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The Greening of HKUST

By August 30 all offices will have moved to their new, permanent, and more spacious homes on cam-pus. Construction work continues, bringing gradual progress, while landscaping is bringing dramatic changes overnight. The first and most conspicuous transformation was of the entrance Piazza. Royal Palms (Roystonea regia) now grace the curve of the building. Native to Cuba where they reach some 20 m in height, these specimens should gain only another meter or so, reaching 4.5-5 mat maturity, according to thelandscapearchitect'spredictions. Theroundshrubs in front are a dwarf version of the majestic Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa). They should grow slowly, maintaining an even shape and remaining evergreen without conspicuous flowers.

The trees on the western side of the Piazza, however, will most certainly flower. These are Flame of the Forest (Delonix regia), an ornamental tree ad-mired for its brilliant red flowers and appreciated for its filtered shade. The trees typically wilt drastically during transplanting, but are expected to recover quickly-and certainly in time for the Opening.

Now work has begun on the cen-tral circle of the Piazza. Much thought has gone

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most appropriate for this conspicu-ous spot Neither fountain nor sculp-ture, the showpiece will be a

sundial-symbolic of early technology, and representative of ancient culture, both East and West A separate donation from the Jockey Club has paid for it; an Irish artistA living in Australia. Charley Smith, has been commissioned to produce it. The finished work of art-and science-is expected to arrive and be in-stalled before the Opening. Bright red, several metres tall, and made of steel, it will sit on a platform, with water sheeting over the edges and with some land-scaping.

Meanwhile, work has also begun on the slopes along University Road. Further out, the Govern

-ment has indicated it will landscape Clear Water Bay Road and the roundabout at the entrance of University Road. With luck, light rain, and a few cloudy days to give the plants a chance to settle in, landscaping will create a campus from a building site, and begin a marriage of architectural and natural grandeur.

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P. 2: Staff Introductions P.3: Progess Reports P.4: Celerbrating the Opening P. 5: Exchange Square A Bit of This, A Bit of That

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History and Development of Microelectronics HKUST in Action P. 7: Graphically Speaking On the Light Side Drama of the Month

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SerCo Serves HKUST Recreation in

Sai Kung Announcements Advertisements

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Michael Altman, Lecturer, Physics.

Born 22 October in Harrisburg,

Penn-sylvania; engaged (to a HK native). Graduated from U. Penn. with a BA in Physics; from Brown U. with an ScM

and PhD also in Physics. He was then

awarded a HumboldtFellowship at the

Technical U. of Clausthal in Ger-many .. After returning to the US, he

worked briefly for IBM as a "Visiting Scientist" and, for the last four months, concurrenlly for HK.UST as a consultant.

Dr Altman's favourite fonn of exercise is swimming. His favourite sport is ice skating, which he played while at Brown

and in Gennany. In fact, he met his future wife at the Brown rink,

but denies that this has anything to do with a passion for skating on thin ice.

Robert Holdefer, Lecturer, Biology. Born 8 October in Sacramento, Cali-fornia, grew up in Iowa; married (to a

HK native) with two daughters, aged 7

and 14. Graduated from Drake U.

(Iowa) with a BA in Psychology, and from Southern Illinois U. with an MA

and PhD also in Psychology. In two postdoc positions-first at U. Alabama

and subsequently at Princeton-he has focused his research in neuroscience, studying the function of neurotransmitters in the visual system of rats, cats, and mon-keys.

In his spare time, Dr Holdefer enjoys long distance running and (short distance) weight training.

Peter Hing-Yat Lam, Lecturer,

Bio-chemistry. Born 10 July in Canton, raised in HK; single. Graduated from CUHX with a BSc in Chemistry, from U. \Visconsin at Madison with a PhD

in Biochemistry. He subsequenlly

be-came an Assistant Professor in Cell

Biology at U. Manitoba, where he re-mained until joining HK.UST. He is happy to be back in his

"fatherland-where it never snows". He looks forward to teaching during both coming semesters, to initiating research, and to living on

campus within a stone's throw of his lab.

In his spare time, Dr Lam is a self-confessed "computer

nut", angler, sailor, and t'ai chi enthusiast.

Daniel Wa-Hung Leung, Lecturer, Chemistry. Born 6 September in Hong Kong; single. Graduated from HKU with a BS and a PhD, both in

Chemis-try. He then did a postdoc at the Impe-rial College of London U. in the field of

inorganic and organometallic

chemis-try. He is glad to be back in HK, and

looks forward to teaching his first class

this semester, a course for pos tgradu-ates in advanced inorganic chemistry.

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In his spare time, Dr Leung enjoys playing soccer and field hockey, and watching movies.

Kin-Yin Li, Lecturer, Mathematics.

Born 1 February in HK; single.

Gradu-ated from U. Washington with two

bachelor's degrees, one in Mathemat-ics and one in Computer Science; from UC Berkeley with a PhD in Mathemat-ics. He then spent two years at U. Virginia doing postdoctoral research

in mathematics. Religious commit-ment and dedication to teaching have

brought Dr Li back to Hong Kong. "Hong Kong students have a reputation for being good-even those who are less bright

have a lot of curiousity. That makes teaching good," he said.

In his spare time as an undergraduate, Dr Li played

ping-pong and basketball. Now he enjoys mathematical

problem-solving.

Xiao-Yuan Li, Lecturer, Chemistry. Born 13JuneinShanxiProvince,raised in Hunan; married. Graduated from Beijing U. with a BS in Chemistry, and

from Princeton with an MS and PhD

also in Chemistry. After one year in a

postdoc position at UC Berkeley, he took up a job at the Institute for Mo-lecular Science in Ottawa, Canada. Joining HK.UST was, in his words, a

"controversial decision." Being a founding member of an

aca-demic department in a new university is an attractive challenge and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity-but he regrets having had to leave his wife behind as she finishes a PhD at Princeton. Dr Li enjoys working long hours during the week and relaxing equally intensely on weekends. He plays sports of all kinds, listens to classical music, and enjoys good food.

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Library

Wooden carrels are being constructed, and shelves erected.

electronic borrowing.

2) manual system would be devised whereby library staff would directly key in the relevant information.

Interim arrangements will be finalised in early September.

Language Courses

Nearly 25% of staff want to take in-house language courses and the Language Centre is willing to arrange them, but administrative problems will delay the start of classes until October or November.

In early August, the Language Centre issued a questionnaire by e-mail to all staff. Of a total of some 450 staff, 109 replied; 106 want to take some sort of language course. Putonghua is the most popular (82 requests) with English a close second (75); while 15 want to study Cantonese (7 Chinese-speakers and 8 non-Chinese). Most staff seem to expect the University to subsidise at least part of the fees; they prefer the classes to be taught during lunch or after office hours on campus, whether by Language Centre instructors or private tutors.

"The response is unexpectedly overwhelming," said Gregory James, Director of the Language Centre. "But there are difficul-ties in financial arrangements for paying tuition. Realistically speaking, classes will not be able to start until after term begins." To all those eager to improve their language skills, stay tuned.

Catering Service

Coin-operated drink vending machines have been installed outside the student canteen (LG 1) and below the multi-purpose sports hall (down the steps from the east side of the Atrium). There are two machines in each location. One dispenses boxed drinks for $2.60; the other offers cans of Coke, Sprite and Fan ta for $4.

From 29 August, lunch boxes may be ordered one day in advance by purchase of a voucher during the previous lunch period.

Meanwhile, work on canteen facilities is progressing. "We hope the staff canteen can open before the target date of 24 September. But, in any case, food service can be improved as the facilities permit. This could mean the serving of hot food from trays rather than the current lunch boxes," reports Pandora Yuen of the Office of Student Affairs.

All books, previously stored in a warehouse in Kowloon City have been delivered and are gradually being labelled and

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4 August 1991

Celebrating the Official Opening of HKUST

Within a few short weeks the University will offi-cially open. Here are some of the activities and events which are being planned to celebrate this auspicious occasion. More details will be published in the

Septem-ber issue of

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Official Opening Ceremony, 10 October. To be

held in the Atrium, officiated by the Governor and Chancellor of the University, H.E. Sir David Wilson, and attended by local and visiting dignitaries and aca-demics.

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Postcard. The Post Office will produce a post card

depicting the University with an image designed by the Office of Public Affairs. The card will be issued on 10 October, will cost $3.30 (or $4.30 for those pre-chopped with the date of 1 OOctober), and will be suitable for local or overseas mailing.

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MTR posters & tickets. Posters announcing HK.US T's Opening will be displayed in all MTR stations , and $50 stored-value tickets will picture HK.UST.

11111 Telecom card. Hong Kong Telecom will issue a special $50 stored-value card picturing HK.UST.

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Commemorative book. A special 60-page picto-rial book is being written which traces the development of the University from its inception and records com-ments of those people who have been particularly in-volved The book will be given to guests at the ceremony and sold as a souvenir later.

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Newspaper supplements. The South China Morn-ing Post, Hong Kong Standard, Hong Kong Economic Daily, and Ming Pao will run supplements commemo-rating the Opening.

111111 Photographic exhibitions. Three exhibitions are

being mounted: "HK.UST Through the Lens of Lee

Ka-sing," in the Cultural Centre, 25-30September; "HK.UST Through the Lens of Kerun Ip," in the Pacific Club-Kowloon, 2-14 October; and a joint exhibition of the work of Lee Ka-sing and Kerun Ip, in the Pacific Club.

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Poster displays. A mini-exhibit of eight posters is being prepared for distribution to some 400 schools, district offices, cultural centres, and libraries. The poster series introduces the University and aims both to inform the public and to attract future students.

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Lecture series. On the last Sunday of each month from July through December, HK.UST and the Hong Kong Science Museum are jointly sponsoring a popular science lecture series. HK.UST faculty are delivering the lectures on topics of their expertise, ranging from micro-electronics to energy resource management. See article on page 6.

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Concert. Sponsored by the Music Society of the

Hong Kong Professionals, an HK.UST Opening Celebra-tion Concert will be held 8 October, in City Hall. See article below. ·:·:·::-:-:·:·:-:-·-·-:;;\)1(\/i!i.:-f/i .. ::::::-:-:-:·:::::::::::::;:;::::::: ::::::::;:;. :-:-:-:;::::::::::: ::::ffi ;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:);//:\\\:;:;:;:· ::::::::::::/;-- ;:;:;::::;:>;-:-:-·:·:..::=:::::::::::

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System Friendly User

At the time this issue of Genesis goes out, your new office is probably still a mess. The PC may be out of order, the printer may be out of paper, the hard disk may be out of data, the programs may be out of control, the support people may be out of reach. There isn't very much you can do, except to try to be "system friendly". And one way to become system friendly is to study techniques for constructing user friendly systems and to

apply the Principle of Symmetry to them. From the user's

point of view, one of the most prominent criteria for evaluating the friendliness of a computer system is response time. User friendly systems have good response times. Thus system friendly users should have good response time-improve your reading speed and take classes in advanced typing.

A user friendly system issues a friendly message to the user when heor she enters incorrect information. Likewise, when you discover that the system does not work as expected, don't be frustrated.just uttera few words to the machine and try to recover

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intelli-gent" so as to adapt to the system's behaviour and mode of working.

A user friendly system is upward compatible, offering incremental growth: as new versions become available, users who are already familiar with the old version do not have to make

significant changes to their working habit. If you would like to

be a system friendly user, you too should try to be incremental. This means adapting to new bugs while continuing to accept old

bugs. In other words, the more experienced you become with a

system, the more bugs you should tolerate.

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only user friendly if it is cost effective to produce. It therefore

goes without saying that you should try to make yourself cheap.

As for the actual interaction, more and more systems are

based on windows and mouse. Thus to bea system friendly user,

you should have a mouse and some windows at your disposal.

Use the mouse to catch bugs, and jump out of a window when things become intolerable.

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• Mr

Sammy K.T. Lo (Finance) has been invited to become Vice-President of the Hong Kong Institute of Purchasing and Supply.

• Mr

George Scott, Director of General Administration and Chairman of the Social Club, will serve on the Committee for Management of Amenities for a term of two years from July 1991.

• O.n 7 August, the academic staff met the adminis-trative staff in an informal basketball tournament in Kowloon Park. No one kept score-reportedly because everyone was having such a good time. Some of the teams' members are pictured at right: (Front row, left to right) Danny Tang (CCST), Ho Chi Huang (EEE), I-Hsun Ni (Biology; co-ordinator of the academic staff team), Michael Chan (CCST; co-ordinator of the administrative staff team). Standing at the back, left to right Patrick Leung

(CCST),Xiao-YuanLi(Chemistry),Don Wassink

(Library), Donald Chang (Biology), John Milton (Language Centre), H.K. Chang (Engineering), J. Milton's son, Michael Altman (Physics), W.K. Raymond Wong (Biochemistry), C.C. Yang

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Danny Yung (Public Affairs) has been invited to create an art installation for the waterfront plaza of the HK Museum

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will appear half-sunken in the concrete. After its debut at the Museum, the star may be installed on campus.

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Driving 1\1e Crazy

As a fonner Boy Scout, I still believe in Lhe motto 'Be

Prepared.' So for Lwo years, I have been studying Lhe Hong

Kong road system and the movement of traffic upon it.

Early on, I noticed that the automobiles in Hong Kong

tended Lo the left side of the road. One of the things I djd not

notice until recently is that some cars in Hong Kong have

white license plates, and some have yellow license plates.

Oddly enough, it seems that the cars in front of you

generally have yellow plates, while those in the other lane

have while.

With all this study, I felt I was ready for the roads of

Hong Kong and went out, checkbook in hand, with the word

'Sucker' written on my forehead in a special ink visible only

to salesmen. Any hope I may have had of convincing the

salesman of my motoring expertise and business acumen

vanished when I asked him about the colours of license

plates, giving him the opportunity to explafo that every car

has a yellow tag on the back and a white one on the front.

Nevertheless, I emerged from the encounter as the proud

owner of an 'almost new' Japanese car (which is the kjnd of

automobile Americans are most used to driving).

Much Lo my surprise, it was not very hard to adapt to the

right-left inversion, at least as far as driving is concerned.

The one major problem remafoing in this regard is the

placement of the turn signal lever on the right of the steering

column and the control for the windscreen wipers on the

left. In my former Japanese car in America, the positions

were reversed. Perhaps I should post a sign on the back of

my car:

Caution: If wipers are operating, expect a tum.

(Ignore turn signals during inclement weather.)

Minor problems such as these aside, my major obstacle

to contented motoring is finding my way around in Hong

Kong. The streets have Jots of markjngs if you have time Lo

read them, and more than half are actually correct But the ones painted on the road disappear under the car before I have matched up the Chinese with the English sub-titles. And finding the airport should be easy, for example,

be-cause there are Airport signs in great abundance. However,

I discovered that the little airplane flies from lane to lane,

and it makes a final leap Lo the left and exits,just after I have

changed into the right lane, which was under the airplane at

the last sign. If anybody wants to know where the Singer

store in K wun Tong is, just ask me. I circled it two or three times on my last trip to the airport

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SerCo Serves HKUST

SerCo has a special relationship with HKUST. It is an outside consultant, working by contract But, by special arrange-ment, it works on campus, like an internal department or office.

"SerCo" stands for Service Company; it is an international facilities management company and it serves HKUSTby provid-ing shoppprovid-ing support services for Phase I. Everything from centrifuges to kitchen sinks must be purchased; it has been SerCo's job to devise comprehensive shopping lists, and to find reliable vendors selling the specified items within budget.

SerCo's HKUSTProject Team comprises seven people and a manager, Mr Bob McEwen. Their first task was to begin developing a vendor database-that is, a registered list of com-panies manufacturing and/or selling the sorts of equipment HKUST would require. The second task was developing inven-tories.

Computerisation has played a significant role in enabling SerCo to meet its deadlines. A single tender can contain only one or up to 200 items, with detailed specifications for each item. With electronic bidding, these tenders are produced on diskette; each company which wants to bid receives a copy of the diskette, and returns its bid on diskette as well. The computer then evaluates and compares the bids electronically. For Phase I, 51 tenders were issued; 5-117 contractors were invited to bid on each, and 5-63 have provided tenders-with prices varying as much as 400%. "Manually we couldn't have evaluated more than 20 bids," Mr McEwen says. "So computerised price comparison and evaluation of compliance with tender specifica-tions is much better."

At the moment, all known Phase I, Year I requirements have been tendered and ordered. But SerCo's work is not yet done. They have signed a contract for Phase II-which will keep them working here until September 1993.

Announcements

• New Administration Circulars:

Personnel Office

Policy and Procedural Guidelines for Staff

Development for Non-Academic Staff (No. 12/91) Guidelines for Advertising Non-teaching Positions

(No. 13/91)

• A mobile post office now calls at the University and pro-vides service as follows:

Time: 3:lOp.m.-4:lOp.m.,Monday-Friday;no serviceon Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.

Location: At the edge of the Piazza near the bottom of the steps leading to the elevated covered walkway. A signboard is posted where the van parks.

Services: Selling stamps; collecting outgoing mail; posting parcels under 10 kg, and registered and express mail. No speedpost services.

August 1991

For those in the know, Sai Kung is a favourite place for recreational activities. Some of the opportunities are listed below; the first three come from the Sai Kung District Board's newsletter,

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• "Membership in the Sai Kung Community Centre ($10 per year) entitles members to use the facilities of the Centre (snooker, table tennis, Nintendo, various board games, karaoke) and to hire the hall. Phone Peter on 792-1762.

• "The Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre has two tennis courts, two squash courts and four badminton courts, available 8-9 a.m. and 2:30-7:30 p.m. Advance booking is possible with an ID card. Phone 792-3828 for details.

• "As for water sports, for sailing at Little Palm Beach, contact Chris Lau (116-3355, page 2885). Water skiing at Hoi Ha, Sai Kung Country Park can be arranged through Heather Kitson (855-1779) or Paul Etherington (328-2142). Windsurfing courses and board hire are available next to the Surf Hotel; PADI certified training for scuba diving is available at Marina Cove."

• For aerobics, Trish Kates (719-2311) teaches during the day and on Tuesday evening at Pak Sha Wan Centre (near Hebe Haven Yacht Club). The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club allows non-members to join their daytime and evening classes; phone Paul, Carol or Marissa on 719-8869.

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