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streams in the New Territories for the government's hydrological survey and calibrated special measuring weirs.

The Physical Education Unit carried out a pilot experiment on the effects of a time-tabled physical activity programme for first year undergraduates. Marked improvements in physical efficiency were noted at all levels. A study was also carried out to discover whether male undergraduates from families of low socio-economic status benefited more from an activity programme than those with high socio-economic status. Some evidence was produced showing that, as well as increasing in strength and endurance, these undergraduates gained markedly in weight.

To promote research by the academic-staff of the Chinese University of Hong Kong two institutes have been established- the Institute of Social Science and the Humanities, and the Institute of Science and Technology. Up to June 1965, grants were made under these institutes for the following projects: Application of Radioisotopes Tracer to Chemical Problems (Dr H. M. Chang); Energy Transfer Processes in Unimolecular Reactions, and Vibra- tional Energy Transfer between Gases (Dr Narl H. Chow); Inheri- tance of Ear Wax (Dr S. T. Chang); Culture of Volvariella Volvacea (Dr S. T. Chang and staff); Many Body Problem and Functional Analyses (Dr M. Kitamura); Nuclear Instrumentation (Mr L. S. Chuang); Plasma Diagnostics; Decomposition of B-Ketone Esters (Dr D. Chang); Kenetic Studies of Redox Reactions and Calion Exchange Equilibria (Mr Chi Hsu and Dr D. Chen); Cytochemical Studies of the Embryo Sac Development in Paspalum Orbiculare and Microsporogenesis in Asynaptic Maize (Dr C. Y. Chao); Studies of Hong Kong Flatfish (Mr S. C. Shen); Studies on Hong Kong Penicillia (Dr Y. S. Bau); Light Interactions in Dielectrics (Dr Hsu Baysung and Mr L. K. Su); Electronic Counter Circuits (Dr H. H. Ho); Estimation of Pb, Hg, and Cu in Urine (Dr Ma Lin, etc); Aromatic Nucleophilic Substitution (Mr K. Y. Wan and Miss S. J. Yue); Electronics Instrumentation (Mr K. E. Chiang); A Study of Mencian Syntax (Prof Chou Fa-kao); Contemporary Chinese Social Studies-Indexing of source materials (Dr George Wong); Geography of Hong Kong (Prof Chen Cheng-siang); Teaching of History-supplementary to United States financial support (Prof N. E. Fehl).