Media Review, No. 33/2004

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Media Review (No.33/2004)

Prepared by the Office of University Development and Public Affairs

A total of 140 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. The Government proposes the 0-0-5 funding model as planning assumption for the 2005-08 triennium 14 clippings (23/12-4/1/2005).

2. UST was ranked number two in Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly's ranking on local universities in economics 7 clippings (3/1).

3. Dr Ngok MA (SOSC) commented on political issues 23 clippings (22/12-2/1).

4. Dr Alexis LAU (CCAR) commented on Tsunami warning** CNN (31/12).

5. Prof Leonard CHENG (ECON) commented on China's economy The Standard (1/1) and Sing Tao Daily (27/12).

6. Dr Wing Yim TAM (PHYS) provided expert advice on laser guns 5 clippings (1/1).

7. Dr Michael K Y WONG (PHYS) commented on sunspot Sing Tao Daily (30/12).

8. Dr Alexis LAU (CCAR) conducts a study on acid rain 3 clippings (28/12).

9. UST adopts SOPHOS PureMessage to block junk email messages Hi-Tech Weekly (28/12).

10. Prof K C CHAN (DBM) commented on the listing of The Link REIT 5 clippings (26/12).

11. UST student Vassili LEUNG Pui-kuen joined a demonstration against

the Government's handling of the West Kowloon cultural project SCMP (26/12).

12. Dr Ngai PUN (SOSC) commented on civil struggle 4 clippings (23-24/12).

13. A survey on cheating of university students 4 clippings (22/12).

14. Prof Francis LUI (ECON) commented on economic issues 10 clippings (13-21/12).

15. UST establishes the Center on China's Transnational Relations** SCMP (18/12) and Ta Kung Pao (1/12).

16. Dr Ronnie CHAN, a University Court member, commented on the quality of local students 7 clippings (18/12).

17. Tuition fees of self-financed mainland undergraduates** 4 clippings (17/12).

18. UST has been invited by the Government to submit proposal to host an R&D center in nanotechnology 3 clippings (11-16/12).

19. Prof Yuk-Shee CHAN (VP-AA) commented on the admission quotas of international students 3 clippings (1-16/12).

20. UST conducts research on anti-aging medicines Oriental Daily News and The Sun (14/12).

21. Prof Tongxi YU (MECH) commented on flight safety Hong Kong Economic Times (14/12).

22. UST's Putonghua Debating Team won the Hong Kong Joint Tertiary Institutions Putonghua Debating Competition, and were first runners up of the National Invitational Debating Competition** 9 clippings (22/11-13/12).

23. Prof Shiing-Shen CHERN, UST's honorary graduate and President Chu's father-in-law, passed away on 3 Dec 17 clippings (4-13/12).

24. Dr Alexis LAU (CCAR) commented on air pollution Time magazine (13/12).

25. Dr Irene LO (CIVL) was awarded the 2004 J James Croes Medal by the American Society of Civil Engineers** 7 clippings (28/10-12/12).

26. Reports on universities accepting research funding from tobacco companies** 8 clippings (5-12/12).

27. The Kellogg-HKUST EMBA was ranked the world's sixth best by the Financial Times** Amcham (December 2004).

28. A personal profile of Prof Tongxi YU (MECH) in Ming Pao Monthly's

series on distinguished Chinese** Ming Pao Monthly (December 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 and editorial unit of OUDPA at x8555 or x6306.