Weekly Media Review

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[evdate 1992-12-09] Weekly Media Review

Date : 2nd week of December 1992

Note : This review , based on newspaper clippings on HKUST received within the week, is prepared by the News & Media Section of OPA.

* Lee Siu-ming of SAO comments that students should have a part in the drafting of school rules SCMP (Young Post)(16/10) covered a law education seminar and quoted Mr Lee .

* VC urges the government to review the `A' Level examination The Standard (18/11) covered a luncheon organised by the Chung Chi Executive Club and quoted VC's speech.

* Prof Shen Chih-kang's lecture on the role of Civil Engineering in the development of infrastructure Ta Kung Pao (25/11) and the Standard reported Prof Shen's lecture of the OPA's Popular Science Lecture Series.

* New Information Technology Conference This event was widely covered in 10 papers (26/11-1/12).Three of them focused on the officiating guest, Mrs Anson Chan, Secretary for Economic Services, on her views on recent economic issues. Three papers (28/11) carried an interview with our Director of Library.

* HKUST Student Union Wen Wei Po (26/11) reported that 2/3 of UST students supported the draft student union constitution and the union was expected to be formed next spring.

* HKUST's MBA programme In a special column on MBA programmes, Dr E J Scalberg was interviewed by Recruit (A MTR Publication) (20 & 27/11) on the captioned.

* Campus life of university students in Hong Kong Ming Pao (27/11) conducted a forum on the captioned. UST's student representative, Lam King-sing was invited together with another two students from HKU and CUHK.

* Freeman Lau's Exhibition at UST Library It was reported in Ming Pao (28/11) and Wah Kiu Yat Po (1/12).

* HKUST will introduce new salary bar system to faculty members Sing Tao Daily (28/11) quoted VC on the proposal. The paper added that both HKU and CUHK had no plan to follow suit.

* HKUST students' Photo Festival '92 SCMP (Young Post) (29/10) briefly reported the event.

* HKUST will set up a research corporation HK Times (29/11) quoted a Taiwan paper's interview with VC.

* VC and Mrs Woo attend Christian College's speech day Sing Tao Daily (30/11) covered the event and quoted VC's speech on the role of education and science and technology on economic development.

* Legend Technology Ltd donates $12,000 to HKUST Our press release on the captioned was picked up by Wah Kiu Yat Po (30/11).

* ERA Conference New Evening Post (2/12) carried a feature on the captioned which was held at UST. The writer agreed with VC's comment that the government should allocate more resources to education at different levels.

* A veteran public affairs executive joins OPA Sing Tao Evening Post (3/12) mentioned King Cheng's appointment to the News & Media Section of OPA in a minor feature.