A Newsletter for Senior Staff and their families of The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Issue No. 20 March, 1995 Crime here in Hong Kong; the Queen of Heaven just down the road; and a special ~oo~~oo~ ~oowm~o~~~~ centre-spread devoted to 1,vhat's across the way. Curious? It's all here plus much, fill] fill] ~ filllrillhi ~ [iliij Pili ~ Fl ~ much more, in our 20th issue of HONG NIAO. Keep those contributions coming - HELP NEEDED FOR LOCAL we depend upon them. BROWNIES & CUBS Now I must fly - If you enjoy working with lively children, Editor come and join the fun. Call Rita McClellan on 'll' 271.95036 for more details. 'G27 'G27 'G27 'G27 'G27 'G27~ 'G27 'G27 'G27 'G27 'G27 VITAL EXERCISES FOR HEALTH AND LONGEVITY For the last two years, Dr. Kimberly Chang of the Division of Social Science, I'd make a great together with the help of the Social Club, has organized Tai Ji classes for members Centrefold, but I'm of the University community. These a bit afraid of those classes have been taught by Master Sin staples ... Man-Ho, a long-time practitioner and teacher of Chinese martial arts in Hong Kong. This spring semester, Master Sin will be back on campus to offer a new course entitled "Vital Exercises for Health and Longevity". This five-week course will introduce students of all ages to simple and easy-to-learn exercises for better health and longer !ife. These UWG's NEXT MEETING exercises promote health by massaging internal organs and increasing the The next meeting of the University circulation of vital energy ("qi") Women's Group will be on Thursday, throughout the body. March 2 from 12.30-2.30 p.m. in T4/SA. Based on years of experience, Master Sin has extracted the essence of these IID II IID ~ CO) UJJ I[~@ WT exercises from a Jong history of many different schools of Chinese martial and .jrl~~~ (6 healing arts. The exercises are especially suitable for people with busy, stressful lifestyles. They can be practiced any time, BORROWED ANY GOOD BOOKS any place ... even in bed! ... and require LATELY? only persistence in order to realize their healthful benefits. Details of the class are as follows (please note that this course will be offered twice ·6-d during the spring semester):- The Book Club located on the 6th floor INSTRUCTOR: Master Sin Man-Ho, Founder of Tmver 3, and in Apartment 26 (Phase and Supervisor of the Man Ho Gymnasium; Chair of II) now has a total of 500 plus volumes - the China Qi Gong Society; Chair of the Hong Kong mostly paperbacks. The books cover International Wushu · Judge Association; International Wushu Coach and Judge. many interests, e.g. mystery, romance, science fiction, classics, etc. People are DA TES: Class I: February 22 to March 24 most welcome to take books home to read Class II: March 29 to May 12 and to contribute to the shelves. TIMES: Wednesdays and Fridays, 5:30 - 6:30 pm There is the beginning of a collection of VENUE: From February 22- March 1, LGl Lobby books for 2 - 5 year olds, and it would be of the Sports Hall. After March 1, Room LG1027, very nice if we could get young teens to Sports Hall. pool their books together to start another collection. TUITION: $400 Lily Hsieh FOR ENROLMENT: Please e-mail your name, address, and telephone number lo "SOKCHANG" as soon as possible. In your e-mail, please indicate in which class (I or II) you would like to enrol. Tuition may be paid at the end of the first class. NOTE: Since the class will be offered twice during the semester, late enrollers may have the option of joining the first class late and then "catching up" by "Borrowers of books - taking the second class (with no additional fee). Or those mutilators of collections, they may simply wait to enrol in the second class. spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONT ACT: Dr. Kimberly Chang, and creators of odd volumes!" Division of Social Science '21' 7784, Email "SOKCHANG". "G2;,"G2;, ~ ~~~~"G2;,~~~~~"G2;,"G2;, Bnt ... bnt ... A FAIR EXCHANGE Lily said it would be o.k.! The Language Centre is organising a meeting for those interested in finding Language Exchange partners. Call Richard Pemberton on '21' 7848 (w) or 'It 8322 (h) or Email "LCRPEM" for details. 3 READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY? Estate; King Ming Court; Po Lam Estate: Yan Ming Court; King Lam Estate: Hau Did you know that a number of UWG Tak Estate: On Ning Garden; Fu Ning members meet on a regular basis to Garden. To obtain a copy, call the discuss chosen books? Would you like to Passenger Enquiry Hotline, : join us? 274.54466. The following is a list of books that will be looked at in the coming months:- • .. The Woman Warrior Why do you Pilgrim at Tinker Creek always have • A Mother's Ordeal • Madam Mao to bring this • Piano junk? • When Heaven and Earth Changed Places • Myself a Mandarin • Princess • The Pillow Book of Sea Shonegan • Red Azalea • Not Without My Daughter • Life and Death in Shanghai • A History of God • Dragon's Pearl • City of Joy • Silent Spring W@[lr1r1(!)@~w • Serenity of Whiteness • Pangs of Love ~LHwu • Encounters with Chinese Writers We welcome ariy new members. For further infonnation contact Virginia on Email "MNSEGO". DIFFERENT CRIMES BUSES & JUNK C rime has its cultural factors. Western By the end of 1994 the population of crime with its guns is, to a lesser degree, the Tseung Kwan O (Junk Bay) was same in the Oriental ,vorld. The crime 120,000. It is expected to increase to patterns listed below I personally observed 230,000 in the next 5 years. To cater for here. Thus, Hong Kong has its unique crime the future development of the area, KMB features. This article serves as an alarm for will be adding buses and improving those who are new to this territory and are frequency so as to deliver a better bus not aware of such events. sen,ice to the area. As the Chinese like to form groups in their They have just put out a Tseung Kwan O activities, the crime patterns listed below bus route leaflet to help residents gain a can not void this feature either. better understanding of the bus network sen·ing this area. Areas covered in the map are: Hong Sing Garden; Tsui Lam (Continued page 6) 4 TA1 KM\ Ct·hlN~ MA LA!'II WAT (PYRAMID HILL) ( PE1'llNSULA l °}:). 0 ' R 'T EYEING THE ISLANDS No one can doubt that our impressive campus is situated in one of Hong Kong's most spectacular settings. Located on the scenic Sa i Kung Pensinsula, in the eastern part of Hong Kong's New Territories, HKUST is seemingly remote from the hustle and bustle of the urban conglomerates of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. From our w indows, we can see beautiful Port Shelter and a number of islands. But hands up anyone w ho knows their names. Martha Dahlen does, and she has provided us with a means of identifying them. Take a moment as you read this to look out of your window ... 5 kAu SAi CI-\Au Tn.J CHUN~ CHA\J (Jif.-1 ISLl'\ND) HiGoH iSL.A>J.D NGA\.l MEI (HAl.l (SHELTER. ISLf;ND) rt"·E -~ \... ).. The coastline of Port Shelter ~Al KI.IN4 WE:ST C.ou 1,J"rR. 'Y PARK CLEAR WA~ BWFF" BAy CO.JNTlly P~ ,:_ l • LANo G-5TE..E.P 15\J\..U, rJ -~ Sketchmap of Sai Ku ng distri ct 6 PATTERN# 1-GROUPCRIME The crime initiators are usually at least two persons. These crime initiators send a The lowdown on all you didn't need member to someone they wish to "hook". to know about birds They do this by using any excuse, such as begging the victim to watch a car, luggage, a baby, etc. Then a second crime member will show up, and through sweet talking the hooked person, will offer some kind of good BIRDSONGS deal or advantage that involves the hooked person in parting with some cash. Gradually, a third oime member may Did you know that robins haue appear and show an interest to join in the regional dialects and that deal. The victim is eventually lured - not starlings can imitate car wanting to lose the opportunity of making alarms? money - and is therefore willing to yield an ,.------- amount to the crime group. Sometimes this That's pretty is a huge amount. impressive - starlings The pitiful part about this is that the imitating car money lost is usually the vulnerable person's alarms pension. PATTERN # 2 - HOOKING A NUMBER OF PEOPLE That's nothing ... wait till you hear The crime initiator would start with a "big my Cary Grant fish". A big fish is someone who has an impression! important name or title. Gradually, through getting the big fish hooked over a period of time, the "small fish" that flock around the big fish are easily caught H.oNCi KONfi 'S without difficulty. The pitiful part about these two examples is fiRf:-A'T that people lose their money either out of greediness (a basic human flaw) or a lack of TE~LPL:E. knowledge. CONSEQUENCES Nestled in Joss House Bay, No society is flawless, and "the heart is one due south of HKUST, is Hong layer below the skin" (you can't read what Kong's Great Temple.