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Chapter 14

GENERAL

Research

The research programme at the University of Hong Kong has been greatly extended in the past year,

In the Arts departments, new research projects have been started. The history of Hong Kong and various aspects of Anglo-Chinese relations in the 19th century are being studied, and work on the economic and sociological problems of con- temporary China and Hong Kong is carried on. Books on the economic history of China and the monetary system of Hong Kong have already been published. A linguistic analysis of characteristic features of moral situations is being made with reference to confusions in subjectivist theories of ethics, under the general heading of "Moral Situations and Approach", also a psychological study of reading aptitude. Further studies include the place of English in Hong Kong schools, a survey of Chinese adolescents' attitudes, and the reading ability of University students. Research is also being made into the Spanish element and influence in the Philippine Islands. Books and articles published include translations from or into English by the Modern Languages department, and books in Chinese on aspects of literature, the arts, history and philosophy by the Institute of Oriental Studies. To facilitate research, the University Library is now equipped with a microcard and microfilm reader.

Research is being continued in the department of Geography in the distribution, occurrence, and paragenesis of the tungsten minerals in the New Territories, a report on which was read at the Eighth Pacific Science Congress in Manila; a coloured distribution map of vegetation types will soon be published; and an inquiry into the geographical environment of Aberdeen is being conducted.

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