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MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
As the number of new staff members continues to increase, more and more of us are sharing the general concern for space. On the one hand, we are delighted to see more hands to share the work, but on the other, we worry that there is simply no more space for them to work in. I asked George Scott, our Director or Admini-stration about the outlook for our office space situation in the immediate future and here is what he had to say :"We fully recongnise the cramped situation we find ourselves in at present. It was hoped that the Highways Department would move out of the rest of the 13th floor on 1 April but it now appears that this will not take place until the end of the month. The good news, however, is that we have very recently negotiated a lease for all of the 5th floor and it is likely that we shall take possession for fitting out work in beginning May. The bad news is that, despite the provision of additional space, by the time we are due to move to campus, space will again be at a premium. The effect of this is that in planning the moves to the 5th and 13th floors, every inch of available space will be utilised to allow newly recruited staff to be accommodated easily. At this stage, it is not known which offices will be moving to the 5th floor." Well, as you can see, the really good news will only come when we move into our permanent home in Tai Po Tsai. Our staff involved in the various aspects of campus design and construction are working very hard to make it something worth waiting for.
News in Brief
Mr Danny Yung, on invitation from the Hong Kong Museum of Art, gave a talk entitled "Visual Aspects of Performing Arts" in the Art Lecture Series presented by the Urban Council at City Hall on 3 February.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof Peter Dobson, Mr George Scott and Ms Loretta Pang met with Mr Frederick Tang, District Officer of Sai Kung and Ms Lisa Chan, Assistant District Officer (Community Affairs) of Sai Kung on 14 March. They discussed possibilities for future cooperation between the University and Sai Kung
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Dr Priscilla Chung was invited by Carmel Secondary School to speak to 5th and 6th Formers on HKUST on 20 March.
Prof Jay Chen has been busy this month organising a workshop on Environmental Sciences. The Organisation Committee of the workshop consists of academics from HKU, HK Polytechnic, Baptist College and City Poly in addition to Jay. The workshop will be held this coming September.
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Update on the Social Club The ad hoc Management Committee distributed the draft con-stitution and nomination forms for election of the Management Com-mittee earlier this month. The draft constitution will be presented for formal adoption at the first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 28 March 1990 after receiving consent to use the title "HKUST" from the Standing Committee of the Univer-sity Council.
Ten nominations for the Man-agement Committee were received by the nomination deadline on 1 O
March 1990. Since this number is the same as the size of the Commit-tee to be elected, no balloting was necessary. All the nominees will serve in the first Management Committee of the Club.
The names of the Commit-tee members will be announced at the AGM as well as in the April issue of Genesis.
March 1990
Staff Introduction
General Administration
& Committees Office,
Part I
JENNY CHOY, Office Assistant, performs general office
duties. She attends evening school, enjoys reading, shopping and picnicking.
MANTES CHUNG, Executive Officer, is responsible for
general office management, booking of passages and hotel accommodations for university staff and visitors.
Formerly with Caritas - Hong Kong, he enjoys reading, chinese music and travelling.
DINAH LAU, Clerk, is responsible for general clerical
duties. She enjoys reading Garfield, music, dancing and badminton. Previously she worked for HK Polytechnic.
JOSEPHINE LAU, Senior Clerk, formerly employed by
the University of Hong Kong, is responsible for general clerical duties. She enjoys movies, concerts and social gathering.
LAU MAN-CHUNG, Clerical Assistant, is responsible for
general clerical duties. He was formerly employed by the University of Hong Kong. His hobbies are badminton, travelling, cycling and reading.
GLORIA LO, Clerk, performs general clerical duties. She
enjoys picnicking, cycling, badminton, classical music, reading and opera. She came to HK UST from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club - HKUST Project.
HELEN MA, Typist, is responsible for general typing.
Staff Movement in February
Welcome Aboard, new staff!
Admissions, Registration
&
Records: Miss Lo Yuen-yee, Chire, Personal Secretary II; Computer Services and Telecommunications: Mr Wong Ka-lam, Computer Offi-cer, Mr Chan Kin-wah, Computer Technician I; Estates Management: Miss Wu Yin-mei, Tirzah, Clerk II; Fi-~ : Mr Tsang Hon-yu, Weber, Assistant Accounting Officer, Ms Chan Suk-yin, Carrie.Assistant Accounting Officer, Miss Law Po-yiu, Frenda, Clerk I, Mr Chu Yue:kin, Ricky, Clerk II, Miss Lam Lai-sum, Paula, Clerk II; General Administration
&
Committees: Ms Ip Kwai-fun, Rachael, Clerk II, Ms Siu Sau-yee, Joey, Clerk II; Eubl]Qlillai!:s.:
Ms Fu So-heung, Fanny, Personal Secretary II.From left to right: (front row) Helen Ma, Jenny Choy, Josephine
Lau; (middle row) Dinah Lau, Maria Tsang, Debbie Mak, Gloria Lo; (back row) Mantes Chung, Lau Man-chung, Wong Kai-pong.
Previously with the Hong Kong Government, she enjoys stamp-collecting, camping and social gathering.
DEBBIE MAK, Clerical Assistant, is in charge of general
clerical duties. Her hobbies are reading and playing badminton. She was formerly employed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
MARIA TSANG, Personal Secretary of Mr George Scott,
performs secretarial duties. Her hobbies are swimming, movies and singing. She was previously employed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
WONG KAI-PONG, Office Assistant, is in charge of
general office duties. A student of evening school, he enjoys drawing, making models and playing basketball.
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News Flash from a Troubled Dream
Dateline Macau -April 1, 1990
(Alternative Universal Press International)
The government announced today plans for a new·~:;
university to stimulate economic and technological development in this small colonial enclave on the coast of South China. To be known as the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), the new school will enjoy a spectacular view of the Hotel Lisboa across the
bay from its campus on Taipa Island. Originally
de-signed more than a century ago as a harbour for a pirate fleet, the site needs only minimal landfill to be suitable for housing what will become the premiere technological research university in the Pacific Basin (at least between the equator and Lantau Island).
The mission of the new university will be to pursue teaching and research programmes that interact closely with the Macau economy. The MUST School of Casino Management will play a major role in ensuring a steady supply of top level executive personnel for the gaming industry. Industry sponsored research institutes will provide badly needed funds for faculty scholarship. The first of these, the Watson Institute of Water Purity, will explore basic policy issues relating to government
test-ing of bottled beverages. Annual donations to the
Institute, to coincide with the Macau Grand Prix, have been extorted.
Although it has yet to be established, MUST has already been accused by the University of East Asia of
raiding their staff, getting an unfair share of public
fi-nances, and denigrating the quality of other universities'
research. Asked why such criticism was being made
even before MUST hired its first employee, a spokesman for the UEA said, "We don't want to make the same mistake as the institutions in Hong Kong made. What better time to raise these objections than before there is anyone to answer them?"
The medium of instruction will be Portuguese, and strict admission standards will require all entering stu-dents to obtain a passing grade on the Test of Portu-guese as a Second language (TOPSL). Initial intake is projected to be about four, if all four Portuguese
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(Lombok, a tropical island in Indonesia) Yawn, stretch, yawn, stretch!
Roll over, just another half an hour in bed, how wonderful it is to be on holiday. I wonder what everyone is doing in Hong Kong on their first day back at work after the Chinese New Year Holiday. Same as usual I suppose, lots of Kung Hei Fat Choying.
Stretch, yawn, stretch, stretch stretch!
Really must get up, it looks such a lovely day outside.
Maybe just a few more minutes in bed then I'll take that one small step for mankind.
Thats it then, come on body, make the move. The sun is shining through the palm trees outside the window and there is lots to see and do. Come on then.
Stretch, yawn, scratch, scratch, stretch. Hello mirror.
Hmmm! Not bad, sun tan is coming on fine, a bit itchy and a bit red after the first couple of days, but should be OK. Mustn't overdo it and end up looking like a lobster. Nice lazy breakfast and then a trip up to the mountains for a change.
First settle the price with the driver.
You must be joking 40,000 Rupiahs for a car, a driver and all the petrol it or he can drink. How about 30,000? Special morning price,38,000, .... 32? ... 36 ... 34? last last price. OK, OK, OK. 34 it is. (Thank goodness CMB passengers don't have to do this every morning) So off to the mountains. Look at the monkeys! What do you mean they look like Magaret Thatcher. It's started to rain now, serves you right for being rude about Magaret Thatcher, she's obviously got friends in high places. Now I know the Guide Book said it was the stormy season in Lombok, but I didn't think it would rain this hard. Can't see a thing, the cloud is so thick its just like Parkview. The road is flooded ahead so we'll have to turn around. The road is flooded behind so can't get back, maybe we
can just get through. That was lucky ... nothing else for it back to the hotel.
Bounce, bounce, slither, bounce, slither.
Back in time for lunch ... how dare the sun shine now. Well I suppose a couple of hours on the beach wouldn't go amiss.
No I do not want to buy a tee shirt, or a carving, not even for a special afternoon price.
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Arts and Culture
Here's a major theatre production coming your way at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on April 6. "Deep Structure of Chinese (Hong Kong) Culture" is a performing arts event coordinated by our Danny Yung, Artistic Director of the local. experimental theatre group Zuni Icosahedron. "Deep Structure ... " has already received invitations to perform at the Bloomsbury Theatre of London and the Triplex Theatre of New York City in may. To quote the director's note:inthis work, we see the choreographed movement off igu res on the stage; but we also see movement as figures, movement as images and movement as the way culture understands itself.
