HKUST Genesis = 同創, Volume 5, Number 12

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What’s Inside

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Student Scholarships Student Survey

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Zhu Oizhan Exhibit Counselors Day Genesis Committee

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Sta仔 Notes Home A仔airs Video Spotlight Time Out for English

Announcements Advertisements

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News in Chinese

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News in Chinese An Internal Communication

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Hl<UST盈 First

Undergraduates Receive Degrees

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citement

，訓c

ipatio h枷

as graduates, parents, family and friends gathered for HKUST's Second Congregation on Friday 4 November.

This congregation was differentf「omany other the University has had or will ever have: the University awarded its first bachelors degrees, its first Ph. D. degree, and its second

batch of master

’

s degrees.

The Right Hon. Christopher Patten, Chancellor of the University and Governor of Hong Kong, officiated the conferral of degrees upon the 576 undergraduates and 213 graduates. Professor Yuan-cheng Fung, world-renowned biotechnology expe付， and Sir David

Ford, ex-Chief Secretary and current Commissioner for Hong Kong in London, received honorary degrees.

Also awarded were three new medals honoring distinguished teaching, contribution to student service and outstanding academic performance.

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STAFF PROFILES

Mechanica』 Worl<shop:

Creating Equipment Where There Was

N。ne

Before

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Workshop makes

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for research

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was moved to the School of Engineering in keeping with the general policy that facilities can best be administered by the departments who use them most. Because it was felt that the Engineering Departments would be the primary users, the shop was transferred on Ju秒 1.The shop still serves all departments on an equal basis.

、X/henthe building bug bites, it bites hard and deep, and

Steve Jacobson is a prime example of one who is bitten.

“I love

making stuff," he says.

“The

reason I got in

this business in the first place is because

there were lots of things I wanted to make,

and I had to learn the machining to do the things I wanted to do.”

And build, he does. Steve, the project

manager, builds bikes and furniture. He’s got a patent on a recumbent bike, the kind in which you sit to ride. He also makes camping equipment.

But when he

’

s not creating, Steve loves to kayak. He even plans to build his own kayak soon. A love of kayaking is something that Steve shares with his wife, Llewellyn, and their seven-year-old daughter, Emily.“Both enjoy it’”Steve says，“butthey’reali位le

leery of Sai Kung waters, what with the sharks and pollution.”

When you spend your childhood doing what you like

best-taking things apart and putting them back together-you must be

destined for a career in a workshop. K. K. Lau knew from the time

he was a boy that his joy in figuring out how things fit would lead to a career in designing and making products.

Designing is the main pa付 ofhis chief technician position, after he works through the specifics and possibilities with the end users. He also considers whether each

「equestis a project the workshop can do.

“

There a『esome things we can’t do he悶，

like build a space shuttle. The equipment just isn

’

t up for that," he laughs.

With an associateship in mechanical engineering from Hong

Kong Polytechnic, K. K. started at HKUST just over one year ago.

His three-year-old daughter absorbs his free time.

“I

love to

take care of her and play with her." He also finds time to fish from

the campus pier.

“

I love fishing, and the fish are delicious.” Using his creative abilities, Kelvin Cheung built his first bike out of steel pipes and motorcycle

wheels at the age of 12.“Normal bikes

were too big for me then, so I built my own.”

Kelvin, the senior technician, plans’ designs and manufactures the equipment.

He started with O LS in 1992 but stayed

with the workshop when it moved. With a

degree from National Taiwan University in agricultural

machin-e巾， Kelvin most enjoys making things.

“The thing

I like about working here is my colleagues. We have shared interests: making things and spo吋s.”

Kelvin lives with his wife near Shati 『1,where he likes to race bikes.

for biki 『1g.'

_’

The future, Kelvin hopes, includes having a house in the

countryside, in the northern pa付 ofthe New Territories. “My father is a farmer, and so I love the country.’,

With the distinction of being the first person hired for the workshop,

technician Hung Lit Lee spends much of his time making equipment. He

’

s an independent thinker and tries to create

new, efficient processes at work.

Lee’s family spent four generations

in Indonesia. Whenthefamilywasforced

back to China in 1960, Lee pursued a degree at the Kunming

Institute of Technology and moved to Hong Kong in 1972. He

started at HKUST in March 1992.

Feeding goldfish keeps Lee busy at his flat near the Choi

Hung MTR, whe『ehe lives with his wife and two sons.

Keeping fit is imp。此antto Lee, who swims each morning in

the University pool before work. He also practices Qigong, which keeps him concentrated on his breathing.

A CAD/CAM technician, William

C. C. Wong draws equipment on the computer. He also gives the computer other information about the manufactur-ing of the piece, and from this, the com-puter programs the machine that makes

the equipment automatically.

Knowledge is important to William,

who devours technical books and is taking an evening course at the Polytechnic.

“I want to upgrade my knowledge and

learn

more that I can use in the workshop. I get to use theoretical and practical skills here," he says.

“I

like the people

;

they are cooperative and helpful.”

William has traveled to Europe, where he loved the scenery in Italy and France.

“

The museums and cuisine were spectacu-lar

,'’

he says.

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QUESTIONS? ANSWERS!

l;J

rheco『r

blocked off to be pa 『tof the EMO office. Walking through the Students' Common Room is not always an option (it

has limited hou 『s). Is it a fire hazard to block off a

corridor? Is there any alte『nativebut di 『ectthoroughfare on LG4? Can the『e be better directional signs in the

Carpark to help people find their way?

固

Mike

grows, the University is looking at how to make the best use of available space. We have converted a number of corridors to make useful office or teaching accommodation, e.g. 5/F Finance Office, 3/F Language Centre, 2/F CCST offices. Some inconvenience is the price to pay tor the additional usable space, but safety standards are never compromised. In all cases, escape routes comply with the statutory re-quirements. We are in the middle of a sign-improvement exercise

;

more signs in the carpark are pa此 ofthis work.

”

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What 伽s

the

Libra『ydow愉 the

income it from fines and photocopy machines?

回

Min-min

Chang (Director of

the 川y):

"The funds received from fines and photocopy machines are not con

-sidered Library income. The money goes into a contingency account to cover maintenance and supplies.’,

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Should

w ip in the

LG7

’

LG1 and G/F? Is the『ea Unive『sitypolicy on this? Do the catere『sexpect it? If so, what happens to the tip

money? (In some restaurants, tip money is distributed among the waiters, wait『esses and cooks. In other res-taurants, management keeps it all.)

固

Vivie

rant and LG1 Western Restaurant, the total tips are shared

among the caterer's sta行.It is the customers

’

decision whether to tip the caterer's staff or not.’,

固

The 阿king

outsi Phase II of the Academ ic Building is getting w。rse.What can be done about it?

因

George

Lomas

（日的）：

“EMOisrev

i

of l』nofficial ca『 pa『king at Phase II

’

as this is restricting pedestrian access at entrances and steps, and obstructing the vehicular access routes provided tor emergency and

delivery vehicles. Daily checks reveal that about 50 vehicles

are parked regularly in the area, and control is maintained by the use of metal barriers where necessa『y.Consideration is

now being given to designating "parking’, and "no parking’,

areas, and the use of wheel clamps and penalties tor offend-ing vehicles.’,

Finding Campus

Events Through ENB

by Steve Kong

固

or

an 叩d削 cal

students may access the Calendar of Events on the Electronic Notice Board (ENB). This list of HKUST seminars and functions is based on information supplied by office managers and i

s

produced by the Office of Public Affairs in weekly and monthly formats

;

both formats are updated on Wednesdays.

Staff may access the Calendar through a number of on-line channels:

From DOS

a) select

“

Information Service" to display the sub-menu b) select

“

Electric Notice Board"

c) press F8 to display folder listing

的 usethe arrow keys to move to the folder

“

Calendar’,;press F8 e) press F2 to display file listing

D

choose either the weekly or monthly announcement

;

press F2 to view

From MS Windows

a) open the “HKUST Information Service" icon b) open the “HKUST Electronic Notice Board" icon

c) double click the “?” symbol on the Folder line to display listing

d) select“Calendar” on the listing

e) choose "Select” on the bar menu

;

when a pop-up menu appears, select

“

Retrieve’,to list files

。 chooseeither the weekly or monthly announcement to read

From Mac

a) open the “HKUST ENS-staff

’

icon

b) type“Calendar

”

on the "Folder

”

line or use the inverted triangle symbol to display listing (press the mouse while placing the

cursor on that symbol)

c) choose

“

Select’, on the bar menu

;

when a pop-up menu appea『s,choose

“

Retrieve” to list files

d) choose either the weekly or monthly announcement to read From

“

Ustinfo’ ,on a workstation

a) sta付＂ Ustinto” ona workstation

b) select and start the option "Elect「onicNotice Board"

c) in the "Folder

”

field, type (or select from the pull-down menu)

“

Calendar

”

and sta此 it.Entries tor weekly calendar a『eshown

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First-year Students Receive Full

Scho』arships

目

woUSTinco『ni『1

off when they were awarded scholarships ho『1ori『19 Stephen

Ka『n-cht』e『lCheong.

Lam Chi Yung, a computer science student, and E『nilyLau Mung Lam, a management organizations student, were two of five Hong Kong students to receive the scholarship. The other three students attend Hong Kong University.

“The scholarship is so great be-cause I do not have to worry about books, living expenses, school fees,’, says Lam Chi Yung.

“

If there were no

scholarship, my family would have a great burden, a『1dthe scholarship less

-ens the burden to send me to Univer-sity.

“My family was ve『yhappy,'’says

Emily.

“

I also got a scholarship at a

British university, but I like this place,

and I do not want to leave.”

The schola「ship, reads the application form, was estab-lished "to commemorate the contributions made to Hong Kong by the late the Hon. Stephen Kam”chuen Cheong and his

dedication to education for the younger generation

.'’

Adminis-tered by the Stephen Kam-chuen Cheong Me『norialEducation

Fund, the scholarship is aimed at "advancing

edu-cation and recognizing outstanding achievement of

students,'’the form continues.

Lam Chi Yung first heard about the scholarship when ARR

’

s director, Fred Castro, sentto prospec

-tive students information about the scholarship with

a suggestion that they apply. The University

con-tacted students who, through JU PAS, chose one or more HKUST programs among their top three aca-demic choices. The University also asked individual departments to announce the schola『shipat their

sessions with potential students. Lam Chi Yung

applied through the Diocesan Boys' School in Mongkok. Emily heard about the scholarship through her friends who

had received a letter from Fred Castro. She

’

d also read about it in the paper.

“

Time was very tight’”she says.

“

I learned of the scholarship in March

[

the deadline was Apri月， and I had to write

an essay .... In late April, I heard that I received the scholarship, conditional on good A levels.’,

Public exam results, previous academic results,

principal's nomination and a 500-word essay helped

the board select the finalists for interviews. The essay covered the reasons the students chose their area of

study.

Each scholarship is $65,000 for the first year,

$75,000 for the second and $85,000 for the third.

Original旬， Emily planned to attend Hong Kong

University. But a visit to our campus and talks with

faculty changed her mind.

“The faculty

gives the im

-pression of a strong sense of mission. They teach us

that if we make the e行0付， we’IIsucceed. That made me

change my mind and switch to UST. Some people think it is risky because it is a new institution, but some of my teachers and friends said that if UST gave me such a feeling, I should go.

”

She plans to finish her degree here before pursuing a graduate program overseas. But she

’

s making the most of her undergraduate years. Emily, a Mid-levels

resident, is involved in a jazz class and the

University choir, and she also finds time to

pa付icipatein singing contests.

Lam Chi Yung

’

s leisure time is spent relaxing at his home in Tsuen Wan.

“

I like

to spend time relaxing in the evenings, so I do not like to wo『kovertime so much,'’he

says. But he also finds time to enjoy football and catch up on the latest news

and public affairs. His future plans include

a graduate degree.

Hl<UST the

T。p

Choice of Incoming Undergraduates

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KUST

was the top

unive州 choice

for

ex州 60 per酬

of incoming undergraduates who applied through JU PAS. The University of Hong Kong was the first choice for 20 percent of incoming students, and Chinese University was first for 16

percent. The colleges and polytechnics were the first choice of less than 5 pe『centof the students.

Of those who applied directly to HKUST, the University was

the top choice of more than 55 percent.

A survey of about 1,580 incoming undergraduate students

also showed that most chose HKUST by themselves

;

the advice

of guidance counselo的， teachers,family and friends influenced

only about 15 percent of these students.

Of all the reasons to come to HKUST, most first-year

students were impressed by the facilities available on campus. It was the mass information sessions that influenced most of these students. Campus visits also were a factor in deciding to attend HKUST.

More than 85 percent of students indicated that their cu 『rent

program of study was in their top three JUPAS choices

;

more

than 55 percent said their program was their first choice. Most students changed their program choices one time

;

the

response was split pretty evenly as to whether the change was

influenced greatly, minimally or not at all by attending HKUST

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A

Celebration 。f

Art: the Worl< of

Zhu Oizhan

[ iheworko

the 103-year-old painter from Shanghai, attracted quite an audience fro 『nthe

University and public a number of visitors have come to see the paintings since the October 25 opening.

At the opening ceremony, Prof. Chia-Wei Woo (VC/P) presented Dr. Leo K. K. Wong, who loaned nearly 50 pieces to the University for the show, with a framed poster announcing the exhibit. Dr. Wo呵，S col-lection of Zhu

’

s creations, called Zhanyuantang (Hall of Destiny with Zhu Qizhan), includes more than 400 paintings. Dr. Hui-shu Lee, lecturer in the Division of Humanities, curated the show, which closed on November 22.

Career

c。unselors

Learn

Ab。ut

Learning at Hl<UST

回

bout

130

ca酬 counselors,

each from

a 枷rent

local secondary school, visited HKUST in late October to learn more about the University and its prog 「amsand to share with Univer

-sity staff what they need to know about HKUST.

Career Counselors Day, coordinated by OPA, ARR and PVC/AA, included a short video about the University, a talk on admission information and requirements, individual School presentations and a campus tour. Each School's 30-minute

presentation was ﹒一－ ~

followed by ques

-tions and answers

f『om the coun

-selors.

The event pro-vided an oppo叫u

nity for interaction between HKUST faculty and the

counselors, who may influence students' decisions regarding their tertiary institution. It also gave the counselors a good foundation of knowledge from which to share HKUST with their students.

Genesis

Adv』s。ry

Committee Worl<s Through Future

Devel。pment

回

州1g

Genesis on

r州led

paper was one of

many 間es

raised at the last meeting of the Genesis Advisory Committee. Eight of the 12 committee members were present, as well as

edito『 MaryC. Newman and OPA director Priscilla Chung. An inc『ease in human interest stories was suggested, as were detailed explanations of staff benefi峙， informationon on-campus activities and facilities, stories of depa吋ing personnel and a list of departing sta何 andfaculty. The editor agreed to look into the space in Genesis and the availability of the information. The Question and Answe『 columnshould be larger, said one member, to keep a backlog of questions to a minimum.

One member suggested that all of Genesis be translated to Chinese

;

another wanted to see interviews of students about their lives and studies. And yet another suggested an increase in contents and frequency, the cost of which could be offset by low-cost printing.

The committee discussed using recycled paper for printing Genesis, but considered the fact that the chemicals used for recycling are harmful to the environment. That, coupled with the high cost of recycling, outweighed the benefits of using recycled paper. A member questioned the cost of paper used fo『 Genesis﹔ after much discussion, the committee suggested a continued use of the cur『entpaper stock because the cost is not as great as suspected.

Goals for Genesis include meeting production and printing

deadlines, creating a style guide and including future-looking stories (as opposed to covering what has already happened).

The committee will meet twice per year to evaluate the effectiveness of Genesis and to look into alternative methods to make the newsletter more interesting and info『『nativeto readers. Although visible changes may be slow as the new editor learns the ropes, explores the campus and establishes contacts, changes are being and will be made. Suggestions, story ideas

and constructive criticism are always welcome. All staff are welcome to e-mail the editor at GENESIS or call 6309

;

or contact any of the members.

Genesis Adviso『yCommittee Members

Dr. Grace AU ISMT 7635 GRACEAU

Dr. Terry LEUNG LIB 6751 LBTERRY

Dr. Xiao YAN PHYS 7484 PHXYAN

Mr. Mervyn CHEUNG DHSS 7769 SHMERVYN Mr. Michael CHENG PURO 6372 FOMING

Mr. Tony CHAN CCS 6243 CCTONY Ms. Mabel FUNG PO 6575 POMABELF

Mr. Donny SIU SAO 6659 SAKMDSIU

Ms. Maggie TSE DENG 6956 EGMAGGIE Ms. Stella CHENG EMO 6433 EOSTELLA Ms. Mecell LEE Ms. Cartman CHAN PCO 6282 PCMECELL TIC 7911 TICHAN hvv p hJ V

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STAFF NOTES

Promoti。ns

M『. Kavin P. K. CHAN to Senior A吋isanin the Estates Management Office.

Mr. CHEUNG Yuk Lam to Senior Artisan in the Estates Management Office.

Mr. LEE Heung Wah to Senior A「tisan in the Estates Management Office.

Ms. Jay L. C. LEE to Clerical Assistant in the Personnel Office.

Ms. Iris S. M. LING to Personal Secretary I in the Division of

Hu-manities.

Mr. PAK Chuen Kau to Senio『 Artisanin the Estates Manage『nent

Office.

Ms. Julianna L.M. WoNG to Personal Secretary I in the Depa「t『nentof

Economics.

HOME AFFAIRS

Ms. Gloria LEUNG Wai Fong (LIB) announces the bi巾 ofCHUNG Lai Pong on 20 August 1994.

Ms. Doris LEE Kam Ying (CHEM) announces the bi 叫hof LEuNG Nok

Him on 17 September 1994.

M『 CHANYuk Shing (EMO) announces the bi前hof CHAN Kei Fei on

3 October 1994.

Dr. Wing Yim TAM (PHYS) announces the bi 巾 ofTAMKa Yue on 11

October 1994.

Mr. TANG Chun Fai (EMO) announces the birth ofTANG Siu Fung on

23 October 1994.

M『 JosephLAM Wing On (ARR) announces the bi付hof LAM Kin Yee on 27 October 1994.

Ms. Emeline MayYoNG (PAO) announces her marriage to Mr. Stephen CHING Kam Wah on 19 November 1994.

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

Patrick Chu, head of the Library’s Media Resources section, reviews his choice

from the Libra巾，slatest video acquisitions.

EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH: The Changing Image of Opera

{

M1505.E46 1987)

This is a tradition-breaking opera by two of the most imp。此ant

figures in American contemporary music and theater. This

collabora-lion by composer Philip Glass and director/designer Robe『tWilson

was considered a turning point in the avant-garde theater, one that

had altered the look and sound of the contemporary opera. Einste的

on the Beach is without plot or storyline, but is highly suggestive in its

powe吋ul, p『ovocativeimages of Albert Einstein.

“Einstein doesn

’

t tell a sto『y... it

’

s trying to present a poetical

interpretation of this man’”said Wilson.“What we did ... was to take

a person and make him the subject ... a way in which the person

replaces the idea of plot or story’”said Glass. 一 58mins. NTSC.

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TIME 。UT F。R ENGι’SH

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Five Santa Clauses, ~etia~

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no waiting.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Salaries will be paid on 22 December.

The swimming po。lis open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 12 noon to 6:30 p.m. The pool will be closed from 1 Decembe『

1994 and will reopen on 1 April 1995 回

酬報

＠

甜甜TION

Chistmas Lucl<y Draw

聖誕幸運抽獎

Anyone who spends more than $50 in the shop BEFORE NOON 23th December 1994 will have the chance to enter our Lucky Draw. Buy our pe付ectX'mas gifts for friends and relatives and win an exciting X'mas gift for yourself. 凡在十二月二十三日中午前購物滿五十元以上者，均司參加幸運抽獎。抽獎將於當日下午一時半舉行。獎品共有＋份。

New Arrival:

X'masCard 聖誕咕 100% Wool Cardigan/Pullover 羊毛衣

Cotton Sweat Shirt/Pants (adult & children)

新款運動套裝

Coffee Mug 新款咖啡杯

1995 Wall Calendar ’的掛曆

Women's and Men's Watches 新穎男女裝手錶

GENESIS

I

Managing Editor Mary C. Newman

Chinese Editor Cynthia Chan ﹒ Design 品 Production Howard Chan

Pho的graphy Ng Cheuk-Wah

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

。 1994by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Contributions from all staff are welcome. Deadline for submission is

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答問

且

在

L峙

車場及三號升降機之間門走廊佩服

固

我們在

LG?

• L叩

開侍應服務的餐廳蟬，應否

為校產管理處辦公室的部分$而員工又不可經常借給小費？大學對此有否特別的政策？膳食供應商有否道學生的休息室（休息室只有某段時間開放）。將走廊封 7 ，若遇上火警是否太危險？請問是否有通道可直接過往LG4 ？是否可加強停車場的指示標誌’方便員工辨路？

留

校產管理處處長克遜回覆

「吋可用空間的需求

不斷增加，大學方面已密切留意如何善用現有的資源。我們已將一些走廊改建為辦公室或教室，例如五樓的財務部、三樓的語吉中心、二樓的計算及電訊中期望我們給小賽？若有，小費會由誰人所得？（在某些餐廳 z 小費由侍應及廚師等分享，某些餐廳則由管理人獨享）

囡

校園服務部驟麗芬固覆

：「G/F

的中菜廳及

LG1

西餐

廳所得的小贅，全部由膳食供應商的員工攤分。顧客可自行決定是否給小費予餐廳員工」

心。為增加這些額外的可用空間，大家付出 7 要忍受

回

學術大樓二期外的非法停車情形愈見嚴重

，

校方有什

些不方便的代價，但我們並沒有在安全標準方面退麼解決方法？讓半步。所有改建過的建築，其走火通道完全合符法例規定的要求。現時我們已著手改善各處的指示標監至2 校產管理處盧文士回覆 ﹒ 「車輛未經許可而停泊在學誌，停車場內將會有更多的指示。」

mil

圖書館如何處理自罰款時印服務所得的棚

中

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圖書館館長周敏民回覆「白罰款及影印服務所得的

款項並不視作圖書館的收入。有關的款項會記入個應急帳戶中，以應付維修及物料 1 例如紙張、碳粉、影印儲值暗、書籍訂裝膠卷等支出。」術大樓第二期外，不但阻塞 7 通往大樓入口及樓梯的行人過這 1 亦阻塞了送貨車輛及留作緊急用途的泥車通道。對於這個問題，校產管理處己密切監察及檢討中。每日進行的檢查發現，大約有五十輛車經常停放在該處，有需要時，管理處會在該處圖上錯欄加以管制。現正考慮在該處劃分「停車處」及「不准停車」違例車輛將會被鎖及罰款。」

科大新

生

獲頒張鑑泉獎學

金

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大兩位年級同學在項紀念張鑑泉議員的獎學金遴選計劃過往的校內學業表現、校長的推薦，以及所撰短文 1 審慎騙。

中，以優異成績脫穎而出。同時獲得是項獎學金的尚有三位香港這項獎學金包括三年的資助。學生首年可得六萬五千元，次大學同學。年得才二萬五千元，第三年得八萬五千元。有關學生每年需向評審兩位獲獎的科大同學分別是就讀於計算機科學系的林志勇及機構遁交一份文件，譚明仍然全日就讀於大學及成績良好，而該機構管理學系的劉夢琳。張鑑泉獎學金的設立乃為紀念已故立法局議員張鑑泉先生對本港的貢獻 1 以及其對培育年青輩的殷切投入。獎學金由張鑑泉紀念教育基金撥贈，目的是「推動教育及表揚學業成績起卓的學生。」林志勇是在入學註冊處主任簡思道寄給學生的有關資料中獲悉這項獎學金。透過聯招計畫1 ，科大先與在首三項選擇中挑選 7 項或以上科大課程的學生聯絡。大學亦通知個別學系，在安排與有興趣入讀科大的學生~會時，介紹獎學金的資料。林志勇是透過其就讀中學拔萃男校申請是項獎學金的。劉夢琳則自另個途徑得知這項獎學金。先是她的朋友收到簡思道的信1 然後朋友再將有關消息轉告她。角逐獎學金的學生需撰寫一篇五百字的文章，闡述所選研讀科目的原因。評選委員們即按參賽學生在公開考試取得的成績，學生則不可再接受任何其他形式的經濟援助或獎學金。蟄j夢琳原先是計劃入讀香港大學的，但後來因有次機會參觀了科大，並與科大的教研人員傾談過後，便改變了主意。「科大的教研人員有份強烈的使命感。他們堅信！只要努力，就可成功。正是他們這份信念 z 令我決定選擇科大。有人認為我這個決定有點冒險，因為科大始終是所新大學，但我的些老師和間友則鼓勵我，認為若科大能給我這種感覺 1 我就應該去科大。」她現在計劃先在科大完成學位課程，之後再往海外深造。現時她正全心投入科大的學業鑽研中。課餘劉夢琳除積極參加爵士樂班以及大學合唱圖的活動外 1 還會參加各類歌唱比賽。林志勇閒暇時間中會與友伴踢踢足球，或是閱報以 7 解世界動態。他對未來有不少大計，當中自然包括繼續深造，取得更高的學位。

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畢業生與家人和朋友濟濟一堂，參加科大的第二屆學位頒授典禮。今屆學位領授典禮有特殊意義，因為是大學首次頒授學士學位予本科畢業生。大學監督、港督彭定康先生親臨主禮，為576位本科畢業生及213位研究院畢業生頒授學位。國際知名生物科技專家馮元禎教授及港府前任布政司、現任香港駐倫敦專員霍德爵士分別獲頒榮譽博士學位。此外，三個新設立 1 用以表揚卓越教學服務、學生服務和學業成就的獎工頁，亦在畢業禮上續發。

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成是以科大為所申請大學的首選。其次是香港大學（百分之二十）及香港中文大學（百分之十六）。直接申請進入科大的學生中 1 有超過百分之五十五的人以科大為首選大學。項以大約1,580名申糧本年度科大本科學位的學生為對象的調查顯示，大部分學生選報科大均為自己的決定，只有大約百分之十五的學生是聽取過輔導員、老師、家人及間友的意見後才報讀科大。報讀科大有各種原因，其中大部分新生表示是受校園的設施所吸引。些輔導性的宣傳聚會對大部分學生都很具影響 1 而參觀校園後，所得的感受亦成為報讀科大的個決定因素。參加聯招計劃入讀科大的學生中，大部分（百分之六十 --l:::) 認為該計劃公平，但仍有地方可以改善 ﹔ 亦有的百分之二十五的學生認為該計劃不公平，應該取消，改用另一方法。超過百分之八十五的學生表示，他們目前所修的學科是在聯招計劃中的首三項選擇，超過百分之五十五的學生則說 1 現在所修的科目是他們的首選。