Media Review, No. 32/99

Abstract

[evdate 1999-08-23]

Media Review (No.32/99)

Prepared by the Office of University Development and Public Affairs

Media Content Analysis for news clippings received 11-19 Aug 99 21 clippings mentioning UST were received, of which 15 were substantive.

Research (7) Expert Opinion (3) Profile (2) UST in General (1) Student Activities (1) Others (1)

** Items with OUDPA media liaison, press enquiries, media invitation or supply of information.

1. A collaborative agreement was signed among Shenzhen Municipal Government, Peking University and UST on the establishment of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Industrial, Educational and Research Foundation

Six reports (16-17/8).

2. HK Economic Jnl. (16/8) carried an article written by Prof K C Wei (FINA)

3. Dr Kin-Man Lee estimates the reclamation cost of land for the proposed Disney theme park on Lantau Island SCMP (16/8).

4. Dr Francis Lui (ECON) comments on the Hong Kong Government's involvement in the stock market HK Economic Times (16/8).

5. RTHK TV's Our People Our Land program carried a profile of Prof Shain-Dow Kung (BIOL) on 15/8. Sing Tao Daily News contributed a summary of the program on the same date.

6. Student accommodation at UST Apple Daily (14/8)

7. Prof Roland Chin (COMP) comments on computer virus Apple Daily (12/8)

8. "Time for Hong Kong to refocus" SCMP (12/8) carried a profile of UST's Council member, Mr Wilfred Wong Ying Wai.

9. UST collaborates with Lee Kum Kee Group in establishing the Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Center Eastweek (5/8).

10. Another report on the Information Technology Entrepreneur Program

(ITEP) Asia Computer Weekly (2-8/8).

For further details about the items mentioned, a set of newsclippings will be available on Tuesday at the Reference Counter of the Library (where items may be photocopied if desired). This review is mainly based

on newspaper clippings about UST. All information recorded here is as reported in the original articles. Names and terms are translated from the Chinese as best we can when official translations are not immediately available. South China Morning Post (SCMP) and Hong Kong Standard (HKS) are English newspapers. Enquiries can be made to the Office of University Development and Public Affairs (ext. 6305 or 8555).