Recently LEWI has undergone restructuring into a stand-alone institute specialising in East-West studies reporting directly to Prof. Herbert Tsang, the Academic Vice-President. The Office of International Cooperation and Exchange (OICE) will cease to function as the joint secretariat of LEWI and the Wing Lung Bank International Institute for Business Development (IIBD). At the same time, LEWI is evolving into a research institute with its own secretariat, retaining its office on the 9th Floor of the David C. Lam Building at Hong Kong Baptist University.

Prof. Chan Kwok Bun will continue to be the Director of LEWI. He has projected a clear direction for the development of LEWI. The institute will strive to fulfill its objectives of promoting international academic exchange and make Hong Kong Baptist University a hub for East-West studies.

With Hong Kong as its base, LEWI aspires to become a global leader in multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural studies. As the pace of globalisation intensifies and inter-cultural, inter-ethnic and inter-religious encounters accelerate, we are confident that the value of LEWI will manifest itself in the foreseeable future.  

We would like to thank Ms. Wendy Chan, who had been in charge of the administration of LEWI since its establishment in 1995. For many years, Wendy devoted her thoughts and care to the growth of LEWI and it is sad to see Wendy relinquish the assistant directorship of LEWI. As Head of the new International Office, she will continue to assist LEWI with its international operation.

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We would like to extend our warmest welcome to Dr. Emilie Yueh-yu Yeh of Department of Cinema and Television as our new Associate Director starting in August 2003. Dr. Yeh is a specialist in Chinese language film. She is an assistant professor at the Department of Cinema and Television. A recognised specialist in Chinese-language cinema, Dr. Yehs research areas include television studies, popular music and transnational media in the East Asian context. Among her representative publications are the critically-acclaimed interactive project on City of Sadness (University of California at Berkeley, 1998), her book on Chinese-language film music and her articles on Chinese cinemas published in international journals. She is now completing two books, one on Taiwan film directors (Columbia University Press) and the other on East Asian film industry (British Film Institute). She was invited by Yale University to speak at the conference on Taiwan New Cinema in Fall, 2003.

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Jennifer Man Ching LAW, Executive Assistant

Jennifer first joined Hong Kong Baptist University in November 2001 as Executive Assistant of the Wing Lung Bank International Institute for Business Development (IIBD) Secretariat. Earlier this year, her duties were shifted from the IIBD Secretariat to the LEWI Secretariat. She is the coordinator for the RGS programme and the upcoming International Conference on East-West Identities: Globalisation, Localisation and Hybridisation. She is also the editor for LEWI e-Newsletter.

Staff Profile

Jennifer was born in Hong Kong and she moved to Vancouver, Canada with her family at the age of twelve. She finished her secondary education in Vancouver, and obtained a Bachelor degree in Business Administration at Simon Fraser University, Canada. With her transnational and transcultural upbringing, shes fluent in English and various Chinese languages.

Her Say

Hello! This is Jennifer, you may remember me from the International Summer Institute 2002 and other activities organised by IIBD & LEWI. When I first joined HKBU I was Executive Assistant of the IIBD Secretariat, under the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange (OICE). I was mainly responsible for coordinating the International Summer Institute, and I also assisted in various conferences and student/faculty exchange programmes. Earlier this year my duties were shifted from the IIBD Secretariat to the LEWI Secretariat. After Ms. Jane Cheungs departure, I have taken over the RGS programme, the upcoming International Conference on East-West Identities: Globalisation, Localisation and Hybridisation, the LEWI e-Newsletter, and other daily office operation.

Speaking of East-West identities, I was born in Hong Kong and received my primary education here, but I moved to Vancouver, Canada with my family when I was twelve. I finished my secondary education in Vancouver, and then obtaining a degree in Business Administration at Simon Fraser University, Canada, before returning to Hong Kong to pursue my career. The years living abroad have taught me the importance of appreciating other peoples cultures, and I believe my hybridised background has helped me adapt to the multicultural working environment of LEWI.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Wendy and Jane for their guidance and encouragement over the years. The LEWI office is a unique place; everyone is very friendly and helpful, and the colleagues have developed a very strong team spirit. I look forward to working with my new colleagues–Dr. Emilie Yeh, Nicole Lee and Karen Leung, and I hope to see you soon during our activities!

Nicole Yin Lam LEE, Executive Assistant

Nicole assumed office on 11th August 2003. She takes care of the LEWI Working Paper Series, Book Series, conference publication materials, Visitorship and Scholar-in-Residence Programmes, as well as the design of new LEWI brochure and website. Nicole is mainly responsible for publications and the publicity of LEWI.

Staff Profile

Nicole graduated from The University of Hong Kong in 2002, with a bachelor degree of Arts in Translation and Linguistics. She has a very strong interest in studying foreign languages. During her university studies, Nicole had been to Peking University, Yonsei University, and University of Cambridge to take summer intensive courses in Putonghua, Korean and English. After joining the institute for 3 months, she has already established a good partnership with Jennifer Law and Karen Leung.

Her Say

Working for LEWI is very challenging as my job involves a lot of contacts with people from all over the world. This is not just because of the nature of my work, but also the location of the institute. LEWI is close to the International Office, Asian Christian Higher Education Institute and the DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service, which give me the opportunity of having daily conversations with people from different cultural backgrounds. By doing so, my interpersonal skills have greatly improved. The multi-cultural atmosphere of the office helps me become a more open-minded and outgoing person, and I think this kind of personality is essential when working for an international consortium such as LEWI. Moreover, it is also very rewarding to be able to work with renowned scholars like Prof. K B Chan and Dr. Emilie Yeh. They always give me valuable advice about the implementation of various programmes. I treasure the opportunity to work in such a pleasant environment, and I truly hope that through our new and existing programmes, the publicity of LEWI can be augmented in the years to come.

Karen Kin Kwan LEUNG, Office Helper

Karen assumed office on 22nd September 2003. She assists Nicole and Jennifer in the daily operation of the LEWI office. Karen is very diligent and reliable, and she is also a very cheerful and outgoing person.

Her Say

Hello! My name is Karen. I joined LEWI last month and have been enjoying a wonderful time here for about three weeks. I worked as a part-time helper here last year and it is really my pleasure to be able to join LEWI as a full-time staff this year. I will try my best to do my job in the future. See you!

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The second annual Fulbright China Research Forum was held at the University this year, with our institute and Dr. Glenn Shive, Director of The Hong Kong America Centre, as co-organisers. At the Forum, students and researchers from Hong Kong, Taiwan, USA and China shared their perspectives and research findings. Prof. Herbert H. Tsang, Academic Vice President, gave the opening remarks, followed by a panel on Doing Research in China chaired by Prof. K B Chan and delivered by Dr. Chung Him of Geography Department, and Dr. Luk Tak-chuen and Dr. Wang Feng of Sociology Department. American Fulbright students and researchers in China shared their perspectives on China based on their research and experience at six thematic panel presentations and discussions. Topics of the panels include Chinese Pathways to Modernity; Ethnicity and Chinese Identity; Art, Religion and Cultural Change in China; State-Society Relations in China; Chinas Market Economy and Changing Roles of the State; and Chinese Medicine and Modern Health Care Systems. The Forum was a successful event with over 40 participants sharing their views, ideas and experiences in a congenial atmosphere.

Visit by delegation from Shenzhen Polytechnic - 3rd October 2003

A delegation led by Prof. Han Yi, Director of the Institute of Arts and Social Sciences, Shenzhen Polytechnic, visited our University on 3rd October, 2003. Our office arranged a one-day programme for the delegation. They visited LEWI and IIBD in the morning, and met with representatives from the Humanities Programme and the Graduate School. This visit is mutually beneficial, and both institutes will be seeking ways to have a closer academic collaboration.

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For the Spring semester in 2004, we have received plenty of applications for the RGS Programme. Results of the selection were recently announced. The deadline for the next RGS competition will be 15th March, 2004. We welcome postgraduate students from all of our member institutions, especially those from overseas, to apply for our scholarship. When resources are available, we would also consider applications from non-member institutions on a case-by-case basis. For details about the application procedure, please contact Jennifer Law at jenlaw@hkbu.edu.hk or refer to our website: 

http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~lewi/programmes.htm

RGS Recipients (Fall 2003)

Mr Li Xiang, Masters Degree Candidate, Lanzhou University

I am Li Xiang, a Masters Degree candidate majoring in communication at Lanzhou University. Starting in September 2003, I am undertaking research at HKBU as an RGS student. The research is part of my Masters thesis at Lanzhou University. My thesis, Students' Attitudes Towards Popular Music in Secondary School: A Comparative Study Between Hong Kong and Lanzhou, focuses on how Hong Kong popular music influences the secondary students in Lanzhou. Part of my research is to collect data from secondary students in Hong Kong in the form of a questionnaire, and I will compare the result with the survey I conducted with secondary students in Lanzhou. Dr. Ho Wai Chung from the Department of Music and Fine Arts is my supervisor at HKBU. I feel much obliged to LEWI and HKBU for providing me with the valuable opportunity to experience a new research atmosphere. At the same time, I would like to express my wholehearted gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Ho Wai Chung, for her professional guidance, support and advice.

Mr. Wang Wen, Masters Degree Candidate, Lanzhou University

My name is Wang Wen. I am a Masters Degree candidate in world history at Lanzhou University. I began my studies at the Graduate School of Lanzhou University in September 2002.

To briefly introduce myself, I have been elected as vice chairman of National Committee of All-China Students Federation, chairman of Gansu Province Students Federation, and chairman of Lanzhou University Students Union. As for academic achievements, I won more than 40 scholarships, including All-China Students Jianhao Scholarship. I also published a number of articles on international studies and more than 50 pages of prose, poems, reviews, and reports in various journals and newspapers (e.g. Peoples Daily). The articles have been complied in a book, MY AUTUMN, published in December 2001.

The research work for my thesis is progressing steadily during my stay at HKBU under the RGS Programme. LEWI has provided me with excellent facilities, and I meet with my supervisor, Dr. Ting Wai, every week for guidance in my research. We are now working together for a paper, which we have submitted to the forthcoming International Conference on East-West Identities. Once again, I would like to thank LEWI for giving me an opportunity to study in Hong Kong.

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The LEWI Working Paper Series is an endeavour of LEWI to foster dialogues among institutions and scholars in the field of East-West studies. It was launched in April 2002 and serves as a forum for the speedy and informal exchange of ideas as scholars and academic institutions attempt to grapple with issues of an inter-cultural and global nature. Thirteen papers have been published so far and we welcome papers in any academic fields related to East-West studies, from authors within and outside of our LEWI consortium. For further information, please contact Miss Nicole Lee at kaili@hkbu.edu.hk or visit http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~lewi/publications.html for details about ordering and manuscript submission.

Publications:

1.	Both Sides, Now: A Sociologist Meditates on Culture Contact, Hybridization, and Cosmopolitanism
by CHAN Kwok Bun, Hong Kong Baptist University, English/38 pages, April 2002.

2. East Meets West in the Poetry of T. S. Eliot
by Mary Ann GILLIES, Simon Fraser University, English/30 pages, April 2002.
3. 文化的互動及其雙向選擇﹕以印度佛教和西方哲學傳入中國為例。
湯一介, 北京大學。共14頁。二零零二年七月。 Cultural Interaction and the Bidirectional Option: The Introduction of Indian Buddhism and Western Philosophy into China as Examples by TANG Yijie, Peking University, Chinese/14 pages, July 2002.
4.	Chinas Response to September 11 and its Changing Position in International Relations
by Werner MEISSNER, Hong Kong Baptist University, English/15 pages, September 2002
5.	Eastern Variations of Western Apprenticeship: The Paper Offerings Industry of Hong Kong
by Janet Lee SCOTT, Hong Kong Baptist University, English/30 pages, October 2002
6.	Sino-Singaporean Joint Ventures: The Case of the Suzhou Industrial Park     Industry of Project
by Alexius A. PEREIRA, National University of Singapore, English/32 pages, November 2002
7.	Between Globalisation and Localisation: A Study of Hong Kong Popular Music
by HO, Wai Chung, Hong Kong Baptist University, English/27 pages, January 2003
8. 多元文化與比較文學的發展
樂黛雲，北京大學。共11頁，二零零三年二月。 Plurality of Cultures in the Context of Globalization: Toward a New Perspective on Comparative Literature by YUE Daiyun, Peking University, Chinese/11 pages, February 2003.
9. The New-Old Cycle Paradigm and Twentieth Century Chinese Radicalism
by XIAO Xiaosui, Hong Kong Baptist University, English/37 pages, February 2003.
10. Conflict and its Management in Sino-Foreign Joint Ventures: A Review
by George Xun WANG, University of Wisconsin Parkside, CHAN Kwok Bun, Hong Kong Baptist University, and Vivienne LUK, Hong Kong Baptist University, English/34 pages, March 2003.
11. Globalization, Terrorism and the Future of East-West Studies
by Charles MORRISON, University of Hawaii, English/20 pages, April 2003.
12.	Representing Social Life in a Conflictive Global World: From Diaspora to Hybridity
by Ien ANG, University of Western Sydney, English/13 pages, June 2003.
13.	The Aspect of Gender in Cross-Cultural Management – Womens Careers in Sino-German Joint Venture
by Renate KRIEG, University of Applied Sciences, Werderstr, English/23 Pages, June 2003.

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The conference's second announcement received excellent responses from scholars around the world. The deadline for abstract submission has passed (15th October), and we have received altogether more than 50 submissions. The conference organising committee has reviewed the abstracts, and the results were announced recently. For those who are interested in participating in the conference, please contact Jennifer Law at jenlaw@hkbu.edu.hk for information regarding registration or travel to Hong Kong.

We are very pleased that our local colleagues have been very supportive of the conference. The two recently appointed Deans of our University – Prof. Chung Ling, Dean of Arts, and Prof. Georgette Wang, Dean of Communication, will be speaking at a plenary session. Prof. Zhang Longxi, Chair Professor of Comparative Literature & Translation at City University of Hong Kong, is also contributing to the plenary. We believe the conference will be a significant academic event for East-West studies.

The Executive Committee of IIBD and LEWI will meet after the conference on 28th February, 2004 to discuss an upcoming international workshop on Internationalising the Curriculum and Learning Environment with a special focus on East-West studies. The workshop will be held in November 2004 to coincide with the third joint board meeting of IIBD and LEWI.

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