Media Review, No. 11/96

Abstract

[evdate 1996-04-30] MEDIA REVIEW (NO.11/96)

Prepared by King Cheng

For details about the items mentioned, a set of the clippings is available in the Reference section of the Library (where items may be photocopied if desired).

This review is based on news 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), Hong Kong Standard (HKS) and Eastern Express (EE) are English newspapers. Enquiries can be made to Office of

Public Affairs (ext. 6305 or 8555).

1.Shui On Group Ltd. donates $25 M to UST to establish the Shui On Center for China Business and Management The press responded favourably to the donation ceremony held on 11/4. A total of 7 clippings (18-12/4) were received.

2."Soy sauce, lipstick, charcoal" - works of artist Zhang Hongtu A total of 7 clippings (20-14/4) on this artisit-in-residence activity were received.

3.Pres Woo attends SU forum on 22/4 Eight papers (26-23/4) reported the forum and Pres Woo's views on politics and the media in HK.

4.UST and the row concerning the recent consultation sessions held by the Preparatory Committee A total of 13 clippings (23-12/4) were received. Some of the papers mentioned the comments of 3 UST people, Sir S Y Chung, Council Chairman, Pres Woo and Dr Y S Wong of BIOL. HK Commercial Daily (22/4) carried a related article on a UST student big character poster.

5.UGC proposes to cut subsidies to Universities in 1998-2001 In a story on this, Ming Pao (22/4) mentioned that UST had decided to cut administrative costs by 5%. SCMP (23/4) also carried 2 stories on this.

6.UST and Stanford jointly offer a new course to engineering students from the two universities Three papers (22-11/4) picked up our press release.

7.UST students receive Outstanding Service Award SCMP (18/4) reported that Ada Chan Nga-yee, Leung Wai-kin and Francis Lo Tat-chi were among 15 tertiary students who received this award which was offered by the HK Student Services Assn.

8.UST debate team won this year's Joint University Debating Competition Both SCMP (18/4) and Ming Pao (4/4) reported that the UST team defeated the HKU team and won this year's competition.

9.UST debate team was the 2nd runner-up in the Chinese Joint University Debating Competition 1996 Three papers (8-1/4).

10.UST, HKBU and CityU jointly organised the first Mandarin speaking contest for tertiary students Three papers (15-11/4).

11.An interview with Dr C M Lee of COMP on his project on vehicle licence recognition system Sing Tao Evening Post (17/4).

12.Pres Woo attends the Athletics Assn. of HK Tertiary Institutions' annual awards presentation ceremony Ta Kung Pao (17/4).

13.Two features on Drug Delivery Technology Ctr. Apple Daily (15/4) introduced the center while Ming Pao (1/4) interviewed the center director, Prof Jeffrey Wong of BICH.

14.UGC carried out a teaching and learning quality process review at UST and HKBU Two papers (12,11/4).

15.UST and industrial development in Macau In a story on industrial development in Macau, the reporter mentioned the building of UST in HK.

16.Dr Justin Lin of Economic's article on economic research in China Ming Pao (15/4).

17.Colonial education in HK In an article with this topic in Wen Wei Po (10/4), the writer mentioned the views of Pres Woo on education in HK.

18.UST and the development in Tseung Kwan O Eastweek (28/3) mentioned UST in a feature on the development of Tseung Kwan O.

19.Topping out ceremony of the senior staff quarters Two papers (3,1/4).

20.OPA's popular science feature in Ta Kung Pao Research Center's satellite ground station (11/4).

21.OPA's weekly 'soft' feature column in Ta Kung Pao's education page UGC team visited UST (20/4).

22.HK Economic Journal carried 4 articles written by faculty members of SBM Two by Dr K C Wei (19,12/4), two by Prof Leonard Cheng (18,17/ 4).

23.Two short articles written by contributors from UST Sing Tao Daily (19/4), Wen Wei Po (20/4).

24.Six UST activities mentioned in the campus bulletin board column in SCMP (11/4).