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News in Chinese An Internal CommunicationHl<UST Establishes University Court
he Hong Kong University of Science andTechnol-ogy inaugurated its supreme advisory body, the Uni-versity Court, in a ceremony held on 27 May 1994 in the Council Chamber.
“
This is one of the historic events of the University as the establishment of the Court marks another impo叫ant stage in its development’”said Sir S. Y. Chung, Council Chairman and Acting Chairman of the Court, in his welcoming address.Professor Chia-Wei Woo, Vice-Chancellor and President, delivered a positive appraisal of the Uni-versity in his rep。此 tothe Cou比“Wewere given only five years to become a fully established institution of 7,000 students and 640 teaching sta仟－ whattook other institutions decades to do’”he said.
“
At the same time, we were mandated to be world-class f「omthesta吋.We had no choice but to beprecocious.
”
In many ways, HKUST is already a mature university, he concluded.As the supreme advisory body of the University, the Court will consider matters of general University policy and promote the interests of the University in
Hong Kong and elsewhere. It will also raise funds for the University.
Prominent business and community leaders are among the 31 Founding Members of the Court (see page 4). When full membership is reached, the Court will comprise 44 appointed and 8 ex-officio mem-bers.
STAFF
PROFILES
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Hl<UST: The
People
Behind the Acronyms
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hatdo 圳『川悅 lab。『at州『1st『t』『Y
a『eall maintained and repai『edby the Instrumentation, Maintenance and Repair section the Office of Laboratory Services.
Providing a service to all H KUST departments is the main job of Chief Technician TK Ip and his fifteen technicians. But they
don
’
t stop at routine work - sometimes the IMR section is called upon to make things that cannot be found on the marketbecause they do not exist. This is when expert training and special skills are really brought to the fore. All five of these
technicians agree that this is the most satisfying pa『tof the job - the pa『tthat makes working at HKUST so special.
PERSISTENCE IN LEARNING is
important to Chief Technician Tak Kin Ip
(“TK").“It
’
s a way of life for me," he explains. Currently studying for a degree in computerscience, TK has already completed cou 『ses
in electronic engineering, industrial chem i
s-try and laboratory technician work.
“
In myfield, you have to keep up with the latest developments
,'’
he says. TK joined HKUST in 1991 pa付lybecause he wouldn't haveto travel.
“
Working for private indust巾， lwas away from home alot and used to miss my two daughters, Win ca and Gigi’”he says.
“
Here, my effo前sare totally concentrated within this University.’, Besides his own educational goals, TK would like to see his daughters well-educated.“One day I would like them to come tothis Unive『sity，＇’ hesays.
“
It would be great if they could become engineers or scientists.'’
JACJ<Y CHENG’S two children, Kai Kai and Po Yi, are actually ca的．“︱’vehad them fo『 sixyears and they’re like a son and daughter to me,'’he explains with a laugh.
Jacky joined HKUSTin 1991 as a
Tech-nician. “I thought my past experience in laboratory management and instrumenta-tion could do some good in a newly develop
-ing university, and that there were more chances of reaching a higher level
.'’
Sure enough, within one year he was promoted to Senior Technician. In addition to the repair and maintenance oflaboratory equipment, Jacky and his team are sometimes asked
to make special devices.“Once we had to devise a way for Apollo, HKUST
’
s mobile robot, to be linked to a PC without a cord," he says. "So we came up with a tailor-made system that uses abattery.
”
When not at work, Jacky indulges in his hobby of photogra
-phy.
“
I love captu 『ing the expressions of people on the street, especially child『en and old people’”he says.“
Children’s faces have no pretension, and show the truth. Old people’
s faces reveal history.”
ONE OF THE BEST things about HKUST is being able to work with such high-tech gear, according to Senior Technician Anthony Tam. After many years in the
pri-vate sector, he joined HKUST in 1991.
“
I like working with the latest equipment, and we have much better technology here. It's much2
more advanced’”he says.
Another good thing is the number of challenges with which
he is presented. 中or example, recently we were given the specifications for the construction of a high-voltage RF amp
li-fier. While requiring plenty of work hours, the job was
challeng-ing and enjoyable too,'’he says, smiling.
Like TK, Anthony values a good education, and would one
day like to see his four”year-old son come here to study.
“
Education is the total solution’”he says.BEING THE ONLY female technician in a department dominated by males is not a problem for Joyce Fok.
“
Prof es-sionally we share the same interests. And I'm a fairly outgoingand sociable person, and that helps communication between
us ，可hesays.
Joyce mainly handles the electronics side of maintenance
and repair work.
“
I would encourage moregirls to get into this area so that these jobs
would no longer be dominated by males.
The equipment is neither large nor heavy’”
she says.
Listing cycling, swimming, reading,
and singing among her hobbies, Joyce would like to see more on司campusactivities organised.
“
I think it’s important for us to learn more about staff in other depa付－ments - the spirit will be better’”she says.
“
Besides, I need a balance between working with men and being able to relaxafterwards with female company,'’she laughs.
’,Hl(UST HELPS me with my stud-ies,'’says Technician Peter Lee. One year into an electronic engineering degree course, Peter still has four years of pa吋－ time study to complete.
“
The environment here is conducive to study, the Library is excellent, and I have good colleagues toassist me,'’he says.
Peter believes that learning and sharing are important.
“
Inthis area no one can know everything, and my colleagues and I use teamwork to solve problems. You also learn more through asking questions, and our chief technician and senior technician are always available."
Does this philosophy apply outside work and study?“Yes’”
he says. “I have just taken up photography and last month I
bought a new camera. Jacky has been able to give me many
QUESTIONS? ANSWERS!
盟
The『e
roads on campus to prevent high-speed d『iving and safegua『dthe safety of pedestrians. However, I find the bumps too high and too narrow. As a car crosses these bumps it shakes violent旬， damagingthe stee『ing sys-tem and suspension. Can the speed bumps be widened and lowered slightly? That way cars can be slowed down without damage.
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Mike Hudson {DEMO) replies:“The speed bumps we have installed are an overseas-manufactured product which has been installed in a large number of countries. We bought this type rather than 'manufacture’
our own in-situ because we knew they had exactly the desired effect of slowingvehicles down and, unlike in”situ ones, could be relocated if required. The bumps are well sign-posted and if negotiated at a low speed will ce叫ainlynot cause any damage to steering or suspension. If you drive too quickly, then there may be a problem - but that is exactly what they are there to prevent.
I most probably drive the car that is more susceptible than any other the suspension design having remained
unal-tered since 1911 ! -and I manage pe斤ectlywell.
“
For the recently installed bump, by the swimmingpool, we have taken note of user comments and installed a
more user-friendly one.’,
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havehe州hat
Swindonsb叫shop
will soon be selling postage stamps. When is this going to happen, and how extensive a se『vicewill it be?且
The
CampusSe『v
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Office 『ep
started selli 『1g stamps in March 1994 as a supplementa『y service to the Mobile Post Office Service Statio『1. Stamps for local and overseas mail are available. The Book Store buys the stamps from the Mobile Post Office Service Station and sells them purely as a service to enable University members to buy stamps outside the service hou 『Sof the Mobile Post Office Service Station. We hope readers will therefore under-stand that the purchase of large quantities of stamps may not be possible, since there are only limited numbers of stamps available in the Book Store. Opening hours of the Book Store are as follows:
Mon-Fri: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays: 9 a.m to 1.30 p.m.
Sundays and holidays: closed
”
Hl<UST Team Shines in Contest
自
team
fromth
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叫ng
ServicesSecti川 EMO
won second prize in the Inter-Hong Electrical Drill held at TelfordGardens in April. The team, consisting of Chui Kin Ming, Hsu Ching Hsi 『1,TsuiKam
Shi呵， WongHon F訓， Lam Kwok Ping and Wong Koon Chung, won 63.64 points out of a possible 100 in the contest. The win-ning team, from the Mass Transit Railway Corporation, won 72.87 points.
The Drill was composed of four sections. In the fi『st, each team was given
a situational electrical problem to solve. Members wo『ked
to-gether to devise a solutio『1, which they then had to describe in writing before demonstrating it to the judges. The other sections
were a video quiz, a slide quiz, and a general knowledge quiz.
and the experience they gained then helped them to do well this
year. We are very p 「oud of them, and wish them the same success when they pa吋1cipateagain next year,’,said Mr Lam Kin
Man, Building Services
Manager of the Es” tates Management Office.
The Inter-Hong Electrical Drill is or
-ganised by the Mass Transit Railway Cor
-poration with the aim of promoting aware” ness of electrical safety among staff in
-volved in estates
man-agement work, and of providing an oppo 吋u
nity fo「 staff in different organisations to meet and sha『etheir experiences.
Also pa吋1cipating in this year
’
s Drill were teams f『om Kai Shing Management Se『vices Ltd., Hong Kong Land, the HongHl<UST Lecturers Go Bacl< To School
回
hy
have over 60coll咖叫omed
our school visitprogramme and asked us to arrange for an HKUST academic to
speak to their Forms Ill to VII students?“We welcome it because
two-way communication becomes possible,'’says Mr. Wai Siu
Lau, Career Master from the Buddhist Leung Chik Wai College
in Tuen Mun. Mr. Louis Ting (PAO), one of the organisers,
sup po吋s this and says，“Th『ough the students' questions,
faculty are able to see student needs so that when they come
here they are better prepared to meet them.”
Dr. Chun-Tao Che of the Chemistry Depa付mentis one of the
thirty lecturers involved. While mostvolunteerto make one ortwo
visits, some, like Dr. Che, do three orfour. Why do lecturers take time out of their busy schedules to do this?“I believe that we provide a valuable service. With this project, the University
seems less remote and more approach司
的le.We also want to continue to attract the
best students," he says.
F6 Science and Arts students learn something new from Dr Chun-Tao Che.
What are the immediate benefits to the student?“The student gets to know first-hand about the importance of research in science, engineering, and business and
management as well as learning about
Uni-versity life in general’”says Mr. Ting.
“
I alsothink they are imp『essed by the fact』︱旬，s
e行0吋sto demonstrate a genuine interest in
their welfare.’,Future-term benefits, accord司
ing to Mr. Lau, are that students are
pre-sented with better options.
“
Increasinglythere have been more te付iaryplaces
avail-able’”he says.
“
HKUST would be a goodchoice because it has the impetus to do
well. Being such a young university, it is
motivated to prove that it can do better than
the others. As a result of this d『ive,it
’
s thestudent who ultimately benefits.
”
University c。urt
F。unding
Members
Appointed Members
Sir David AKERS-JONES, KBE, CMG, JP Chairman, Global Asset Management, HK Mr. Thomas CHEN Tseng Tao, CBE Director, Hang Lung Development Co., Limited Mr. Christopher CHENG, OBE, JP Managing Director, Wing Tai Exporters Limited Mr. Paul M. F. CHEr、IG
Chairman, Inchcape Pacific Limited Dr. CHENG Yu Tung
Managing Director, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Co., Ltd Dr. H. N. HARILELA, OBE, JP
Chairman, Harilela Group Mr. KuoK Khoon Chen Chairman, Kerry Trading Co’,Ltd
Mr. Walter P. S. KwoK Chairman and Chief Executive, Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
The Hon. LAu Wong Fat, OBE, JP
Chairma『1,Heung Yee Kuk
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Dr. LEE Shau-kee Dr. M. T. Geoffrey Y凹， MBE,JP
Chairman, Henderson land Development Co., Ltd. Chairman, Hsin Chong Construction Group Dr. The Hon. Andrew Li Kwok-nang, CBE, QC, JP
Queen’s Counsel Ex-officio Members
Mr. H. T. MATHERS, CBE Sir S. Y. CHUNG, GBE, JP
Chairman, Mass Transit Railway Corporation Chairman of the Council
Dr. William M. W. MoNG Dr. CHENG Hon-kwan, OBE, JP
Chairman, Shun Hing Electronic Trading Co., Ltd. Vice-Chairman of the Council
Mr. Robe『tNG The Hon. LAu Wah-sum, OBE, JP
Chairman, Sino land Co., Limited Treasurer of the Council
。『.Deanna Lee RuoGARo Professor Chia-Wei Woo
Executive Secreta旬， LeeHysan Foundation Ltd. Vice-Chancellor and President
Sir Run Run SHAW, CBE Mr. Kin-Fai IP
Chairman, Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited President, Students’Union
Dr. Helmut SoHMEN, OBE
Chairman, World-Wide Shipping Agency Ltd. Appointed Senate Members
Dr. Jack C. TANG, CBE Dr. Leonard K. H. CHENG
Chai『manand CEO, Tristate Holdings Li『nited Acting Head, Department of Economics
Mr. Tsui Tsin-Tong, JP Professor Peter W. P. CHEUNG
Chairman, CNT Group Limited Head, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The Hon. Rosanna WoNG, OBE, JP Professor Nelson CuE
Chairman, Hong Kong Housing Authority Head, Department of Physics
Mr.Go『donY. S. Wu Professo『 JevonsC. W. LEE
TALI<
OF THE CAMPUS
The Owls and the Cucl<oos
by Jim Hackettummer nights, and our owls breed.
A brown fish owl hunts the waters of Three Fath-oms Cove. A mighty eagle owl searches rocky hillsides. A grass owl qua前ersfishponds.
From scrubby hillsides, the barred owlet bubbles (like water out of a bottle). And on campus, colla『ed scops owls, seeking mates, make a sing 峙，他lling,high-pitched boouw, repeated at 11 second intervals.
The campus days belong to the cuckoos. The resi -dent koel calls: a loud yelp, falling then rising, repeated ad nauseam and 『isingin pitch and speed
{
koe/ koel koel!). At night, listen for the plaintive cuckoo: a lonely,deliberate, four-note falling call, followed by a downward trill. Far more assertive is the migrant Indian cuckoo, with a strong four-note call: ko-ko-ta-ko. The second and fourth notes a『ea semitone and a full tone, respectively, below the others.
Another migrant is the large hawk-cuckoo (brain -fever bird) with a maddening three-note call. The second note of the call is low凹， andthe sequence is repeated again and again, rising, to a frenzied cut-oft.
There are rarer cuckoos. The elegant red-winged crested cuckoo has a monotonous see-see call (8-flat).
And Hodgson
’
s hawk-cuckoo, recorded only oncebefore (Clear Water B旬， 1971)was just found again, by the author, in Tai Po Kau (now confirmed).
There are two calls. Fi 『st: two-note whistles (first note falls
;
the second rises), increasing in volume andpitch. After about eight cal 怡， thereis a loud, rising-falling trill. Listen!
Days noisy with cuckoos, nights silent with owls.
Sum me『 inHong Kong.
SOCIAL CLUB
Hl<UST Goes Rowing
by Steve Kongn the drizzly ea『lymorning of Saturday, June 13咐， whilemost people were still asleep, two buses carrying HKUST staff took o行 from the University Piazza and headed toward the Sai Kung pier. About one-third of the passengers were rowers ready to pa叫ici pate in the annual dragon boat races. The rest were enthusiastic sup po叫erswho had decided to sacrifice a few hours of sleep to cheer our rowers on.
The rowers had already endured several long and gruelling practices, but now they would need to put out a 120% effo吋 to
stay competitive with their well-trained and seasoned opponents. Their hard work paid o付. The men
’
s middle boat (with 20-25rowers) finished respectably in its 「ace although it failed to advance to the final round, whereas the men
’
s small boat (7-9 rowers) fought its way to the final in an extremely entertainingrace with a dramatic finish.
Six boats pa叫icipatedin that race. Two would advance to the final. The rain had
stopped by the time of the contest, but the winds and the rough sea made it difficult to manoeuvre and keep on a straight course. Once the race had
started, three boats fell behind quickly, one boat pulled ahead, and the HKUST boat, in Lane 6, and another boat, in Lane 5, were left to fight for the second ticket to the final. From the very
beginning the two boats were neck and neck. Often it looked as
if they were about to bump into each other, but each time they
managed to avoid a collision. With about 20 meters to go and the pressure mounting, the two boats were still separated by only a
hairbreadth. Again, the boats veered towards each other and seemed about to collide. This time, our rowers kept up their composure and paddled furiously while the other boat suc-cumbed to the pressure and overturned. Into the final came the HKUST boat.
Besides the two staff teams, there were two student teams
in the 「aces. The women
’
s team finished fifth in the women’
s open event. The men’
s team pa付1cipatedin the five-entry Te 吋卜ary Institution Cup. Judging from the reaction of the spectators,
it was probably the most unexciting race of the day with the
outcome apparent to everyone very early in the competition. Our two-time defending champion was clearly superior and coasted to victory 22 seconds ahead of the second-place boat. Considering
that it only took a couple of minutes to complete the race, it was
a lopsided win.
The 1994 dragon boat races a『e now history. However, HKUST staff can still supp。此 theirteams by purchasing dragon boat T-shirts at the Souvenir Shop. Proceeds from the sale will help defray the costs of pa此icipationin the annual event.
SOUVENIR
fl!:.去，iINFORMATION
SHOP
\llJltJJJ
CENTREThe Information Centre sells a wide range of HKUST 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.
NEW AT THE
SHOP 新到貨品Parker Ball Pen 'Matte Navy Finish' with ou『 HKUST
crown Embl『n. 名貴派克金筆 $200
Hl(UST Watch w/ the Unive『sityname in Chinese and English, with 6 months warranty from the manufactu的
精緻科大手鏢連禮盒（附半年保養） $120
Glass Pen Stand Hand-crafted, with the name of the University in Chinese and the HKUST logo engraved on it. A
pe斤ectpersonal or institutional gift.
精緻玻璃筆座連雙筆 $230
T-shirt Round neck 100% cotton, grey melange, embroidered
HKUST logo and HKUST mascot on left chest and patch pocket.
多顏色鏽花吉祥物 T 恤 $65
T-shirt Round neck 100% cotton, grey melange w/solid blue sleeves, w/ 4 colour print on front and back.
圓領多顏色印花 T 恤 $60 T-shirt New style dragon boat t-shi肘， yellow body w/single colour print on front and back. 斬款圓頓黃色龍舟T 恤 $45
Jigsaw Puzzle 1000 pcs with campus aerial photo.
科大圓覽拼圓（一千塊拼件） $180
Paperweight w/HKUST stamp embedded.
精美科大郵票紙鎮 $35
STAFF NOTES
Promotions
Ms Freda YAu Sau Ling to Clerk I in the Admissions, Registration & Records Office
Ms Cindy LEE Lin Yuk to Finance Manager in the Finance Office
Miss Anita P. C. WoNG to Clerk I in the Division of Huma『1ities
Honours
P『ofessor Le『oyCHANG, Dean of Science, has been elected to the
Chinese Academy of Sciences as one of only 14 foreign
membe『selected to the Academy, in June, for the first time.
HOME AFFAIRS
Ms Au Suk Yin (CCST) announces the bi巾 ofLAM Tin Chuang on 29 April.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Salaries will be paid on 27 July. Library summer hours:
Mon. to Fri., 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed
Swimming pool summer hou『s:
Daily, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
TRANSPORTATION
by George M. Seo甜， Directorof Administration
On 8 June, staff bus use『 identitycards, allowing regular users to
board buses before ticket holders without identity cards, were intro duced. F『omall rep。此s,the new scheme has been successful.
GAGO also liaises with the GovernmentTranspo付 Depa付mentto
ensure that KMB bus services to the campus are adequate. In
anticipation of increases in student and sta何 numbersin Septembe『
1994, KMB has been asked to strengthen all bus services to the
campus. KMB has also been requested to route 91 M via the campus
throughout the day, and KMB will increase carrying capacity on route
298 by replacing single deckers by air-conditioned double deckers.
VIDEO SPOTLIGHT
Patrick Chu, Head of the Library’s Media Resources Section, reviews his
choice from the Library's latest video acquisitions
THE ROYAL COLLECTION
(N524 7. W56R69 1992 ep. 1-6)
In pomp and circumstance, and with the intimacy of a family album, The Royal Collection captures 500 years of British monarchy with a detailed history of its art collection. Christophe『 Lloyd, Surveyo『 of the Queen
’
s pictures, brings the collection to life with events and personalities behind each work. With an introduction by Prince Charles, the first episode scrutinises The Majo『 Collectors Charles I, George IV, and Queen Victoria. Other episodes are The Kingdom of Nature, Private View, Sword & Sceptre, The Genius of Italy, and The Regal Image. - 6 x 30 mins NTSC.ADVERTISEMENTS
Piano wanted: For beginners, good condition but not expensive. Call Gina Choi, ext. 6631, or 346-5989 (evening).
GENESIS
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Managing Editor Stuart Kiang · Editor Maria Hackett
Ch的eseEditor Regina Chow · Design & Production Howard Chan
Photography Jacky Pang, 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 『ightsreserved.
Contributions from all staff are welcome. Deadline for submission is
the 14th of each month. Send to e-mail address GENESIS.
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