The purpose of this visit was to give the second series of Ch’ien Mu (Qian Mu 錢穆) Lectures in History and Culture at the New Asia College (The Chinese University of Hong Kong). This was a series of 5 lectures given between 12 Oct. and 26 Oct. Dr Ch’ien Mu was the founder of the New Asia College and gave the first series of lectures in 1978. Joseph Needham was appointed Ch’ien Mu Visiting Professor. He also gave an address at the Chung Chi College (Chongji xueyuan 崇基學院, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Founders’ Day on 26 Oct. 1979. Finally, he gave the S.T. Huang Chan Memorial Lecture on 9 Nov. 1979.
The dates of his journey were 8 Oct. to 12 Nov. 1979 (in Hong Kong 9 Oct. to 11 Nov.)
Detailed schedule for this trip taken from Joseph Needham's itinerary:
10 Oct: Arr. 8:45, go to Yali Guest House; 6:45 dinner Chhü Chih-Jen, Thang Pei-Sung, Li Tsung-Ying
11 Oct: did 1st lecture (prepared?); 2:00 move into flat B5, Res 8; 7:00 dinner Chin Yao-chi, to meet Chhien Mu & Ma Lin
12 Oct: Bank 10:00, lunch with Wendy at Shatin; T’ien Hsing; Lecture, 'Introductory Remarks', 4:45; Dinner in with Dieter Kuhn!
13 Oct: 11:00 Sarah Lupino Lane, Liu Ming-Erh (Lau Mun Yee 劉敏兒, reporter from Wen Wei Po [Wen hui bao 文匯報]), interviews, d.s. Shatin. 6:30 Lams drink and dinner, Yucca
14 Oct: DK coming with photos. D.s. lunch, Shatin. 3:30 Li Li-Sheng fetching us
15 Oct: Lecture 4:45, 'The Epic of Gunpowder and Firearms, Developing from Alchemy'; Dinner by us for HP-Y and Lo Wen (Yucca)
16 Oct: 7:00 dinner with SW Tan (Chung Chi, Postgraduate building)
17 Oct: Breakfast 8:30 Chins IV B7; go downtown. D. s. lunch Jane Lee Garden Hotel Happy Valley, 1st fl. Lobby 1:00; drink at Mandarin; 6:30 meet C. C. Liu for dinner.
18 Oct: Brochure (work all day); Car at 6:00, Huang Li-Sung dinner
19 Oct: 3rd. Lecture: Comparative Macrobiotics, 4:45.
20 Oct: 4:00 Ocean Term Lobby (drive back together), dinner Li Tsung-Ying and Yueh-Chhiung, Huang Ta-chao, Chhü Chih-Jen & Doris.
21 Oct: PL returns; 3:00 Jin (Ambrose King?), 3:30 With Jane Lamb and Stephen Chhü to Plover Cove; shop Shatin, 6:30 Chhin Mao, supper in.
22 Oct: 4:45 Lecture: 'The History and Rationale of Acupuncture & Moxibustion'
23 Oct: 5:30-6:00, HK Trustees meeting and dinner, World Trade Centre
24 Oct: 11:00 Computer centre with Doris; 5:30 Li, reporter. 7:00 CUHK Dept of Biology staff dinner + HPY (Ho Peng-Yoke)
25 Oct: LLS goes; Governor’s Lunch at 1:00; Vivienne Wong tea, & Douglas King, Mandarin; Chao Chuen-Ying 趙傳纓 (cytological genetics)
26 Oct: 11:50 Founders’ Day address, Chhung-chi College & lunch at 1:00; Lecture 4:45, 'Attitudes to Time and Change as Compared with Europe' outdoor dinner at Yucca with Ho Ping-Yü (Ho Peng-Yoke) and Lo Wen
27 Oct: 10:00 Computer Centre. GD’s Symposium on Cambridge. 12:45 Lunch Lams, Peninsula
28 Oct. Lunch Chao Phu-Po (P. P. Chhiu?), Repulse Bay; 8:00 Chhung-Chi Theol. Club chez Clasper
29 Oct: Chhung Yang; 7:00 Jonathan Spence at Yale-in-China dinner
30 Oct: 10:00 Chang Hsiung-Mou (Zhang Xiongmou 張雄謀), chemistry & medications, Chinese Materia Medica, at home, computerisation, to his lab. Chinese plant drug computerisation conference. Lunch, Chhen Tshun-Jen; tea at Cheng Te-Khun’s (Zheng Dekun / Cheng Te-kun 鄭德
坤); 5:30 student reporters; Ambrose King dinner, 7:00 Shatin Jockey Club
31 Oct: Courtesy visit to VC. 6:45: Ferry to HK side, Wen Hsiang-Lai (Wen Xianglai 溫祥來) dinner, Country Club
1 Nov: Tao Feng Shan; GD’s Symposium or Seminar 4:00, 1st fl. NA Admin Building; 6:00 or so, Worldwide Gardens, 5 Apt. 7D, Cheng Te- Khun (Zheng Dekun / Cheng Te-Kun 鄭德坤) dinner.
2 Nov: Marine Biology Lab, 12:30, lunch with Hsueh Shou-Sheng, Tseng Wen-Yang, at United Coll. (Lien-Ho); Train to Hong Hum & return; Chhü Chih-Jen party, Min Chiu Club dinner party, Bowen Road.
3 Nov: 10:00 talk in B2 (Chhen); 3:30 Wu Chien-Ping (Wu Jianbing 鄔健冰) film-making; evening with Barbara Ward & the Topleys at Taipo.
4 Nov: 9:00 Lams; 8:00 Ambrose & Wendy.
5 Nov: 11:00 move over to Lisowski; Lunch at Peking Gardens Restaurant behind World Trade Center; 2:00 BMA Acupuncture meeting. D & HY Bryan dinner, Szechuan Wah Fu Restaurant.
6 Nov: 6:00 KHU Chinese Department talk; Dinner Ningpo Hui Kuan.
7 Nov: 12:30 Anat. Lunch. & talk Janet Plummer, etc. 7:10 for 7:30, Huang Li-Sung dinner.
8 Nov: PL evening engagement 7:30
9 Nov: downtown for Shirts & Bank. Lunch D-ho Jade Garden & GD; 5:30 Delivered S. T. Huang Chan Memorial Lecture, University of Hong Kong, party, dinner.
10 Nov: 10:00 Iain Orr; 11:30 HK & S BK; 12:15 Lams Lunch, New World Centre, 4th floor, Gd (ground?) floor main entrance. 5:00 Hu Chü-Jen (Hu Juren 胡菊人) interview; Mrs. Liu dinner, Hunan Wah Fu. Leave 20:00 hr.
11 Nov: Leave for London.
An envelope of photographs was removed and placed with other Hong Kong photographs at NRI2/10/1/65.
All of the items listed below were found in a single cardboard file.