Media Review, No. 51/93

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[evdate 1993-12-23] WEEKLY MEDIA REVIEW (NO.51/93) --prepared by King Cheng

1. Dr Henry Liu, APVC(AA), speaks at the 6th Speech Day of Ning Po No.2 College SCMP (Young Post) (10/12) reported that Dr Liu spoke on the topic "Tertiary Education Opportunities in HK".

2. Dr Larry Qiu of Economics comments on APEC United Daily HK (17/12) carried a special feature with comments on APEC. Dr Qiu was one of the experts interviewed for comment.

3. Dr C T Che of Chemistry comments on the effects of aristolochic acid In a feature on the correlation between aristolochic acid and kidney diseases, Ming Pao (5/12) interviewed Dr Che, an expert on Chinese herbal medicine, who noted that recent experimental research showed that the acid, which was found in a Chinese herbal medicaine, Aristolochia fangechi, is carcinogenic and will induce cell mutation.

4. Prof Chen Nai-fu of Finance was among a group of H K academics who accompanied Prof Milton Friedman, a prestigious economists, during his recent visit to China Next Magazine (12/11) briefly reported this.

5. Dr John Holt of Humanities served as a judge at the International Education Forum's American Academic Year Program - Scholarship Contest 1994 The Express (15/12) reported this event for local students, aged 15 to 18.

6. HKUST student participated in voluntary social work in the USA Wah Kiu Yat Po (16/12) carried a feature with an interview with Miss Hui Kwai-yu, a student at the Business School, on her voluntary work last Summer, with a programme organised by the YMCA.

7. "Mangroves - not just for mud and mosquitoes!" In a feature with this title, "About Life" (Winter 93), World Wide Fund for Nature HK's newsletter, mentioned an international symposium on mangrove forests held at HKUST last Sept.

8. "Looking towards life in the year 2001" SCMP (Young Post) (26/11) carried a story with this title and reported that student groups from 5 tertiary institutions including HKUST were invited to participate in the "2001 HK" forum, organised by the Youth Development Breakthrough.

9. HKU's 80th anniversary exhibition criticised Next Magazine (26/11) carried a letter from a reader who criticised HKU for being extravagant in organising such an exhibition. He added that with the development at HKUST and CUHK, it was difficult for HKU to maintain its No.1 position among local tertiary institutions. The exhibition was a waste of public money.

10. Dinosaurs and HKUST SCMP (Young Post) (28/11) reported that the Urban Council was organising an exhibition at the HK Science Museum to feature dinosaurs. A special envelop with a set of four recently issued stamps on science and techonology in HK was issued by the Science Museum. One of the stamps featured HKUST. (This event was mentioned in review no. 49.)

Merry Christmas !

Note:

This review is mainly based on newspaper clippings on UST received within the week. Enquiries and suggestions can be made to Office of Public Affairs (ext. 6305 or 6306). A set of the clippings is available in the Reference Section of the Library (where items may be photocopied if desired). This review is for information only. All information recorded here is as reported in the original articles. Names and terms are translated from the Chinese as best we are able when official translations are not immediately available. The only English dailies in HK are South China Morning Post (SCMP) and Hong Kong Standard (HKS).