Media Review, No. 25/2004

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[evdate 2004-09-16]

Media Review (No.25/2004)

Prepared by the Office of University Development and Public Affairs

A total of 87 substantive news reports mentioning UST were collected. ** denotes items involving OUDPA in providing information or statements upon enquiries, issuing media invitation, issuing press releases, or setting up interviews.

1. UST, CU and HKU signed an MOU on the establishment of the Joint Centre for Advanced Study** 11 clippings (11/9) and ATV Home, ATV World, RTHK1 and Commercial Radio (10/9).

2. UST ranked at no. 22 in an annual Academic Ranking of World Universities by Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 5 clippings (3-11/9).

3. Dr Ngok MA (SOSC) commented on Legco election 11 clippings (31/8-11/9).

4. Prof Leonard CHENG (ECON) commented on Hong Kong economy Hong Kong Daily News (11/9).

5. A feature on Engineering Summer Camp** e-zone (10/9).

6. Dr Hong XUE (BICH) develops an anti-anxiety drug** Metro (10/9).

7. Prof K C CHAN (DBM) commented on the business environment of Hong Kong Sing Tao Daily and Metro (10/9).

8. Prof Francis LUI (ECON) commented on economic issues 7 clippings (31/8-10/9).

9. Prof S S CHERN, winner of the first Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences, presented his official Shaw Prize Lecture at UST** 10 clippings (7-9/9).

10. Several UST students met with LAU Kong Wah, Legco candidate in New Territories East 3 clippings (9/9).

11. UST named new Visitor Information Center after Mr and Mrs Ho Ting Sik** Sing Tao Daily (8/9).

12. Orientation camps at local tertiary institutions 11 clippings (2-7/9).

13. Dr YIN kedong (BIOL) commented on red tides SCMP (7/9).

14. Starry LEE Wai King, a UST alumnus, is one of the Legco candidates in Kowloon West Express Weekly (7/9) and Sing Tao Daily (5/9).

15. A profile of LEE Shau-Kee, Chairman and Managing Director of Henderson Land Development Co Ltd, who will receive an honorary Doctor of Business Administration from UST in November Hong Kong Economic Times (6/9).

16. Prof Gerald GORN (MARK) commented on the shutting of Disney shops in Hong Kong SCMP (5/9).

17. President CHU commented on orientation camps** 3 clippings (5/9).

18. UST showcases its nano products at the Nano Forum** 3 clippings (3-5/9).

19. Seven leading business schools in the Asia Pacific, including UST, will not join the annual MBA ranking by Asia-Inc magazine** 6 clippings (31/8-4/9).

20. HO Wai-yip, a PhD student in SOSC, commented on Hong Kong's Chinese Muslims The Standard (4/9).

21. Five UST students joined a radio program hosted by Linus CHEUNG**

RTHK1 (4/9).

22. Dr Carsten HOLZ (SOSC) commented on China's GDP International Herald Tribune (3/9).

23. Prof T K NG (PHYS) commented on a health product Next Magazine (2/9).

24. Kenny CHOW (SAO) brings woodball, a new popular sport, to Hong Kong BC Magazine (2/9).

25. Ranking on academic qualifications of teaching staff at local tertiary institutions Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly (September 2004).

26. Prof Shain-Dow KUNG, former VP-AA, commented on mainland universities Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly (September 2004).

27. Prof David ZWEIG (SOSC) commented on Deng Xiaoping's role and Chinese politics RTHKTV (27/8), RTHK's Backchat (18/8 and 23/8).

28. A profile of Dr John C C CHAN, Chairman of the University Council

Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly (August 2004).

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. Enquiries can be made to the media unit of OUDPA at x8555 or x6306.