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NEWSLETTER . March - August 2006

Staff Awards/Activities

Awards

Dr. J. Chen was awarded a grant by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) Public Policy Research Funding Scheme for the project entitled“Assuring Hong Kong’s Water Supply: Learning the Lessons of the 1963 Drought”.

Technology Advancement offered by the Ci ty Government of Guangzhou. A ceremony was held in Guangzhou for both occasions on May 25, 2006. The Prize was offered for an advanced biological technology

Dr. Ng (left) receiving the award fromProfessor Enoch C.M. Young, Director of HKU SPACE

d e v e l o p e d j o i n t l y by Pro fessor Fang and Professor Zhou S h a o q i o f S C U T o n t h e r e m o v a l o f nitrogenous pollutants in wastewaters from petroleum refineries.

Dr. T.S.T. Ng was awarded t h e “ H K U S PA C E 5 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y O u t s t a n d i n g T e a c h e r Award” at theA w a r d P resen ta t i onCeremony heldo n M a r c h 7 ,2006.

Dr. B. Young was one of the three recipients for the BestTe a c h e r Aw a r d 2 0 0 5 - 0 6 f r o m t h e F a c u l t y o f Engineering.

Activities

Delivered an invited speech, entitled “qRT-PCR andIts Appl icat ions in Environmental MicrobialQ u a n t i f i c a t i o n ” , a t t h e 2 n d P a n - P a c i f i cInternational Workshop on Water Management andTechnology (March 19-22, 2006) held at NationalTaiwan University (Taipei).

Professor H.H.P. Fang

L e d a t e a m o f H K U t e a c h i n g s t a f f ( 11 ) a n dpostgraduates (9) in March 2006 for a 2-day trip to the North River hosted by the Pearl River Water Resource Commission. This trip was organised for the better understanding of the water resource management andthe handling of the recent incident of cadmium spill inthe North River.

Received the Adjunct Professorship from the SouthChina University of Technology (SCUT) in May 2006.

Vis i ted Tsinghua Univers i ty at the inv i tat ion ofPro fessor Sh i Han-chang to d iscuss researchinterests/activities of mutual interests and to seekpossibilit ies of developing joint research projectsduring July 25-August 2, 2006. While in Beijing, he alsovisited the Research Centre for Eco-EnvironmentalSciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, hostedby Professors Liu Junxin and Yang Min. During thesevisits, he delivered a lecture at Tsinghua, entitled“Biofilm and Biocorrosion”, and another lecture at theAcademy of Sc iences, ent i t led“Appl icat ions o fA d v a n c e d B i o t e c h n o l o g y f o r E n v i r o n m e n t a lEngineering”.

Vis i ted Eas t Ch ina Un ivers i t y o f Sc ience andTechnology (Shanghai) hosted by Professor HuangGuang tuan , and de l i ve red a l ec tu re , en t i t l ed“Applications of qRT - PCR for Environmental SampleQuantifications”on August 2, 2006. He then attended

Professor H.H.P. Fang was awarded the First Prize of

on August 3-5 the Advisory Committee meeting for the Cross-Stra i t Environmental Protect ionTechnology Conferences held at Tongji University.When this Conference was first held in 1992, it was the first cross-strait conference ever held by the academics of all disciplines. After 14 years and 10 conferences, the Committee has decided at thismeeting to establish a permanent Secretariat and toinvite private sectors to participate in the future. Along-term plan for the future of the conference hasbeen developed.

Dr. R.K.L. Su was invited to give a presentation entitled “Assessment of Seismic Drift Demand and Capacity ofBu i ld ings in Hong Kong”a t the 2nd Seminar on Earthquake Science and Technology Guangdong - HongKong - Macau organised by Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau on March 1, 2006.

P r o v i d e d c o n s u l t a n c y s e r v i c e s t o t h e C i v i lEngineering and Development Department of HongK o n g S A R G o v e r n m e n t o n t h e s e d i m e n tbioremediation of Kai Tak Approach Channel.

Is organis ing an In ternat ional Symposium on Sustainable and Safe Water Supplies to be heldduring January 15-16, 2007. The Symposium hasinvited 19 international experts from Europe, US, Australia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, HongKong, Macau and Main land Ch ina, inc lud ing the Stockholm Water Prize (2003) recipient andmembers of the National Academy of Engineeringf r o m s e v e r a l c o u n t r i e s . T h e S y m p o s i u m i scomposed o f 4 sess ions, each w i l l have 4-5 presentations followed by a panel discussion. The objectives of this Symposium are (1) to facilitatemulti-disciplinary interactions, (2) to identify anddevelop several key related research areas, and (3)to enhance understandings between academic, government, private sectors, and non-government o rgan isa t i ons on the sub jec t . A t tend ing the Symposium requires pre-registration, but is free ofcharge with the compliment of HKU. Interestedparticipants may visit the Symposium homepage fordetails: www.hku.hk/watersym.

Dr. A.T. Yeung

Delivered a lecture to secondary school students inHong Kong on “An Inquiring Engineering Mind: TheTravel Diary of a Civil Engineer” on March 11, 2006,Super Engineering Saturday organised by theAcademic Liaison Section of the Registry of the University.

O r g a n i s e d a o n e - d a y s e m i n a r “ R e c e n tDevelopments in Foundation Engineering” for theASCE Hong Kong Section. More than 60 peopleparticipated in the technical seminar. Speakersincluded Er. Dr. Teik Lim Goh of GIKEN SeisakushoAs ia , Pro fessor Fred H. Ku lhawy o f Corne l lUniversity, Ir Dr. Victor Li of Victor Li & Associates,Professor Kyle Rollins of Brigham Young University,and Dr. Yeung himself.

Dr. Yeung and some of the speakers at the seminarFrom left to right: Dr. Yeung, Professor Kyle Rollins, Er. Dr. Teik Lim Goh and Professor Fred H. Kulhawy

Dr. B. Young was invited to present a paper entitled“Design and Behaviour of Cold - formed Stainless Steel Tubular Structures”at the International Symposium on Steel Tubular Structures organised by the Association of Consulting Engineers held in Malaysia on May 15, 2006.

Professor L.G. Tham, Dr. F.T.K. Au, Dr. T.S.T. Ng, and Dr. A.T. Yeung, officials of the Hong Kong Institute ofVocational Education - Tsing Yi ( IVE), and threesecondary school principals officiated the Opening Ceremony of the 2006 IVE Bridge Competition forsecondary school students on March 25, 2006. Thecompetition was organised annually by the Departmentof Construction of IVE to arouse secondary schoolstudents' interest in civil engineering and construction.The judging panel was composed of Dr. Chan of IVE,Dr. Au representing the Department, Dr. Yeung in his capacity as President-Elect of the ASCE Hong KongSection, and three secondary school principals.

Mr. P.K.K. Lee, Professor A.K.H. Kwan, Dr. A.T. Yeung and Dr. D.J. Guo were invited to the Gammon University Fellowship Ceremony 2006 held on June 21, 2006 at Gammon Technology Park in Tseung Kwan O. Six of our students have been selected as Gammon Fellows thisyear - the largest group f rom a s ingle academicdepartment. They are: Chan Chi Pan Ivan, Chan NgaiHung Raymond, Ho On K Angel, Hong Yuk Hiu Sen Joe,Li Ka Wang Kalvin, and Wong Yuen On Edmond.

A research team in the Department led by Dr. F.T.K.Au and Mr. P.K.K. Lee has been awarded a researchcontract for “Establishment of Bridge Rating System forTing Kau Br idge”by the Highways Department atHK$1,150,000.

An agreement was signed on behalf of the Department by Professor J.H.W. Lee with Professor Il Won Seo of the Department of Civil, Urban and Geosystem Engineering of Seoul National University, Korea on July 13, 2006. The agreement is for academic exchange, to include joint research and seminars in the field of environmental hydraulics, between the two universities.

P r o f e s s o r K i m R a s m u s s e n , P r o f e s s o r i n C i v i lEngineering, The University of Sydney, Australia visitedthe Department f rom May 20-25, 2006 under theauspices of the Chung Biu Fellowship. His public lecture jointly organised with the Structural Division of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers entitled “DirectStrength Method for Stainless Steel Sections Undergoing Distortional Buckling” was delivered on May 22, 2006 and two seminars entitled “Experimental Techniques inthe Testing of Thin-Walled Structural Members”and“B i f u r ca t i on o f Loca l l y Buck led Members ”we redelivered on May 23 and 24, 2006 respectively.

Professor David Alan Ervine, Department of Civi lEngineering, University of Glasgow, UK visited the Department from May 29-June 3, 2006 under theauspices of the Environmental Hydraulics Visit ing Fellowship. His two seminars entitled “Flood Modelling of Rivers and Estuaries”and “Design of Fish Passes for Dams and Weirs”were delivered on May 30 and June 1,2006 respectively and public lecture jointly organisedwith the Environmental Division of The Hong KongInstitution of Engineers and The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management enti t led“Delivering Global Water Sustainability”was deliveredon June 2, 2006.

Dr. Y.C. Han, Principal Technical Specialist of FluorCanada Ltd. visited the Department from June 9-16,2006. He presented a seminar on“Advances in Dynamic Analysis Considering Soil - Pile - Structure Interaction”on June 12, 2006 in the Department, and delivered aC.P.D. shor t course on“Ana lys is and Des ign o fFoundations for Dynamic Loads” on June 14, 2006 inthe Graduate House.

Professor Yew-Chaye Loo, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Griffith University, Australia visited the Department from July 2-8, 2006 under the auspices of the Szeto Wai Fellowship. His seminar ent i t led“Ul t imate Behaviour o f Normal and HighStrength Concrete Walls” was delivered on July 5, 2006 and public lecture jointly organised with the Structural Division of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineersentitled“Serviceability and Strength of Normal and High Strength Concrete Structures” was delivered on July 7,2006.

Dr. James Lim, Department of Civi l Engineering,University of Strathclyde, UK, visited the Departmentfrom July 15-29, 2006 under the auspices of the William Mong Visiting Research Fellowship in Engineering. His seminar entitled “Design-development of a Light Gauge Steel Portal Framing System” was delivered on July 26,2006.

Professor S.C. Wong

Was re-appointed as a member of the Transport Advisory Committee of the Government of theHKSAR for two years with effect from April 1, 2006.

Was appointed as an Adjunct Professor fromJanuary 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008 in ShanghaiUniversity, China.

Dr. A.T. Yeung

Served as the moderator for the General ThemeLecture: New Frontier in Geotechnical Engineering- Chal lenges and Opportuni t ies del ivered byProfessor James K. Mitchell at the Geo Shanghai International Conference 2006 on June 6, 2006 in Shanghai . He has a lso presented the paper“Numerical Studies of Fracture Ini t iat ion and Propagation in Stiff Soil” authored by S.Y. Wang,A.T.Yeung, S.K. Au, Z. Fang, H.Q.Zhang, and X.Q.Yang at the conference.

Dr. Yeung with Professor James K. Mitchell in Shanghai

Staff News

Was i nv i t ed as an Adv i se r o f t he “U t i l i t i e sProtection, Slope Maintenance and Work Safety in Excavation: Drawing, Poster Design, SloganCreation, Proposal and Practical Competit ion” jointly organised by The Hong Kong Association forthe Advancement of Science and Technology(HKAAST), Hong Kong Institute of Utility Surveyors (HKIUS) and UtilityINFO Institute (UTI) to arouse the awareness of consultants, contractors, students & the public on slope and roadwork safety. A press conference was held on June 9, 2006.

Served as a Panelist for Workshop Session 1: Remediation (1) at the 5th International Congress of Environmental Geotechnics held at Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom on June 26, 2006. His presentationwas on“Electrokinetic Extraction: Past, Present,and Future”.

Was appointed to serve the Professional Assessment Committee of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineersin June 2006.

Seminar on Presentation of Housing Authority Research Fund (HARF)Findings

Professor A.K.H. Kwan and Dr. Z.Q. Yue, on behalf of their research teams, gave presentations on their final research findings at a seminar held on March 16, 2006 at the Housing Department. The titles of their research projects are “Minimising Shrinkage Cracks in Concrete Structures For Better Serviceability and Durability with

Recommendat ions for Enhancing Design, Deta i l ing and Const ruc t ion”and“Automat ion o f Measurement Monitoring/Recording for Standard Penetration Tests in Site Investigation” respectively.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor C.F. Lee presented a plaque,on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, toMs. Ada Y.S. Fung, Deputy Director (Development &Construction) of Housing Department, HKSAR Government,for the successful completion of the two Housing AuthorityResearch Fund (HARF) projects, on April 25, 2006. Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, wrote the following on the plaque and signed it on behalf ofThe Universi ty of Hong K o n g : “ P r e s e n t e d i nHonour of The Housing Author i ty fo r Vis ionary L e a d e r s h i p a n dTreasured Partnership inI n n o v a t i o n i n C i v i l Engineering and BuildingTechnology.”

The presentation ceremony was witnessed by Ir K.W. Leung,Ir K.S. Mak, Ir Eric C.Y. Liu, Ir K.C. Keung and Ir Paul Y.P.Chan f rom Housing Depar tment and Mr. P.K.K. Lee,Professor L.G. Tham, Professor A.K.H. Kwan, Dr. F.T.K. Auand Dr. Z.Q. Yue from the Department of Civil Engineering.

T h i s a r t i c l e i s reproduced with thep e r m i s s i o n f r o m Oriental Daily NewsJune 10, 2006

CICID Activities: “Recent Developmentsin Project Management in Hong Kong”

A one-day Seminar on the above theme was organisedby CICID (Centre for Infrastructure & ConstructionIndustry Development) on May 12, 2006. This Seminar included presentations by Ir Mak Chai-kwong, Dr. Keith Futcher, Ir Russell Black, Professor Steve Rowlinson, Dr. Ekambaram Palaneeswaran, Mr. Bryan Clifford,Dr. Onuegbu Ugwu, and Ms. Ada Fung. Over 300participants from the Construction Industry benefited from state-of-the-art project management knowledge dissemination from public and private sectors andacademia. Lively Q&A sessions generated more value after every pair of presentations. A monograph preparedby CICID on ICT Applications in Construction wasdistributed free to all participants. All in all, this turnedout to be a successfu l d isseminat ion event thatexceeded expectations.

News from the Croucher Laboratory of Environmental Hydraulics

This summer Professor J.H.W. Lee has taken on two exchange/visiting students in their laboratory for thefirst time in a long time. Mr. P. Vikram Reddy is asummer trainee student from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, working here for 2 months togain internship experience to satisfy his degreerequirement. Mr. Yau Siu Chung is an outstandingHong Kong student from Duke, who will be studyinggraduate school in Princeton.

Mr. P. Vikram Reddy:

It was on the 9th of May when I first landed on foreign soil where I hadn’t known anyone before I arrived.

Life at the Hall of Residence of The University of Hong Kong is unique in many aspects and, in the company ofscores of Morrisonians, my life at the Hall was amazing.

Personally, I am fascinated by the range of experimentsthat are carried out at The Croucher Laboratory. I havel iked the working environment here and i t was aproductive learning experience for me in whatever task Ihad been asked to perform.

During my stay of two months in Hong Kong, I was fortunate enough to experience a fair amount of the way of life here. I was treated to meals in traditional Chinese restaurants and had the opportunity to visit exhibitionsbut of course, I spent a lot of my free time sightseeing.

I can truthfully say that my life in Hong Kong is one I shall remember for years to come with fond memories. Ihad a great time here-both at work and off work.

Finally, I would like to pay a word of thanks to ProfessorJ.H.W. Lee and his staff for making my Internship athoroughly enjoyable one.

Mr. Yau Siu Chung:

I have just finished my undergraduate studies in the United States and am going back to the States in September to pursue a PhD degree in civil engineering. Thanks to Professor Lee, this summer I have a precious opportunity to work in the hydraulics laboratory in HKU experiencing the research culture in Hong Kong. Having been working as a research assistant for about two months,I am impacted by the research environment in HKU and no longer disagree that Hong Kong is an ideal place to conduct scientific research. Despite a lack ofspace, the laboratory facilities here are definitively comparable to those in the top universities in the United States. Also both the technical and administrative staff members are remarkably supportive. More importantly, there are many projects, for example, the Yuen Long Bypass Floodway, which involve the collaborationsamong the un ivers i ty, indust ry and governmentdepar tments , p rov id ing amp le chances fo r theacademia to apply the state-of-the-art knowledge to thereal world. After working in HKU this summer, I stronglybelieve that it is highly possible for my hometown, HongKong, to develop into an international research hub. Asfor myself, I wholeheartedly wish to join this researchcommunity in my future.

Mr. Yau Siu Chung (left) and Mr. P. Vikram Reddy

Student Awards/Activities

Miss Lau Ching L ing (Year 2 BEng student) w a s a w a r d e d t h e H S B C H o n g K o n gS c h o l a r s h i p a n d B u r s a r y f o r t h e academic year 2005-06.

Mr. Lau Tak Bun, Denvid ( M P h i l s t u d e n t ) w a s a w a r d e d t h e D u P o n t S c h o l a r s h i p a n d a n extension of the Swire S c h o l a r s h i p f o r t h e academic year 2005-06. He has also been awarded the Croucher Foundation Scho la rsh ips 2006-07 to pursue PhD degreestudies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

Mr. Zhu Ji-Hua (PhD student, left) was the recipientof the Continental Steel - Young Steel Researcher Awardfor the paper ent i t led“Compression Members ofAluminum Thin-walled Square and Rectangular HollowSections”by Mr. Zhu Ji-Hua and Dr. B. Young at the 8th In te rna t iona l Con fe rence on S tee l , Space andComposite Structures held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiaon May 15-17, 2006.

Mr. Fung Wai Sin and Mr. To Chiu Yin (2006 graduates)were awarded the Hui Yin Hing Scholarships for theacademic year 2005-06.

Mr. To Chiu Yin Mr. Fung Wai Sin

In the ICE Paper Competition 2005, Mr. Chan Nor Man and Miss Chow Nga Yin (2005 graduates) won the Best Paper Award in the “Highways, Railway andTransportation Discipline”and “Construction Practiceand Management Discipline” respectively.

Mr. Lee Yuk Yu (2005 graduate, right) was awarded the HKIE Geotechnical Division Prize by Ir Dr. Victor K.S. Li, Chairman of the Geotechnical Division at their Annual Dinner held on March 17, 2006. It is awarded to fresh graduates from local universities with best performance ingeotechnical engineering courses. The purpose of these awards is to promote the interest of civil engineering students in studying geotechnical subjects.

M r . W o n g Ts e Man, Ken (2005 P h D g r a d u a t e ) was awarded theC r o u c h e r F o u n d a t i o n Fellowship 2006-07 to undertake p o s t d o c t o r a l research at theW L / D e l f t Hydraul ics, The Netherlands.

Activities

Summer Industrial Training 2006

This year, a total of 97 placements were arranged,inc lud ing s ix s tudents who jo ined the GammonFellowship Programme and four students undertooksummer industrial training in the Beijing Institute ofArchitectural Design (北京市建筑设计研究院). “My bossis quite nice and he is wi l l ing to teach us. Patrick and I are learning PKPM. We are participating in an o f f i ce bu i ld ing project”, written by Mr. Liu Chiu Wing at Beijing in his emailto the Department.

Summer Camp 2006

The Department, together with the Civil EngineeringSociety, has organised a 5-day Summer Camp for highschool students in early July. This is the first ever summercamp organised by the Department and the purpose of theevent is for students to gain an in-depth knowledge aboutthe Civ i l Engineer ing profession and for them toexperience campus life.

Fourteen students from different local and UK highschools participated in the summer camp and theystayed at the Suen Chi Sun Hall during the period. TheDepartment arranged lectures, tutor ial act iv i t ies,laboratory tour, site visit and firm visit for them. TheCivil Engineering Society helped in organising meals,games, sharing sessions with current students and pastgraduates, and a high table dinner to show the fun partof the student l i fe at HKU. The students had anenjoyable and fruitful time at the University and theirenthusiastic response was most encouraging.

Special thanks to Professor L.G. Tham, Dr. R.K.L. Su, Professor S.C. Wong, Dr. B. Young, Dr. X.Y. Li, Dr. F.T.K. Au, Betty and the following student helpers from theCivil Engineering Society: Chan Chin Fai, Chun Suk Yee, Lam King Fung Kirk, Lau Wing Fai, Lee Ka Hei, Lee Mo Hei, Mak Hui Sing, TsoNga Yan, Wong Yan Ho Luke and Yeung Shiu Wing Chris.

Dr. Ray Su with summer camp participants

Ir Dr. the Honourable Raymond Ho Chung-tai, Membero f Leg is la t i ve Counc i l , HKSAR Governmentaddressed the participants at the High Table Dinner

Thames Water recruits new civilengineering graduates for workin the UK

On July 6 and 7, 2006 Thames Water sent a seven-man recruitment team from the UK to our Department to seekup to nine high calibre graduates for their Graduate Development Programme 2006. Thames Water iscurrently the world's third largest water and wastewatercompany with a presence in 46 countries and with 70mi l l ion customers wor ldwide, of which 13 mi l l ioncustomers are in London and Thames Valley.

Photo taken during the press conference on July 7, 2006. From left to right: Mike Tempest, Engineering Director of Thames Water, Billy Ma, Construction Engineer of Thames Water (BEng Civil Engineering graduate of 2003), Peter KKLee, Head of Department, Andrew Nelson, Graduate Trainingand Development Manager of Thames Water

In a press conference held on July 7, 2006 in our Department, Mike Tempest the Engineering Director of

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Thames Water pointed out that the Department of Civil Engineering at HKU is their only target in Asia forrecruiting foreign graduates. This is based on their mostsatisfactory experience with the high quality of our five graduates recruited during last years recruitmentexercise. Thames Water offers a very competitive salaryand benefits package as well as a comprehensive graduate development programme for all graduates. Hesaid Thames Water would continue to recruit civi lengineering graduates exclusively from our Department.In this year's recruitment exercise, 5 more graduates have taken up Thames Water 's offer to join theirGraduate Development Programme. Mr. Lee, Head ofDepartment, was extremely pleased that a globaleng ineer ing company l i ke Thames Water wou ldrecognise the excellent quality of our civil engineeringprogramme. The recruitment by Thames Water opensnew exciting career opportunities for our graduates. Headded that this was the first time in the history of ourDepartment, and probably of the Faculty of Engineeringthat foreign companies would hire our graduates forwork abroad.

This article is reproduced with the permission from H.K. Commercial Daily July 8, 2006

Announcements and Upcoming Events

Fourth Lumb Lecture

The Fourth Lumb Lecture entitled“Geo-Environmental Aspects of Groundwater Pollution”will be delivered by Professor John A. Cherry, University of Waterloo,Canada at 10:30 a.m. (Tea Reception at 10:00 a.m.) onOctober 14, 2006 in Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, The University of Hong Kong. Admission is free. No priorregistration is required, all interested are welcome. At tendance cer t i f icates and f ree park ing wi l l beavailable. For enquiries, please contact Miss May Wongon Tel: (852) 2241 5532; Fax: (852) 2559 5337; Email: l u m b @ h k u c c . h k u . h k , o r v i s i t t h e w e b s i t e :http://www.hku.hk/civil/lumb_lecture

Department of Civil EngineeringThe University of Hong KongTel: (852) 2859 2286Fax: (852) 2559 5337Email: civdept@hkucc.hku.hkHttp://www.hku.hk/civil

International Symposium on InnovativeDesign of Steel Structures

The International Symposium on Innovative Design ofSteel Structures will be held on November 10, 2006 atthe Intercontinental Hotel Grand Stanford, Hong Kong.The Symposium is organised by the Department of CivilEngineering of The University of Hong Kong andsponsored by Corus Asia Limited.

Several prominent overseas and local experts fromChina including the Mainland and Hong Kong, Europe,Singapore, UK and USA will share their experiences withlocal engineers on innovative design of steel andcomposite structures. Furthermore, the story of the International Commerce Center (the tallest buildingin Hong Kong) will be presented.

For details of registration, please contact Miss MayChan (Tel: 2859 2667). For technical enquiries, pleasecontact the Symposium Organiser Dr. Ben Young (Tel:2859 2674; Email: young@hku.hk). Registration formcan be downloaded f rom the fo l lowing websi te :http://www.hku.hk/civil/conference/isidss-2006/Int-Symp-Steel-Structures.pdf

95th Anniversary Reunion Dinner

The Faculty of Engineering turns 95 in 2006. A grand reunion dinner will be organised to celebrate its 95th birthday. You are warmly invited to join in this truly memorable event to indulge in fond memories of thepast, to rekindle old friendships, to catch up with friendsand to meet new acquaintances. Don't miss out, sign up today.

Date: November 3, 2006 (Fri) Time: 6:00 - 7:30pm (Cocktail) 7:30 - 10:30pm (Dinner) Venue: Conrad International (Hong Kong), Pacific Place Price*: HK$800 per person Registration, Please register online at Donation & http://engineering.hku.hk/dinner06 Enquiry: or call 2859-2803/2857-8520

All proceeds from the dinner will go to the Faculty for setting up scholarships.

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September 2006