Annual Report, 1996 - 1997

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[evdate 1997-12-15] Annual Report THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 96-97 OPA9712 年 報 香港科技大學 Annual Report HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 年報 年報 Annual Report Annual Report 香港科技大學 HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 香港科技大學 年報 Annual Report Professor Chia-Wei Woo BS, MA, PhD President of the University ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 大事紀要〔選錄〕

Calendar of Events (Selected) The University's academic year in 1996-97, covering the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, coincided with the final year of British rule in Hong Kong.

This provides an opportune moment to review HKUST's development during the years of British administration. The planning of the University started in September 1986 and the first University Council was formed in April 1988. The founding President (called Vice-Chancellor initially) was in post in September 1988. The University opened for classes in October 1991, producing the first batch of graduates in June 1993.

By the start of this academic year, the University had reached its designated target of 7,000 student population. The actual numbers as of 30 June 1997 were 5,550 undergraduate and 1,338 postgraduate students. Following the opening of the University, the student body was built up gradually, and as expected, the cost per student in the formative years was relatively high. Nonetheless, the annual cost has come down significantly over the years from HK$420,794 at the outset to HK$260,801 per student this year.

Despite its very brief history, the University prides itself on being the most research-oriented tertiary institution in Hong Kong and, according to a recent survey by Asiaweek, one of the top 10 universities in Asia. Much of this achievement is due to the high quality and hard work of the academic staff, most of whom have come from top-class institutions in North America.

With the unification of Hong Kong and China on 1 July 1997, the former constraints imposed by both the 1997 deadline and the border between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland have gone. The University is beginning to explore new opportunities and extend its activities northwards, particularly in the Pearl River Delta, which the University's President prefers to refer to as the "Hong Kong Bay Area".

This annual report therefore marks the end of the British chapter and I would like to take this opportunity to put on record our appreciation to the former Governors the late Sir Edward Youde, who created this University, and Lord Wilson, who provided much encouragement during the early years. I would also like to express my grateful thanks to all my colleagues, both past and present, on the Court, Council, Senate and their Committees, as well as all the former and incumbent academic and administrative staff, for their contribution to the success of the University since its establishment in April 1988.

1996-97學年是從1996年7月1日開始，到1997年6月30日結束，剛好是英國管治香港的最後一 年。

在這個政權交接的時刻，正好讓我們去回顧香港科技大學在英國管治期間的發展。大學的籌 備工作始於1986年9月。在1988年4月，大學校董會正{????}言腄F同年9月，大學首任校長(當時 稱為副校監)到任。到1991年10月，香港科技大學開始授課，而第一批畢業生則是在1993年6月完成學業。

在本學年開始時，大學達到預定的七千位學生人數，根據1997年6月30日的紀錄，準確的人數是5,550位本科生及1,338位研究生。從開始授課至今，大學是按年增加收生的人數；在這個創校過渡階段，每位學生的平均經費當然會比較其他大學為高，然而，有關的經費已在這幾年間顯著地下降：從大學第一年授課的每年420,794港元，減到本年度的260,801港元。

儘管大學開課至今祇不過短短數年，但已成為本港大專院校中，最具研究氣氛的學府；《亞 洲週刊》最近發表的一項調查結果指出，本校已名列亞洲十大學府之內。大學有這樣的成就 ，資優而勤奮的教師們居功至偉，他們大都是來自北美洲著名的學府，具備豐富的研究和教 學經驗。

隨著香港在1997年7月1日回歸中國，以前種種因為1997限期或中國大陸與香港兩地分隔而形 成的限制都已不復存在，大學正積極地開發新的機會，並努力向北(尤其是本校校長稱為'香港灣區'的珠江三角洲)擴展其工作範圍。 本大學年報標誌著英國管治香港時期的結束，我希望藉著這個機會向兩位前任港督尤德爵士 和衛奕信勳爵致意，尤德爵士當年發起成立這所大學，而衛奕信勳爵在建校初期為大學提供 很大的支持。我也想向大學顧問委員會、校董會、教務委員會和它們轄下各委員會的現任及 前任同事們，以及所有在職和離職的教職員致意，感謝各位由1988年4月開始，不斷為大學的成就作出貢獻。

Sir Sze-yuen Chung, GBE, JP

BSc(Eng)(Hons), PhD, DSc(Hon), LLD(Hon), DEng(Hon), DBA(Hon), FEng, HonFIMechE, HonFHKIE, FIEE, CBIM, Order of the Sacred Treasure (Japan).

Former Senior Member of the Executive and Legislative Councils President, Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences Chairman, University Council

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大學顧問委員會、大學校董會、及教務委員會

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學生及校友 Honours and Achievements

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研究資助 Donations A.University Court, Council, and Senate B.Academic Advisory Committees

C.Balance Sheet Income & Expenditure Statement General Expenditure per Student

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每位學生一般開支約數 捐贈 Chairman's Foreword President's Report 校董會主席前言 校長報告 People 人物 Teaching 教學 Research 研究 Campus Development 校園發展 Finance 財務 Calendar of Events (Selected) 大事紀要〔選錄〕

Appendices 附錄 目錄 Contents For the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the year from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 was framed by two major events extending across our fall and spring semesters.

Celebrations of HKUST's Fifth Anniversary--marking completion of the University's first five years--were held throughout the fall semester, focusing attention not only on how the University began, but on what it had accomplished during a period of extremely rapid growth. As in any anniversary celebration, however, the purpose in looking back was not to dwell on past achievements per se--instead, it was to extend congratulations to all the members of the University who had contributed to its early success, and to renew the vision that continues to propel the University forward, towards the many milestones and accomplishments yet to come.

In the spring, all eyes in the University, as well as the wider community, looked ahead to 1 July 1997 and the return of Hong Kong to China. At HKUST, the transition period was marked by a number of special exhibitions highlighting the University's achievements in teaching, research, and technology transfer, as well as by heightened attention to our growing collaborations with Mainland academic and research institutions.

For Hong Kong, the task of building a new reality, and identity, as a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China includes efforts by the University to define for itself its own role and contributions in the new era. I will return to this theme at the end of this report, but before considering future directions, let me highlight some of the noteworthy developments of the past year.

Noteworthy Developments

*With the admission of a class of 1,898 new undergraduates and 561 new postgraduates in the fall semester, the University reached full size with only a modest increase in postgraduate enrollment still to come. At the close of the year in June, total student enrollment numbered 6,888, consisting of 5,550 undergraduates and 1,338 full-time and part-time postgraduate students.

*A successful introduction of credit-bearing summer courses in the School of Engineering during the summer of 1996 led to expansion of the program in the 1997 summer session, with courses offered in all four Schools and the Language Centre. Undergraduates, and some postgraduates as well, have found it advantageous to be able to spread out their study load with summer courses. They were again joined on campus by a contingent of university-bound secondary school students who had been selected to receive a headstart on their college education.

*A milestone in the University's campus development was reached with the completion of senior staff quarters, postgraduate housing, and a multi-purpose social and recreational facility--all built without cost to the Government. In new development, construction began on a central research facility housing a 60-meter wind tunnel and a 4-meter centrifuge, designed to provide the University and professional community with environmental and geotechnical test capabilities previously unavailable in the region.

*Internally, the University reformed its administrative systems to incorporate common terms of service for local and expatriate staff, and to streamline academic ranks and titles, all in the interest of promoting long-term equity, clarity, quality, and cost effectiveness.

*In competitive research funding awarded by the Research Grants Council, HKUST laid claim to a position of preeminence by again leading all Hong Kong tertiary institutions with the highest total funding, the highest number of grants awarded, and the highest success rate. In terms of total research funding per faculty member, the University's lead is even greater.

*New research facilities were inaugurated to focus interdisciplinary efforts in several important fields of applied research--the Advanced Materials Research Institute is expected to lead the way in developing new materials for local industry; the Cyberspace Center will assist Hong Kong's software industry in use of the Internet; and the Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Center will develop new health food products in collaboration with the Lee Kum Kee Group.

*Technology transfer and industrial interaction continued to grow substantially during the year. About 80 new research agreements and contracts worth more than $17 million were signed with regional and international firms in the electronics, multimedia, plastics, biotechnology, manufacturing, and service industries, among others.

*In a major boost for international business education in Asia, HKUST's School of Business and Management formed a partnership with the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University to offer a new Executive MBA program answering to the needs of businesses and multinational companies operating in the region. As a cooperative venture, the program will culminate in an EMBA degree jointly awarded by the two schools.

*International recognition of the University's leadership role in the region has come from many different quarters. In international developments, HKUST has been invited to join the elite Association of Pacific Rim Universities--the only Hong Kong university so invited. HKUST was also the only university in Asia, along with five other universities and several prominent think tanks around the world, to be provided facilities by the World Economic Forum linking them through a sophisticated video conferencing network to the chief executives of 1,000 multinational companies.

Teaching and Learning Amidst these and other exciting developments, the University found ample occasion during a unique and absorbing year to reflect on its fundamental three-fold mission of teaching, research, and service.

In teaching, much of the year revolved around faculty-initiated improvements and a review conducted by the University Grants Committee concerning the processes in place at HKUST to assure teaching and learning quality. Spurred by criticisms of these processes in the review panel's final report, despite praise for the faculty's quality and diligence, the University Senate undertook a thorough assessment of our current practices with respect to teaching and learning.

Special task forces created by the Senate were charged with examining six different areas of teaching performance and evaluation. Judging from the comments of individual faculty members, the opportunities this initiative created for the faculty as a whole to share ideas and experiences and to brainstorm within and across Departments were widely appreciated. The views and recommendations of the Students' Union were also solicited during the process. The interim task force reports were presented in June, replete with specific recommendations in all six areas which must now be taken up by the Senate.

In addition to the task force recommendations, related initiatives begun before the UGC report was issued are proceeding with fresh impetus. For example, a new faculty booklet designed to provide essential introductory material for those unfamiliar with Hong Kong's educational system will be available starting in the fall semester of 1997. Classtalk, a new electronic system developed to facilitate active learning, is being implemented in several Departments. A comprehensive resource guide for Department Heads is being prepared by the Academic Affairs office, which also plans to collect profiles of the ideal graduates of programs in each Department.

The atmosphere throughout this process of widespread innovation and consultation has been overwhelmingly constructive and positive, echoing the excitement that we felt in the early days of planning this University. I have no doubt that we will provide an even more ideal learning environment for our students.

Focusing on High Impact Research Together with teaching, research activities, as always, occupy a significant place in the University's efforts and contributions. Excellence in basic research is the hallmark of every major research university, and HKUST is no exception.

In addition to academic research undertaken in the Departments and interdisciplinary R&D conducted in our Research Institutes and Centers, the University has begun to focus extra support on projects selected for their relevance and impact on Hong Kong's economic and social development.

In the past year, the University's Vice-Presidents and I selected a small number of (mostly) interdisciplinary projects and allocated some "research infrastructure" money to seed each project. The criteria for our choices were: (1) the project must put the University at the leading edge of that field; (2) its results must have a high impact on the economic and social development of Hong Kong and its region; and (3) a moderate seed grant would make a significant difference in the project team's ability to generate self-sustaining support over the long term.

The initial group of "high impact areas" now includes China business and management, construction and structural engineering, electronic packaging and assembly, language and speech technology, nanostructure science and technology, traditional Chinese medicine, and transportation systems.

Others will surely follow--they could well be in China studies, energy, executive education, Internet technologies, linguistics, magnetic materials, ocean science, scientific computation, and other fields spread across the University's four Schools.

We plan to submit proposals based on these high impact areas, together with some of the Department-based and Institute-based specialties, to the University Grants Committee for consideration for the "area of excellence" grants that are expected. We are confident that each of our submissions will place Hong Kong on the map in that field in short order.

Serving the Community through Applied R&D To understand HKUST's activities in teaching and research is to understand how the University contributes its services to society. Besides producing well-trained graduates, the University from its inception has dedicated part of its energies to applied R&D and technology transfer projects that directly assist in the economic and technological development of Hong Kong and its region.

A milestone in technology transfer was reached this year with the completion of the Operational Windshear Warning System, a real-time weather monitoring system developed for Hong Kong's new airport by the University's Research Centre. This state-of-the-art implementation was delivered according to schedule, fulfilling what we believe to be the largest Government contract, at $118.6 million, ever awarded to a Hong Kong tertiary institution. With final delivery of the system, there are also gratifying indications that the technology developed for Hong Kong's airport will be in demand for export and adaptation to other airports in the region and in the world.

Dissemination of new technology requires many forms of delivery, including the transmission of up-to-date knowledge and skills to members of the professional and business communities. The University's ongoing programs in executive and professional development implement the "lifelong learning" mandated by the rapid pace of technological innovation today and help to make feasible Hong Kong's gradual transformation to a technology-based economy. Noteworthy among these programs for service to the region is a series of training sessions, now in its fourth year, specially designed to impart management skills and knowledge of Hong Kong institutions to government officials of Hainan Province, more than 200 of whom have already completed the course.

The University has made a creditable start towards fulfilling this aspect of its mission, but it still needs to construct a Technology Transfer Center building, as originally scheduled in the Government-approved Master Plan, to be able to expand this commitment. We will continue to request Government funds to do so. In the medium term, we also plan to seek funds to build an executive education facility on campus, to give us a greater ability to update working professionals with the latest insights and skills. In the long term, we will further seek to acquire land near the campus to build a low-rise, low-density Mini Research Park, so that the University can play a direct role in fostering technology-based industrial development.

As the University grows and develops, so does its need for a network of community support. Besides the President and Vice-Presidents, the Schools and Departments, together with the senior administrative staff, have all developed local and international networks consisting of members of academia, governments, business and industrial sectors, the media, and alumni. Members of the Court and Council, in their daily life and contacts, add to the University's networking capability.

The time has come for HKUST to build a systematic community support network and to develop long-term strategies to make full use of such a network. This is an initiative that will occupy us as we position the University for the directions it will pursue as an important institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

Positioning the University For the University to apprehend the opportunities that lie before it, we must clearly identify and understand our home base--Hong Kong. The Hong Kong that forms the home base of this University, however, is not limited to the 235 islands and one peninsula within the confines of the SAR. We must look farther beyond--towards the Pearl River Estuary.

Although Hong Kong will share leadership with Guangzhou for development of the entire Pearl River Delta, its "backyard", so to speak, will be closer in, ending roughly halfway to Guangzhou. A nearly equilateral triangle with Shenzhen, Nansha, and Zhuhai at its vertices neatly encloses the mouth of the Pearl River. On this estuary sit other cities and towns, including Bao'an, Dongguan, and Zhongshan--all linked up with expressways and bridges, some existing, some planned. While separated politically from the SAR by a semi-permeable border maintained under the "one country, two systems" principle, in every other way the estuary will readily integrate with the SAR to form a metropolis that I call the "Hong Kong Bay Area".

The Hong Kong Bay Area has its own history, character, environment, and strengths. It is in this Hong Kong Bay Area that HKUST is building a home base, and from it that we will extend our contribu-tions. We will emphasize Hong Kong's individual character and build on Hong Kong's unique strengths, and make certain that the University will continue to rank among the very top research universities in China. Our sphere of close cooperation will include the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta centered on Shanghai, Hainan, Taiwan, and selected pockets of academic and research strength in other parts of the country.

In the coming decades, East Asia as a whole will make major strides in science, engineering, and management. Through the Association of East Asian Research Universities, we look forward to strengthening our partnership with East Asia's leading institutions so that together we can assist in harnessing the economic development of the region to technological and management innovation.

Hong Kong is located at the crossroads of East Asian, North American, and Western European interests, and HKUST provides an optimal meeting place for academic, business, and R&D ventures linking the primary constituents of the industrialized world. Through our Institutes and Centers, we will focus on creating opportunities for such meetings to take place, and for our faculty to exercise a leadership role in international cooperation.

We will hold fast to the vision with which HKUST was founded--that of a world-class university situated at the cutting edge internationally in all the fields we choose to pursue.

這個年度是從1996年7月1日起到1997年6月30日止。科大在這年裏踏進了新里程，也迎接了新時代。

整個上學期科大舉辦了一系列慶祝大學成立五周年的活動，重點放在創校經歷及五年內迅速 發展的成果。還向默默耕耘的大學成員表示敬意；同時我們也再定以後目標，繼續前進。

下學期裏，我們與其他中國人一樣，熱誠地期待7月1日香港回歸祖國。大學舉辦了多個專題 展覽來慶祝回歸，展示科大在教學、研究、和技術轉移等方面的成果，同時也介紹了我們與 內地學術研究機構不斷增强中的合作關係。

香港變成中華人民共和國的特別行政區，面對著新的境遇，要建立新的身份。其中包括在新 紀元中，科大的定位及對社會的貢獻，這些問題我會留到最後再說。讓我先介紹過去一年來 的發展成果。

重要發展成果

本年度上學期招收了1,898名本科生及561名研究生。根據1997年6月底的紀錄，大學共有6, 888名學生，其中5,550人是本科生，1,338人是全日制或兼讀的研究生。祇有研究生方面還可以增加些之外，學生人數大致已經滿額。

工學院在1996年開辦了暑期班，是帶學分的，反應極好，所以1997年暑期班擴充了，四個學院和語言中心都開設了暑期班。本科生和研究生都覺得暑期班讓他們有更多時間選修課程，減輕負擔，很有好處。一起上課的，還有一批即將升讀大學的高中生，他們可以提早起步，修讀大學課程。

校園建設有了新的里程。高級教職員宿舍、研究生宿舍、及文娛設施，相繼落成。這些設施全{????}H自籌的基金興建，沒有動用政府經費。大學還著手興建一座中央研究設施，包括了60米長的風洞和直徑四米的離心機。落成之後，大學和專業界可以進行環境、岩土、和建築工程的測試。這些設施，在本地區均屬首創。

在校內行政措施上，今年劃一了本地和海外教職員的服務條款，並簡化了教學人員的職銜架構；這些改革，令大學行政變得更公平，透明度更高，既可保證素質，又能增加效益。

在競爭研究資助局撥出的研究經費上，科大繼續得到超越的成果，無論在資助總額、研究計劃總數、和成功率方面，全{????}W列前茅；在以教研人員數目平均計算的人均資助額上，更遠超其他院校。

大學有多項跨學科應用研究設施，今年陸續落成啓用：高新材料研究所可為本地工業開發新的材料；電腦網絡空間中心將協助香港的軟件工業界應用國際電腦網絡；香港傳統中藥研究中心與李錦記集團合作開發保健食品。

在本年度內，大學與工業界合作進行技術轉移的項目有顯著增長。與本地區和跨國企業簽署的研究合約和協議約有80份，總金額超過1,700萬元。涉及的領域包括電子、多媒體、塑料 、生物科技、製造、及服務業。 在亞洲的國際商業教育上做了很大的貢獻。為在亞洲區內推動國際級企業管理教育，{????}洛誚a及跨國企業的需要，科大的工商管理學院和美國西北大學的J. L. Kellogg管理研究院達成了合作協議，開辦高級行政人員工商管理碩士課程，並由兩所學院聯合頒授高級行政人員工商管理碩士學位(EMBA)。

國際上多方面對科大的表揚，確認我校已成為本地區最優秀的學府之一。科大已接受邀請，成為太平洋地區大學協會(Association of Pacific Rim Universities)成員。香港就只有科大，被這個精英組織選邀入會。更値一提的，是科大獲世界經濟論壇(World Economic Forum)特許，可透過其先進視像網絡與1,000家跨國企業總裁直接聯繫。除科大外，全球祇有其他地區的五所大學及幾個智囊機構獲得這項權利和相關設施。

教與學 發展成果縱然令人振奮，大學也在這個獨特而多釆的年度，有不少機會反省她的核心任務 教學研究、和服務。

在教學方面，本年度內教師們提出不少改進教學成效的建樹。大學教育資助委員會檢討了我 校的教與學質素保證過程。儘管檢討小組在其報告中，推許科大教師的素質和盡責的表現， 但是對科大的'素質保證過程'提出了若干批評。為此，大學教務委員會對教與學素質保證 過程，發動了全面核察和檢討。

教務委員會成立了六個特別工作小組，檢討有關教學表現評核的不同領域。從教師們的反應 來看，教務委員會的檢討工作得到了廣泛的熱烈支持；六個小組可讓教師分享意見和經驗， 並通過學系內和學系間的討論，激發教學創意。教務委員會在檢討過程中亦考慮了學生會的 意見。各工作小組的中期報告已在6月提交教務委員會，在每個領域裏提出了很多建議；相信教務委員會在下學年會開始逐一實施這些建議。

其實早在大學教育資助委員會的報告還未發表之前，校方已經開展有關教學的改進工作。例 如：大學設計了一本教師手冊，為不熟識本港教育制度的教師提供介紹資料；這本手冊將在 1997-98學年上學期開始使用。有幾個學系開始應用了'Classtalk'：一套專門為主動性學 習而設的電子系統；學術主管部門正在為各系主任們製作一套詳盡的資源手冊，並為學系裏 的每個專業搜集資料，描述該專業的模範畢業生。

這廣泛的諮詢過程，洋溢著創意、積極而富建設性的氣氛，令我們回憶到當年籌備這所大學 時的興奮心情。我可以肯定地說：我校將會為同學們提供更理想的學習環境。

著眼於'强力出擊項目' 和教學一樣，研究活動在科大佔有十分重要的地位。任何傑出的研究型大學都視卓越的基礎 研究為標記，引以為榮，科大也不例外。

大學各學系均進行學術研究，各研究所和中心則致力跨學科研究和開發。除此之外，我校還 重點出擊，為那些對香港經濟和社會發展有深遠影響的'强力出擊領域研究項目'，提供額 外資助。

過去一年裏，我和副校長們挑選了一些(大部分是)跨學科的項目，注入'研究基礎建{????} 的 種籽投資。怎樣選擇這些項目呢？一、該項目必須是前沿研究領域；二、該項目必須'對香 港及其鄰區的發展具有强大的出擊力'；三、該項目必須能夠依靠目前那筆小量的種籽投資 ，爭取到長期資源來養{????}菑v。

第一批'强力出擊項目'已選出，包括了中國企業管理、建築和結構工程、電子包裝和組合 、言語科技、納米材料科技、傳統中藥、和交通營運系統。

其他項目一定會跟著被選出，很可能是華夏文化、能源、高級行政人員培訓、國際電腦聯網 科技、語言學、磁性材料、海洋科學、科學計算、和一些在四個學院裏擁有明顯實力和潛力 的其它項目。

憑這些'强力出擊領域'，加上由院系裏挑選出來的專業項目，我們會向大學教育資助委員 會申請'卓越學術領域'資助。我們保證，每一個項目都會不負眾望，短期內為香港揚威國 際。

以應用研究開發貢獻社會 了解科大的教學和研究工作，就知道科大怎樣服務社會。除了培養出一群群訓練有素的畢業 生外，大學從創校一開始，便把部分精力放在應用研究、開發及技術轉移，直接幫助香港及 其鄰近地區的技術和經濟發展。

風切變預警系統於這年度內大功告成，顯示我們科大在技術轉移方面又達到一個新里程。這 個先進的即時氣象監測系統，是由大學的研究中心為香港新機場開發的；研究中心按時交貨 ，完成了政府給予本港大專院校最高金額(1.186億元)的合約。目前已有跡象指示，這套技術經過調整延伸後，可以在鄰區和世界各地的機場應用；也就是說，它將會有出口市場。

新科技的傳播，各{????}U樣，包括向專業工商界成員介紹最前沿的知識和技術。我校提供的行 政人員及專業人員培訓課程，務求實現'終身學習'的理念；這在科技發展一日千里的今天 尤其重要，這些課程可以幫助香港轉型，走向以科技為主導的經濟。當中値得一提的，是專 門為海南省決策層官員舉辦的課程；這一系列課程講解了香港現行制度下的管理知識和技巧 ，它前後已經開辦了四年，超過200位高級官員接受了培訓。

這項核心任務已開始了，再往下推動擴展的話，必須要蓋一座技術轉移中心大樓。這個構想 早已包括在政府批准的科大總體計劃之內。我們會繼續向政府申請撥款，讓這計劃早日落實 。考慮中期發展的需要，我們還要尋找另外資助，在校內興建一座行政管理人員培育設施， 為在職專業人員提供最新的知識和技能培訓。長遠的發展則包括在校園附近覓地興建一個低 層數、低密度的微型科技園，讓大學可以更直接地推動高新科技工業的發展。

隨著大學的發展和成長，我們需要建立一個全方位的社區支援網絡。校長、副校長、學院、 學系、及其他高級行政人員，都在不斷的發展本地和國際性的社區網絡；這些網絡的成員來 自學術界、政府、工商界、傳媒、及校友。大學顧問委員會和大學校董會的成員，各自有深 厚的社會關係，更可以大幅度增强大學支援網絡的。

把上述的因素統一起來，建立系統性的社區支援網絡，並制訂長期策略去充分發揮網絡的作 用的時機已經成熟。我們若要以中國香港特別行政區內的一所主要學府盡量發揮作用的話， 建立這麼一個網絡的構思更是當務之急。

為大學定位 我們應把握機會，看清楚科大的根據地：香港。我看到的香港，不單指特區境內的235個島嶼和一個半島；必須站得高些，看得遠些，注目珠江海岸。

香港將會和廣州聯手發展珠江三角洲。大體來說，三角洲的南半部是香港的'後園子'。以 深圳、南沙、和珠海為頂點的等邊三角形，把珠江口包圍得密密實實。珠江口的海岸上還有 些別的市鎮-寶安、東莞、和中山；這些市鎮會被大橋和高速公路網連成一環。政治上來說 ，它們與香港特區{????}酗@道屏風，維護著'一國兩制'；其他一切方面，珠江海岸與香港特 區必將打成一片，組合成為一個大都會。我稱之為'香港灣區'。

香港灣區具有獨特的歷史、性格、環境、和優勢。科大正在這個'香港灣區'裏建立自己的 根據地。我們要注重香港的特色，發揮香港的優勢；確定科大在中國將持續為一所最優秀的 研究型學府。我們的合作範圍和對象將包括：珠江三角洲、以上海為龍頭的長江三角洲、海 南、台灣、和一些分佈在全國別的地區、在學術和科研上帶頭的機構。

廿一世紀上葉，東亞在理、工、和管理學科方面會有極大的躍進。我校將會通過東亞研究型 大學協會，强化與東亞最高學府群的協作，合力把科技建立成為本區裏經濟發展的基礎和先 導。

香港位處東亞、北美、和西歐的通道，科大要成為這些先進地區主要的學術、研發、和工商 事業的交匯點。通過我們的研究所和中心，我們將發揮交匯點的功能，並為教師們在領導國 際合作時提供支援。

我們將會緊記科大創校的宗旨，成為國際一流學府，在所有我們致力的領域裏走到前端。 ANNUAL REPORT年報96*97 ANNUAL REPORT年報96*97 大事紀要〔選錄〕

Calendar of Events (Selected) * 校長報告 President's Report 校 長 報 告

珠海市 Zhuhai 中山市 Zhongshan 南沙 Nansha 番禺市 Panyu 東莞市 Dongguan 深圳市 Shenzhen 寶安 Bao'an 香港 Hong Kong 虎門大橋 Humen Bridge 伶仃洋大橋 Lingdingyang Bridge 深圳灣大橋 Shenzhen Bay Bridge 淇澳島 Qi'ao Dao 內伶仃島 Neilingding Dao 珠江 Pearl River 珠江口-'香港灣區' The Pearl River Estuary: "Hong Kong Bay Area" 澳門 Macau 本年度上學期招收了1,898名本科生及561名研究生。根據1997年6月底的紀錄，大學共有6, 888名學生，其中5,550人是本科生，1,338人是全日制或兼讀的研究生。祇有研究生方面還可以增加些之外，學生人數大致已經滿額。

工學院在1996年開辦了暑期班，是帶學分的，反應極好，所以1997年暑期班擴充了，四個學院和語言中心都開設了暑期班。本科生和研究生都覺得暑期班讓他們有更多時間選修課程，減輕負擔，很有好處。一起上課的，還有一批即將升讀大學的高中生，他們可以提早起步，修讀大學課程。

校園建設有了新的里程。高級教職員宿舍、研究生宿舍、及文娛設施，相繼落成。這些設施全{????}H自籌的基金興建，沒有動用政府經費。大學還著手興建一座中央研究設施，包括了60米長的風洞和直徑四米的離心機。落成之後，大學和專業界可以進行環境、岩土、和建築工程的測試。這些設施，在本地區均屬首創。

在校內行政措施上，今年劃一了本地和海外教職員的服務條款，並簡化了教學人員的職銜架構；這些改革，令大學行政變得更公平，透明度更高，既可保證素質，又能增加效益。

在競爭研究資助局撥出的研究經費上，科大繼續得到超越的成果，無論在資助總額、研究計劃總數、和成功率方面，全{????}W列前茅；在以教研人員數目平均計算的人均資助額上，更遠超其他院校。

大學有多項跨學科應用研究設施，今年陸續落成啓用：高新材料研究所可為本地工業開發新的材料；電腦網絡空間中心將協助香港的軟件工業界應用國際電腦網絡；香港傳統中藥研究中心與李錦記集團合作開發保健食品。

在本年度內，大學與工業界合作進行技術轉移的項目有顯著增長。與本地區和跨國企業簽署的研究合約和協議約有80份，總金額超過1,700萬元。涉及的領域包括電子、多媒體、塑料 、生物科技、製造、及服務業。

在亞洲的國際商業教育上做了很大的貢獻。為在亞洲區內推動國際級企業管理教育，{????}{????} 本地及跨國企業的需要，科大的工商管理學院和美國西北大學的J. L. Kellogg管理研究院達成了合作協議，開辦高級行政人員工商管理碩士課程，並由兩所學院聯合頒授高級行政人員工商管理碩士學位(EMBA)。

國際上多方面對科大的表揚，確認我校已成為本地區最優秀的學府之一。科大已接受邀請，成為太平洋地區大學協會(Association of Pacific Rim Universities)成員。香港就只有科大，被這個精英組織選邀入會。更値一提的，是科大獲世界經濟論壇(World Economic Forum)特許，可透過其先進視像網絡與1,000家跨國企業總裁直接聯繫。除科大外，全球祇有其他地區的五所大學及幾個智囊機構獲得這項權利和相關設施。

Professor Chia-Wei Woo BS, MA, PhD President of the University 有人說，香港最重要的資源、唯一的資源是人才。對大學來說，也是這樣。大學主要依靠本 身的人才，他們的豐富學識、才華，加上積極進取和努力不懈的精神，是大學取得成功的根 本因素。

探求學問、發展事業、和服務社群，是香港科技大學全體成員的共同目標。大學也藉此促進 香港和鄰近地區的經濟發展，進一步提升這地區的生活素質。我們當中，有些人士對科大貢 獻良多，他們的才華與成就，帶給科大一個令人振奮和自豪的年度。

榮譽奬項及學術成就 在第四屆學位頒授典禮上，四位傑出人物獲大學頒授榮譽學位：

鄭漢鈞博士榮譽工程學博士

Donald P. Jacobs教授 榮譽工商管理學博士

羅康瑞博士榮譽工商管理學博士

謝希德教授榮譽理學博士

土木及結構工程學系戴偉燊博士(Dr Mark J. Davidson)，教學表現傑出，獲頒'祁敖卓越教學服務奬章'。前任學生會主席羅達智，獲頒'張鑑泉卓越學生服務奬章'，以奬勵他為學生團體所作的服務。

學術榮譽 本年度科大有多位教師獲頒榮譽學術名銜或奬項，他們在學術上的傑出貢獻，得到表揚和肯 定。

機械工程學系鄭平教授，獲美國機械工程師學會頒授'1996年度傳熱紀念奬'，這是傳熱領 域內的最高榮譽。

經濟學系林毅夫教授，獲澳洲農業及資源經濟學會頒授'1997年度約翰克勞福爵士奬'，他 在中國經濟的社會和技術改革研究上有傑出貢獻，因而獲奬。

計算機科學系白德善博士(Dr Dimitrios Papadias)，他在計算機科學及相關領域建樹良多，獲歐洲資訊科技及數學聯盟頒授'Cor Baayen奬'。

物理學系陳子亭博士獲選為美國物理學學會院士；電機及電子工程學系莊哲義教授獲選為美 國電機及電子工程學會院士；語言中心詹恪禮博士(Dr Gregory C. A. James)獲選為英國語言學會院士。

學生成就 在第四屆學位頒授典禮中，15位應屆畢業生獲頒學術成就奬，他們在三年的本科課程中，學 業成績一直在甲級或以上。這15位得奬人是：陳司樂(計算機科學系)、張國豪(計算機科學系)、周銳(物理學系)、葉冠倫(會計學系)、江永雄(經濟學系)、羅曉聰(計算機科學系)、馬 恆盛(化學工程學系)、莫宇輝(化學學系)、魏莉華(經濟學系)、潘克菲(化學工程學系)、鄧 傑成(生物化學系)、Jenny Tsa(組織管理學系)、曾兆東(財務學系)、黃敏(計算機科學系)、及黃承智(數學學系)。

電機及電子工程學系的張爾寧本科畢業後，繼續在該系升讀哲學碩士研究生課程。他今年取 得的成就，可讓該系引以為榮-1997年2月，張爾寧在美國三藩市的國際固態電路大會中宣讀論文。這個國際大會素有'芯片奧運會'之稱，許多著名的計算機芯片都會先在這裏亮相。張爾寧當時發表乃一種新的微芯片設計，可以提高便攜式衛星及電視接收器的效能，很多與會者對此大感興趣，向他打聽有關技術。這是第一次有香港人士在該會上發表論文。

另外，科大英語辯論隊再度脫穎而出，連續第二年奪得本地大學校際英語辯論比賽冠軍。兩 次參賽，兩次奪魁，令英語辯論隊倍感興奮。

科大學生在許多比賽中都有出色表現。例如：在'第二屆大專生普通話朗誦比賽'中，科大 同學拿了詩歌組集誦和散文組獨誦兩項冠軍；大學合唱團榮獲'校際音樂節'冠軍；科大橋 藝隊奪得'校際橋牌大賽'冠軍。此外，科大同學也積極投入各類運動競賽，在多個校際運 動會中頻頻奪魁，其中包括男子手球、男女混合手球、空手道、及男子划艇等項目。

ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 年報96-97ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 大事紀要〔選錄〕

Calendar of Events (Selected) People, some say, are not only Hong Kong's greatest natural resource--they are her only resource. This is especially the case at a university, where at every level, it is people's energy and ambition, informed by their knowledge, intelligence, and wisdom, that determine the character and success of the educational enterprise.

At HKUST, personal strivings to acquire an education, to advance a career, to benefit a community, are part and parcel of the University's efforts to boost economic development and improve the quality of life in Hong Kong and the surrounding region. By focusing on the people who make up this University, we wish to honour all the extraordinary individuals whose combined talents and acomplishments have made for another exciting and satisfying year at HKUST.

Honours and Achievements At its Fourth Congregation, the University presented honorary doctorates to two distinguished scholars and two community leaders:

Dr Cheng Hon Kwan Doctor of Engineering honoris causa

Prof Donald P. Jacobs Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa

Dr Vincent H. S. Lo Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa

Prof Xie Xide Doctor of Science honoris causa

Dr Mark J. Davidson (Civil & Structural Engineering) was awarded the Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching in recognition of his selection as the University's outstanding teacher of the year.

Mr Francis Lo Tat Chi, former president of the HKUST Students' Union, received the Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen Medal for Distinguished Service to the Student Body.

Faculty Honours During the year, a number of HKUST faculty members were recognised by academic and professional societies for outstanding accomplishment in their field.

Prof Ping Cheng (Mechanical Engineering) received the 1996 Heat Transfer Memorial Award, presented by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers--the highest honour available in the field of heat transfer.

Prof Justin Lin (Economics) received the Sir John Crawford Award for 1997, presented by the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, for outstanding contributions to the understanding of institutional and technological changes in the Chinese economy.

Dr Dimitrios Papadias (Computer Science) received the Cor Baayen Award, presented by the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, for promising research in computer science or a related field.

Dr Che Ting Chan (Physics) was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society, Dr Justin Chuang (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Dr Gregory C. A. James (Language Centre) was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Linguists.

Student Achievements At the Fourth Congregation, 15 graduates in the Class of 1996 received the University's Academic Achievement Award for outstanding academic performance, having attained a "solid A" cumulative grade average throughout their undergraduate years. The recipients were Chan Sze Lok (Computer Science), Cheung Kwok Ho (Computer Science), Chow Yui (Physics), Ip Koon Lun (Accounting), Kong Wing Hung (Economics), Law Hiu Chung (Computer Science), Ma Hang Shing (Chemical Engineering), Mok Yue Fai (Chemistry), Ngai Li Wa (Economics), Poon Hak Fei (Chemical Engineering), Tang Kit Shing (Biochemistry), Jenny Tsa (Management of Organisations), Tsang Siu Tung (Finance), Wong Man (Computer Science and Stephen Wong Sing Chi (Mathematics).

In a signal honour for the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, one of their own graduates, MPhil candidate Felix Cheung, became the first person from Hong Kong to present a paper at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, renowned as the "Chip Olympics", held in San Francisco in February. Mr Cheung presented a new microchip design to help optimise signal reception in portable satellite and television receivers, attracting considerable interest at a forum where all the best-known computer chips, including the Pentium processor, made their debut in the past.

In competition at home, HKUST's English Debate Team distinguished itself by winning Hong Kong's intercollegiate championship for the second year in a row. The repeated victory is even more impressive in that it came in only their second year of competition.

HKUST students excelled in other arenas as well. Putonghua speakers placed first in the solo prose-speaking and group verse-speaking sections of the annual Putonghua Competition. The University Choir gave the top-rated performance in the Annual Music Festival, and the HKUST Bridge Team won the intercollegiate bridge tournament. In athletics, HKUST student teams competed with energy and spirit across the entire gamut of intercollegiate sports, winning championships in men's handball, combined men's and women's handball, karate, and men's rowing.

人物 People 人物 People People 人物 大學顧問委員會 大學顧問委員會 大學的最高諮詢機構 在1997年4月11日舉行週年大會，校董會成員及大學高級職員出席了該次會議。這次大會決議成立三個工作小組，以加强顧問委員會與大學的聯繫。三個小組分別專注於校園發展、行政教育及藝術與文化。會議之後，顧問委員會成員主持大學中心啓用儀式。該中心是大學教職員和學生的社交消閒場所。

1996-97年度，大學顧問委員會共有25名委任委員、6名當然委員及4名教務委員會代表(請看 附錄一)。

大學校董會 校董會是大學的最高決策機構。在過去一年裏，簡力行博士(Dr David P. Gardner)及利漢釗博士榮休，他們從創校伊始，一直為科大服務。史美倫女士、郭綺光女士 、黃至剛博士及王英偉先生獲委任為校董會成員。林垂宙教授接任副校長(研究及發展)，成 為校董會當然成員。尤乃亭教授及雷明德教授經教務委員會推選加入校董會。

大學特別向校董會主席鍾士元爵士及副主席李國能博士致賀，他們分別獲委任為香港特別行 政區行政會議召集人及終審法院首席大法官。

校董會本年度議決多項大學人事政策，其中包括：同意採取適當措施，讓海外僱員和本地僱 員的服務條款看齊；澄清教研人員參與商業活動的政策；在現行的僱員公積金計劃 界定利益計劃')下引進'投資選擇計劃'；簡化教學人員的職銜及增設一項新的榮譽學術名銜。

大學教務委員會 教務委員會由校長擔任主席，每兩個月舉行會議，制訂大學的學術政策。教務委員會在1996 -97年度也召開了多次特別會議，深入檢討大學的教與學質素保證過程，並成立了六個工作小組，分別就課程設計、教師資歷及表現、教學評估、教與學的實踐、教與學的創新意念及通識教育等領域提交報告。這是全體教師不斷提高科大教與學素質所努力的工作。

大學教職員 大學採用劃一的服務條款後，曾經令人困擾的'海外'及'本地'教職員福利條件的差異已 不復存在，大學不會再按教職員的原居地來編配福利條件。

在1996-97年度，大學的教師們樂意地接納了經過簡化的三級制職銜：助理教授、副教授及教授。這是國際間普遍採用的教學職銜制度。

此外，本年度又實行新的教師升遷及實任指引，讓年青教師更了解其工作前景。在這指引下 ，助理教授若晉升為副教授，將同時獲得實任；如果助理教授在不超過六年的試用期內，仍 未能達到升任副教授的資格，便不會得到實任職位。

在1996-97年度，大學的編制總人數為2,365人。1997年6月30日，大學共有2,206名相當於全 職的僱員，佔編制總人數的93.3%。

大學歡迎新聘的教職員到任，特別是應邀出任副校長(研究及發展)的林垂宙教授，他曾在台 灣著名的工業技術研究院擔任院長。

本年度獲委予高級教學職位的教師包括：

白國禮教授(Prof Gary C. Biddle) 會計學系系主任

陳正豪教授電機及電子工程學系系主任

錢大康教授計算機科學系系主任

謝顯堂教授生物學系系主任

鄧漢忠教授土木及結構工程學系系主任

學生及校友 根據1997年6月30日的紀錄，大學共有6,888名學生，其中5,550人是本科生，另外1,338人為 全日制或兼讀的研究生。

在1996年11月21及22日舉行的學位頒授典禮中，共有1,362名本科生及304名研究生獲頒學位 。

科大學生的校園生活，本年度仍然是多采多姿。値得一提的是多個學生團體加强了他們與中 國內地相關團體的聯繫。他們組織交流團到北京、上海、深圳及內蒙古等地作訪問；學生的 體育隊伍也曾赴廣州、西安及上海作賽；在慶祝香港回歸祖國期間，科大學生的藝術作品獲 邀在北京和天津展出。

科大學生會在校務管理上扮演顯著的角色，他們選出學生代表出席大學多個委員會，並鼓勵 同學參與大學的事務。學生膳食委員會是第一個由本科生任主席的大學委員會，這是學生參 與大學校務管理工作的明顯例子。

在就業輔導方面，科大首次與香港華都獅子會合辦'工商奇才指導論壇'，成績斐然，二百 多位學生有機會與工商專業界傑出人士交流，了解他們在香港和中國內地的就業前景。

科大畢業生繼續在就業方面有出色表現。本年度畢業的1,362位本科生中，有97%已於1996年 12月底前找到全職工作或繼續深造。在工資方面，本年度畢業生的平均總月入中位數是11,0 00元，較去年的10,250元上升了7.3%。

隨著校友人數不斷增加，校友會已凝聚了足夠的發展力量。香港科技大學校友會已有五個屬 會，會員總數超過700人。在本年度成立的三個校友會屬會，分別由工商管理學院畢業同學、電機及電子工程學系畢業同學、和科大足球隊畢業同學所組成。

大學首個由校友捐款成立的'校友奬學基金'於1997年3月正{????}言腄A該基金也在同月頒發第一筆奬學金。大學特別向捐款校友們致意，感謝他們慷慨解囊，表達給母校的一份歸屬感。

ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 大事紀要〔選錄〕

Calendar of Events (Selected) University Court The University's highest advisory body held its annual meeting on 11 April 1997 with Council members and senior staff of the University in attendance. Three task forces were established at this meeting to facilitate the active involvement of Court members in University programmes relating to campus development, executive education, and culture and the arts. At the conclusion of the meeting, Court members officially opened the University Center, a new facility containing social and recreational amenities for the campus community.

Court membership in 1996-97 included 25 appointed members, six ex-officio members, and four representatives of the University Senate (see Appendix A).

University Council The Council is the supreme governing body of the University. During the past year, Dr David P. Gardner and Dr H. C. Lee retired from the Council after many years of distinguished service, and Mrs Laura M. Cha, Ms Ruth Kuok, Dr Lawrence T. Wong, and Mr Wilfred Wong Ying Wai were appointed to Council membership. In addition, Prof Otto C. C. Lin joined the Council upon his appointment as the University's Vice-President for Research and Development, and Prof Nai Teng Yu and Prof Michael M. Loy were elected as Senate representatives.

The University was especially pleased to congratulate Council Chairman Sir S. Y. Chung and Vice-Chairman Dr Andrew K. N. Li upon their appointment as Convenor of the Executive Council and Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong SAR Government, respectively.

Among initiatives related to University personnel policy, the Council approved measures to adopt common terms of service for University staff, to clarify policies governing faculty involvement in commercial pursuits, to implement a defined-contribution option within the Staff Superannuation Scheme, to simplify the range of academic titles, and to introduce a new category of honorary fellowships.

In addition, the Council approved construction of a University Annex at the south end of the campus to house collaborative R&D with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, activities in technology transfer, executive education, and international programmes; and an indoor swimming pool to meet the year-round needs of an increased staff and student population residing on campus.

University Senate Chaired by the President of the University, the Senate meets bimonthly to formulate academic policy. During 1996-97, the Senate also held a series of special meetings to review, in depth, the quality assurance processes related to teaching and learning within the University. Six task forces were appointed to report on curriculum design, staff qualifications and performance, teaching evaluation, teaching and learning practices, teaching and learning innovations, and general education. These special sessions were part of a concerted, ongoing effort by the University's faculty to enhance the teaching and learning experience at HKUST.

University Staff With the adoption of common terms of service at HKUST, previously invidious distinctions between the benefits accorded to "local" and "overseas" staff have been eliminated. Employment benefits are now allocated regardless of a person's place of origin.

During 1996-97, academic staff welcomed the simplification of academic titles to a three-tiered structure consistent with prevailing international practice. As a result, faculty members are henceforth to be titled Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor.

New guidelines for promotion and substantiation of academic staff were also adopted, providing a well-defined career path for junior faculty. Under these guidelines, Assistant Professors are to be promoted to Associate Professor at the same time they are substantiated. Substantive appointment will not be offered to Assistant Professors who do not qualify for promotion to Associate Professor following a maximum of six years' probationary service.

The University's staff establishment for 1996-97 was 2,365. As at 30 June 1997, the University had appointed 2,206 full-time equivalent staff members, representing 93.3% of the establishment.

Among its new appointees, the University welcomed Prof Otto C. C. Lin to his new post as Vice-President for Research and Development. Prof Lin is a former president of the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan.

Appointments to senior academic staff positions included:

Prof Gary C. Biddle Head of the Department of Accounting

Prof Philip C. Chan Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Prof Roland T. Chin Head of the Department of Computer Science

Prof Dennis P. H. Hsieh Head of the Department of Biology

Prof Wilson H. Tang Head of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

Students and Alumni Total student enrollment was 6,888 as at 30 June 1997, consisting of 5,550 undergraduate and 1,338 full-time and part-time postgraduate students.

At its Fourth Congregation, held on 21-22 November 1996, the University conferred academic degrees on 1,362 undergraduate and 304 postgraduate students.

HKUST students enjoyed a rich and vibrant campus life during 1996-97, participating with enthusiasm in a great variety of educational and extra-curricular activities. Particularly noteworthy were efforts by student organisations to forge stronger links with their counterparts on the Chinese Mainland--student societies organised study tours to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Inner Mongolia, and athletic teams travelled to competitions in Guangzhou, Xian, and Shanghai. Student artists at HKUST also sent contributions to art exhibits in Beijing and Tianjin to celebrate the return of Hong Kong to China.

On campus, the HKUST Students' Union filled an important role in University governance by organising student representation on University committees and encouraging student involvement in University affairs. Student leadership was evident on the Student Catering Committee, the first University committee to be chaired by an undergraduate.

In careers education, the first Business Mentoring Forum, initiated by the Careers Centre of the Student Affairs Office and the Lions Club of Metropolitan Hong Kong, was a resounding success, giving more than 200 undergraduates a chance to hear and interact with business and professional leaders on career opportunities in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland.

HKUST graduates continued to excel in career and job placement. Of the 1,362 undergraduates who joined the ranks of University alumni in 1996, 97% had found employment or were enrolled in full-time postgraduate study by the end of December. Their median gross monthly income rose to $11,000 from the previous year's HK$10,250, an increase of 7.3%.

As the number of active alumni approaches a critical mass, alumni affairs acquire a growing momentum. The HKUST Alumni Association now comprises five constituent alumni groups with a total membership of over 700. Three of the five groups were formed during the past year by business graduates, electrical and electronic engineering graduates, and veterans of the HKUST Football Team.

Thanks to the loyalty and generosity of these alumni, an Alumni Scholarship Fund was established in March 1997 as the first University programme to be supported entirely by alumni contribution. The first scholarship from this fund was awarded in the same month.

人物 People 人物 People Commerce & Business 70.9% Community & Social Services

2.8% Government 4.1% Education 5.4% Manufacturing & Industries

14.6% Construction 2.3% Full-time Employment of Graduates by Employment Sector, 1996 1996年度獲聘全職工作的 畢業生的工作性質類別

商業 社區及社會服務 政府 教育 製造業及其他工業 建造業

Respondents 收回問卷數目: 1,098 1996-97年度，科大在教學上充滿重要成就和創新發展，並作了回顧和反思。 教學的創新可{????}h姿多采。在利用多媒體教材來提高教學效果的教師們中，祁敖卓越教學服 務奬章得主戴偉燊博士(Dr Mark J. Davidson)是他們的皎皎者。戴偉燊博士把融合了動畫、錄像及圖片的多媒體教材投映在一個大熒幕上，講解土木及結構工程學的重要概念，學生在實驗室複習時，也可重溫這些多媒體教材。

物理學系陳顯邦教授聯同其他學系的教師，利用一套新型電子系統，促進師生的課堂溝通， 試驗活動學習的教學方式。這套電子系統稱為'Classtalk'，可以用它來接收學生的即時回應，估計學生們是否掌握講課內容。這種教學方式能鼓勵同學互相討論，互相學習，以準確回應教師的提問。

工商管理學院不斷努力發掘本地及鄰近地區的個案研討教材。市場學系系主任溫偉德教授(P rof Wilfred R. Vanhonacker) 和哥倫比亞大學的Noel Capon教授(曾在本校擔任客座教授)合撰的《亞洲市場學研習個案專集》正{????}X版，出版商為普林帝斯霍爾(Prentice-Hall)有限公司。該個案教科書還附有一冊教案，預計這套教材可 供不同程度的商學課程使用。

1997年3月，大學收到了大學教育資助委員會的'教與學質素保證過程檢討'報告書。雖然在這份期待已久的報告書中，檢討小組成員表示他們'對那些接受訪問的教員的質素極為讚賞，並認為科大具有可以提供優質教學的潛質'，然而他們也認為大學'應當更加自覺和有系統地推展教與學質素改進過程'。

大學非常認眞地看待這份報告書。每個學系{????}J細地討論報告書的內容；教務委員會除了在 定期舉行的會議中討論外，還召開了三次特別會議。在1997年5月的會議中，教務委員會同意校長的建議，就報告書內提出的問題成立六個專責小組，探討改善的方案。教務委員會在6月舉行本學年最後一次會議時，各專責小組已提交了他們的中期報告。大學知道還要花很多 功夫，才能解決'教與學質素保證過程檢討'報告書所提出的問題，然而大學已為實現這目 標奠下一個良好的基礎。

ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 年報96-97ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 大事紀要〔選錄〕

Calendar of Events (Selected) For the teaching programmes of the Univer- sity, 1996-97 was a year of milestones and innovations that ended on a note of reflection and introspection. Teaching innovations took many forms. Dr Mark J. Davidson, recipient of the Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching, was in the forefront of faculty members developing multimedia programmes to enhance their teaching. Dr Davidson's lectures in civil and structural engineering incorporate animation, video clips, and still photography--all projected on a large screen--to illustrate important concepts and relationships. The multimedia content can also be accessed by students reviewing their assignments in the undergraduate teaching laboratory.

Prof Nelson Cue (Physics) and colleagues in several other departments carried out experiments in active learning using a new electronic system for classroom communication called Classtalk. With this system, the teacher is able to receive immediate feedback from students and to determine whether the class has grasped the ideas being taught. Since students are encouraged to confer with each other before using Classtalk to respond to the teacher's questions, an additional benefit is that they are able to help each other learn.

In the School of Business and Management, ongoing efforts to enhance available teaching materials with case studies based on local and regional business experience are beginning to reach fruition. In 1997, Prof Wilfried R. Vanhonacker, Head of the Department of Marketing, announced publication of the first collection of case studies on Asian business, The Asian Marketing Case Book. Written by Prof Vanhonacker and Prof Noel Capon, a former visiting professor at HKUST, the book is being published by Prentice-Hall together with a companion volume of teaching notes, and is expected to be used at all levels of business education.

In March 1977, the long-awaited report of the Teaching and Learning Quality Process Review (TLQPR) undertaken by the University Grants Committee was presented to the University. While the members of the review panel stated that they "came away impressed with the quality of staff with whom we visited, and with the University's potential as a provider of high-quality teaching and learning," they felt that HKUST "should become more self-conscious and systematic about its teaching and learning quality improvement processes."

The University has taken the report, and this advice, with the seriousness it deserves. Every academic department has met to discuss the TLQPR report. In addition to discussions in its regular meetings, the Senate has devoted three special meetings to it. In May, the Senate approved the President's proposal to form six task forces to address specific issues raised by the report. Interim reports of the task forces were tabled at the Senate's final meeting of the academic year in June. While much work remains to be done, a good foundation has been laid for addressing the concerns of the TLQPR report.

Each year for the past four years, following the removal of institutional quotas on re- search proposals, HKUST has been very successful in obtaining peer-reviewed, competitive research funding. In 1996-97, HKUST again achieved the highest total funding, the largest number of funded projects, the highest overall success rate, and, by far, the highest funding per faculty member.

This achievement can be attributed to the efforts of our excellent academic and research staff. But observers sometimes ask, what about results? How can we assess the quality of the research carried out with such funding? In recent years, Hong Kong's University Grants Council has begun to monitor the impact of research activities in Hong Kong by asking faculty members at tertiary institutions to submit samples of their research publications for peer review.

In UGC's second Research Assessment Exercise, completed in November 1996, HKUST attained the highest overall rating with the highest number of faculty members demonstrating "excellence appropriate to the discipline in Hong Kong and possibly showing some evidence of international excellence".

This assessment, by authorities in various scientific fields in Hong Kong as well as overseas, is confirmation of the high standard of achievement at HKUST and a strong endorsement of the University's progress towards a key objective--to advance economic and social development in the region by conducting world-class research in Hong Kong.

Academic Research The breadth of research at HKUST covers a wide spectrum. With 1,268 active research projects, we can only touch on some of the highlights of a busy and productive year.

*In biotechnology, a three-year research programme in traditional Chinese medicine was launched by the Biotechnology Research Institute, supported by $13.6 million in funding from the Industry Department.

*In mathematics, the analytically defined Seiberg-Witten invariant was identified with the topologically defined Milnor torsion for three-dimensional manifolds--a major contribution to low-dimensional topology.

*In physics, a new scaling law in the dynamic evolution of cellular structures in gaseous-liquid interfaces was uncovered, and room-temperature ultraviolet lasing was demonstrated for the first time in thin films of zinc oxide.

*In chemical engineering, researchers developed an advanced technology for treating industrial wastewater, a biodegradable plastic produced from municipal waste, and a new light-weight composite material made from bamboo fibres blended with polypropylene.

*In microelectronics, new developments included a thin-film transistor technology allowing an entire display system to be built on glass, and an analog VLSI neural network chip implementing a special image-processing filter for real-time depth detection in image motion analysis.

*In mechanical engineering, researchers are developing a three-dimensional CAD system for the garment industry with $4.3 million in funding from the Industry Department, and have devised enabling technology to shorten the product development cycle and improve the reliability of electronic packaging and assembly.

*In economics, researchers contributed to the formulation of critical economic policies in Hong Kong with studies of the linked exchange rate system, retirement protection, business competition and regulation, and port facilities and container handling services.

Applied Research and Technology Transfer The University's Research Centre focuses on mission-oriented research to advance social and economic development in Hong Kong and the region. Its largest project, the Operational Windshear Warning System at Hong Kong's new airport, entered final testing during 1996-97. Using technologies acquired from this project, the Research Centre also installed strong wind monitoring sensors along MTRC's airport express rail route to ensure the trains' safety during typhoon conditions.

Significant contracts signed by the University during the past year included agreements for:

*Design and implementation of an electronic library system (Open University of Hong Kong)

*Development of a computer-based personal financial planning model (Hang Seng Bank Ltd)

*Advanced drug delivery system (Apotec International Co. Ltd) *Chinese search engine for Internet applications (licensed to IPO Inc. of California and LYCOS Inc.)

In addition, 25 invention disclosures were received from HKUST researchers, resulting in 10 patent applications filed with the US Patent Office and eight more in the process of being filed.

Research Funding Research projects at HKUST have been fortunate in attracting funding from a diversity of sources. In 1996-97, the Office of Contract and Grant Administration processed 771 new proposals for research funding and travel grants. Five hundred and seventy new awards worth $157 million were received, bringing the number of active projects during the year to 1,268.

While most funding is derived from RGC/UGC programmes, an increasingly significant component comes from the private sector in Hong Kong. Industrial funding, including that administered by the HKUST RandD Corporation Limited, has risen steadily from $7.6 million in 1993-94 to $17.9 million in 1996-97.

In RGC's programme to establish Cooperative Research Centres with industrial linkages, HKUST won four of the five centres awarded to Hong Kong institutions, totalling $10.8 million. This funding supports new collaborative initiatives in geotechnical centrifuge modelling, optical fibre lighting, wireless information technology, and advanced electronic packaging and assembly.

In RGC's peer-reviewed, competitive research funding awarded in June 1997, HKUST again held first place among Hong Kong institutions with the highest total funding--at $83.7 million, this was an increase of 23% over the previous year. HKUST also led with the highest overall success rate, 58%, and the largest number of funded projects, 147.

自從政府撤銷了各院校申請研究計劃撥款建議的限額後，科大已連續四年在研究經費的競爭 中領先。在1996-97年度，科大繼續在資助總額、獲資助的研究計劃總數、申請資助成功率上居於首位，而到目前為止，科大在以教研人員數目平均計算的人均資助額上，亦是本港院校中最高的。

這些可喜的紀錄都可歸功於科大優秀的教師和研究人員。有些觀察家會問，這些獲資助的項 目成果如何？我們應怎樣評估獲資助的研究項目的素質呢？在近幾年裏，大學教育資助委員 會已開始監督研究工作對本港的貢獻，該委員會要求大專院校的教研人員提交他們所發表的 研究論文，然後由同行互相評估。

大學教育資助委員會在1996年11月完成第二次研究成果調查，對全港各大專院校受資助的教 研人員之研究工作進行評估，其中達到'香港第一流的學術水平，而且有可能已達到世界一 流的水平'者，本校的總數目比率是各院校之冠。

這項由本港及海外學術界權威評定的結果，足以肯定大學的科研工作已達到相當高的水平， 並且確認大學繼續實踐其主要目標：通過在香港進行世界級的科研項目，促進本地區的經濟 及社會發展。

學術研究 一所現代化大學所進行的學術及應用研究，其範圍及深度至為廣泛。在本年度，科大進行的 研究計劃共有1,268項，以下所列是大學在這忙碌而又富有成效的一年內，較具代表性的少數研究項目。

在生物科技領域，生物技術研究所獲得工業署1,360萬元的資助，進行為期三年的傳統中藥 研究。

在數學方面，由解析定義的Seiberg-Witten不變元，已確定與拓撲學所定義的三維流形Mil nor撓率是一致的，這成果在低維拓撲學中將有重要的意義。

物理學系發現在液汽相介面蜂窩狀結構動態演化的相似定律，以及首次以氧化鋅薄膜產生室溫紫外線雷射。

化學工程學系的研究人員開發出先進的工業廢水處理技術、由垃圾轉化而成的生物可分解性塑料、及一種由竹纖維及聚丙烯組成的輕盈複合材料。

微電子領域的最新開發成果包括可以把整個顯示系統整合在玻璃基板上的薄膜電晶體技術，以及類比超大規模集成電路(VLSI)神經網絡晶片，這晶片可以作為特殊圖像處理過濾器，在圖像活動分析中進行即時深度偵測。

機械工程學系的研究人員獲得工業署430萬元的資助，正開發一套供成衣工業應用的三維計 算機輔助設計系統；此外，該系也開發出可以縮短產品開發時間及提高電子封裝及組裝程序 可靠度的技術。

在經濟學方面，科大學者在聯繫匯率制度、退休保障、商業競爭與監管、及海港設施和貨櫃處理服務等課題上的研究，為香港制訂重要的經濟政策時，提供貢獻。

應用研究及技術轉移 大學的研究中心從事一些任務導向的研究項目，以提高香港及其鄰近地區的社會與經濟發展 。該中心最大型的項目 香港新機場的風切變預警系統 在本年度已進入最後測試的階 段；研究中心正利用這開發項目所帶來的技術，為地鐵公司的機場高速鐵路裝設沿線强風監 測感應器，以確保列車在颱風吹襲期間的行車安全。

在過去一年間，大學與多家機構簽署有關技術開發和研究的合約，重要的協議舉例如下：

設計及裝設電子圖書館系統(香港公開進修大學)開發一套在計算機上運行的個人財務策劃模型(恆生銀行)先進藥物傳遞系統(Apotec International Co. Ltd) 供國際電腦網絡應用的中文網頁檢索系統(授權予加州的IPO Inc.及LYCOS Inc.)

此外，科大學者本年度內共有25項發明，其中有10項已向美國政府申請專利權，另外有8項正在籌備申請中。

研究資助 科大的研究計劃很幸運的繼續獲得不同來源的資助。在1996-97年度內，大學的研究經費統籌處總共處理了711項研究資助申請。本年度有570項研究計劃成功地獲得資助，獲撥款總額達1.57億元。包括這些新的研究項目在內，大學本年度內正在進行中的獲資研究計劃共有1,2 68項。

雖然大部分研究資助是來自研究資助局或大學教育資助委員會的撥款，但來自本港私營機構 的資助已有顯著的增長，其中工業界的資助(包括由香港科大研究開發公司管理的撥款)已從 1993-94年度的760萬元，上升至本年度的1,790萬元。

在研究資助局與工業界攜手合作成立研究中心的計劃中，將會有四個中心在科大成立(全港大專院校成立的中心共有5個)，涉及的資助總額達1,080萬元。這筆資助將會用來推動岩土工 程離心機模擬、光纖照明、無線信息技術、及先進電子封裝及組裝等領域的新合作計劃。

在研究資助局主辦競爭性(由同行評估)研究項目方面，香港科技大學在本年度獲得的總資助 額仍是本港大專院校之冠，金額為8,370萬元，較去年上升了23%。大學也在獲資助的研究計 劃數目(147項) 、及申請資助成功率(58%)等項目上都居於首位。

在校園南端的大型宿舍建築工程已經在1996-97年度內完成，這是大學為教職員和學生提供優良住宿條件的一個新里程。値得一提的是這項工程計劃完全由大學自籌經費興建，沒有動用政府的撥款或社會人士的捐贈。

建造156個高級教職員宿舍的工程也在1996年11月正{????}髡芋C大學的高級教職員宿舍數目增加至404個。現在所有合資格的教職員均獲提供宿舍，大學不用再為高級教職員支付校外房租 ，省下來的款項，作清還興建宿舍的銀行貸款，預計五到六年內可以全數還清。

此外，270個研究生宿舍單位(每個單位可容納四位研究生)也在1996年12月落成，使大學可以為所有全日制研究生、部分教研人員、國際會議來賓、和參加行政人員培訓課程的人士提供宿位。

與新宿舍一起興建的一座多用途大學中心，已於1997年4月正式啓用，這是教職員和學生的社交休閒場所。

在1997年2月，大學動工興建一座有關環境/岩土工程的研究設施，包括60米長的密封式風洞 和超大型離心機。預計建築工程在1998年中完成。

其他正在籌備興建的計劃包括：擴建學術大樓(面積為6,600平方米)、室內泳池、及多項改善校園環境的工程。上述計劃{????}H捐贈基金興建。

The University's celebration of its Fifth An- niversary during the fall semester of 1996 marked the successful conclusion of a period of rapid growth. For 1996-97 as a whole, the financial results reflect continued--albeit slower--overall growth, signifying the onset of a period of consolidation. Total net assets at year's end amounted to $4,105 million, a slight increase over the previous year's $4,031 million.

General income increased by 9% to $1,796 million, of which 80%, or $1,434 million, was provided by the University Grants Committee. Also included in general income was $250 million of tuition fees.

General expenditure increased by 14% to reach $1,725 million, mainly due to inflation, salary revisions, and growth in the student body from the previous year's 6,077 to 6,720 FTE.

Following transfers to reserve accounts, an excess of general income over general expenditure amounting to $6.6 million was carried forward as a surplus to be used in the next financial year.

The University's balance sheet, income and expenditure statement, and figures for general expenditure per student are shown in Appendix C, while a detailed Treasurer's Report is contained in the University's Financial Statements, available separately.

Donations The University is most grateful to individual, corporate, and foundation donors who made generous gifts and pledges exceeding $55.5 million during 1996-97.

The Chan Tseng-Hsi Foundation Ltd and Dr and Mrs Thomas Chen jointly pledged $20 million to support the construction of the University Annex.

Dr and Mrs Hari N. Harilela pledged $5 million for the University's general funds. A donation of $2 million was received from the Fong Shu Fook Tong Foundation to support the University's development, and $1.6 million came from Television Broadcasts Ltd as an additional contribution to the TVB Fund.

In endowment funding, a total of $1.5 million was received from Citibank, N.A. as the fourth and final installments of the $7.5 million Citibank Endowment Fund.

In major research funding, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust continued its support of the Biotechnology Research Institute with further donations totaling $5.56 million, as part of its $130 million pledge. Donations amounting to $3.32 million were also received from the Hongkong Telecom Foundation on its $100 million pledge of support for the Hongkong Telecom Institute of Information Technology.

During the year, a total of 259 scholarships and 413 bursaries and loans amounting to $6.79 million were given out. Most notable was the $1 million contribution from the Jebsen Educational Foundation.

Grants from private sources to support faculty research projects amounted to $7.83 million. Of these, $3.36 million was donated by the Croucher Foundation to support 11 projects. Contributions for conferences, workshops, academic exchanges, student projects, and art and cultural events stood at $1.87 million.

In-kind donations were also received, including equipment, books, and art objects.

The University's plan to provide quality ac- commodation on campus for staff members and students alike reached a significant milestone with the completion of a large-scale residential development at the south end of campus during 1996-97. As a wholly self-supporting project, this latest phase of development is noteworthy for having been completed without any capital funding from Government or contributions from donors.

Residential towers containing apartments for 156 senior staff members and their families were completed in November 1996, bringing the total number of senior staff quarters on campus to 404. The University can now accommodate all eligible staff on campus and, with the subsequent termination of all off-campus leases, can repay within five to six years the bank loan raised to cover the construction costs of this phase of development.

Another 270 apartments, each capable of accommodating four postgraduate students, were completed in December 1996. This permits the University to house all full-time postgraduate students on campus, as well as a substantial number of the University's teaching and research staff, delegates attending conferences, and participants in executive education programmes.

In conjunction with these apartments, a multi-purpose University Center was developed as a social and recreational facility for the campus community, opening in April 1997.

In February 1997, construction began on an environmental/geotechnical facility to house a 60 metre closed-circuit wind tunnel and large-beam centrifuge. This project will be completed in mid-1998.

Among other projects in the planning stage are a 6,600 square metre extension to the Academic Building, an indoor swimming pool, and a number of enhancements to the campus environment--all to be built with donated funds.

大學在本年度上學期慶祝成立五周年，標誌著高速成長的創校階段已圓滿結束。綜觀1996-9 7年度的財務表現，大學仍維持整體性的增長(儘管增長速度已經放緩)，顯示大學已邁進了鞏固期。在本年度結算時，大學的總資產淨値為41.05億元，略高於去年的40.31億元。

本年度內的一般收入增加了9%，總額達17.96億元，其中80%(14.34億元)來自大學教育資助委員會的撥款，另外有2.5億元是學費收入。

一般開支較去年增加了14%，總額達17.25億元，增幅主要來自通貨膨漲、薪酬調整、及學生 人數(以相當於全日制學額計算，由6,077人增至6,720人)的增加。

一般收入減去一般開支的剩額，除轉撥至儲備賬外，有660萬元結轉至下年度使用。 大學的資產負債表、收支報表及每位學生一般開支約數等財務報表，已摘錄在本年報附錄三 內。此外，詳盡的司庫報告已收錄在另行編印的《財務報表》內。

捐贈 1996-97年度共收到個別人士、公司、和基金會等超過5,500萬元的慷慨捐贈或承諾捐贈，大 學深表感謝。

陳曾熙基金會有限公司和陳曾燾博士及夫人聯合承諾捐贈2,000萬元，資助大學新翼的建築費用。

夏利萊博士及夫人(Dr and Mrs Hari N. Harilela)承諾捐贈500萬元，資助大學的一般經費。方樹福堂基金捐贈200萬元資助大學的發展。電視廣播有限公司再把160萬元撥入該公司為科大專設的電視廣播基金。

在留本資助方面，萬國寶通銀行本年度再捐出150萬元，作為萬國寶通銀行基金的最後兩期捐款，該銀行承諾的捐贈總額為750萬元。

在主要的研究資助方面，香港賽馬會慈善信託基金繼續資助科大生物科技研究所的研究項目 ，本年度內共撥款556萬元，該基金承諾的資助總額為1.3億元。本年度共收到香港電訊教育 基金的332萬元撥款，該基金承諾捐贈一億元，資助科大的香港電訊信息技術研究所。

大學在本年度內共頒發了259項奬學金，以及413項助學金和貸款，總金額達679萬元。特別値得一提的，是捷成教育基金為科大的奬、助學金提供了100萬元的資助。

本年度私人機構為教師們的研究項目共提供達783萬元的資助，其中裘槎基金會共捐贈336萬 元，資助11項研究計劃。在國際會議、研討會、學術交流、學生研究計劃、藝術及文化活動 等方面所收到的資助，總額則達到187萬元。

大學還收到多項實物捐贈，其中包括儀器、書籍及藝術品。 University Performance in RGC Competitive Research Funding 大學在競爭研究資助局 研究撥款方面的表現 教 學 Teaching 教學 Teaching 研 究 Research 研究 Research 研究 Research 研究 Research 研究 Research 校 園 發 展 Campus Development 校園發展 Campus Development 財 務 Finance 財務 Finance Prof Calendar of Events (Selected)

ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97

ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97

It would not be possible to detail all the events and developments of the past year in a few pages. This calendar presents a selection of events, each one special in its own way娞hosen to convey the flavour of a unique and exciting year at HKUST. The omission of other events, including the many lectures, workshops, and seminars that keep HKUST at the forefront of worldwide intellectual endeavour, by no means diminishes their importance and contribution to University life.

July 1996七月

Opening on 24 June, the first Engineering Summer School offers 12 courses over an eight-week session extending into August, and enrolling HKUST undergraduates and more than 120 Form 7 students.

8-11

The Second International Symposium of the Asia Pacific Society of Bioscientists brings to HKUST more than 200 scientists from throughout the region to assess the impact of recent biotechnology research.

12

Summer camps organised by the School of Engineering, the School of Business and Management, and the Department of Physics again welcome prospective students to HKUST. The first of these to open is the five-day Engineering Camp for Honour Students with 191 participants from 68 secondary schools.

由於篇幅所限，本年報無法盡錄大學在本年度內發生的所有大事；本章所選錄的事件各具特 色，讓大家概覽科大在這一年度內多姿多采的發展。至於未被選輯的事件(包括許多在過去一年間舉行的講座、研習班及研討會等學術活動)，其實也是大學發展歷程的重要部分。

工學院首次開辦工學院暑期班，共開設12門為期8週(由6月24日至8月17日)的課程。除科大學生外，暑期班也招收了一百二十多位中七學生，讓他們修讀一年級的工程學課程。

二百多位科學家出席在科大舉行的第二{????}{????}茈耵型儩ゴ篕皕|議，探討生物技術研究的最新 發展和成果。

工學院、工商管理學院及物理學系分別舉辦了夏令營，深受有意入讀科大的中學生歡迎。本 年度第一個夏令營是工學院主辦的'傑出中學生工程學夏令營'，為期五天，共有191位來自68間中學的同學參加。

Calendar of Events (Selected)

16-19

HKUST collaborates with Tsinghua University (Beijing) to hold an international conference on Management Science and the Economic Development of China.

17

The Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Center, supported by Lee Kum Kee Group, opens at HKUST for development of health food products derived from traditional herbal medicines.

AUGUST 1996八月

12

The Department of Information and Systems Management and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong offer a 22-week Diploma Course in Derivatives and Risk Management.

17-25

The International Computer Music Conference, held in Hong Kong for the first time, offers 15 concerts open to the public, featuring more than 100 pieces of music, at HKUST and City Hall.

科大與北京清華大學聯合主辦管理科學與中國經濟發展國際研討會。

由李錦記集團資助的香港傳統中藥研究中心舉行成立儀式。該研究中心的工作重點是開發來 自傳統草藥的健康食品。

資訊與系統管理學系和香港聯合交易所合辦為期22個星期的衍生工具及風險管理文憑課程。

國際電腦音樂會議首次在香港舉行，並在科大和香港大會堂進行了15場公開音樂會，表演了 一百多個音樂節目。

SEPTEMBER 1996九月

5

The University establishes the Advanced Materials Research Institute to coordinate interdisciplinary research and promote collaborative projects with local industry.

5

On RTHK, the UST Technology File, a weekly half-hour radio program in Cantonese, debuts in conjunction with the University's Fifth Anniversary celebrations.

24

The Cyberspace Center is established with support from Hong Kong's Industry Department to provide Hong Kong's software industry with guidance in use of the Internet.

26

The Hong Kong premier of Stanley Kwan's Yang Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema opens the prominent film director's term as artist-in-residence at HKUST's Center for the Arts.

大學成立高新材料研究所，促進高新材料的跨學科研究，並推動與本地工業合作的研究開發 計劃。

香港電台開始播放名為科技U檔案的半小時電台節目，這是大學慶祝成立五周年的活動之一。

由香港政府工業署資助的電腦網絡空間中心正{????}言腄A該中心的任務是為本港的軟件工業服 務，為它們提供有關應用國際電腦網絡的指引和支援。

本港著名導演關錦鵬出任科大駐校藝術家，並在大學校園播映其近作男生女相：中國電影之 性別。

OCTOBER 1996十月

1

The Department of Physics agrees to pursue collaborative research with the Institute for Materials Research of Tohoku University.

5-6

The University's second Open Days welcome more than 30,000 visitors to the campus.

12

Six HKUST swimming records are broken at the 4th Annual Aquatic Meet for students, staff, and their families.

November 1996十一月

21-22

Academic degrees are presented to 1,362 undergraduate and 304 postgraduate students at the University's Fourth Congregation.

物理學系與日本東北大學材料研究所達成合作研究協議。

三萬多人參加科大的第二屆開放日。

學生、教職員及教職員家屬參加了第四屆香港科技大學水運會，並刷新六項科大游泳紀錄。

在第四屆學位頒授典禮上，1,362位本科生及304位研究生獲大學頒授學位。

November 1996十一月

22

HKUST's School of Business and Management and the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University establish a joint programme leading to the Executive Master of Business Administration degree- a major boost for international business education in Asia.

25

Prof Leo Esaki, Nobel laureate in physics, is a featured speaker in the University's Fifth Anniversary Distinguished Lectures. Also included in the series are lectures by Prof David Hodges, Prof Donald P. Jacobs, and Prof Weiming Tu.

DECEMBER 1996十二月

6

The Library's third Colloquium on Information Science is devoted to "Transformations in Global Scientific Communications".

11

In a worldwide broadcast of CNN's Nobel Minds: Challenges for the Twenty-first Century, questions directed to the 1996 Nobel Prize winners are broadcast live from the HKUST campus, the sole Asian site selected for the programme.

科大工商管理學院與美國西北大學Kellogg管理研究院合辦高級行政人員工商管理碩士課程。

諾貝爾物理學奬得主江崎玲於奈教授應邀擔任科大五周年傑出學者講座系列的講者，其他講 者是美國柏克萊加州大學電子工程及計算機科學系David Hodges教授、美國西北大學Kellogg管理研究院院長Donald P. Jacobs、及哈佛大學燕京社社長杜維明教授。

圖書館舉辦第三屆信息科學研討會，主題是：'全球科學通訊的轉變和發展'。

在有線電視新聞網絡全球直播的諾貝爾奬得主心聲：二十一世紀的挑戰節目中，科大師生通 過人造衛星，與倫敦及紐約的學界一起直接向1996年諾貝爾奬得主提問。科大獲指定為該節 目的亞洲區電視直播站。

Calendar of Events (Selected)

JANUARY 1997一月

6-9

HKUST proudly displays its research at Technology Week '97, held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The University's 35 booths are seen by more than 100,000 visitors.

6-24

Biology students in a group called Promotion of Environmental Protection Awareness spend the winter session visiting 100 primary and secondary schools with a 30-minute slide show and bilingual booklet on the need for environmental protection.

10

HKUST and the Chinese Academy of Sciences establish a Microelectronics Joint Laboratory for collaborative research, academic exchange, and professional training.

11-26

The Executive Development Program for Senior Government Officials welcomes officials from the Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan, for their initial training session.

16

The Hong Kong String Quartet, the University's first quartet-in-residence, presents a program of Beethoven and Schumann at its inaugural concert.

在香港會議展覽中心舉行的香港科技展覽中，科大展出32個科研項目(35個展覽攤位)。共有 10萬人參觀了該次展覽。

由生物學系同學組成的綠色教育先鋒，在寒假期{????}鴠輕{????}00間中小學宣揚環境保護的重要。他們向學生們播放長達30分鐘的自製幻燈展示材料，並派發一份環境保護的中、英文小冊子。

科大與中國科學院成立第二個聯合實驗室-微電子聯合實驗室，以促進雙方在微電子科技領 域的合作研究、學術交流和專業人才培訓。

科大為海南省洋浦經濟開發區公務員開辦第一期高級公務員培訓班。

香港弦樂四重奏應邀出任科大首隊駐校四重奏，並舉行開幕演奏會，演奏貝多芬及舒曼的名 曲。

ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97

ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 People People, some say, are not only Hong Kong's greatest natural resource--they are her only resource. This is especially the case at a university, where at every level, it is people's energy and ambition, informed by their knowledge, intelligence, and wisdom, that determine the character and success of the educational enterprise.

At HKUST, personal strivings to acquire an education, to advance a career, to benefit a community, are part and parcel of the University's efforts to boost economic development and improve the quality of life in Hong Kong and the surrounding region. By focusing on the people who make up this University, we wish to honour all the extraordinary individuals whose combined talents and acomplishments have made for another exciting and satisfying year at HKUST.

Honours and Achievements At its Fourth Congregation, the University presented honorary doctorates to two distinguished scholars and two community leaders:

Dr Cheng Hon Kwan, Doctor of Engineering honoris causa Prof Donald P. Jacobs, Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa Dr Vincent H. S. Lo, Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa Prof Xie Xide, Doctor of Science honoris causa Dr Mark J. Davidson (Civil & Structural Engineering) was awarded the Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching in recognition of his selection as the University's outstanding teacher of the year.

Mr Francis Lo Tat Chi, former president of the HKUST Students' Union, received the Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen Medal for Distinguished Service to the Student Body.

Faculty Honours During the year, a number of HKUST faculty members were recognised by academic and professional societies for outstanding accomplishment in their field.

Prof Ping Cheng (Mechanical Engineering) received the 1996 Heat Transfer Memorial Award, presented by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers--the highest honour available in the field of heat transfer.

Prof Justin Lin (Economics) received the Sir John Crawford Award for 1997, presented by the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, for outstanding contributions to the understanding of institutional and technological changes in the Chinese economy.

Dr Dimitrios Papadias (Computer Science) received the Cor Baayen Award, presented by the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, for promising research in computer science or a related field.

Dr Che Ting Chan (Physics) was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society, Dr Justin Chuang (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Dr Gregory C. A. James (Language Centre) was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Linguists.

Student Achievements At the Fourth Congregation, 15 graduates in the Class of 1996 received the University's Academic Achievement Award for outstanding academic performance, having attained a "solid A" cumulative grade average throughout their undergraduate years. The recipients were Chan Sze Lok (Computer Science), Cheung Kwok Ho (Computer Science), Chow Yui (Physics), Ip Koon Lum (Accounting), Kong Wing Hung (Economics), Law Hiu Chung (Computer Science), Ma Hang Shing (Chemical Engineering), Mok Yue Fai (Chemistry), Ngai Li Wa (Economics), Poon Hak Fei (Chemical Engineering), Tang Kit Shing (Biochemistry), Jenny Tsa (Management of Organisations), Tsang Siu Tang (Finance), Wong Man (Computer Science and Stephen Wong Sing Chi (Mathematics).

In a signal honour for the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, one of their own graduates, MPhil candidate Felix Cheung, became the first person from Hong Kong to present a paper at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, renowned as the "Chip Olympics", held in San Francisco in February. Mr Cheung presented a new microchip design to help optimise signal reception in portable satellite and television receivers, attracting considerable interest at a forum where all the best-known computer chips, including the Pentium processor, made their debut in the past.

In competition at home, HKUST's English Debate Team distinguished itself by winning Hong Kong's intercollegiate championship for the second year in a row. The repeated victory is even more impressive in that it came in only their second year of competition.

HKUST students excelled in other arenas as well. Putonghua speakers placed first in the solo prose-speaking and group verse-speaking sections of the annual Putonghua Competition. The University Choir gave the top-rated performance in the Annual Music Festival, and the HKUST Bridge Team won the intercollegiate bridge tournament. In athletics, HKUST student teams competed with energy and spirit across the entire gamut of intercollegiate sports, winning championships in men's handball, combined men's and women's handball, karate, and men's rowing.

University Court The University's highest advisory body held its annual meeting on 11 April 1997 with Council members and senior staff of the University in attendance. Three task forces were established at this meeting to facilitate the active involvement of Court members in University programmes relating to campus development, executive education, and culture and the arts. At the conclusion of the meeting, Court members officially opened the University Center, a new facility containing social and recreational amenities for the campus community.

Court membership in 1996-97 included 25 appointed members, six ex-officio members, and four representatives of the University Senate (see Appendix A).

University Council The Council is the supreme governing body of the University. During the past year, Dr David P. Gardner and Dr H. C. Lee retired from the Council after many years of distinguished service, and Mrs Laura M. Cha, Ms Ruth Kuok, Dr Lawrence T. Wong, and Mr Wilfred Wong Ying Wai were appointed to Council membership. In addition, Prof Otto C. C. Lin joined the Council upon his appointment as the University's Vice-President for Research and Development, and Prof Nai Teng Yu and Prof Michael M. Loy were elected as Senate representatives.

The University was especially pleased to congratulate Council Chairman Sir S. Y. Chung and Vice-Chairman Dr Andrew K. N. Li upon their appointment as Convenor of the Executive Council and Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong SAR Government, respectively.

Among initiatives related to University personnel policy, the Council approved measures to adopt common terms of service for University staff, to clarify policies governing faculty involvement in commercial pursuits, to implement a defined-contribution option within the Staff Superannuation Scheme, to simplify the range of academic titles, and to introduce a new category of honorary fellowships.

In addition, the Council approved construction of a University Annex at the south end of the campus to house collaborative R&D with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, activities in technology transfer, executive education, and international programmes; and an indoor swimming pool to meet the year-round needs of an increased staff and student population residing on campus.

University Senate Chaired by the President of the University, the Senate meets bimonthly to formulate academic policy. During 1996-97, the Senate also held a series of special meetings to review, in depth, the quality assurance processes related to teaching and learning within the University. Six task forces were appointed to report on curriculum design, staff qualifications and performance, teaching evaluation, teaching and learning practices, teaching and learning innovations, and general education. These special sessions were part of a concerted, ongoing effort by the University's faculty to enhance the teaching and learning experience at HKUST.

University Staff With the adoption of common terms of service at HKUST, previously invidious distinctions between the benefits accorded to "local" and "overseas" staff have been eliminated. Employment benefits are now allocated regardless of a person's place of origin.

During 1996-97, academic staff welcomed the simplification of academic titles to a three-tiered structure consistent with prevailing international practice. As a result, faculty members are henceforth to be titled Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor.

New guidelines for promotion and substantiation of academic staff were also adopted, providing a well-defined career path for junior faculty. Under these guidelines, Assistant Professors are to be promoted to Associate Professor at the same time they are substantiated. Substantive appointment will not be offered to Assistant Professors who do not qualify for promotion to Associate Professor following a maximum of six years' probationary service.

The University's staff establishment for 1996-97 was 2,365. As at 30 June 1997, the University had appointed 2, 206 full-time equivalent staff members, representing 93.3% of the establishment.

Among its new appointees, the University welcomed Prof Otto C. C. Lin to his new post as Vice-President for Research and Development. Prof Lin is a former president of the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan.

Appointments to senior academic staff positions included: Prof Gary C. Biddle, Head of the Department of Accounting Prof Philip C. Chan, Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Prof Roland T. Chin, Head of the Department of Computer Science Prof Dennis P. H. Hsieh, Head of the Department of Biology Prof Wilson H. Tang, Head of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering Students and Alumni Total student enrollment was 6,888 as at 30 June 1997, consisting of 5,550 undergraduate and 1,338 full-time and part-time postgraduate students.

At its Fourth Congregation, held on 21-22 November 1996, the University conferred academic degrees on 1,362 undergraduate and 304 postgraduate students.

HKUST students enjoyed a rich and vibrant campus life during 1996-97, participating with enthusiasm in a great variety of educational and extra-curricular activities. Particularly noteworthy were efforts by student organisations to forge stronger links with their counterparts on the Chinese Mainland--student societies organised study tours to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Inner Mongolia, and athletic teams travelled to competitions in Guangzhou, Xian, and Shanghai. Student artists at HKUST also sent contributions to art exhibits in Beijing and Tianjin to celebrate the return of Hong Kong to China.

On campus, the HKUST Students' Union filled an important role in University governance by organising student representation on University committees and encouraging student involvement in University affairs. Student leadership was evident on the Student Catering Committee, the first University committee to be chaired by an undergraduate.

In careers education, the first Business Mentoring Forum, initiated by the Careers Centre of the Student Affairs Office and the Lions Club of Metropolitan Hong Kong, was a resounding success, giving more than 200 undergraduates a chance to hear and interact with business and professional leaders on career opportunities in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland.

HKUST graduates continued to excel in career and job placement. Of the 1,362 undergraduates who joined the ranks of University alumni in 1996, 97% had found employment or were enrolled in full-time postgraduate study by the end of December. Their median gross monthly income rose to $11,000 from the previous year's HK$10,250, an increase of 7.3%.

As the number of active alumni approaches a critical mass, alumni affairs acquire a growing momentum. The HKUST Alumni Association now comprises five constituent alumni groups with a total membership of over 700. Three of the five groups were formed during the past year by business graduates, electrical and electronic engineering graduates, and veterans of the HKUST Football Team.

Thanks to the loyalty and generosity of these alumni, an Alumni Scholarship Fund was established in March 1997 as the first University programme to be supported entirely by alumni contribution. The first scholarship from this fund was awarded in the same month.

Teaching For the teaching programmes of the University, 1996-97 was a year of milestones and innovations that ended on a note of reflection and introspection.

Teaching innovations took many forms. Dr Mark J. Davidson, recipient of the Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching, was in the forefront of faculty members developing multimedia programmes to enhance their teaching. Dr Davidson's lectures in civil and structural engineering incorporate animation, video clips, and still photography--all projected on a large screen--to illustrate important concepts and relationships. The multimedia content can also be accessed by students reviewing their assignments in the undergraduate teaching laboratory.

Prof Nelson Cue (Physics) and colleagues in several other departments carried out experiments in active learning using a new electronic system for classroom communication called Classtalk. With this system, the teacher is able to receive immediate feedback from students and to determine whether the class has grasped the ideas being taught. Since students are encouraged to confer with each other before using Classtalk to respond to the teacher's questions, an additional benefit is that they are able to help each other learn.

In the School of Business and Management, ongoing efforts to enhance available teaching materials with case studies based on local and regional business experience are beginning to reach fruition. In 1997, Prof Wilfried R. Vanhonacker, Head of the Department of Marketing, announced publication of the first collection of case studies on Asian business, The Asian Marketing Case Book. Written by Prof Vanhonacker and Prof Noel Capon, a former visiting professor at HKUST, the book is being published by Prentice-Hall together with a companion volume of teaching notes, and is expected to be used at all levels of business education.

In March 1977, the long-awaited report of the Teaching and Learning Quality Process Review (TLQPR) undertaken by the University Grants Committee was presented to the University. While the members of the review panel stated that they "came away impressed with the quality of staff with whom we visited, and with the University's potential as a provider of high-quality teaching and learning," they felt that HKUST "should become more self-conscious and systematic about its teaching and learning quality improvement processes."

The University has taken the report, and this advice, with the seriousness it deserves. Every academic department has met to discuss the TLQPR report. In addition to discussions in its regular meetings, the Senate has devoted three special meetings to it. In May, the Senate approved the President's proposal to form six task forces to address specific issues raised by the report. Interim reports of the task forces were tabled at the Senate's final meeting of the academic year in June. While much work remains to be done, a good foundation has been laid for addressing the concerns of the TLQPR report.

Research Each year for the past four years, following the removal of institutional quotas on research proposals, HKUST has led Hong Kong's tertiary institutions in peer-reviewed, competitive research funding. In 1996-97, HKUST again achieved the highest total funding, the largest number of funded projects, the highest overall success rate, and, by far, the highest funding per faculty member.

The University is justly proud of this record, and of its academic and research staff. But observers sometimes ask, what about results? How can we assess the quality of the research carried out with such funding? In recent years, Hong Kong's University Grants Council has begun to monitor the impact of research activities in Hong Kong by asking faculty members at tertiary institutions to submit samples of their research publications for peer review.

In UGC's second Research Assessment Exercise, completed in November 1996, HKUST attained the highest overall rating with the work of 66% of our faculty (as compared with 47% across the Hong Kong tertiary system) demonstrating "excellence appropriate to the discipline in Hong Kong and possibly showing some evidence of international excellence".

This assessment, by authorities in Hong Kong as well as overseas, is confirmation of the high standard of achievement at HKUST and a strong endorsement of the University's progress towards a key objective--to advance economic and social development in the region by conducting world-class research in Hong Kong.

Academic Research The breadth of research in a modern university stretches the imagination of any onlooker. With 1,150 active research projects underway at HKUST, we can only touch on some of the highlights of a busy and productive year.

In biotechnology, a large-scale, long-term research programme in traditional Chinese medicine was launched by the Biotechnology Research Institute, supported by $13.6 million in funding from the Industry Department.

In mathematics, the analytically defined Seiberg-Witten invariant was identified with the topologically defined Milnor torsion for three-dimensional manifolds-- a major contribution to low-dimensional topology.

In physics, a new scaling law in the dynamic evolution of cellular structures was uncovered, and room-temperature ultraviolet lasing was demonstrated for the first time in thin films of zinc oxide.

In chemical engineering, researchers developed an advanced technology for treating industrial wastewater, a biodegradable plastic produced from municipal waste, and a new light-weight composite material made from bamboo fibres blended with polypropylene.

In microelectronics, new developments included a thin-film transistor technology allowing an entire display system to be built on glass, and an analog VLSI neural network chip implementing a special image-processing filter for real-time depth detection in image motion analysis.

In mechanical engineering, researchers are developing a three-dimensional CAD system for the garment industry with $4.3 million in funding from the Industry Department, and have devised enabling technology to shorten the product development cycle and improve the reliability of electronic packaging and assembly.

In economics, researchers contributed to the formulation of critical economic policies in Hong Kong with studies of the linked exchange rate system, retirement protection, business competition and regulation, and port facilities and container handling services.

Applied Research and Technology Transfer The University's Research Centre focuses on mission-oriented research to advance technological development in Hong Kong and the region. Its largest project, the Operational Windshear Warning System at Hong Kong's new airport, entered final testing during 1996-97. Using technologies acquired from this project, the Research Centre also installed strong wind monitoring sensors along MTRC's airport express rail route to ensure the trains' safety during typhoon conditions.

Significant contracts signed by the University during the past year included agreements for:

Design and implementation of an electronic library system (Open University of Hong Kong)

Development of a computer-based personal financial planning model (Hang Seng Bank Ltd)

Advanced drug delivery system (Apotec International Co. Ltd) Chinese search engine for Internet applications (licensed to IPO Inc. of California and LYCOS Inc.)

In addition, 25 invention disclosures were received from HKUST researchers, resulting in 10 patent applications filed with the US Patent Office and eight more in the process of being filed.

Research Funding Research projects at HKUST showed continued success in attracting funding from a diversity of sources. In 1996-97, the Office of Contract and Grant Administration processed 769 new proposals for research funding and travel grants. Four hundred and fifty-two new awards worth $158 million were received, bringing the number of active projects during the year to 1,150 with total funding of $577 million.

While most funding is derived from RGC/UGC programmes, an increasingly significant component comes from the private sector in Hong Kong. Industrial funding, including that administered by the HKUST RandD Corporation Limited, has risen steadily from $5.6 million in 1993-94 to $17.8 million this past year.

In RGC's programme to establish Cooperative Research Centres with industrial linkages, HKUST won four of the five centres awarded to Hong Kong institutions, totalling $10.8 million. This funding supports new collaborative initiatives in geotechnical centrifuge modelling, optical fibre lighting, wireless information technology, and advanced electronic packaging and assembly.

In RGC's peer-reviewed, competitive research funding, HKUST again led Hong Kong institutions with the highest total funding--at $83.7 million, this was an increase of 23% over the previous year. HKUST also led all institutions with the highest overall success rate, 58%, and the largest number of funded projects, 147. In the category of projects deemed "fundable but not funded" were another 59 projects from HKUST.

Campus Development The University's plan to provide quality accommodation on campus for staff members and students alike reached a significant milestone with the completion of a large-scale residential development at the south end of campus during 1996-97. As a wholly self-supporting project, this latest phase of development is noteworthy for having been completed without any capital funding from Government or contributions from donors.

Residential towers containing apartments for 156 senior staff members and their families were completed in November 1996, bringing the total number of senior staff quarters on campus to 404. The University can now accommodate all eligible staff on campus and, with the subsequent termination of all off-campus leases, can repay within five to six years the bank loan raised to cover the construction costs of this phase of development.

Another 270 apartments, each capable of accommodating four postgraduate students, were completed in December 1996. This permits the University to house all full-time postgraduate students on campus, as well as a substantial number of the University's teaching and research staff, delegates attending conferences, and participants in executive education programmes.

In conjunction with these apartments, a multi-purpose University Center was developed as a social and recreational facility for the campus community, opening in April 1997.

In February 1997, construction began on an environmental/geotechnical facility to house a 60 metre closed-circuit wind tunnel and large-beam centrifuge. This project will be completed in mid-1998.

Among other projects in the planning stage are a 6,600 square metre extension to the Academic Building, an indoor swimming pool, and a number of enhancements to the campus environment--all to be built with donated funds.

Finance The University's celebration of its Fifth Anniversary during the fall semester of 1996 marked the successful conclusion of a period of rapid growth. For 1996-97 as a whole, the financial results reflect continued--albeit slower overall growth, signifying the onset of a period of consolidation. Total net assets at year's end amounted to $4,105 million, a slight increase over the previous year's $4,031 million.

General income increased by 9% to $1,796 million, of which 80%, or $1,434 million, was provided by the University Grants Committee. Also included in general income was $250 million of tuition fees.

General expenditure increased by 14% to reach $1,725 million, mainly due to inflation, salary revisions, and growth in the student body from the previous year's 6,077 to 6,720.

Following transfers to reserve accounts, an excess of general income over general expenditure amounting to $6.6 million was carried forward as a surplus to be used in the next financial year.

The University's balance sheet, income and expenditure statement, and figures for general expenditure per student are shown in Appendix C, while a detailed Treasurer's Report is contained in the University's Financial Statements, available separately.

Donations The University is most grateful to individual, corporate, and foundation donors who made generous gifts and pledges exceeding $55.5 million during 1996-97.

The Chan Tseng-Hsi Memorial Fund and Dr and Mrs Thomas Chen jointly pledged $20 million to support the construction of the University Annex.

Dr and Mrs Hari N. Harilela pledged $5 million for the University's general funds. A donation of $2 million was received from the Fong Shu Fook Tong Foundation to support the University's development, and $1.6 million came from Television Broadcasts Ltd as additional contributions to the TVB Fund.

In endowment funding, a total of $1.5 million was received from Citibank, N.A. as the fourth and final installments of the $7.5 million Citibank Endowment Fund.

In major research funding, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust continued its support of the Biotechnology Research Institute with further donations totaling $5.56 million, as part of its $130 million pledge. Donations amounting to $3.32 million were also received from the Hongkong Telecom Foundation on its $100 million pledge of support for the Hongkong Telecom Institute of Information Technology.

During the year, a total of 259 scholarships and 413 bursaries and loans amounting to $6.79 million were given out. Most notable was the $1 million contribution from the Jebsen Educational Foundation.

Grants from private sources to support faculty research projects amounted to $7.83 million. Of these, $3.36 million was donated by the Croucher Foundation to support 11 projects. Contributions for conferences, workshops, academic exchanges, student projects, and art and cultural events stood at $1.87 million.

In-kind donations were also received, including equipment, books, and art objects.

Calendar of Events (Selected) It would not be possible to detail all the events and developments of the past year in a few pages. This calendar presents a selection of events, each one special in its own way--chosen to convey the flavour of a unique and exciting year at HKUST. The omission of other events, including the many lectures, workshops, and seminars that keep HKUST at the forefront of worldwide intellectual endeavour, by no means diminishes their importance and contribution to University life.

July 1996 Opening on 24 June, the first Engineering Summer School offers 12 courses over an eight-week session that extends through July into August, enrolling HKUST undergraduates and more than 120 Form 7 students.

8-11The Second International Symposium of the Asia Pacific Society of Bioscientists brings to HKUST more than 200 scientists from throughout the region to assess the impact of recent biotechnology research.

16-19HKUST collaborates with Tsinghua University (Beijing) to hold an international conference on Management Science and the Economic Development of China.

12Summer camps organised by the School of Engineering, the School of Business and Management, and the Department of Physics again welcome prospective students to HKUST. The first of these to open is the five-day Engineering Camp for Honour Students with 191 participants from 68 secondary schools.

17The Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Center, supported by Lee Kum Kee Group, opens at HKUST for development of health food products derived from traditional herbal medicines.

August 1996 12The Department of Information and Systems Management and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong offer a 22-week Diploma Course in Derivatives and Risk Management.

17-25The International Computer Music Conference, held in Hong Kong for the first time, offers 15 concerts open to the public, featuring more than 100 pieces of music, at HKUST and City Hall.

September 1996 5The University establishes the Advanced Materials Research Institute to coordinate interdisciplinary research and promote collaborative projects with local industry.

5On RTHK, the UST Technology File, a weekly half-hour radio program in Cantonese, debuts in conjunction with the University's Fifth Anniversary celebrations.

24The Cyberspace Center is established with support from Hong Kong's Industry Department to provide Hong Kong's software industry with guidance in use of the Internet.

26The Hong Kong premier of Stanley Kwan's Yang Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema opens the prominent film director's term as artist-in-residence at HKUST's Center for the Arts.

October 1996 1The Department of Physics agrees to pursue collaborative research with the Institute for Materials Research of Tohoku University.

5-6The University's second Open Days welcome more than 30,000 visitors to the campus.

12Six HKUST swimming records are broken at the 4th Annual Aquatic Meet for students, staff, and their families.

November 1996 21-22Academic degrees are presented to 1,362 undergraduate and 304 postgraduate students at the University's Fourth Congregation.

22HKUST's School of Business and Management and the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University establish a joint programme leading to the Executive Master of Business Administration degree-- a major boost for international business education in Asia.

25Prof Leo Esaki, Nobel laureate in physics, is a featured speaker in the University's Fifth Anniversary Distinguished Lectures. Also included in the series are lectures by Prof David Hodges, Prof Donald P. Jacobs, and Prof Weiming Tu.

December 1996 6The Library's third Colloquium on Information Science is devoted to "Transformations in Global Scientific Communications".

11In a worldwide broadcast of CNN's Nobel Minds: Challenges for the Twenty-first Century, questions directed to the 1996 Nobel Prize winners are broadcast live from the HKUST campus, the sole Asian site selected for the programme.

January 1997 6-9HKUST proudly displays its research at Technology Week '97, held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The University's 35 booths are seen by more than 100,000 visitors.

6-24Biology students in a group called Promotion of Environmental Protection Awareness spend the winter session visiting 100 primary and secondary schools with a 30-minute slide show and bilingual booklet on the need for environmental protection.

10HKUST and the Chinese Academy of Sciences establish a Microelectronics Joint Laboratory for collaborative research, academic exchange, and professional training.

11-26The Executive Development Program for Senior Government Officials welcomes officials from the Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan, for their initial training session.

16The Hong Kong String Quartet, the University's first quartet-in-residence, presents a program of Beethoven and Schumann at its inaugural concert.

February 1997 13-14The Fourth Asian Symposium on Information Display, attended by more than 200 delegates, reveals new developments in liquid crystal displays and other display technologies.

14-16Teaching innovations at HKUST are highlighted on the University's stand at Higher Education Expo 1997, held at City Hall.

24-28Music, dance, and theatre performances, together with film and video screenings and a contemporary art exhibition, are the stimulating fare of the University's first Arts Festival, sponsored by six student societies and the Center for the Arts.

March 1997 1The first Business Mentoring Forum is undertaken by the Careers Centre and Lions Club of Metropolitan Hong Kong to give students an opportunity to interact with business and professional leaders.

12The campus walkway linking Undergraduate Halls I and II is named the Fong Shu Chuen Promenade in recognition of a $2 million donation by the Fong Shu Fook Tong Foundation to support University development.

13HKUST forges an alliance with the Chengdu Diao Pharmaceutical Group to develop a technology base in Hong Kong for collaborative R&D in biotechnology and traditional Chinese medicines.

26-29The Asian Association for Lexicography (ASIALEX) is founded at Dictionaries in Asia: Research and Pedagogical Implications, an international conference hosted by the Language Centre.

April 1997 2HKUST agrees to collaborate with Motorola Semiconductors (Hong Kong) Ltd on a project to develop CDMA technology for personal and wireless multimedia communications.

3HKUST becomes the first tertiary institution in the region to receive an Award of Merit for campus safety from the US National Safety Council.

4In their second year of competition, HKUST's English Debate Team wins Hong Kong's intercollegiate competition for the second year in a row.

11Court members open the new University Center, designed to function as a social and recreational hub for the campus community.

22-25Tomorrow's Technology Today, an exhibition in Ocean Terminal, showcases University research in areas vital to Hong Kong's future, including information technology, biotechnology, and materials science.

27Dr Helmut Sohmen, sponsor of the ongoing HKUST Business Roundtable Dinner, initiates EuroTalk, a special series of talks on Europe-Asia links, at this session of the Roundtable Dinner.

28-29In the first major effort at cooperative research by the Association of East Asian Research Universities, 62 scientists from 14 of the 16 member universities participate in a Workshop on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at HKUST.

May 1997 11Close to 350 HKUST students and staff members raise over $130,000 for the Community Chest by walking the 10-kilometre Lantau Link stretching from Lantau Island across two newly opened bridges to Kowloon.

27-29Researchers, industry representatives, and government officials explore ways to develop a regional industry based on traditional Chinese medicines at a symposium called Advancing the TCM Industry Into the Next Century.

June 1997 24Catapulting Hong Kong Into a New Age (CHINA), an exhibition of HKUST's achievements in teaching, research, and service, opens in the University's Exposition Hall.

27The Library opens its special exhibition China in Maps: 16th-19th Century, a selection of masterpieces from its collection of rare and historic maps, to commemorate the return of Hong Kong to China.

28The eight booths constituting the HKUST Pavilion attract considerable interest at the opening of the Technology for Tomorrow exhibition organised by Hong Kong's technology sector to celebrate the reunification of China.

12 大事紀要〔選錄〕

Calendar of Events (Selected) JULY 1996 七月 6+* FEBRUARY 1997 二月 14-16 13-14 24-28 The Fourth Asian Symposium on Information Display, attended by more than 200 delegates, reveals new developments in liquid crystal displays and other display technologies.

Teaching innovations at HKUST are highlighted on the University's stand at Higher Education Expo 1997, held at City Hall.

Music, dance, and theatre performances, together with film and video screenings and a contemporary art exhibition, are the stimulating fare of the University's first Arts Festival, sponsored by six student societies and the Center for the Arts.

二百多位專家及學者雲集科大，參加第四{????}{????}w信息顯示大會，研討液晶及其他顯示技術的 最新發展。

在香港大會堂舉行的高等教育展覽1997中，科大展示了它以先進科技提高教學效果的教學新 理念。

由六個學生學會及科大藝術中心合辦的第一屆科大藝術節，為大學校園帶來音樂、舞蹈、戲 劇、電影及錄像等藝術節目。

MARCH 1997 三月 12 13 The campus walkway linking Undergraduate Halls I and II is named the Fong Shu Chuen Promenade in recognition of a $2 million donation by the Fong Shu Fook Tong Foundation to support University development.

HKUST forges an alliance with the Chengdu Diao Pharmaceutical Group to develop a technology base in Hong Kong for collaborative R&D in biotechnology and traditional Chinese medicines.

The Asian Association for Lexicography (ASIALEX) is founded at Dictionaries in Asia: Research and Pedagogical Implications, an international conference hosted by the Language Centre. 連接兩座本科生宿舍(舍一及舍二)的走廊命名為方樹泉廊，以紀念方樹福堂基金會捐贈200{????}U元，資助大學的發展。

科大與成都地奧製藥公司簽署協議，合作研究和開發生物技術及傳統中藥。

語言中心主辦亞洲辭典研究及教學法國際研討會，並促成了亞洲辭典學會的成立。 26-29 APRIL 1997 四月 HKUST agrees to collaborate with Motorola Semiconductors (Hong Kong) Ltd on a project to develop CDMA technology for personal and wireless multimedia communications.

HKUST becomes the first tertiary institution in the region to receive an Award of Merit for campus safety from the US National Safety Council.

In their second year of competition, HKUST's English Debate Team wins Hong Kong's intercollegiate competition for the second year in a row.

Court members open the new University Center, designed to function as a social and recreational hub for the campus community.

科大與萬力半導體(香港)有限公司達成合作協議，共同開發個人及無線電多媒體通訊的分碼 多重存取技術。

香港科技大學獲美國全國安全議會頒發校園安全優異奬，科大是亞太區內第一所獲頒該奬項 的大專院校。

英語辯論隊連續第二年在大學校際英語辯論比賽中奪魁。

大學顧問委員會成員主持大學中心啓用儀式，該中心是大學教職員和學生的主要社交和消閒 場所。

11 27 22-25 28-29 Tomorrow's Technology Today, an exhibition in Ocean Terminal, showcases University research in areas vital to Hong Kong's future, including information technology, biotechnology, and materials science.

Dr Helmut Sohmen, sponsor of the ongoing HKUST Business Roundtable Dinner, initiates EuroTalk, a special series of talks on Europe-Asia links, at this session of the Roundtable Dinner.

In the first major effort at cooperative research by the Association of East Asian Research Universities, 62 scientists from 14 of the 16 member universities participate in a Workshop on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at HKUST.

在尖沙咀海運大廈舉行的明日科技、今天創造展覽中，科大向公眾介紹了一些對香港未來發 展有深遠影響的研究計劃，其中包括信息科技、生物技術及材料科學。

香港科技大學圓桌晚宴贊助人蘇海文博士擔任這天舉行的圓桌晚宴主講嘉賓，為一系列以歐 亞合作關係為主題的演講揭開序幕。

東亞研究型大學協會為促進成員大學彼此進行合作研究，在科大舉行第一屆分子生物學及生 物技術座談會，來自14所成員大學的62位科學家出席了這次座談會。該協會目前共有16所成 員大學。

MAY 1997 五月 27-29 Researchers, industry representatives, and government officials explore ways to develop a regional industry based on traditional Chinese medicines at a symposium called Advancing the TCM Industry Into the Next Century.

在中藥業面臨二十一世紀的挑戰研討會中，學者、藥業人士及政府官員，共同探討開發本地 區傳統中藥業的途徑。

JUNE 1997 六月 27 24 28 Catapulting Hong Kong Into a New Age (CHINA), an exhibition of HKUST's achievements in teaching, research, and service, opens in the University's Exposition Hall.

The Library opens its special exhibition China in Maps: 16th-19th Century, a selection of masterpieces from its collection of rare and historic maps, to commemorate the return of Hong Kong to China.

The eight booths constituting the HKUST Pavilion attract considerable interest at the opening of the Technology for Tomorrow exhibition organised by Hong Kong's technology sector to celebrate the reunification of China.

迎回歸-同創新紀元展覽在科大展覽廳揭幕，內容包括科大的教學新意念、科研成果及科大 對本港社會經濟發展所作出的服務。

圖書館為慶祝香港回歸祖國，舉辦地圖裏的中國-十六至十九世紀展覽，從6月27日到10月15日，展出科大圖書館珍藏的古代地圖。

在科技創明天展覽(6月28日到7月4日)中，科大的八個攤位展出多項最新的科研計劃，備受注目。這次展覽由香港科技界慶祝香港回歸祖國活動籌委會及中國科學技術協會合辦。

Calendar of Events (Selected)

大事紀要〔選錄〕 NOVEMBER 1996 十一月 22 21-22 25 Academic degrees are presented to 1,362 undergraduate and 304 postgraduate students at the University's Fourth Congregation.

HKUST's School of Business and Management and the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University establish a joint programme leading to the Executive Master of Business Administration degree-- a major boost for international business education in Asia.

Prof Leo Esaki, Nobel laureate in physics, is a featured speaker in the University's Fifth Anniversary Distinguished Lectures. Also included in the series are lectures by Prof David Hodges, Prof Donald P. Jacobs, and Prof Weiming Tu.

在第四屆學位頒授典禮上，1,362位本科生及304位研究生獲大學頒授學位。

科大工商管理學院與美國西北大學凱洛格管理研究院合辦高級行政人員工商管理碩士課程。

諾貝爾物理學奬得主江崎玲於拉教授應邀擔任科大五周年傑出學者講座系列的講者，其他講 者是美國柏克萊加州大學電子工程及計算機科學系David HODGES教授、美國西北大學凱洛格管理研究院院長Donald P. JACOBS及哈佛大學燕京社社長杜維明教授。

The first Business Mentoring Forum is undertaken by the Careers Centre and Lions Club of Metropolitan Hong Kong to give students an opportunity to interact with business and professional leaders.

香港華都獅子會與科大就業輔導中心首次聯合主辦工商奇才指導論壇，讓科大學生與工商及 專業的精英交流對話，深入溝通。

MARCH 1997 三月 12 13 The first Business Mentoring Forum is undertaken by the Careers Centre and Lions Club of Metropolitan Hong Kong to give students an opportunity to interact with business and professional leaders.

The campus walkway linking Undergraduate Halls I and II is named the Fong Shu Chuen Promenade in recognition of a $2 million donation by the Fong Shu Fook Tong Foundation to support University development.

HKUST forges an alliance with the Chengdu Diao Pharmaceutical Group to develop a technology base in Hong Kong for collaborative R&D in biotechnology and traditional Chinese medicines.

26-29The Asian Association for Lexicography (ASIALEX) is founded at Dictionaries in Asia: Research and Pedagogical Implications, an international conference hosted by the Language Centre.

香港華都獅子會與科大就業輔導中心首次聯合主辦工商奇才指導論壇，讓科大學生與工商業 及專業的精英直接對話，紳入溝通。

連接兩座本科生宿舍(舍一及舍二)的走廊命名為方樹泉廊，以紀念方樹福堂基金會捐贈200{????}U元，成立方樹泉基金，資助大學的發展。

科大與成都地奧製藥公司簽署協議，合作研究和開發生物技術及傳統中藥。

語言中心主辦亞洲辭典研究及教學法國際研討會，並促成了亞洲辭典學會的成立。 26-29 MAY 1997 五月 11 Close to 350 HKUST students and staff members raise over $130,000 for the Community Chest by walking the 10-kilometre Lantau Link stretching from Lantau Island across two newly opened bridges to Kowloon.

約350位科大學生及教職員參加香港公益金的'青嶼幹線百萬行'，共籌得善款13萬元。這次步行籌款全程約10公里，途經連接青衣和大嶼山的青馬大橋和汲水門大橋。

大事紀要 (selected) Calendar of Events 〔選錄〕 大事紀要 (selected) Calendar of Events 〔選錄〕 致：香港科技大學校董會

本核數師行已按照公認之核數準則，審核香港科技大學截至1996年6月30日止之年度財務報表，並在這份於1996年11月22日發出之核數報告中，申明本行對這些報表不持異議。

本行認為附載於本年報內、以1996年6月30日為本年度結算日之資產負債表及收支報表，都是恰當地從已被審核、截至1996年6月30日之年度財務報表中摘錄出來。

已簽署 德勤會計師行 香港執業會計師 1996年11月22日 核數師聲明 AUDITORS' STATEMENT To: The Council of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

We have audited, in accordance with Auditing Standards, the financial statements of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for the year ended 30 June 1996, and in our audit report thereon dated 22 November 1996, expressed an unqualified opinion.

In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying Balance sheet as at 30 June 1996 and Income and Expenditure Statement for the year then ended has been properly extracted from the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 June 1996.

SIGNED Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants Hong Kong 22 November 1996 資產負債表 1996年6月30日 ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 每位學生全日制等値平均一般開支約數 1991/92 Year 年度 1992-95 Triennium 三年度 1995-98 Triennium STP~'o Ex-officio Members Sir Sze-yuen Chung, GBE, JP Chairman of the Council Dr Andrew K. N. Li, CBE, QC, JP Vice-Chairman of the Council Prof Chia-Wei Woo President of the University Dr Lau Wah-Sum, OBE, JP Treasurer of the University Ms Agnes Chan Pui Yiu (until 19 February 1997) Ms Ruby Hau Yuk Yin (from 20 February 1997) President of the Students' Union Ms Amy Wong (until 22 December 1996) Mr Tai Chi Lap (from 22 December 1996) President of the Alumni Association 2 Vacancies Appointed Members Sir David Akers-Jones, KBE, CMG, JP Dr Sally Aw Sian, OBE, JP Dr Cha Chi Ming, JP Dr Thomas Chen Tseng Tao, CBE Mr Christopher Cheng, OBE, JP Dr Edgar W. K. Cheng, JP The Hon Paul M. F. Cheng, JP Dr Cheng Yu Tung Dr Chow Yei Ching, OBE Dr Hari N. Harilela, OBE, JP Mr Hu Fa Kuang, CBE, JP Mr Kuok Khoon-Chen (until 31 January 1997) Mr Walter P. S. Kwok, JP The Hon Lau Wong Fat, OBE, JP Dr Lee Shau-Kee Dr Vincent H. S. Lo Dr William M. W. Mong Mr Anthony Neoh, QC, JP Mr Robert Ng Dr Deanna Lee Rudgard (until 31 January 1997) Sir Run Run Shaw, CBE Dr Helmut Sohmen, OBE Dr Jack C. Tang, CBE Dr Tsui Tsin-Tong, JP The Hon Dame Rosanna Wong, DBE, JP Sir Gordon Y. S. Wu, KCMG Dr Geoffrey M. T. Yeh, MBE, JP 15 Vacancies Appointed Senate Representatives Prof Gary C. Biddle (from 15 April 1997) Prof K. C. Chan (from 15 April 1997) Prof Leonard K. H. Cheng Prof Shiu-Yuen Cheng (from 15 April 1997) Prof Peter W. P. Cheung (until 14 April 1997) Prof Nelson Cue (until 14 April 1997) Prof Jevons C. W. Lee (until 14 April 1997) 學術顧問委員會 Appendix B 附錄二 Academic Advisory Committees School of Science Advisory Committee

Prof Joseph A. Beavo, Jr. Dept of Pharmacology University of Washington

Prof David J. Benney Chairman, Dept of Mathematics Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Prof Chia-Ling Chien Henry A. Rowland Dept of Physics & Astronomy Johns Hopkins University

Prof Benjamin Chu Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and of Materials Science & Engineering State University of New York, Stony Brook

Prof Nam-Hai Chua Andrew W. Mellon Professor Head, Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology Rockefeller University

Prof Julian E. Davies Chairman, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology University of British Columbia

Prof Murray Goodman Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of California, San Diego

Prof Tai-Ping Liu Dept of Mathematics Stanford University

Prof Bruce D. McCombe Chairman, Dept of Physics State University of New York, Buffalo

Prof Bik-Kwoon Tye Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology Cornell University

Prof James C. Wang Mallinckrodt Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Harvard University

School of Engineering Advisory Committee

Sir Eric A. Ash, CBE, FEng, FRS University College University of London

Dr George Bugliarello Chancellor Polytechnic University, Brooklyn

Prof David A. Hodges Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering University of California, Berkeley

Prof John Hopcroft Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering Cornell University

Prof Hau L. Lee Thomas Ford Professor of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Stanford University

Prof Axel Meisen Dean of Applied Science University of British Columbia

Prof J. D. Plummer Associate Dean Stanford University

Dr John A. White, Jr. Dean of Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

Prof Kwang-tzu Yang Viola D. Hank Professor of Engineering University of Notre Dame The University is grateful to the many distinguished scholars and academic leaders whose encouragement, counsel, and advice have been instrumental in the successful development of HKUST's academic programmes.

大學顧問委員會、大學校董會及教務委員會 Appendix A 附錄一 University Court, Council, and Senate 當然委員 鍾士元爵士 大學校董會主席 李國能博士 大學校董會副主席 吳家瑋教授 校長 劉華森博士 大學司庫 陳佩瑤小姐 (任期至1997年2月19日止)侯玉燕小姐 (任期自1997年2月20日起) 學生會主席 黃韻婷小姐 (任期至1996年12月22日止)戴志立先生 (任期自1996年12月22日起) 校友會主席 尚有兩席待定 委任委員 鍾逸傑爵士 胡 仙博士 查濟民博士 陳曾燾博士 鄭維志先生 鄭維健博士 鄭明訓議員 鄭裕彤博士 周亦卿博士 夏利萊博士 胡法光先生 郭孔丞先生 (任期至1997年1月31日止)郭炳湘先生 劉皇發議員 李兆基博士 羅康瑞博士 蒙民偉博士 梁定邦先生 黃志祥先生 利德蓉醫生 (任期至1997年1月31日止)邵逸夫爵士 蘇海文博士 唐驥千博士 徐展堂博士 王{????}鳴議員 胡應湘爵士 葉謀遵博士 尚有十五席待定 教務委員會委任代表 白國禮教授 (任期自1997年4月15日起)陳家强教授 (任期自1997年4月15日起)鄭國漢教授 鄭紹遠教授 (任期自1997年4月15日起)張詠磐教授 (任期至1997年4月14日止)陳顯邦教授 (任期至1997年4月14日止)李志文教授 (任期至1997年4月14日止)

理學院顧問委員會

Prof Joseph A. Beavo, Jr. Dept of Pharmacology University of Washington

Prof David J. Benney Chairman, Dept of Mathematics Massachusetts Institute of Technology

錢嘉陵教授 Henry A. Rowland Dept of Physics & Astronomy Johns Hopkins University

朱鵬年教授 Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and of Materials Science & Engineering State University of New York, Stony Brook

蔡南海教授 Andrew W. Mellon Professor Head, Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology Rockefeller University

Prof Julian E. Davies Chairman, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology University of British Columbia

Prof Murray Goodman Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of California, San Diego

劉太平教授 Dept of Mathematics Stanford University

Prof Bruce D. McCombe Chairman, Dept of Physics State University of New York, Buffalo

戴碧瓘教授 Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology Cornell University

王倬教授 Mallinckrodt Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Harvard University

工學院顧問委員會

Sir Eric A. Ash, CBE, FEng, FRS University College University of London

Dr George Bugliarello Chancellor Polytechnic University, Brooklyn

Prof David A. Hodges Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering University of California, Berkeley

Prof John Hopcroft Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering Cornell University

李效良教授 Thomas Ford Professor of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Stanford University

Prof Axel Meisen Dean of Applied Science University of British Columbia

Prof J. D. Plummer Associate Dean Stanford University

Dr John A. White, Jr. Dean of Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

楊光祖教授 Viola D. Hank Professor of Engineering University of Notre Dame 大學要向各學院學術顧問委員會的成員致謝，諸位傑出學者和教育界權威所提供的鼓勵、忠 告、和意見，為科大的學術發展貢獻良多。

收 支 報 表 Appendix C 附錄三 Income and Expenditure Statement For the year ended 30 June 1997 截至1997年6月30日止年度 主席 鍾士元爵士 副主席 李國能博士 大學司庫 劉華森博士 校長 吳家瑋教授 副校長 孔憲鐸教授 副校長〔學術〕 卜誼隆先生 副校長〔行政及總務〕 林垂宙教授 (任期自1997年3月1日起)麥 兹教授 (署理任期至1997年2月28日止) 副校長〔研究及發展〕 院長 張立綱教授 理學院院長 高秉强教授 工學院院長 陳玉樹教授 工商管理學院院長 丁邦新教授 人文社會科學學院院長 評議會主席 待定 港督委任的公務人員 葉澍曍先生 經濟司 鄺漢生先生 工務司 俞宗怡女士 工商司 大學監督委任的教務委員會學術成員

戴偉翰教授 (任期至1996年9月30日止)雷明德教授 (任期自1997年1月1日起)徐淑英教授 尤乃亭教授 (任期自1996年10月1日起)余寶樂教授 (任期至1996年12月31日止)非公務人員或非大學僱員成員 史美倫女士 (任期自1996年8月1日起)陳啓宗先生 陳南祿先生 張永霖先生 錢果豐議員 江崎玲於奈教授 簡力行博士 (任期至1996年7月31日止)葉錫安先生 郭綺光女士 (任期自1996年8月1日起)利漢釗博士 (任期至1996年7月31日止)廖約克博士 麥蘊利爵士 潘國濂先生 唐裕年先生 黃至剛博士 (任期自1996年8月1日起)王英偉先生 (任期自1996年8月1日起)楊啓彥先生 大學顧問委員會、大學校董會及教務委員會 Appendix A 附錄一 University Court, Council, and Senate 學術顧問委員會 Appendix B 附錄二 Academic Advisory Committees 大學顧問委員會、大學校董會及教務委員會 Appendix A 附錄一 University Court, Council, and Senate 大學顧問委員會、大學校董會及教務委員會 Appendix A 附錄一 University Court, Council, and Senate 大學顧問委員會、大學校董會及教務委員會 Appendix A 附錄一 University Court, Council, and Senate 學術顧問委員會 Appendix B 附錄二 Academic Advisory Committees 學術顧問委員會 Appendix B 附錄二 Academic Advisory Committees Court Membership

顧問委員會委員

Council Membership

大學校董會成員

Chairman Sir Sze-yuen Chung, GBE, JP Vice-Chairman Dr Andrew K. N. Li, CBE, QC, JP Treasurer of the University Dr Lau Wah-Sum, OBE, JP President Prof Chia-Wei Woo Vice-Presidents Prof Shain-Dow Kung Vice-President for Academic Affairs Mr P. A. Bolton Vice-President for Administration and Business Prof Otto C. C. Lin (from 1 March 1997) Prof Joe H. Mize (until 28 February 1997, Acting) Vice-President for Research and Development School Deans Prof Leroy L. Chang Dean of Science Prof Ping K. Ko, JP Dean of Engineering Prof Yuk-Shee Chan Dean of Business and Management Prof Ting Pang-Hsin Dean of Humanities and Social Science Chairman of Convocation Vacant Public Officers Appointed by the Governor Mr Stephen S. K. Ip, JP Secretary for Economic Services Mr Kwong Hon-Sang, JP Secretary for Works Ms Denise Yue, JP Secretary for Trade and Industry Academic Members of the Senate Nominated by the Senate and Appointed by the Chancellor

Prof David J. Barber (until 30 September 1996) Prof Michael M. Loy (from 1 January 1997) Prof Anne S. Y. Tsui Prof Nai Teng Yu (from 1 October 1996) Prof Po-Lock Yue (until 31 December 1996) Members Not Being Public Officers or Employees of the University Mrs Laura M. Cha, JP (from 1 August 1996) Mr Ronnie C. Chan Mr Philip N. L. Chen Mr Linus W. L. Cheung, JP Dr the Hon Raymond K. F. Ch'ien, CBE, JP Prof Leo Esaki Dr David P. Gardner (until 31 July 1996) Mr Simon S. O. Ip, CBE, JP Ms Ruth Kuok (from 1 August 1996) Dr H. C. Lee (until 31 July 1996) Dr York Liao, MBE Sir Gordon Macwhinnie, CBE, JP Mr Steven K. L. Poon Mr Martin Y. Tang Dr Lawrence T. Wong (from 1 August 1996) Mr Wong Ying Wai, Wilfred (from 1 August 1996) Mr Yeung Kai-Yin, CBE, JP Senate Membership (as at 30 June 1997)

教務委員會委員 (根據1997年6月30日的紀錄)

主席 吳家瑋教授(校長) 副校長 孔憲鐸教授(學術)卜誼隆先生(行政及總務)林垂宙教授(研究及發展)理學院 張立綱教授(院長)鄭紹遠教授 陳顯邦教授 郝德志博士 平岡弘之教授(署理)謝顯堂教授 郭宇權博士 雷明德教授 龍李梅瑞博士 王學荊教授 工學院 高秉强教授(院長)陳正豪教授 鄭平教授 錢大康教授 戴偉燊博士 黃汝常教授 郭海成教授 鄧漢忠教授 曾明哲教授 余同希教授 余寶樂教授 工商管理學院 陳玉樹教授(院長)白國禮教授 陳家强教授 鄭國漢教授 樊景立教授 李龍飛教授 盧汝立教授(署理)譚嘉因博士 徐淑英教授 溫偉德教授 魏國强博士 人文社會科學學院 丁邦新教授(院長)魏昂德教授王靖宇教授 余珍珠博士 教學人員選舉委員 李德富博士 張之勇教授 陳天雄教授 主任 圖書館館長周敏民女士 研究中心主任陳介中教授 計算及電訊中心主任艾偉林博士 策劃及協調處主任聶華桐博士 技術轉移中心主任韋懇摯博士 學生事務處處長黃兆光先生 學生代表 學生會會長侯玉燕小姐 本科生代表袁偉雄先生

Chairman Prof Chia-Wei Woo, President Vice-Presidents Prof Shain-Dow Kung, Academic Affairs Mr P. A. Bolton, Administration and Business Prof Otto C. C. Lin, Research and Development School of Science Prof Leroy L. Chang, Dean Prof Shiu-Yuen Cheng Prof Nelson Cue Dr James A. Hackett Prof Hiroyuki Hiraoka (Acting) Prof Dennis P. H. Hsieh Dr Yue-Kuen Kwok Prof Michael M. Loy Dr Maria Li Lung Prof Jerry H. C. Wang School of Engineering Prof Ping K. Ko, Dean Prof Philip C.H. Chan Prof Ping Cheng Prof Roland T. H. Chin Dr Mark J. Davidson Prof Howard J. C. Huang Prof Hoi-Sing Kwok Prof Wilson H. Tang Prof Mitchell M. Tseng Prof Tongxi Yu Prof Po-Lock Yue School of Business and Management Prof Yuk-Shee Chan, Dean Prof Gary C. Biddle Prof K. C. Chan Prof Leonard K. H. Cheng Dr Larry J. L. Farh Prof Lung-Fei Lee Prof Albert Y. Lo (Acting) Dr Kar-Yan Tam Prof Anne S. Y. Tsui Prof W. R. Vanhonacker Dr John K. C. Wei School of Humanities and Social Science Prof Ting Pang-Hsin, Dean Prof Andrew G. Walder Prof John C. Y. Wang Dr Angelina C. C. Yee Elected Members of the Academic Staff Dr Khaled Ben Letaief Prof Paul T. Y. Chang Prof Samuel T. Chanson Directors Mrs Min-Min Chang, Library Prof Jay-Chung Chen, Research Centre Dr William M. Ivey, Computing Services and Telecommunications Dr Hwa-Tung Nieh, Planning and Coordination Dr Keith White-Hunt, Technology Transfer Mr Luke S. K. Wong, Student Affairs Student Representatives Ms Ruby Hau Yuk-Yin, Students' Union Mr Dominic Wai-Hung Yuen, Undergraduate Representative 許倬雲教授 Dept of History University of Pittsburgh

金耀基教授 副校長 香港中文大學

李歐梵教授 Dept of East Asian Languages & Civilizations Harvard University

李愼之教授 中國社會科學院 北京

李亦園教授 蔣經國國際學術交流基金會 台北

劉述先教授 哲學系系主任 香港中文大學

Prof Allen S. Whiting Dept of Political Science University of Arizona

Prof Cho-yuan Hsu Dept of History University of Pittsburgh

Prof Ambrose King Pro-Vice-Chancellor Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof Leo Ou-fan Lee Dept of East Asian Languages & Civilizations Harvard University

Prof Shenzhi Li Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Beijing

Prof Yih-yuan Li Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange Taipei

Prof Shu-Hsien Liu Chairman, Dept of Philosophy Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof Allen S. Whiting Dept of Political Science University of Arizona

Prof George Bain Principal, London Business School London

Prof George Daly Dean, Leonard N. Stern School of Business New York University

Prof Stuart Greenbaum Dean, John M. Olin School of Business Washington University, St Louis

Prof Michael A. Goldberg Dean of Commerce and Business Administration University of British Columbia

Prof William A. Hasler Dean, Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley

Prof Donald P. Jacobs Dean, J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management Northwestern University

Prof Li Jiahao President, China-Europe International Business School Shanghai

Prof William Pierskalla Dean, Anderson Graduate School of Management University of California, Los Angeles

Prof Claude Rameau Vice Chairman of the Board, INSEAD Fontainebleau

Prof Dennis Weidenaar Dean, Krannert Graduate School of Management Purdue University Prof George Bain Principal, London Business School London

Prof George Daly Dean, Leonard N. Stern School of Business New York University

Prof Stuart Greenbaum Dean, John M. Olin School of Business Washington University, St Louis

Prof Michael A. Goldberg Dean of Commerce and Business Administration University of British Columbia

Prof William A. Hasler Dean, Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley

Prof Donald P. Jacobs Dean, J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management Northwestern University

李家鎬教授 中歐國際工商學院院長 上海

Prof William Pierskalla Dean, Anderson Graduate School of Management University of California, Los Angeles

Prof Claude Rameau Vice Chairman of the Board, INSEAD Fontainebleau

Prof Dennis Weidenaar Dean, Krannert Graduate School of Management Purdue University School of Business and Management Advisory Committee 工商管理學院顧問委員會

School of Humanities and Social Science Advisory Committee

人文社會科學學院顧問委員會 致：香港科技大學校董會

本核數師行已按照公認之核數準則，審核香港科技大學截至1996年6月30日止之年度財務報表，並在這份於1996年11月22日發出之核數報告中，申明本行對這些報表不持異議。

本行認為附載於本年報內、以1996年6月30日為本年度結算日之資產負債表及收支報表，都是恰當地從已被審核、截至1996年6月30日之年度財務報表中摘錄出來。

已簽署 德勤會計師行 香港執業會計師 1996年11月22日 核數師聲明 AUDITORS' STATEMENT To: The Council of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

We have audited, in accordance with Auditing Standards, the financial statements of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for the year ended 30 June 1996, and in our audit report thereon dated 22 November 1996, expressed an unqualified opinion.

In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying Balance sheet as at 30 June 1996 and Income and Expenditure Statement for the year then ended has been properly extracted from the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 June 1996.

SIGNED Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants Hong Kong 22 November 1996 資產負債表 1996年6月30日 ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 ANNUAL REPORT年報96-97 Fixed Assets 3,926,8973,863,367 固定資產Loans to Affiliated Companies3030聯屬公司所欠貸款Investments494,517223,715 投資

Current Assets623,841784,260 流動資產Less:Current Liabilities460,764 472,052 減：流動負債Net Current Assets163,077 312,208 流動資產淨値

4,584,5214,399,320 Long-term Liabilities (479,268)(368,228)長期負債 TOTAL NET ASSETS4,105,2534,031,092 總資產淨値 Building Fund3,028,4283,033,981 樓宇基金Capital Fund329,645 377,950 其他固定資產基金General Funds101,37083,278 一般基金Specific Funds280,623 247,852 特定基金Reserves and Provisions268,072 207,216 儲備及備付金UGC Triennium Equalization Account97,11580,815 大學教育資助委員會撥款結算賬

TOTAL FUNDS4,105,2534,031,092資金總額 19971996$'000$'000 GENERAL INCOME 一般收入 UGC Recurrent Grant1,434,5161,369,937 大學教育資助委員會經常撥款Fee Income252,008 189,032 各項收費Interest and Investment Income42,10246,180 利息及投資收入Rental Recovery from Staff39,528 35,450 自教職員收回之租金Miscellaneous Income27,505 4,568 其他收入

1,795,659 1,645,167 SPECIFIC INCOME396,874 437,843 特定收入 TOTAL INCOME2,192,533 2,083,010 收入總額

GENERAL EXPENDITURE一般開支 Administration137,333124,316 行政 Academic1,005,608 885,250 教學 Maintenance of Premises279,790 236,362 校舍保養 General Education20,796 20,246 一般教育 Student Facilities and Amenities37,698 32,998 學生事務及福利設施 Miscellaneous243,716 209,305 其他 1,724,941 1,508,477 SPECIFIC EXPENDITURE338,872303,973 特定開支 TOTAL EXPENDITURE2,063,813 1,812,450 開支總額

EXCESS OF TOTAL INCOME OVER TOTAL EXPENDITURE128,720 270,560 收入總額高於開支總額

Transferred (to) the UGC Holding Account/Reserves/Provisions/(122,054)(189,745)Specific Funds/General Funds

轉撥(至)大學教育資助委員會往來賬/儲備/備付金/特定基金/一般基金 SURPLUS TRANSFERRED TO THE UGC TRIENNIUM EQUALIZATION ACCOUNT 6,66680,815 轉撥至大學教育資助委員會撥款結算賬之盈餘 Student (FTE) number學生(全日制等値)數目780 2,144 3,7295,1406,0776,7207,013

Staffing (FTE) number, UGC-funded由大學教育資助委員會撥款內所任命之職員 (全日制等値)數目

(a)Teaching 教員 120 235 375526570 603586 (b)Non-teaching非教員647 1,133 1,419 1,6671,730 1,762 1,676

Total 合共767 1,368 1,7942,1932,3002,365 2,262 Ratio of student : teaching staff學生：教員比率6.50 9.12 9.94 9.7710.6611.1411.97

Ratio of non-teaching : teaching staff非教員：教員比率5.39 4.82 3.78 3.173.042.922.86

Total general expenditure 000)一般開支總額(千元)328,219 3,102,8675,166,468

Crude average general expenditure/student FTE (at different price levels over the years 1991-98)

平均一般開支約數/學生全日制等値(元) (按1991-98年度內不同物價水平)420,794 281,746260,801 1991/921992/931993/941994/951995/961996/971997/98ActualActualActual ActualActualActualProjection實際實際實際實際實際實際估計

每位學生全日制等値平均一般開支約數 Triennium 1995-98 三年度 Triennium 1992-95 三年度 Ratio of non-teaching : teaching staff 非教員：教員比率 1991-98 Crude average general expenditure per student FTE 每位學生全日制等値平均一般開支約數 1991-98 Ratio 比率 1991/92 Year 年度 1992-95 Triennium 三年度 $'000 千元 1995-98 Triennium 三年度 Year 年度 1991/92 Year 年度 1992-95 Triennium 三年度 1995-98 Triennium 三年度 1997 $'000 1996 $'000 資 產 負 債 表 Appendix C 附錄三 Balance Sheet As at 30 June 1997 收 支 報 表 Appendix C 附錄三 Income and Expenditure Statement For the year ended 30 June 1997 截至1997年6月30日止年度 收 支 報 表 Appendix C 附錄三 Income and Expenditure Statement For the year ended 30 June 1997 截至1997年6月30日止年度 1997年6月30日 每位學生全日制等値平均一般開支約數 Appendix C 附錄三 1991-98 Crude Average General Expenditure per Student FTE 大學顧問委員會、大學校董會及教務委員會 Appendix A 附錄一 University Court, Council, and Senate 學術顧問委員會 Appendix B 附錄二 Academic Advisory Committees 1991/921992/931993/941994/951995/961996/971997/98 Produced by Office of Public Affairs December 1997