Media Review, No. 10/2002

Abstract

[evdate 2002-03-25]

Media Review (No.10/2002)

Prepared by the Office of University Development and Public Affairs

A total of 23 substantive reports mentioning UST were collected. ** denotes items involving OUDPA media liaison, press enquiries, media invitation or supply of information.

1. Prof Francis LUI (ECON) discussed mission differentiation among local universities Sing Tao Daily News (19/3).

2. UST students took part in a recruitment exercise of Dragonair airline Sing Tao Daily News, Oriental Daily News, Apple Daily, SCMP,

The Sun (19/3).

3. The Bellevue Community College in the US offers an associate degree program in cooperation with UST** Ming Pao Daily News (18/3).

4. UST offers on-line English courses Ming Pao Daily News (18/3).

5. Prof Leonard CHENG and Prof Francis LUI (ECON) wrote on mission differentiation among local universities Hong Kong Economic Journal (18/3).

6. UST presents an exhibition of photographs of Jin Shouxian, entitled "Splendors of the West Ta Kung Pao (18/3).

7. Prof Gerald GORN (MARK) discussed marketing strategies during economic downturn HK iMail (18/3).

8. UST expects to admit in September about 40 gifted Form 6 students who have attained 5 distinctions or more in their HKCEE examinations** Wen Wei Po (18/3) and Ming Pao Daily News (16/3).

9. A student who came to HK from the Chinese Mainland two years ago has been admitted by UST and obtained a Jockey Club scholarship Sing Tao Daily News, Ming Pao Daily News, Ta Kung Pao and The Sun (16/3).

10. Fees for taught PG courses offered by local universities have been raised, including some offered by UST SCMP (16/3).

11. Columnist Dr C.Y. CHANG said UST should play a more proactive role in influencing the Government's technology policy HK Economic Journal (16/3).

12. A feature article on the newly opened restaurants on G/F and LG1** Sing Pao Daily News (16/3).

13. Prof Richard HAYNES (CHEM) discussed the use of a new qinghaosu derivative in developing a new medicine to combat malaria Far Eastern Economic Review (14/3).

14. Dr Dilip SOMAN (MARK) discussed marketing strategies of companies

selling luxury goods SCMP (14/3).

15. Researchers at UST have won the best paper award at a prestigious

conference for a proposed technique that will significantly reduce the response time for answering queries involving massive and complex data transfer through the internet** Hongkong Industrialist (Feb issue).

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Because of restrictions on photocopying newspaper articles, OUDPA is unable to provide clippings for photocopying. Most of the clippings are however available in HKUST News Clippings Online (http library.ust.hk/cgi/db/newsclip.pl) through the Library's subscription to the WiseNews service.

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 as we can when official translations are not immediately available. South China Morning Post (SCMP) and Hong Kong iMail (iMail) are English newspapers. Enquiries can be made to the Office of University Development and Public Affairs (ext 8555 or 6305).