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Acting Dean XIVth ICORS Nobel Laureates Programming Contest·
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Announcements Staff Notes Home Affairs Video Spotlight7
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News in Chinese An Internal CommunicationIt亟 Bacl< t。 Sch。。I
Again
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t
thally rainy summer, the cam
-pus basked in almost forgot-ten sunshine as it prepared for the arrival of the fall
se-mester on 5 September.
The incoming class, rep『esenting the fourth in-take of underg 『 aduates since the opening oft he Uni-versity in 1991, is by far the
largest yet. With a target enrolment of 1,920，的enew class is 43% larger than the
preceding one, bringing the ,
total number of undergraduates in the student body to nea『ly4,500.
The Unive『sity is also admitting 456 new FTE
students to postgraduate programmes. In actual numbers, this will bring enrol『nentto530 full-time and 400 pa叫，timepostgraduate students.
To cope with expanding enrolments, staff estab-lishrnent for the 1994-95 academic year has been set at 2, 180, of which 466 or 21 % will be teaching staff.
As the Class of 1997, the new undergraduates will have the unique distinction of being the last students to complete their studies un-der British rule and the first to receive their degrees in the Hong Kong Special Ad-rninistrative Region.
Of more immediate in-terest, 93% of the students
entering the Universitythrough the new admissions scheme introduced this
year for Hong Kong
’
s tertiary institu”tions (JUPAS) selected a programme at HKUST as one of their top three choices.
The new students were officially welcomed in a one-hour ceremony
held in the S. H. Ho Sports Hall on 31 August. Welcoming remarks were given by Prof. Chia-Wei Woo (VC/P),
the deans of the four schools, and the
president of the Students' Union.
Fo『 mostof the students, the
wel-coming ceremony was the culmination of a registration and orientation period that had
begun in mid-August. As in previous years
’
O Camps we『e organised by the Students' Union and thevarious student societies to introduce the incoming students to university life and, perhaps more irnpor-tantly, to each other.
With the sta忱。fclasses on Monday the 5th, the
summer
’
s preparations will finally be over. Let theSTAFF PROFILES
Admissions, Registration and
Rec。rds 13tep into ARR andyou 叫 i『E
admissions, programme registration, undergraduate and postgraduate cou 『se registrations, classroom and lectu 『e
theatre bookings, and examinations and grade reports. It
’
s a busy place, to be sure, but for the hardworking people there, the job provides its own rewa 『ds.'TM PLEASED to be involved with the University's first un
-dergraduate Cong 『egation ’” declaresEOI Eppie Choy.“It will be a historic occasion when the first batch, nearly 600 undergradu
-ates, receive their degrees in early November." Currently Eppie is kept busy with
“
graduation checks" - making ce巾的 thatstudents have attained all the necessa『y degree 『equirements to be eligible for
g『aduation.“Todo this, we are developing some system suppo付 with CCST,'’ she
says.“We can
’
t rely upon manual meth‘ods alone.
”
Eppie, who has an Economics de-greefrom Manchester University, has been with us for just over one year.“l wanted to work in an institution to see if I fitted in. So far, I feel that I do’”she says. Future plans
in cit』defurther exploration of the administrative side of an educ a
-tion system.
“
l also plan to do more travelling with my husband’”she says.
℃ LOSE COMMUNICATION between my boss and myself is very imp。此ant’” saysPSII Catherine
“
Cat’,Yuen.“And if she is willing to teach me, then I am willing to learn.”
In he『 ea『ly20s, Cat believes she still has a lot to learn.
“
After I left school, I worked for 18 months as a secretary. However, I gave it up to do a two-year full-time secretarial course because I felt that it would help my future career prospects and enable me to become an all-round secretary,'’ she explains. Upongradua-tion Cat was ready to apply this new learning within a university system. Since July, she has lent sec「etarial suppo吋 tothe Senior Assistant Secretary of Admissions.
While Cat
’
s ultimate goal is to become“
a successful execu-tive”,for the moment her main aim is to meet the requirements of
her boss.“l believe that we work well together, and make a good team’”she s『niles.
DR. SLUMPisnotonthefact』 lty.This is because he is a comic book character, according to Clerk I Phyllis Y. H. Wong.
“
I enjoy reading and collecting local and Japanese comics’”she says.“
Dr. Slump is one of my favourites.’,Phyllis spent five years at CUHK be
-fore joining us nearly th『eeyears ago. “︱
got married, we had a baby and then moved to Junk Bay. I wanted to work closer to home so that I could better take care of my son,
Wilson.Ip『eferworkinghere because I feel that I have been able to learn more.
”
Since July, Phyllis has worked in Registration and Records, assisting with the maintenance of course cata-logues, handling UG course regist『ationand keeping students'
records.
“
We have over 4,000 unde『grads now’” she says. “Operations are all pretty centralised at ARR, and that keeps us busy all year round.’,ANYONE LOOl{ING at Joseph
W. 0. Lam would never guess his cor
-rect age. “︱’m a baby-faced boy," he jokes. A Clerk II in Examinations and PG Records, Joseph assists with examina
-tions by keeping timetables, allocating venues, and processing results. "Some
-times students ask me what their results are’”he says.
“
I feel sorry but since it is confidential information,I am not able to tell them.’,
Joseph is a former student of Chinese and Western phi
-
losophy.
“
The Western approach is quite logical, while the Chinese could be said to be more humanistic.’,One day he would like to resumehis studies in this area, but not 『ightnow.
“
We are expecting our first baby in November, and are kept very busy with the prepa-rations,'’he smiles. He does, however, find time to enjoy his
favourite pastime. “︱’mmad about movies, especially epics,'' he enthuses. And is there anything else he
’
s mad about?“I love my wife,'’he proudly declares.NOT MANY of us enjoy working with figures. Yet for Ka Chi Chan, Cle的 IIin the Director's Office, working with them is one of the best aspects of her job.
“
Sta-tistics require a good deal of concentra-tion, but I enjoy sitting at a computer and working with them,'’she says.P「iorto joining us nearly two years
ago, Ka Chi spent nine years with Hong Kong Telecom. “l decided to make the change because this job offe『ed more
security’” she says. Besides preparing student admissions
statistics, Ka Chi sometimes helps out with counter enquiries. "Students want to know about such things as working p『oc。
du res, office locations, and admission requirements," she says.
“
l enjoy my job because it keeps me busy and the time goes by ve『yquickly.'’
One of six children (“That’s why I hate children,'’she jokes),
QUESTIONS? ANSWERS!
ffl
Many people today employno叩伽－specific
language in their speech and written work-e.g.，“chai『” instead of “chairman’,;“spokesperson”
instead of“spokesman’,;“he O『 she’， insteadof “he’,(where appli-cable). Given that HKUST is a modern university, is it possible to p『ohibit archaic, offensive and sexist Ian-guage as has been done in other places around the
WO『Id?
回
The
GenderDi叫川nation Committee 『叩lies：“恥
University encourages the use of non-gender-specific Ian-guage. University publications and adve「tisements are al-ready using non-objectionable language, and we have ob-served that the University community as a whole is moving towards the use of non-gender-specific words in everyday speech. The University Administration Committee does not favour regulation prohibiting gender-specific language. It would, however, be willing to consider guidelines for the University community. The Gender Discrimination Commit-tee in the coming meetings will prepare a draft for UAC's consideration."l:J
rowe川 and
VII, nowu胸『 construc棚。n
a site near Tower IV, are scheduled for completion in the summer of 1995, more than nine months away. Sincethat is so, why is it necessa『yfor construction wo『kto continue on Sunday mo『『1ings,denying nearby residents the possibility of enjoying just
one
peaceful morning in a week?回
Mike
Hudson{D酬 replies：“The implicati叫 that
a little over nine months to finish the job is a long time - far from it. Although the contractor is on programme, there is over $100 million of work still to complete.“The control on working hours in Hong Kong is laid down in the Summary Offences Ordinance. This forbids the use of
ce叫ainmechanical items of machinery at night and on days. It does not, however, completely forbid work on Sun-day.
“
If the University did forbid Sunday working, we would immediately receive a claim to『 an extension of time to complete the contract equal to the numbe『 ofSundays be-tween now and the end of May 1995. This would cost us over $1 million plus a 40 day delay in releasing rented qu側的一say another $4 million.
“If the contracto『 isusing mechanical items of machinery such as circular saws, concrete vibrators, piling equipment, or compressors on a Sunday, residents may register complaints with the Security Control Office, who will seek the contractor's cooperation. If necessary, they will call the police to secure compliance with the ordinance.
”
”,
hat to
D。 on
a Rainy Day
Green, Amber or Red Rainst。rm Warning In the event of a Green, Amber or Red Rainstorm warning issued during the cou 『seof a working day, staff should continue with their normal daily routine. As a general rule, if a Green, Amber or Red Rainstorm warning is issue before wo『king hou 『S,
staff shot』 Id repo此 tocampus as usual. Rainstorm Black Warning
If a Rainsto『mBlack warning is issued before 8 a.m., staff should stay at home. They should, however, repo叫 forduty as soon as the warning is cancelled and weather and transpo前
conditions permit. As a general rule, there is no requirement to
rep。此 for duty if the warning is cancelled afte『 2 p.m. on weekdays or 10 a.m. on Saturdays.
If a Rainstorm Black warning is hoisted by the Royal Observatory during wo『king hours, it will be announced either over the public add『ess system O「 by office managers. Staff should remain on campus for their own safety. If the Rainstorm Black warning continues to be in effect at the end of the day, staff may leave as usual but should exercise due care when traveling
home. Information about public transpo前ation, outside traffic conditions, and any special arrangements will be provided, if available, via the public address system and/or electronic mail
netwo『k.Staff shot』 Idcheck their email for updated information. Typhoon
As a general rule, University offices will be closed and classes cancelled when a Signal No. 8 storm warning (o『 higher)
is issued.
If a Signal No. 8 storm warning is hoisted by the Royal Observatory du 『ing working hours, an announcement will be made over the public address system or by office manage『S
advising staff to return home. Prior to leaving, staff membe『S shm』Idclose all windows in their work areas. Potentially dangerous situations, such as loose objects, shot』Id be rep。此ed to the
Sect』『ityControl Centre at extension 8999 o『 6565.
Whenever a typhoon signal is hoisted, a Typhoon Response Team will be available to address campus emergencies. Please contact the Security Control Centre if assistance is needed.
For further information, please consult Estate Management Circula『 No. 1/94.
Mize App。intedActing Dean 。fEngineering
固
widely
recogrActing Dean of E『1ginee『ing. Prof. Joe H. Mize, who recently joined the Department of Industrial Engineering, brings a wealth of valuable experience to his new post.
Before coming to Hong Kong,
Prof. Mize was Regents and Gen
-tennial Professor and Director of the Center for Computer Integrated Manufacturing at Oklahoma State University, where he was also Head of the School of Industrial Engineer
-ing and Management for many years.
He is a member of the U.S.
National Academy of Engineering and a past president of the lnstitl』te
of Industrial Engineers, which con-ferred upon him its highest honor,
the Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineer Award, in 1990. “l have been very favorably impressed with the quality and attitudes of the faculty at HKUST’”says Prof. Mize.中rof.H. K. Chang, Founding
Dean of the School of Enginee『ing, has built a solid foundation upon which our School can build.
“
There are two primary goals I hope to see achieved during my tenure as Acting Dean. First, I want to see full momentum maintained in all of the School’
s established programs and new initiatives. This is not a time to back off and wait. Second旬，iwant to see the excitement and esprit de corps created by Dean Chang maintained, so that the very best candidates for the Dean’
s position will find this an att『activeoppo吋unity.”Prof. Mize is a graduate of Texas Tech University and Purdue University, where he received his PhD in industrial engineering. He is the author or co-author of six engineering textbooks and co-editor of the leading series in the field, Prentice-Hall's International Series in Indus-trial and Systems Engineering.
XIVth ICORS Held at Hl<UST
自
uring
the fourth附ek
ofAu闕， the
Univ played host to one of the large泣 academicconference~ ever convened in Hong Kong when some 550 delegates from more than 40 countries gathered at the HKUST campus to conduct the XIVth International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy.Named after the Indian physicist who discovered the phenomenon on which it is based, Raman spectroscopy is a laser-based technique of “fingerprinting’,molecules
that has become an essential tool of modern molecular science.
Meeting in Asia for only the third time in its history, the biennial conference celebrated its 25th anniversary in Hong Kong. F『omthe opening ceremony on August 22nd to the close of the conference on the 26th, the XIVth ICORS proved to be a memorable forum for the discussion of new ideas and discoveries in fields ranging from biomedicine to semiconductors to industrial process and environmental applications.
Hl<UST Students Win Programming c。ntest
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team ofCompl的Science underg叫Jatest州i叫
place in the 4th Scholastic Programming Contest held by ACM Hong Kong Chapter in early July. This is the second time in the last three yea「s that HKUST has won the te『ritory-widecontest.
The team will now represent Hong Kong in an inte『nationalcontest to be held in the United States next March. The Computer Science Department is seeking sponsors to help suppo吋 the students' pa付icipation in this contest. Interested pa付iesplease contact Dr Michael Stiber at ext. 6981.
N。bel Laureates Lecture 。n Can
’
pusm
l』blic
lectl by threeN喇 laureate i州ht
the current series of Distinguished Lectures in Science sponsored by the School of Science.The first lecture in the series was given on 8 August by Prof. J. Robert Schrieffer of Florida State University, who shared the Nobel Prize in physics in 1972 for his contributions to the microscopic theory of supe『conductivity.
While describing the emergence of new technologies exploiting the phenomenon of supe
r-conductivity, Prof. Sch 『iefferproved to a large ap
-preciative audience that a man of far-reaching scientific vision can also be a warm and entertaining raconteur.
The second lecture in the series was delivered on 25 August (as this issue goes to press) by Prof. Nicolaas Bloembergen of Harvard Univer
-sity, who received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1981. Prof. Bloem bergen
spoke on “Laser-M
ate-rial lnte『actions: Fun
da-mentals and Appli ca-tions”.
Concluding the cur
-rent series of Distin -guished Lectures in Sci -ence will be Prof. Rudolph Marcus of the California Institute of Technology, who was
awarded the Nobel Prize in chemist『y in 1992 for his
studies of the electron transfer reactions that underlie processes such as photosynthesis and co『rosion.He will discuss "Electron Transfer Reactions in Chemist『yand Biology’,at 3 p.m. on 7 November in Lecture Theatre C.
ITDC Funds Eight Hl(UST Projects
囝KUSTtakes
itsma叫etosupp州0呵叫ste州ogi
cal growth seriously, and recent awards indicate the Industry
Depa付mentthinks research here is on the right track.
HKUST projects funded. A grant of $8.8 million will be used by Prof. P. L. Yue of the Chemical Engineering Depa付ment to investigate advanced technologies for waste treatment in Hong Kong industries.
This year Government launched a new programme entitled Additional Funding for Industrial Suppo付. Administered by the Industry Department upon the advice of the Industry and Technology Development Council (ITDC), the programme offers funding to local organizations and educational institutions for projects promising to advance local industry.
Also receiving ITDC suppo付 area
“
green label" certification programme for Hong Kong unde『taken by Prof. Gary Heinke, Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies, and twoprojects dealing with wastewater treatment by Prof. Howard J.C.
Huang of the Civil and Structural Engineering Depa吋ment.
Some 200 applications were submitted for the initial funding cycle. Of the 39 projects approved, eight came f『om HKUST,
which led all Hong Kong te叫1ary institutions in the number of projects supported and total funds granted. In all, mo『ethan$40
million was allocated to the eight HKUST projects.
In the field of pharmaceutica怡， two projects from HKUST
wereapp『oved,both from the Department of Biochemistry. Dr H.
M. Chen ’S 「esearchis concerned with the development of anti
-cancer compounds, while Prof. Jeffrey T. F. Wong
’
s project willestablish a drug delivery technology centre.
The largest of the projects in terms of funding will establish a centre for liquid crystal display research. Co-o『dinatedby Prof. H. S. Kwok of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Depa此－ ment, the centre will receive $14.4 million over three years.
The eighth project, by Prof. Jay C. Chen, Director of the
Research Centre, will be widely applicable to regional industrial
development in general, for it aims to establish a database on
technological and manufacturing resources in Hong Kong and
southern China.
Environmental concerns figure prominently in half of the
In this month
’
s column we report on an imaginary conversation which might be ofinterest to members of the academic staff.蠱
newcomers and old-timers alike.
回
e 州ped
by the MathDepa吋
ment the other day and stopped in t 0
see Di 『1Yt』 Hsieh,the department head. An unusually thoughtful man,
Profes-sor Hsieh looked concerned. When we asked what was on his mind, he said,
“
Progress. Do you realize that no one cares about service?”“
What do you mean, service? It's improving, isn’
t it?”“
No, I mean no one takes it veryseriously. It doesn't count for much."
“
What are you talking about?”“
Look, faculty committees only ca『e about research. Same thing with ex-ternal reviews - all they see is re
-search.”
“
Oh, that kind of service. You meancommittee work, being a good soldier
... that 叩門 ofthing. Well, doesn
’
t eve-rybody know that you have to do it eventhough you don
’
t get credit for it?”“
It's not just that. I mean service inTALI( OF THE CAMPUS
a broader sense.To
the unive『sity,and to Hong Kong, not just to the depart-ment. Who do you think builtthis place?”“Jockey Club?”
“
No, I'm not talking about the cam-pus. Look, in the beginning there was nothing here. People made sacrifices to come to Hong Kong, because they shared a vision. Individual careers had to be secondary. There weren’
tanylabs in those days, the『eweren’
t even any buildings, so of course research suf-fered. Those were the sacrifices thatpeople made for the sake of building this place.’,
“So?”
“So now that the university is a reality, what do we do with the
pio-neers? Their research record may not
be as strong as someone who
’
s beenWO『kingat MIT or Stanford and
churn-ing out papers the whole time. Yet they
did a lot to build up this university and to help orient newcomers. How do we
rec-ognize that service?”
“
I see. And progress means ...”“
The university is raising standards.That’s good. But ︱’mworried that some
of the people who were here at the outset, and proved their value, may be left behind. How do we strike a bal-ance?
“
This is not something the faculty committees can look 訓， either. Thead『ninistratorshave to do it. But so far the deans and PVC-AAs haven
’
t saidanything about compensating for those
early years
’
and they need to addressthis issue. We
’
re still at an early stage in this university, and whatever we do now will set the pattern.“Look at this. I read it this mo『『1ing
- it
’
s what a coach said after cutting aplayerfrom his team: 'It happens in 的信 business. With the way things are set up now, it happens all the time. Guys that have played a long time for their teams and have been outstanding p的yers are all of a sudden go的g
elsewhere or being 的Id they aren
’
twanted any more. It couldn
’
tbeworkedout.'
“
Is this what we have to do to play in the big leagues? lsn’
t there adiffer-ence between professional spo付sand
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souvenirs. It is open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and on Sundays from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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STAFF NOTES
Prom。ti。nsMs Eppie 0. K. CHOY to EOI in the Admission, Regis！『ation&Reco『ds
Office.
Mr Chihao DUONG to Senior Technician in the Office of the Dean of Business & Management.
Mr LAI Wai Ming to Clerk I in the Department of Biochemistry.
Ms Sylvia F. H. LAU to Principal Computer Officer in CCST.
Ms Do『isK. Y. LEE to EOI in the Depa付mentof Chemistry.
Mr K. T. LEUNG to Wo『kmanI in the Estates Management Office.
Mr Wilfred T. K. LO to Senior Clerk in the Purchasing Office.
Mr Danny C. K. LUNG to Senior Technician in the Estates
Manage-ment Office.
Mr Sunny K. S. PANG to Senior Technician in the Estates Manage
ment Office.
Ms Queenie C.H. Tso to Clerk I in the Depa付mentof Civil & Structural
Engineering.
Ms Fanny S. F. WONG to Clerk I in the Purchasing Office.
Mr Woo Ping CHUNG to Senior Head Watchman in the Estates Management Office.
Ms Zina H. M. YUNG to Senior Computer Officer in the Department
of Computer Science.
HOME AFFAIRS
Dr Oscar AU (Electrical & Electronic Enginee『ing) announces the
bi 吋hof Joshua Wing剖lUnAU on 10 July 1994.
D「 BeifangCHEN (Mathematics) announces the bi此hof Charley Ming
CHEN on 8 Decembe『 1993.
Dr Ann E. SHERMAN (Finance) announces the bi付h of Nathaniel
William SHERMAN on 17 May 1994.
Ms Mabel C. P. WONG (Language Centre) announces the bi吋hof
Rachel Cheung Wai Yu on 28 April 1994.
Ms Regina K. Y. CHOW (Public Affairs) announces her marriage to
Clemence P. K. LOONG on 26 December 1993.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Salaries will be paid on 28 September.Splend。rs of Brush and lnl<, an exhibition of fine rep『oduc
tions of Chinese painting and calligraphy from the National
Palace Museum, Taipei, will open in the Library Gallery on 2
September with a tea 『eception at 4:30 p.m. The exhibition is
scheduled to run until the end of October.
LG 1 dining facilities will open early this month with a cafete『ia
serving Asian and Western foods and a Western 『estaurant.The
G/F restau『antwill then close for renovation, reopening in
No-vember as a restaurant serving only Chinese food.
Local organic food: Green Cottage, a co-op based on Lamma
Island, will provide members with weekly campus deliveries of organically grown fruits and vegetables. Co-op membership encourages local farmers to abandon the use of chemical
pesti-cides for a more healthful approach to agriculture. Contact
Ma吋haDahlen (ext. 6179) for details.
VIDEO SPOTLIGHT
Patrick Chu, Head of the Library's Media Resources Section, reviews his choice from the Library's latest video acquisitions.
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comprehensive nutritional guide for 『ebuilding, st『engthening and
maintaining a healthy immune system. Hosted by well-known nutrition
counsellor Steve Frank訓， who is himself HIV+, this program also
features actor Dirk Benedict, who healed himself of prostate cance『
th『oughimproved nut『itio『1,5 leading AIDS medical practitioners, and
other HIV+ individuals. Frankel actually takes the viewer shopping for
groce『iesand then demonstrates how to prepare some healthy dishes
(including miso soup, lenti怡， steamed vegetables, and a squash
desse吋）.The theme song is pe巾rmedby Celine Dion. - NTSC, 54
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GENESIS
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Photography 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
All rights reserved.
Cont『ibutionsfrom all staff are welcome. Deadline to『 submissionis
答問
固卅日 2 很多人已開始在說話和書寫時採用「不特
定性別的語言」 ’例如用「主席」而不用「主席先 生」 ， 用「發吉人」而不用「發吉先生」 ，用「他或 她」而不泛稱「他」。科大既是一所現代大學 ， 是否可 仿效世界其他地方一般，棄用已不過行、無禮及含性別 歧視意味的語吉呢？圖阻別歧規委員會回覆 「大學向來鼓勵採用
f
不
特定性別的語吉J 。大學出版的刊物及廣告早已避免使 用令人不悅的語吉，而我們亦留意到校內人士在交談時 亦逐漸棄用含性別歧視意味的語言。大學行政委員會無 意立例禁止校內人士採用合性別歧視意味的語吉，但亦 會考慮訂立指引。關注性別歧視委員會將於未來的會議 中提交指引初稿給大學行政委員會考慮。」固按照計劃正在第四座宿舍旁興建的第五六 t座
宿舍將於明年夏天竣工。既然仍有九個多月的時間，為 何在週日早上仍需施工呢？這樣做剝奪 7 附近住戶一星 期才可能享受到的一個寧靜早上。囡校產管理處處長克遜回覆
「來函認為用九個多月來
完成其餘工程 ，時間是足夠的，其實不然。儘管承建商 工作進度是按計劃進行，但仍有一億多元的工程尚未完 工。」 「按照香港的〈簡易程序治罪條例〉中有關工作時 間的規定，禁止在夜間和星期天使用某類機械工具施 工，但並未完全禁止在星期天工作。如果校方禁止在星 期天工作，我們會立刻收到延長合約完成時間的要求， 延長時日將等問於從現在到明年五月底的星期日總數。 如此一來 ， 學校將要多花一百多萬元，更何況工程還要 延遲四十天才能完成，這又要多損失四百萬元的租 金。」 「如果承建商在星期天使用噪音大的機械類工具 ， 諸如 圓錯、混凝土振搗器、打樁設備或壓縮機等，居 民可向保安控制室投訴，有關人員將會與承建商商談以 尋求後者的合作﹔如有必要 ，他們也會向警方求助。」 遇到暴雨或暴風警告時怎麼辦？ 綠色 、 黃色或紅色暴雨警告 當天文臺在上班時間內發出綠色、黃色或紅色暴雨警告時， 各位同事須照常工作。按照一般規定， 若天文臺在上班時間前發 出綠色、黃色或紅色暴雨警告 1 大家仍須照常上班。 黑色暴雨警告 如果天文臺在上午八時前發出黑色暴雨警告，所有同事均可 留在家中 ，無須上班 ， 但當警告解除後 ， 在天氣和交通情況許可 下 ， 各位同事應立即返校工作。一般來說 ， 若天文臺在平日下午 二時或過六上午十時後才解除警告，當天就不必上班。 假如天文臺在上班時間內發出黑色暴雨警告，校方會通過傳 聲系統或請各部門負責人通知諸位。為安全起見 1 大家最好留在 校內 ， 若到下班時， 警告信號仍未解除 ， 各位同事可自行決定是 留在大學或照常回家。如果你決定回家，請千萬小心。校方會透 過傳聲系統及／或電子郵件將有關公共交通安排、路面情況及其 他特別措施告知各位。請大家注意查閱電子郵件 ， 以使得到最新 消息。 暴風 依照規定 ， 若天文臺懸掛八號或以上暴風信號時， 校內所有 辦公室將停止辦公 ， 所有課程也將取消。 假如天文臺在上班時間內懸掛八號暴風信號，校方會通過傳 聲系統或請各部門負責人通知諸位回家。離校之前 1 請各位關好 工作場所內的所有窗戶 ， 若發現任何潛在危險，例如有物體鬆站 等，請立即通知保安控制中心（內線8999或6565) 無論何時，當颱風信號懸掛時，校內颱風應變小組將會立刻 準備以處理任何堅急事故。如果需要幫助 1 請與保安控制中心聯 絡。 詳情請參閱校產管理處通告1/94。Splendors 。f
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An exhibition of Fine Reproductions of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the National Palace Museum
2 September to 31 October 1994 University Library Gallery
Tea Reception: 2 Septembe『 1994at 4:30pm
翰墨光華
故宮博物院珍藏歷代書畫名蹟精製品展
一九九四年九月二日至十月三十一日
大學圖書館畫廊
