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research purposes by other departments of the university as well as the Civil Engineering Department.

In the Department of Electrical Engineering, research on non- linear analysis of power networks was completed and a new project on the design of a special analogue computer for transient stability studies was commenced. Current distribution in bundle conductors was investigated as a joint project with Dr J. J. Raftery of the Civil Engineering Department. A research project on the effects of time delay on automatic control systems, initiated last year under the supervision of Dr K. W. Ho, neared the final stage. Following the completion of a research project on reactances in synchronous machines, investigations were carried out on an automatic syn- chroniser, a frequency controller and an output regulator for alternators.

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The Department of Mechanical Engineering made a hydraulic model of the semi-circular intake weir from the river at Tai Po Tau for performance and calibration tests, particularly under flood conditions. A model was also made and tested for stability of a vertical intake from a stream at Tung Chung, Lantau. Construction of a hydraulic model of the proposed cooling water outfall of the new power station at Ap Lei Chau was commenced.

The University Health Service continued its research on physical norms of undergraduates and on relation of health and environment to academic performance. The Appointments Service, now in full- time operation, devised a new registration form from which research data can be easily extracted. The forms included items of family background which might have a bearing on the students' preparation for professional employment. An effort was also being made to have students rate the importance they attach to a series of voca- tional motives such as personal satisfaction, social prestige, adven- ture and remuneration.

One of many research projects conducted within the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prof N. E. Fehl's survey of history in Hong Kong middle and secondary schools has been completed and published. The survey, part of the research programme undertaken by the university's Institute of Social Science and the Humanities, explored ways in which the university could serve the schools on the basis of an objective study of history for both the Chinese and