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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT

of the International Economic Association held in September 1956 in Rome.

Research in the Institute of Oriental Studies includes work on the chronological tables of Chinese history, a complete history of the Tai-ping Rebellion, and the classical theatre of China, the results of which have been prepared for publication. Other books in preparation are Characteristics of Chinese Civilization, Common Chinese Characters Explained, A Compilation of Chinese Characters, Ancient and Modern, and Chinese Costumes.

In the Department of Biology, work in the Fisheries Research Unit has continued along the lines already laid down, the main fields of activity being related to the oyster industry, fish-pond culture, ichthyology and oceanography. In December 1955 the oceanographical programme of the research vessel 'Alister Hardy' was revised; the new survey includes twenty-nine stations, the farthest of which is 100 miles from the Colony, and is designed to assess the various factors, of which the Pearl River is the most significant, affecting the fishing grounds within the range of the Hong Kong fishing fleet. The 'Alister Hardy' is also conducting a fishing survey in conjunction with the Government Fisheries Division, and has fished in waters up to 240 miles from the Colony.

New discoveries made in the Department of Chemistry in the fields of synthetic organic compounds, products from Hong Kong plants, and the mechanisms of chemical reac- tions, continued to attract attention in many parts of the world.

In the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, research is being continued on the radiological investigation of the morphology of the Chinese female pelvis. Results of research on the clinical and pathological aspects of hydatidiform mole and Chorion-epithelioma have been published, and results. on the sodium pentothal treatment of eclampsia will appear