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President's State of the University Report
describing measures 出athave been taken in the past year to improve teaching and learn-ing quality-the primary task of every university一includingcreation of a stand-ing Senate committee on teaching and learning quality and a mechanism for student-staff liaison in each department. He also encouraged the further sharing of
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best practices’,among the departments.
Later, in the discussion following his formal remarks, the focus of attention returned to the process of teaching and learning as a number of faculty members shared concerns about difficulties caused by poor undergraduate preparation, distract-ing classroom behavior and, in some departments, large class sizes.
In postgraduate education, Prof Woo exhibited UGC data on the allocation of research students from the central pool and showed that UST's performance in research and training of research stud巴ntsled all local institutions by a sizable mar in. He then described a successful effort to open the way for top-quality graduate students from the Chinese Mainland to be sent to UST directly by China's Ministry of Education. The first contingent of 87 students-top graduates of China
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s best univer-sities-will arrive this fall, and others will follow.“In addition to going after good local graduates, we now have a guaranteed source of good graduate students from the Mainland;’said Pr叫 Woo.( continued 011
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3) administration hopes that staff memberswill become less bogged down with mun-dane paperwork, making jobs more enjoy-able, and that still fur出erreductions w山 be found after 2001, allowing more resources to be devoted to academic endeavors.
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The upshot is that we will cope:’
saidProfW，。。“It'sgoing to be hard times
rela-tive to the past, but we will cope. There is no cause for panic or despair. We'll do okay. We'll weather it
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He went on to praise mem-bers of the University Budget Committee and Finance O伍cestaff for their dedicated work and accomplishment.Beyond the year 2001, there are reasons to feel optimis缸， hesaid. Improved admin-istrative efficiency and reductions in hous ing expenditure (as mortgage payments diminish) should lead to some recovery in faculty size and non-staff expenditure. In addition, the SAR Government will have begun to increase its investments in education and technology development, he predicted.
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in the coming triennium, but the University will weather it, declared President Chia-Wei Woo in his annual State of the University report, delivered to an attentive audience of faculty and sta在 on18
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The President spoke in detail about the period of consolidation which UST has entered following completion of its "founding
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phase. He defined this period as extending through the next three years, the duration of the University’
s triennium budget beginning in 1998-99.Addressing anxieties caused by rumors of large reductions in the University
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s budget, Prof Woo confirmed that UST, like other universities in Hong Kong, has been faced with a government-mandated budget cut of 10% over the next three years. But he affirmed,“We won't lay o旺 people.”Over the past three months, the Univer-sity Budget Committee, chaired by Paul Bolton, VP-AB, and composed mostly of faculty members, has formulated a tr ien-nium budget that conforms to UGC's reduced funding levels while avoiding staff layoffs.
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The shrinking will come through natural attrition, as well as in non-staff expenditure丸” saidProf Woo. "There is, of course, a price to pay. There will be less staff to do the work, and less money to do the work with. So we'll have to learn to simpli勾 our administrative procedures and to be more efficient.”
Faculty members in the audience were assured that faculty size would see only a very small reduction, from 528 to 520 FTE. The primary attrition will occur in the ranks of the non-teaching sta匠， whichis projected to shrink by 5% a year over the next three years-a rate equal to that of normal staff turnover in the past. By freezing all but the most critical vacancies, the University expects to reduce the number of non-teaching staff from 1,614 to 1,383 by the year 2001.
At the same time, the University has begun to undertake a re engineering of its administrative processes to achieve greate1 efficiency-and proficiency- in the delivery of administrative services. The
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Doing More with Less
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Universit}r is cultivating an organiza-tional culture that promotes account - ab且ity,reduces departmental barriers and
enhances cost-effectiveness.
At the A&B Retreat in February, Philip Wong, DFO, described how the Finance
Office had been restructured following
some turnover in its senior staff, achiev-ing a cost savings of 20% while its
trans-action volume increased by 14%.
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Thiswas just one example of doing more with
less;' said Philip.
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The cornerstone of thisre-engineering process 1s a strategy to develop and empower staff. Hopefully, we
can back it up with appropriate incen-tives. We only stand to gain if we can do this.’,
At the retreat, Philip also presented a case study dealing with the cost-ineffective-ness of the practice of returning to campus
residents a share of the bulk IDD discount
earned by the University. In a typical bill-ing period, the total discount for all such
residents amounted to little more than a hundred dollars while the cost of
distribut-ing the discount ran into the thousands. Thanks to CCST, successful
negotia-tions were carried out with Hongkong
Telecom to have the bulk discount distrib-uted to campus residents directly.
“
This is a classic case of supplier integration andcross-departmental cooperation to deal
with an issue;’Philip said.
Doing more with less applies not just to
administrative processes, but also to the University's money.
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How do we make ourdollars do more work for us? In one case,
by refinancing the University
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s loans for theconstruction of Senior Staff Quarters, we
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Travel峙的 agr叫oicefor stud帥 wanting to take a break this summer.
Most students prefer to travel by
them-selves but sometimes run into problems
getting information about destinations or airlines when they try to plan their trip.
were able to renegotiate a longer斗ermloan
at a lower interest margin;' Philip said.
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In absolute terms, we will have to pay more interest by extending the time period of the loan. This is the time value ofmoney-everyone understands that. But at the same time,.the University was able to reduce the interest margin on the loan,
saving us around one million dollars a year
in interest cost. Together with the lower principal repayments, it will help to allevi-ate the tightness of the coming triennium;’
he explained.
Philip is currently heading a task force to support A&B directors in their efforts to enhance administrative processes.
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We willbe prioritizing and tackling these processes
one by one
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he said.“
We are beginning by focusing on cross-functional process that involve two or more offices. As ourconfi-dence level rises and our new culture sinks
in, we will be ready to take on some bigger
ones. In each case, the aim is to see how we can save on costs and increase customer satisfaction:'
On the subject of accountability, Philip said more flexibility would be built into the next budget.
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The current practice of not letting departments carry forward theirsavings may not be driving the desired
behavior. If this is our system, I can assure
you we will use up the last penny.
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Starting the next triennium, we will begin to let departments carry their savings forward within the triennium with a view to gradually extending it across the trien-nia;’Philip said.“
However, we need to move cautiously and make sure we are ready and our administrative processes and systemswork hand-in-hand along the way.’,
Tung Visits UST
HKSAR Chief Executive Tung Chee
Hwa visited UST on 7 May and was
impressed by the faculty's commitment
to developing new and innovative tech-nology. During his two-and-a-half-hour visit, he met with President
Chia-Wei Woo, VP-RD Otto Lin,deans,
faculty members, researchers and
students while touring research
laboratories and facilities. He also
watched attentively while students worked in a computer barn. He left with praise for the work done at UST
as
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a major driving force in enhancing our competitiveness.”
Economics
Professor Wins Recognition
Prof Lung-fei Lee (ECON) has been rated one of the most prominent
econometricians in the world by the
journal Econometric Theory. The
ratings are based on a standardized
measure of research output, as reflected by publication in top international
journals. Prof Lee is the first Chinese econometrician to earn such recogni-tion.
As you plan your trip this summer, you may find the
followi咚 web
sites suggested
by the World
Tiγavellers'
Club useful. Have a nice
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The first useful web site is http:.//
www.lone妙•planet.com.Covering most
countries of the world, this
comprehen-sive site will get you oriented quickly,
whatever your destination. It is especially
helpful for those traveling on their own
for the first time.
The second website is http://www. itn.net!airlines. Here is convenient
information from nearly 500 airlines
worldwide, allowing travelers to plan
routes, make reservations and, most
important of all, check prices by
comparing promotional fares and
pack-ages offered by different airlines.
The third website is http://www. travel-library.com. This well-stocked
library contains a lot of useful resources, including general tips, scenic spots,
travel organizations, airlines, accommo-dation and transport. You can choose
the forms of traveling that suit you most: package tours, small groups or backpacking.
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Classroom Culture
by Vicky
Yu
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1is question. All the students stare at the floor. Feelingembarrassed, and a little desperate, the lecturer finally calls on a student to answer his question. Suddenly}a mobile phone rings
and the sound is so loud it awakens a few sleepy students. Now the latecomers begin to arrive. They show no sign of hurry and take their seats leisurely, immediately falling into conversation with their
acquaintances around them.
A key to successful learning is ilie interaction between teachers
and students.
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In the US, many students are eager to answer anddiscuss questions, but when it’s the teacher's turn to explain
some-iliing, they all fall silent;’said Christine Chan, a iliird-year chemical
engineering student who went on an exchange to the US.
Have you ever encountered this scenario? Students coming la肥，
sleeping in class, or talking freely (except when it’s their turn to answer a question)-mobile phones ringi呵， pagersbeeping. I’m
Learning to be respectful is an art, and it will take months or
years for a new classroom culture to be formed. Nevertheless, if we are cooperative enough to be a little less selfish, and more dedicated to a common goal-a better learning environment-our e在ortsw山 be rewarded.
sure you have, because I
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ve been to such classes many times. After years and years in a pr.
imary and secondary schoolenvironment, I am thr叫edby the freedom of being a
university student. Here it seems as if we can do whatever ，.，....一、＼
we feel like doing. For instance, why not take a nice little / 1 \
nap whenever we feel sleepy? But o肘ea person begins ＼仆〈
to behave this way, similar actions follow. Gradually, we 可爭主＼~. create the kind of classroom culture we have now instead
of one that facilitates our learning.
Who is responsible for this culture一isit the lecturers, ilie students, or ilie soft seats and comfortable lighting in class-rooms? The answer is definitely the students.
It would not be difficult to act more considerately. If we
adopted behavior like coming to class on time, turning down the volume on pagers and mobile phones, and refraining from talking during class, we could participate more in lectures. At
the same time, if we fail to take the initiative to do these
“simp叫gs,wew伽verget the maximum benefit from
<::!fj
our classes.Prof B. Reinig once said to his class:“Think of my situa－ ι：J
tion. If you were standing up here and had to shout in order - -for your students to hear, you wouldn
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t like it either."State of the University
(cont.from p.1)
He further outlined efforts to open up heretofore untapped sources of excellent
graduate students from East Asia and
Western Europe, with the availability of residential quarters on campus for all full-time research graduate students
overcom-ing a major barrier to recruitment from
non-local sources.
In the area of academic planning, Prof
Woo stated his conviction that Hong Kong will convert to a four-year undergraduate
system in the near to intermediate future.
To prepare for this conversion, the next round of curricular planning, which begins this fall at the department level,
should include alternate four-year paths
for undergraduate majors, as well as a
seamless transition from the existing
three-year system.
He then described how areas of excellence will be chosen to compete for
GENESIS, 3 June I 998
expected UGC funds during the coming
triennium, indicating that UST
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s strat-egy must be such as to maximize thechances not only of winning, but of
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winning big’,.Campus development will continue. In
addition to completing current projects
such as the Wind/Wave Tunnel and
Geotechnical Centrifuge, the NMR build-ing and ilie UST Annex, ilie University will begin construction of a Coastal Research Lab and a 25-meter indoor swimming pool on the waterfront of the campus.
Courtyard and rooftop gardens, an
amphitheater between ilie LG 1 restaurant
and the University Center and other
amenities are also being constructed to
improve the quality of campus life. Observing iliat universities are always in need of more space, Prof Woo stated
iliat he has begun an effort to acquire more land near the campus for environmentally and ecologically sound education and
research projects. Noting how all the m句or
campus projects developed since the
Vicky Yu is a first-year student of Accounting
completion of the main campus six years ago have been built without government funds, Prof Woo indicated that efforts to
acquire greater resources for the Univer-sity, including staff, land, facilities and
funding, will continue to take up a large part of his time and energy.
Looking to the future, Prof Woo
devoted the second part of his report to UST這 strategicdevelopment, explaining
how its status as a comprehensive
univer-sity with definite focuses requires that
significant peripheral work be carried out wiili strong academic and corporate allies.
He completed his report by outlining
the University法 regional,national and
international positioning. Noteworthy
among many positive developments are
recent agreements wiili the Fok Ying Tung Foundation to establish an Information Technology Park in Nansha, and with
Peking University to co-establish a com-prehensive research academy in Shenzh凹， as well as new alliances in Asia, North
America and Europe.
Campus Calendar
Until 15
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ulyPoetry and Painting: Cheung Ping
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s World of PhotographyUST Library Exhibition
5-6 June Pathfinders UST campus
5-28 June
UST Photo Exhibitions Mongkok KCR station, Ocean Terminal, Landmark and Tai Po Market KCR station
(Please check UST homepage for details)
20 June
Cantonese Opera Program 98
Workshop Performance Dream of the Peony Pavillion
Exposition Hall
2:30 pm
24 June UST Choir Performance
Exposition Hall
?pm
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LEE Koon Wah (EMO) announces thebirth of LEE Ying Ngai on 22 March
1998回 校園活動 詩與畫：張平的獨影世界 展期至7月15 日 圖書館畫廊 創路人就業導向 6月5至6日 科大校園 科大展覽 6月5至 28 日 旺角火車站﹒海運大廈、置地廣場 及大埔墟火車站 （詳情請查閱科大網頁） 粵劇導賞計劃閻王作坊結業演出 牡丹亭驚夢 6月20日下午三時半 展覽廳 科大合唱團演唱會 6月24日晚上t時 展覽廳 發工資日 6 月 26日 可了。 gE 『→哩。” ωZ2 （門工 m 豆、可了。 ）
Cultures Meet on Campus
not to mention English and Putonghua,
provid-ing an opportunity for participants to interact
with native speakers in a social context;’said
Austin Conway, senior language instructor and organizer of the event.
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It was a success. I received positive feed-back from stude帥， staff and 臼culty;'said MrConway.
“
They had one regret though一itwas The winner of the day was Dr Saghir Bashir (MATH), who identified 24 out of 48 languages. He won a lunch for two at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.f)
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…心ncour
into a cultural melting pot on 30 April
when food stalls, exhibitions and per -formances invited participants on a trip around
the world.
The first International Day
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98 wasorgan-ized by the Language Center to widen studen尬，
exposure to different cultures.
Foodlovers had a taste of spicy kimchi,
handmade sushi and freshly baked baguette. Bookworms could bury their heads in English,
French and Japanese books on sale. Music lovers
could listen to flute and harp playing traditional
Japanese music while art lovers
admired the demonstration
of a Japanese tea
ceremony by 10
girls, all dressed in traditional Japanese kimono, who served the
audience with tea and sweets.
“
It's the vari-ety that counts. What's more, we had native French, German, Japanese and Korean speake芯，Why UST?
Home Affa
i
rs
教職
員
消息、
校產管理處李冠華的兒子李映霓於 月22日出生。the respondents. More than 40% got to know UST better and gave UST a higher priority after attending a session.
In another survey conducted by the Student Affairs Offi仗， thefirst batch of undergraduates
admitted after the establishment of HK SAR said they planned to stay in Hong Kong. An
ove川1elmingmajor
emigrate even given the opportunity, an increase of 4% over the previous yea r.
Two-thirds of the respondents said personal interest was the most important factor in their
choice of academic program. Engineering
students were able to follow their personal interest to a larger degree, while the choice of science students was limited by their examina-tion results. Business students tended to believe that the program they chose would 。在erbetter
career prospects.
When asked about their career aspiration,
engineering was the top choice among science and engineering students while business
stu-dents preferred to work in finance.
Modern 恥iiiti
demic achievement and good programs were the reasons undergr司aduatesin the Class of 2000 chose to come to UST, a survey has
revealed.
The survey was conducted by ARR last September when the University admitted more than 1 ,900 new undergraduates. Half of them had picked UST as their first choice. The md
-ings showed that 45% of these first-year
students regarded state-of-the-art facilities as
the most important factor in their decision to
attend UST. They were most impressed, in order, by the computing facilities, electronic libra印，
residential halls and sports facilities.
Student outreach activities were instrumen -tal in introducing UST to these students. Campus visits (36%), information sessions
(25%) and the University Open and Outreac
}
1 Days (28%) were the most in且uential..
Compared with those of other tertiary
institutions, the information sessions given by
UST were considered the best by nearly half of
GENESIS, 3 June 1998
從遊戲中發掘領袖潛能
守法‘台上懸著一根繩子，足有三、四層樓高， l 叫你敢像飛虎隊員般游繩而下！嗎？ 一條平衡木架於空中 ，離地面有十多呎 高 3 你及同伴要從平：衡木的兩端走到對方的起 點。沒有扶手 ，也沒有中途停留站 ，讓你及同 感覺。為了走到平街木的另一端 ，我必須與同 伴互相遷就，互相合作。 不然的話 3 兩個人都 會掉下去。” 這種患難與共的團隊精神 ，是每一位營友 的深刻體會。化學系二年級的林懿珊與組員用 伴在相遇時交換位置。你能完成這項驚險旅程 飲管及膠紙造了一道美侖美矣的橋 ，還贏了比 嗎 P 賽大獎。她說：“在動手造橋前，我們各陳己 三十多位同學四月中旬參加了學生事務處 見，分析利弊 ，接著分工合作。最後的製成品 舉行的 WeUnessCamp ，在突破青年村接受一狀 是一組人的精心傑作。” 又一吹體能及意志的考驗。 為了讓同學學以致用 ， 明：妙，特別請去年 土木及結構工程學系二年級的林福服說： 參加過“ 1敵， 全人之旅’，個人成長課程的 “游繩是一項很好的信心考驗。我們要問自己， 營友負責策劃及主持兩項活動。 明：妙， 敢不敢踏出第一步？其實只要突破這個心理闊 說 因 “他們熱情投入 3 努力為其他營友組 口，一點危險也沒有。” 織活動 ，也樂意接受我的意見 ，我覺得 負責策劃是改活動的學生輔導員國l 妙霞 很受鼓舞。” 說：“同學勇於嘗試，邁出第一步後 ，會有很大 三十多位營友因為兩天共處而成了 的成功感，而且 ，下面有組員及營友吶喊鼓 好朋友。會計學系三年級的何耀但很高 勵，培養了團隊精神。” 與可以認識一伙新朋友 。他說﹒“我們 在每項活動後 ，‘聞妙，都會和同學分析遊 大部份人都混得很熟2 關係很好。自~ 戲背後的意義及同學的表現 3刺激思考 。林福 營的那天 ，我們自發到茶棋用膳 ，絕 源說： “我們不只在玩，每一個遊戲也是一個恩 大部份同學都參加了 。” 考的訓練，很有意思。” 曲終人未散，離營後同學夭夭互 會計學系二年級學生梁鳳珊難忘在平衡木 發電于郵件 ，又搞了一吹燒烤會，保 上步出ε人生交叉點， ．“我從未試過在高空走平 持聯緊 。更有熱心營友設計了一個 衡木，四周空無一物，真有點g高處不勝寒，的 Wellness Camp 網頁 ，互通消息。新生人人有宿位
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A、年九月入學的一千九百多名一年級新生均可入住宿舍。 為容納更多宿生，本科生宿舍第二至四座約三成雙人房將改為三人房， 增 7 學生事務處助理處長阮溫曼紅說． 入住宿舍 3體驗舍堂生活 ，參與課外活動 ，從而學習與人溝通的技巧，培 面積（第一座房間最，j、3不會改為三人房卜分布、傢具、公用設施等多個 養廣泛的興趣，訓練領導才能。” 因素。經改裝過的三人房充份利用原有空間 ，不多佔房間面積。每位宿生 在新政策下，所有新生一經申請均獲安排入住宿舍，短則半年﹔居於 均享有床、書泉、衣櫃及矮值的設備。洗衣機、乾衣機、冰箱及電話等公 偏遠地區的同學 ，如離島、屯門、元朗、港島南及新界北鐵路線範圍以 用設施會相應增加 ，而三人房的宿費亦會相應下調。 外，則可住一年。 新政策對二、三年級的同學影響不大。 由於宿位有限，他們當中約三 現時科大 I · c• , 成可以入住宿舍。宿舍分配準則仍然是人成半宿位按個人需要，如往返大 有四座本科生 宿舍，共提供 1,722 個宿位， 另研究生宿舍 第二座暫供本 科生居住 ， 額 外提供 459 個宿 位，合共提供 2,181個宿位。 GENESIS, 3 June 1998 學所需的時間及特殊情況等 i 另外一成半則按對校園生活的貢獻。這些同 學司在新學年開始前優先選擇入住二人房或三人房。學生事務處在五月開 放了一個三人房示範單位 ，讓同學在選房間時作參考。 修誼計算機工程學的二年級學生蘇家樂參觀過示範單位後 ，發覺三人 房比想像中寬敞，是一個不錯的選擇。他說， “相約知己一起生活 ，是十 分好玩的事情。”也有同學不習慣三人同住，又怕東西太多 3 放不下 。 為加強宿舍生活在大學教育昕扮演的角色，學生事務處計劃通過舉辦 多種不同的活動 ，鼓勵同學投入舍堂生活。其中一項構思為舉行晚餐論 壇，邀請老師、校友及社會各界知名人士出席晚宴 2分享成功的鐘驗。5
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月1看電機及電于工程學惜生李穎超 企業精神州動我。從棚上我知道 及王若穎只是二十出頭的小伙子，他 我們可將創新技術發展的構思變為現實。” 們已創立兩家資訊科技公司。他們說，“這 Vericlata 是由李秉緯博士及李穎超等問 是與科大的緣份。科大為我們創造一個良好 設的第一家互聯網諮詢公司合辦的。早於 96 的環境 ，又給予我們很大的支持。” 年，李穎超與同學已創辦 CyCom 技術有限公 今年三月， 他們一伙畢業生與 商人李秉緯博士合作成立 Vericlata 企 司，研究開發一套語音處理系統， 將現時由錄音機、錄影機及秘書處 理的會議記錄數碼化，省卻時間、 人力及金錢的消耗，提高效率。這 套系統預計於一年半後投入市場。 Veridata 的研究項目獲科大與香 港工業科技中心公司籌辦的科技創 業培育計剖的資助 ，辦公室設於科 大的產業培育中心肉 ，香港工業科 技中心公司為創業公司提供市場、 行政及財務的協助 ，科大則在人 員 、技術、設備、聯緊網絡方面予 ～可能是p 他們看準互聯網在香港發展潛力優厚 3 不少大公司尚未上綱，市場大有可為。他們 七、人位同學集資十萬元，成立了 CyCom ' 邊讀書，過工作。王若穎說，“我們不計報 酬，只為爭取經驗。我們主動找客戶 3 親手 設計網頁，為準時交貨 ，考試期間 也得工作。”發展初期， CyCom的 客戶有印度駐港領事館、 SuperNet 及大學多個學系部門 。 畢業試一結束 3他們在去年六 月再集資二十萬，在九龍灣設址辦 公。固定行政開支增加不少3 客源 擴大了，業務範圍也順應互聯網的 不斷發展而引進高科技的應用技 術。李穎超不無自豪地說 ． “任何 」網頁吉II 難不到我們。”他們最近為 做軟設計 E 網樂，運用了不少先進 的網頁應用技術。 為掌握最新的資訊科技知識 3 以支持。 」 ＿...＿－： 品？告一一－· 正 • ' f1Ml'9要 24小時緊迫資訊科技的發 企 （後排左起） 蔡冠然、李信誠、傅鴻輝、王若穎、菜（主育、鴻振德。他 李穎超說 ． “我們可以使用科大 們均為九t畢業生。（亞洲jfil刊G「ahamUden 續） 展。王若穎說 ： “我們要不斷進 先堪的研究設施 ， 到圖書館查資 料，向教授討教，做晚了還可以在學生宿合 司 3 提供網頁設計的服務。王若穎說：‘在求 借宿一宵，老馬識途，非常方便。’， 學時期創立公司 3 可以不斷摸索，爭取經 行政長官董建華 5月 8 日偕蛻訪問科大 驗，減少畢業後創業要承受的心理壓力。” 時 ，參觀了他們小小的辦企室。董建華欣賞 創業的念頭是受工學院院長高秉強教授 這群年輕的創業家 ： “這些年輕人的創意和 的影響。李穎超說 ﹒ “高教授每故見我們都 6沒有冷氣怎麼辦？
五月十四日凌晨，校園內一條海水輸送 管爆裂，滲出的海水沾濕 7 菜房的電摯，導 致部分電力中斷，抽海水往冷卻大學冷氣系 統的水支因而無法運作，全校的冷氣供應被 迫暫停。隨著太陽緩緩升起 ，校園的溫度亦 漸漸上升，校產管理處人員不敢怠慢，一眾 技術人員馬上進行搶修。然而搶修需時 另一方面﹒根據天文台預測，當天下午 氣溫將升至 32 ℃，在如此高溫下，學生如何 上課？教職員如何工作？電腦如何操作？大 學高層在早上舉行緊急會議，決定中午開始 停課半天。公共事務處隨即通過政府新聞處 向電台發放有關消息。教職員在下午亦可自 行決定離開與否。經過一番搶修，冷氣終於 在是日傍晚恢復供應，計算及電訊中心的服 務亦於晚上八時後回復正常。 在說哈佛及柏克萊加州大學學生創業的故 事，聽待多了，我們不禁要問自己 ，如果他 們能，我們為甚麼不能？” - THE 一三三－ HONG KONGllRJJ 叫
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,ffi少、認為自己是香港人？中國人？香港中 國人？還是中國香港人？回歸前後， 這種認同有沒有出現微妙的變化？ 香港科技大學社會科學部助理教授康螢 儀博士、搗穎珊及香港大學趙志裕博士、林 瑞芳博士、劉綺文博士、楊旭瑜、符可瑩及 李秀麗等學者自九十年代初期，已著手研究 香港人的社會認同問題。 康博士說，“香港回歸前後歷時頡長 ， 世界罕見。研究人員因而有充份的時間準 備、觀察及比較回歸前後社會認間的轉變， 這是一件很有意思的事情。身為香港人，身 為社會心理學家，我應好好把握這個機會做 研究。” 這批社會心理學家從環境的轉變、價值 觀念、社會比較、語吉運用等多個角度 3 揮 討社會認同的多面性。研究人員希望研究昕 得具參考價值 3而不僅僅是一個獨特的個 案。 隨著香港回歸 ， 香港人的身分是否息 徽，中國人的身分則抬頭？這種簡單的二分 法能否反映香港社會的真實心理狀祝背在回 歸這個獨特的政治環境下3香港人怎樣回應 回歸？他們如何看待自己及中國人？如何看 中國人與香港人兩個群體的關係？是融入中 國人的社群，還是排拒融和、凸額香港人的 身分？隨著香港回歸，香港人與中國人的接 （上接第八頁） 下一輪的學術規劃 觸日益頻繁，兩個社會群體的相互影響會否 度，而‘以中國人自居，則歡迎融和 3 但在撰 加強？ 寫日本政府責任的同學中 ，＇12,(、香港人自居， 研究人員在 1995 年向一萬名香港中學生 及‘以中國人自居’的社群取向皆親近中國 ， 所做的調查顯示 ， 四分三人認同自己是 z香 沒有差異。 由此可見 》如果身分認同涉及政 港人， 3 或已先為香港人 3 改為中國人， （香港 治層面， g以香港人自居，較‘以中國人自屑， 中國人）﹔只有四分一人認同自己是‘中國 更抗拒與中國內地群體關合》但如涉及民族 人’， 或‘先為中國人，改為香港人， （中國香 層面3則兩組人欲與中國內地群體同化的傾 港人） 。前兩者主要身分為香港人，後兩者 向無異。 則為中國人。下文將籠統稱為‘以香港人自 語吉是民族身分的標記， 從一個人對語 居，及‘以中國人自居，兩個組別 。 吉運用的態度可看出他對這個語盲群體的認 研究人員發現 3 社會認同具有多層意 同 。研究人員與 159 位大學生做了一項實 義 3 在不同的情沮，有不同的詮釋。他們用 蟻 ，請他們聆聽一位香港人及內地人的對 ﹛呆釣人士陳毓祥不幸遇溺事件為例 ，選取有 話2分析不間的身分認同，不同的話盲運用 閱報道給 94 位香港大學學生閱讀 ，然後請他 及代碼轉換3怎樣影響他們對講者的印象。 們撰文評論中國政府或日本政府應負甚麼責 在對話中 ，香港人先以廣州話打開話匣子， 怔的文章 ，探討‘以香港人自居，及 z以中國 接著兩人或以廣州話或以普通話對答。調查 人自居，兩個組別在不同處境下的做妙差 發現，如果那位香港人禮續說廣州 it' ＇以香 異。研究者認為 ，當同學撰寫中國政府的責 港人自居3對他的評價會較‘以中國人自居，為 任時 3 他們會注意到香港人與中國大陸政府 高﹔但如他選擇改說普通話，則‘以中國人自 抱著很不同的政治態度 ，在這種處境下 ，同 居2對他的評價較‘以香港人自居，為高 。 學的身分認同便反映了，他們的社群取向。相 這些環繞九七回歸前香港社會認同經驗 對地，撰寫日本政府的責任的同學會把焦點 的論文，將以特刊形式，於明年初在學術期放在中日兩個民族之間的關係 3而在這種處 刊 InternationalJournal of InterCL山 ural
境下，同學的身分認同便不一定反映，他們的 Relations 上出版。研究人員在回歸後收集到 社群取向 。結果正如研究者所料 ，在撰寫中 的數據 z 尚待整理、分析。康博士說，這一 國政府的責任的同學中 ，‘以香港人自居，不 系列的社會心理研究 ，希望能結集成書 ，作 同意中國政府的立場 ， 抱著排拒融和的態 歷史的見證。 吳教授深知所有大學經常都要面對士地不足的問題。他正著 手向政府要求為政府托管一些在校園附近的綠化地帶 3 作為環境 在學術規劃方面 3 吳教授深信香港的大專院校將會在不久的 和生態教研之用 。 自從六年前建成大學的主要校舍後 3 大學在沒 將來轉為四年制 。要為這個轉變作好準備，各學系在今年秋季間 有政府的資助下 3運用自己籌得的經費興建了大量設施。今使他 始進行下一輪課程規劃時 ，要考慮到四年制本科課程的設計， 以 運會繼續花更多精力為大學爭取資源 》包括人于、土地、設施和 及怎樣從現行的三年制順利過渡到日後的四年制。 資助等。 接著 ，他說及大學在下一個三年度內 ，應該怎麼選擇適當的 卓越研究領域。科大的策略是要穩操勝算一不但要贏，而且要嬴 策略性發展計劃 得大。 校園發展 吳校長花了幾分鐘介紹了校園發展。 除了正在建造中的風洞 和岩土離心機、核磁共振樓、及科大新翼等工程外 ，大學將會在 校園海檳展開海岸研究實驗室及 25 米室內游泳池的建築工程。為 展望將來 ， 吳校長介紹他對大學策略性發展的構思 。作為一 所“綜合性、但又經精選建立了一些卓越點的研究型大學 必須週﹔且與學術界和工商業建立紮實的聯盟 3推展周邊工作。 吳校長聞說了科大在本地區、中國、和國際上應該怎麼定 位 。在過去一年裡 3 多項重要發展已經起步 i譬如說， 大學與霍 英東基金訂了協議 3 將合力在番禹市的南沙建立一個大規模的資 進一步改善校闊的生活環境 ，大學還會興建一些文娛設施 2包括 訊科技園區 ﹔與北京大學達成了全方位的合作協議 ，包括在深圳 連過 LG ！餐廳和 G 餐廳的平台 ，在走向大學中心的路上興建一座 市的南山區籌建一個大規模的研究院 ﹔並與東亞、北美和西歐的 戶外的小劇場 ， 在宿舍附近裝飾一些庭院， 和在各學院附近鋪建 教研工業機構建立了聯盟 。這一切都將在日稜通過不同渠道向同 屋頂花園。據說有兩三個屋I頁花園已經給教師們用上了。 事們介紹。 問創 九九八年六月三日
