Media Review (No.18/2002)

Prepared by the Office of University Development and Public Affairs

A total of 96 substantive reports mentioning UST were collected. ** denotes items involving OUDPA in providing information or statements upon media enquiries, issuing media invitation, issuing press releases, or setting up interviews.

1. The first session of the HKUST Forum on the Future Development of HK was held to discuss HK's relations with the Pearl River Delta** Ming Pao Daily News (1/6); HK Economic Times, HK Economic Journal, Ming Pao Daily News, News, Oriental Daily News-3 clippings, Ta Kung Pao-2 clippings, ,

Apple Daily, SCMP, HK iMail, HK Commercial Daily-2 clippings, Sing Pao Daily News-2 clippings, Huaqiao Bao, chinaews.com (30/5); TVB noon-time news, ATV noon-time news, Cable TV news, and RTHK news (29/5).

2. Prof KC Chan (ADBM) commented on economic issues Wen Wei Po (1/6 and 23/5); HK Daily News (1/6).

3. UST admitted 56 gifted Form 6 students** Ming Pao Daily News, HK Economic Times, Sing Tao Daily News,

Ta Kung Pao, Wen Wei Po, and Oriental Daily News (31/5).

4. President Paul CHU said he hoped that the business community will support technological researches of universities** HK Economic Journal (31/5).

5. Continuing education courses provided by UST are included in the first list of over 300 reimbursable courses for the Government's Continuing Education Fund Sing Tao Daily News, Oriental Daily News, and HK Daily News (31/5).

6. Dr Ngok MA (SOSC) commented on social and political issues (20/5 and 31/5); SCMP (24/5), HK Economic Times (23/5); Wen Wei Po and Sing Pao Daily News (19/5).

7. Dr Karl TSIM (BIOL) gave a talk on traditional Chinese medicine and biotechnology at the Central Library Sing Pao Daily News (30/5); Ta Kung Pao and HK Economic Times (29/5).

8. eEdVISION Ltd and HKUST College of Lifelong Learning provide a range of IT courses HK Economic Times (30/5).

9. A student wrote about graduates' employment situation Ta Kung Pao (30/5).

10. The opening ceremony of the Photonics Technology Center of UST was held** HK Economic Journal, Sing Tao Daily News, and Ta Kung Pao (30/5).

11. Prof Francis LUI (ECON) commented on economic issues Sing Tao Daily News (20-21/5 and 27/5); Sing Pao Daily News and HK Economic Times (22/5 and 24/5); Apple Daily (21/5) and Sing Tao Daily News (20/5).

12. The opening ceremony of the Coastal Marine Laboratory of UST was held** Zhongguo Haiyang Bao (29/5); SCMP (25/5); Zhonghua Gongshang

Shibao (24/5); Oriental Daily News, The Sun, Ta Kung Pao, and chinesenewsnet.com (23/5).

13. A report said IBM and the Department of Biochemistry of UST have been discussing a plan to set up a database on traditional Chinese medicine HK Economic Times (29/5).

14. Prof YAU Shing-tong of CUHK said mathematics faculty of CUHK, UST, and HKU have urged the Government to establish an integrated mathematics research center HK iMail (29/5); Oriental Daily News, Sing Tao Daily News, Ta Kung Pao, Ming Pao Daily News, The Sun, Yangcheng Wanbao,

and Central News Agency (18/5).

15. Kinetana Int'l, a company listed on the Growth Enterprise Market,

is cooperating with UST and CUHK on a study of traditional Chinese medicine HK Daily News (28/5); HK Economic Times (24/5); HK Economic Journal, Ta Kung Pao and HK Commercial Daily (22/5).

16. UST in principle expressed interests in taking part in the provision of self-financing associate degree programs offered through a community college and will study the details of the 5 sites earmarked by the Government** Ta Kung Pao (22/5, 23/5 and 28/5); Ming Pao Daily News, Apple Daily, HK Economic Times, The Sun (22/5) and Sing Tao Daily News (21/5).

17. UST and WebEx, a US-based IT company, signed an agreement of cooperation on education, training, and commercialization of research achievements** Sing Tao Daily News HK Economic Journal, Ta Kung Pao, Oriental Daily News, Wen Wei Po, and HK Commercial Daily (28/5).

18. President Paul CHU spoke at a forum organized by the Chinese Academy of Science Ta Kung Pao-2 clippings, HK Economic Journal, Wen Wei Po, HK

Commercial Daily (25/5) and chinanews.com (24/5).

19. President Paul CHU wrote on matters raised in the Lord Sutherland

report on higher education** SCMP (18/5).

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. (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 6306).