Annual Report 1999

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A List of Overseas Visitors

1. Prof Dong Shihai, Department of Computer Science, Peking University, China, 14-15 January 1999

2. Delegation from Nanjing University, China, headed by Prof Xu AoAo, a vice Rector of the University, 3 February 1999

3. Prof Zheng Yingping, Institute of Automation of Academia Sinica of China, 22-26 March 1999

4. Dr. W. Lok Yeung, Department of Information Systems, Lingnan College of Hong Kong, and Dr. Steve Schneider, Department of Computer Science, Royal Holloway College, University of London, 12 March 1999

5. Prof Li ShuYi (President), Prof Tong ZheSheng (Vice President), Prof Zhou LongXiang (Vice President), Prof Du Zhide (Vice Secretary-General), Prof Meng Xiaofeng. Chinese Computer Association, 17 March 1999

6. Ambassador Chusei Yamada, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, 1 April 1999

7. Prof Li Ying, Director of Geo-Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4 June 1999

8. Mr Shi Chong, Shanghai Window, China, 11 June 1999

9. Delegation from Beijing Polytechnic University headed by Prof. Liu Chunnian, 12 June 1999

10. Delegation from S&T Bureau of Shenzhen City, China, led by Mr OuYang JiGuo, Deputy Director, 18 June 1999

11. Prof Arantes de Oliviera, Director of LECM in Portugal and Professor at the Instituto superior politecnico of Lisbon, 21 July 1999

12. Prof Paul Bailes, Head of Department of Computer Science, & Prof Andrew Lister, Executive Dean, Engineering, Physical Science and Architecture, the University of Queensland, Australia, 23 July 1999

13. Prof Yakup Paker, Department of Computer Science, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, 30 July 1999

14. Ms Gu Ming, Marketing Manager, Founder Software Company, Beijing, China, 12 August 1999

15. Mr Yu Wing Yin, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, 12 August 1999

16. Delegation from China Internet News Center led by Mr Wang Qingcun, Vice President, 26 August 1999

17. Delegation led by Prof Hui YongZheng, Vice Minister of S&T of China, 3 September 1999

18. Prof. Xu Sheng, Deputy Director of BIIC (Beijing Institute of Information and Control), 25-30 September 1999

19. Mr Hong Ryun Gi and Mr Hong Ki Tae, Academy of Sciences, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 27 September - 1 October 1999

20. Dr T.Y. Chen, head of Dept of Computing and Math, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, 11 October 1999

21. Group of eight people from the Sixth Bureau of Information Office of the State Council of China led by the Bureau Chief, Mr Tian Jin, 21 October 1999

22. Shanghai Youth Delegation consisting of about 20 high school students, 30 October 1999

23. Dr Wayne Luk, Imperial College, University of London, UK, 8 November 1999

24. Prof. Jean-Raymond Abrial, France, 8-9 November 1999

25. Dr Huang Biqing, the State CIMS Engineering and Research Center, Tsinghua University, 11 November 1999

26. Prof. Gan Fuxi, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11-13 November 1999

27. Two visitors from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Prof. Wang Yutang & Prof. Liu Shiyong, 18-19 November 1999

28. Prof. Ho Tu Bao, School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), 14 December 1999

29. Prof. Wang Yi, Uppsala Univ, Sweden, 16-17 December 1999

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