directly to Stonecutters was 出atthe former Br咄shmilitruγh·aining base is no longer an island. Ex

-tensive land reclamation along the southwestern edge of the Kowloon peninsula has

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mainland.

Captain Lam of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps, which is headquartered at Stonecutter扎伊ided the tom

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which was organized by the Social Club and UST Se吼叫tyO丘icerMichael Choi, an-ex-reg油umtalser -geant major of the corps.

"Capt也1L叩1explained that Stonecutters dates back

to the 1860s when it become a prison for captured pirates. The place was turned to military use after changes in the local law called for pirates to be returned

to their com1h·ies. Stonecutters'eventual purpose was

to defend the coast of Hong Kong,’,said Ada L位 Kan

M凹， whowrote a report about the tour.

After a lunch of curry in the barracks, the group

hiked the scenic trails of Stonecutters' hills and

for-仕esses,taking in ,,iews of Hong Kong island and the construction of new facilities for the People

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s Liberation Army and Navy.

"The torches were switched on when the group toured the island

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s artillery and cannon supplies tun-nels, lighting passages to the general

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s room and the

chapels for soldiers b山ltunderneath the rocky hills of Stonecutters," said Ada.

When the group left the cramped undergroun_d

world and walked into the bright sunshine, they

emerged with muddy hands and clothes and an appre-ciation for a bit of Hong Kong

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s military past.

• The UST group climbs the steep hills of what used to be

Stone-cutte『SIsland. Blue seas have been replaced by a containe「

te『minal,seen in the background.

University Adopts

Common Terms

poµow趴g 叩prov

has adopted common terms of servic巴 forAcademic and Equivalent Administrative Staff, doing away with former

dis-tinctions between ’，local’，位1d"overseas’,terms of service.

羽田 newcommon terms apply to all offers of appoint-ment made on or after 30 September 1996, and are sunm1a-rized in Personnel

Circular no, 10/96.

"The

Universit11 has done

Current staff mem- "

bers are to retain their

its utmost to imvrove con

-existing conditions of ’

service for the duration ditions 戶r

those previously

of current contracts, 01~

in the case of staff

on local

ten肘， as

well as

members employed on

superarnmation terms,

protect

existi悍的1月fits,II

for the duration of their

emptoyment by the

President Chia-Wei Woo

University.

In honoring these commitments, the Cmmcil was observ-ant of the policies set by the University of Hong Kong 紅1d

the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

’,The University has done its utmost to improve

condi-hons for those previously on local terms, as well as protect

existing benefits," said President Chia-Wei Woo. "We

an-ticipate that the success we have enjoyed in sta任 recruit­ ment and retention will not be unduly affected by the new

polides.’,

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Chinese calligraphy opened at the Library Gallery on 19

Sep-tember. Titled ’,Roaming in the Arts九 theexhibition features the work of members of the Lake Tai Canglang Calligraphy Society, a group credited with reinvigorating classical Chinese calligraphy. At the opening, the three artists-Chu Ytm, Hu Ltmguang and Hua

Rende, left to right were kept busy practicing their art for admir-ers. The exhibition rtms m1til 19 November.

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Kong were not as attractive as today and the research environment was qui t e tmsatisfactor},. A prominent scientist in the

US, origina!IJ from Hong Kong, comment-ing on the establishment of the new Uni

-versity of Science 也1dTeclmolog予 claimed’

"You are digging your own grave by going to Hong Kong.’,He said that only three

types of people would go to Hong Kong:

those who could not survive in the US, those who were retiring, and those who had ulte

-rior motives. At that time, Prof Chia-Wei Woo, our Vice-Chancell01~ and Prof C. Y.

Chien, our Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Aca-demic Affairs, were traveling all over America, seeking advice from various ex-perts on how to build a major research tmi-versity. In spite of the hostile public comments of this person, I still suggested to Profs Woo and Chien to pay him a visit. They did and had lunch together. Later,

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are lanes at the tmmels where the ve-hides do not have to stop to pay tolls. These are the’,Auto Toll’,lanes, and to use them you have to sign up with the AutoPass company. After several months of waiting in toll booth lines while watcl山海 theAuto Toll folks whiz by, we decided to sign up.

We got a copy of the form from the parking lot "shroff’,at the Star Ferry. I

duly filled this out, including providing my Hong Kong ID card number. This is something everybody who designs a form in Hong Kong puts on it as a reflex,

but have you (or they) ever wondered what they need it for? I asked the

GENESIS, 16 October 1996

C. Y. told me that it was probably the.most tmpleasant ltmch he had ever had in his life.

In January 1990, the new department heads (designate) met for the first time in Hong Kong. T

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1ere was a news confer巴nce固

The fir泣 question-raised by a reporter was: : Most of you come from America and have US or Canadian passports. When 1997 ap-proaches, aren

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t you going to pack your bags and go back?’,When I got the chance to respond, I said: "Many of us do not have roots in Hong Kong. If there were no 1997, if Hong Kong were to remain a British

colon予 Ido not think we would be here.’, The fact is that the department heads (designate) who eventually came on board are all still here.

一~九九零年一月 ，學校各學系的系主任（候 任）首次在香港買主面。當時我們辦了一個 記者招待會，有位記者提出第一個問題．“你 們大都來自美洲 ， 而且持有美國或加拿大護 照，當九七臨近峙 ， 你們會不會一走了之？” 到我有機會回答他時 ，我說 “我們當中有很 多人在香港都沒有根 ，如果不是一九九七、如 果香港仍是英國E臣民地，恐怕我們都不會來這 裡。” 事實證明 ，！盡管當時香港的大學教員薪酬 並不如今天這麼吸引 ， 研究環境也不怎麼理 ！ 想，但我們仍接受了這所大學的招牌，而且 ， 我們這批後來正式上任的系主任，到今天還詔 在大學內工作。

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Prof Din Yu Hsieh （『ight}at •

the 1990 p『essconference to introduce new department heads to the medi悶，

AutoPass people when they called-more on this later-and they said，、 lotof infor

-mation in Hong Kong is keyed to the ID number.’,Well, so what? ·Do they plan to access all this information? I bet it

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s just that 伽yneed a uniqt叫eyfor th位 ownd耐－ base, and they are too lazy or ignorant to generate a customer number of their own.

The form itself is a real piece of work. When I finished fi山ngit o肘， I discm叫ed that in order to use it as a business reply envelope, I had to cut out pieces of it with scissors and then glue the whole thing to -gether with my own glue. It was a bi.t of trick to get the deposit check inside with-out gluing it to the form, but somehow I managed.

I was taken aback several days later when an AutoPass representa位vephoned me to point out that I had failed to include photocopies of my ID C但·d,c也·registration, and proof of address! How I was supposed to get all 出sstuff in that ridiculous "enve-lope," I.have no idea. They generously of-fered to let me fax it to them. But think about this: I am not asking 吐1emto do

me

a favor,

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for a service they are selling.的dit

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s not like they give me a discount on the toll-the fact is, I w山 have

to pay AutoPass an administration fee over and above the toll collected. Good busmess sense (obviously in short sup-ply at AutoPass) would dictate that the company should make it easy for c閻明 tomers to f祉linto this仕ap.

I can sort of tmderstand 出eir﹒desire to verify my car registration, but their need to verify my ID nwnber (which they don

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t really need an}rway) seems more

like compulsive behavior than a valid

req叫rement.And why do I have to prove where I live? Do 出eyplan on dropping by to congratulate me on my choice of automatic toll collectors? As if I have one? I have to t1吐nkthis idea was sug-gested at a meeting of the company

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s d山nbestpeople (my guess is that this is the top management) and it got such a good laugh they decided to include it among the many hurdles that they put between them and their potential cus-tomers.

Come to think of it, applying for AutoPass is an exercise where the

pro-spective customer has to almost beg to be overcharged for a service. Maybe the desire to have AutoPass is really a test of intelligence. One I just failed.

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dent Victories

Bridge Team Plays Winning Hand

The UST bridge team beat out 19 other local tertiary teams-including three other UST teams-to take home the championship trophy at the Inter-post Secondary School Bridge Tournament held in July.

This is the best

show-ing to date by the UST Bridge Club, which was

only set up last year. The club currently has four

six-person teams competing

regularly at local

tourna-ments. A coach works with

the players at their weekly

practice sessions.

Here the winning team members pose with their trophy. From left:

Sin Ka Hing (EEE, 3); Hui Kin Yip (Computer Science, graduated); Lau

Chun Pong (Accounting, graduated); Lau Chi Wing (ISMT, 3); and Leo

Cheung Lik (Economics, 2). If bridge is your game, e-mail the Bridge

Club at

sn_bridge@st11

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Rowers Make Big Splash

A splash of successes for HKUST's rowing club. At the Hong Kong

Universities Rowing Championships in early Septembe1~ the HKUST

men's teairi won the Overall Men's Championships, after finishing first

in the men's coxed fours, and third in both the men's coxed eights and

double skul.ls. The

com-bined men's and women's

teams finished third in the Overall Championship.

The coxed fours team

also beat the field at the

Intervarsity Rowing

Chain-pionship, beating rivals

HKU and CUHK in the Invitation Coxed Four. New niembers are

wel-come to help build on this success: e-mail

s

[email protected].

Chinese Debaters Lift Macau Cup

The Chinese Debating Team has started the year on a successful note,

beating the University de Macau on home soil to lift the Macau Univer-sity Cup. It was CDT's first win in Macau, defeating the motion, "The

Hong. Kong and the .

Macau governments should legislate against

the Internet". Cheung

Ka Lung, President of

UST Debating Society,

received the award from,

Macau society president as the triumphant UST

team-Liang Hiu Hw1g,

Li Fung, Cheung Man

Chung and Chan Kin Tak-looked on.

. Interested in debating? Find out more, e-mail

[email protected].

4

Open Days

H

KUST welcomed 30,000 guests

to the

University's

Outreach

and

Open Days on

5

and 6 October.

Thanks

to the

efforts

of thousands

·

of

staff

and

students, visitors

had a memorable

and enlightening visit.

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• Student societies, sports groups and

hall associations were on hand to give a taste cif campus life-everything

from archery {above) to drama.

Queues formed early for faculty •

seminars, and most of the lec-ture theaters were standing room only. On Sunday, the gen-eral public swelled the numbers,

with all ages showing a keen in

-terest in HKUST's displays.

• Throughout the Atrium

and Academic Con-course, departments

set up displays that brought science, tech-nology and other

sub-jects to life.

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Staff Reach New Heights to Beat

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tudents in Friendly Match

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QUESTIONS? ANSWERS!

Q

We see a lot of big, plastic banners in the Atrium. Are these banners re-usable? If not, they must be expensive and environ-mentally unfriendly. Is it possible- aesthetically and economi-cally- to install an electronic noticeboard, like those we see in

Causeway Bay?

I

f the truth be known, the staff basketball team beat the students

in a friendly match on 19 September thanks to the added height and

skills of three American MBA exchange

students.

"Without them, we wouldn't have

won," admitted staff team captain, Dr

Lijing Zhu (Economics), noting that the

undergraduate student team has three

players over 6' tall.

President Chia-Wei Woo made his

first appearance on the basketball court after a long absence. He started the gaine and proudly scored the staff team's first two points.

The game was close, With staff edg-ing out students, 45-42.

GENESIS, 16 October 1996

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Mike Hudson, for EMO: "Electronic billboards, s·uch as those in Cause~ay Bay, are very expensive. A local company quoted me

be-tween US$15,000 to US$30,000 per square mete1~ depending on the fea-tures required. An 8 ft x 4 ft board would cost .about HK$350,000 to

$700,000 to install and about $25,000 each year to maintain."

Pandora Yuen, for SAO: "Most of the banners are re-usable, and many of the students do re-use them as far as their condition permits.

There are a few other who discard the banners once the event is over for various reasons.

"We do have environmental protection activities initiated and or-ganized by vai·ious student groups from time to time. In general,

stu-dents are aware of the issue, but we will keep on reminding organizers of student activities to use resources in a responsible manner."

GENESIS, 16 October 1996

• Over the weekend, visitors,

young and old, helped to create a gia.nt Open Day logo on the

soccer pitch.

• Saturday, 5 October was Student Outreach Day. Hard work

communicat-ing with the target market paid off. "We · have never had so many Form 6 and 7

students on campus before," explained

Dr Steven Kong (Public Affairs), one of

the event's organizers.

Q

I've used laser printers that can print on both sides of the paper. This is a good way of saving paper, if the print job is just

rough drafts or computer source code, for instance. I don't see this kind of printer at UST. Does CCST have any plans to purchase this kind of printer?

A

Victor Cheng, for CCST: "Most of the high-end laser printers

installed on campus can support double-sided printing by adding a

duplex printing option. A few printers with duplex printing are already installed.

"CCST has carried out a detailed study on duplex printing. Test results indicate that slightly more paper jams will occm~ due to. the

ex-tended paper feeding path. The additional cost and limitations do not

make duplex printing suitable for everyone. On the other hand, CCST

is considering a pilot test of duplex printers in the computer barns, where

the paper c011sumption is much higher and there is a strong demand

for printing drafts and program listings. Future implementation will

depend on test results and their acceptance."

E-111nil your q11esfio11s to genesis orfnx the111 to 2358-0537.

Campus Calendar

17 October

UST Technology File

Dr Helen Shen, RTHK Cham1el 5, 7 pm 20 October

UST Technology File

Dr Ming Fang, RTHK Channel 2, 8 pm (rpt)

22 October East Meets West Concert Series

Expo Hall, 1 pm 24 October

UST Technology File

Dr C.T. Che, RTHK Cham1el 5, 7 pm 250ctober

Ellen Pau, Artist·i 『，－Residence ’,Video Circle九 avideo installation

Opening Reception

Expo Hall, 4:30 pm 27 October UST Technology File

Dr Jack Lau, RTHK Chaimel 2; 8 pm(repeat)

27 October Popular Science Lecture Dr Helen Shen speaks on Computer Vision

Science Musetu11 Lecture Hall, 11 am, entry free 28 October

No Man on a No Man

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s Land Drama with Ta11g Shu wing a11d Ji.ni.Chm

7:30pm

29 October Payday

29 October East Meets West Concert Series

Expo Hall, 1 pm

31 October UST Technology File

Dr C.T. Che, RTHK Chaimel 5, 7 pm

3NO＼叩nber

UST Technology File

Dr Helen Shen, RTHK Chaimel 2, Spm (rpt) 4November

Film Program

Artist-in-Residence St缸甘eyKwan introduces

szeqi11gov呵，withspecial guest Chan Rongling. Lam Woo Lecture Theater, 7:30pm

5Nove且11ber

Theater Animation Workshop

With Tang Shu-wing 7November

Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra

Expo Hall, 7:30 pm

For details and other HKUST events, check the electronic noticeboard and WWW pages.

· RTHK frequencies: Cha1mel 5 on 783 AM (106.8 FM in Yuen Long and Tuen M山1);Channel 2

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圖書館畫畫工程

早於三年前3 圖書間於視聽帥的 迅速發展，以及影印中心與教室的空間 不敷應用 ， 已向學校提出擴建計劃。 在視聽資料部日益擁擠的壓力下， 圖書館 精心設計了一個規模較小的重整計剖，為幾個 服務單位爭取一些急需的空間。同時為了避免 對全校師生職員引起不便，特意﹔︱寄工程安排在 暑期進行。 經重發後，計算機室用作儲存視聽資料， 微縮資料室則改為計算機室（面積稍小， 但計 算機數目不變），原來存放視聽資料的房間則 改為微縮資料室。同時，將影印中心遷往一個 較大的房間，而教室面積則得以擴大。 圖書館高級助理館長曾素宜說﹒“舊視聽 資料部實在過於擠迫，經改建後，該部面積不 僅會略為擴大，整個視聽資料部會更為歸一， 便於管理。而其他幾個服務部門也能有稍廣的 空間。” 視聽資料都主管朱紹英說 “視聽資料部 原為計算機室昕分隔，現在整合為一，管理更 為方便，我們只需設置一個服務植台 ，當值λ 員便可同時為祖聽資料或微縮膠片膠卷的使用 者提供多樣化的服務。” 當然 ，大家最高興的是，今後﹔︱寄有更多高 質量視聽資料可供借閱。朱紹英透露，該部﹔1寄 添置更多錄像製品、鑄射影碟及微縮膠片膠 卷。 影印中心己於本學期開始 ，在新地點提供 服務。棍i德資料郁、計算機室及教室的重整工 程預計將於十月中旬完工，屆時應能恢值為全 校師生提供全面性的服務。

科大圖書館主辦“遊於藝”書法展

位伊．九月十九日至十一月十九日 2科 叭L大圖書館主辦“遊於藝”書法 辰，在大學圖書館畫廊展出太湖滄浪 書社三位名家 ，華人德、 胡倫光和儲 雲的作品 。副校長（學術）孔憲鐸教授在 歡迎他們時表示，我們是一間科技大 學，但我111『更是一間很有人文和社會 科學氣氛的學府 ，所以我們不斷地舉 辦這一類活動 ，並由多位很有才能的 人負責。我們追求訓練出最具有過才 的學生3希望他們會掌握和支配最新 的知識和信息。

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~回國. . .

Managing Editor Paulette Flahavin

Editors Sally Greig Jacky Tsang Bosco Wong Ling Zhou

Design & Production

Timothy Ngan

Photography Leo Chan (IEEM, Year Ill)

Genesis is published by the Office of Public Alf割的 and printed by ETC on recycled paper.

© 1996 by The Hong Kong Unive『sityof Science and Technology. All 「ights 「eserved.

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石杉鹼（hupe吃ineA）的分子結構。 石杉鹼 一九人六年，在中國科學院上海藥物研究 昕從事天然藥物研究與開發的韓恰凡和他的同 事發現了石杉這種植物，並從中分離出石杉 鹼。研究結果顯示 ，石杉鹼不但可以提高正常 記憶能力 ，還可以治療記憶功能障礙 ，幫助恢 復記憶力。這些功能都在於它能有效地抑制乙 醋膽鹼的水解。 有關石杉餘的研究成果－經發表，立刻引 起全球醫學界的廣泛關注。許多國家的藥物學 家立刻對它展崗研究2 並將它與九三年閑始臨 床應用、被稱為世界上治療早老性癡呆症最有 效的化合物他克靈（tacrine）進行比較。動物和 臨床實驗結果證明 3 雖然二者的作用原理相 同 ，都屬於乙髓膽鹼水解闊的抑制劑，但石杉

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為早老i生褻呆症的治療帶來新曙光的小草一一石衫。 鹼在許多方面都比他克靈更勝一籌。 在毒性方面 ，他克靈在較大劑量、長期使 用下，會對肝、腎和心臟等身體組織產生副作 用 ，而石杉鹼只對乙種膽鹼水解酪有抑制作 用 ，不會影響其他細胞的代謝。從療效的角度 比較，石杉娥的治療效能比他克靈強十五至二 十倍，此外， 由於石杉檢能在體內維持較長的 作用時間 3 因而更有利於臨床應用。 目前 3 韓恰凡博士正與上海藥物所合作 3 對石杉檢作進一步的生化、藥理和臨床研究 ， 致力將它發展成為一種治療早老性癡呆症的臨 床優選藥物。韓博士說 “我們希望通過這些 研究3開發改善記憶力的有效藥物，同時進一 步了解學習和記億的生物化學機制。”

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First meeting of the Planning Committee

1987

November

Vice-Chancellor selected

1988

April

HKUST Ordinance adopted

November

Groundbreaking Ceremony

1989

November

Foundation Stone laid by HM Charles, Prince of Wales

JI STONE LAYING CEREMONY BTH NOVEMBER 1989

1990

January

Bioteclmology Research Institute inaugurated

October

SBM-UCLA collaborative agreement signed

November

Hongkong Telecom Institute of Information Technology inaugurated

1991

October

Classes begin Opening Ceremony

Distinguished Lectures in Science inaugurated

November

Distinguished Lectures in Business inaugurated Sino Software Research Centre established

December

Distinguished Lectures in Humanities inaugurated

1992

April

Joyce M. Kuok Laser & Photonics Laboratory established

Zheng Ge Ru Thin Film Physics Laboratory established

June

Student men's team wins Intercollegiate Cup in Sai Kung dragon boat races

November

Students' Union Constitution adopted

Distinguished Lectures in _Engineering inaugurated Phase II of the campus project handed over

1993

February

Citibank Lecture Theatre dedicated

April

Apollo, the University mascot, unveiled

William Mong Semiconductor Clusters Laboratory established

May

First Annual Athletic Meet

Lam Woo Lecture Theatre dedicated

October

First Congregation and First Open Days

November .

OWWS contract signed for $118.7 million

1994

January

Hainan Institute inaugurated

February

First UST patent granted

May

University Court inaugurated

June

UST leads all HK tertiary institutions in competitive research funding

August

Agreement with Chinese Academy of Sciences to establish joint laboratory on Hainan

October

Alumni Association established

November

Institute for Environmental Studies inaugurated

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Ocean color satellite receiving station installed

1995

January

First U1i.iversity-financed staff residences topped out

April

Drug Delivery Technology Centre established

July

Summer camps launched by Physics Dept and Schools of Engineering and Business & Manage_ment Affinity credit card launched by Bank of China

1996

January

Centre for Display Research opens

February

Chemistry students win first prize at HK Chemistry Olympiad

Computer science students compete in the

International Programming Contest finals and for the second year in a row are the.highest-ranking team from Asia

March

New graduate residences, senior staff quarters, and University Center topped out

April

English Debate Team win~ HK intercollegiate competition

May

Shui On Center for China Business & Management initiated

June