by Law Wun-sheng. / Title on added t.p.: UDHK and election in Hong Kong : the behavior, strategies and objectives of a political elite group. / Copy 3 contains chapter 6-7. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-105). / ACKNOWLEDGMENT / INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Problem and Hypothesis / Data and Methodology / The Setting / Crisis and Opportunity / Elections in1991 / Emergence of UDHK / Chapter CHAPTER 1: --- FOUNDATION OF UDHK --- p.20 / Liberal Groups / A Common Goal / Infrastructure of UDHK / Moral and Contractual Basis / A Party of Populism? / Chapter CHAPTER 2: --- HYBRID OF WESTERN AND CHINESE CULTURES --- p.31 / Descendants of Refugees and Sojourners / Esoteric Socialization of Elite / Christianity and Rationality / Impersonal Standard / Impact of ICAC / Political Fabians / Normative and Pragmatic Rules / Principle of Calculation / Chapter CHAPTER 3: --- ELECTORAL STRATEGIES OF UDHK --- p.51 / Constraints and Restraints / A Mobilization Meeting / Action-set and Quasi-group / Home-visit to Voters / Joint-ticket Strategy / Principle of Reciprocity / Denigration and Negative Campaign / Traditional Strategies / Chapter CHAPTER 4: --- OBJECTIVES OF UDHK --- p.73 / A Greater Democracy in Hong Kong / Legislative Restraints / Universalistic and Particularistic Interests / Prestigious and Pecuniary Goals / The Burden of Chinese Culture / From 'Rose Garden' to 'Rosy China' / Chapter CHAPTER 5: --- CONCLUSION --- p.92 / NOTES --- p.98 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.102 / Chapter APPENDIX I - --- Interview Questionnaire --- p.106 / Chapter APPENDIX II - --- Home-visit Survey Questionnaire --- p.109 / CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR EVENTS IN HONG KONG --- p.112 / POLITICAL HISTORY

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of Chinese

The exploitation of unconventional reservoirs goes hand in hand with the practice of hydraulic fracturing and, with an ever increasing demand in energy, this practice is set to experience significant growth in the coming years. Sophisticated analytic models are needed to accurately describe fluid flow in a hydraulic fracture and the problem has been approached from different directions in the past 3 decades - starting with the use of line-source functions for the infinite conductivity case, followed by the application of Laplace Transforms and the Boundary-Element Method for the finite-conductivity case. This topic remains an active area of research and, for the more complicated physical scenarios such as multiple transverse fractures in ultra-tight reservoirs, answers are presently being sought. Fractal theory has been successfully applied to pressure transient testing, albeit with an emphasis on the effects of natural fractures in pressure-rate behavior. In this work, we begin by performing a rigorous analytical and numerical study of the Fractal Diffusivity Equation and we show that it is more fundamental than the classic linear and radial diffusivity equations. Subsequently, we combine the Fractal Diffusivity Equation with the Trilinear Flow Model, culminating in a new semi-analytic solution for flow in a finite-conductivity vertical fracture which we name the "Fractal-Fracture Solution". This new solution is instantaneous and has an overall accuracy of 99.7%, thus making it comparable to the Trilinear Pseudoradial Solution for practical purposes. It may be used for pressure transient testing and reservoir characterization of hydrocarbon reservoirs being produced by a vertically fractured well. Additionally, this is the first time that fractal theory is used in fluid flow in porous media to address a problem not related to reservoir heterogeneity. Ultimately, this work is a demonstration of the untapped potential of fractal theory; our approach is very flexible and we believe that the same methodology may be extended to develop new reservoir flow solutions for pressing problems that the industry currently faces.

Wang Meng, an important figure of modern Chinese literature, is best known as an author experimenting with literary techniques at the turn of the 70s and the 80s. Our paper examines a relatively little-known part of his work inspired by the writer's many-year stay in Xinjiang. Examined proses originate primarily from two collections - In Yili and Hello, Xinjiang. In the analysis of Wang Meng's literary creation we take into account the historical context and we present particular features of the literary image of non-Han culture in the work of a Han writer. We also examine the use of narrative techniques, with particular focus on "stream of consciousness" technique.

In 2004 Japanese author Ashibe Taku published his novel Murder in the Red Chamber, in which he adapted Cao Xueqin’s eighteenth-century Chinese classic Dream of the Red Chamber as a compelling murder mystery. In 2008 I would take on the challenge of translating Ashibe’s novel into English. This required me to draw on a wealth of primary and secondary materials. Not only did I have to familiarize myself with the novel’s peculiarities, but also with those of its Chinese source. Over these layers of text I fashioned yet another from my own engagements with Western detective fiction. In order to reconcile these disparate cultural understandings of detection and law, I assumed the role of detective myself in navigating at least two cultural milieus at any given time. Consequently, I found myself empathizing with Ashibe’s characters in an entirely new way. This thesis is a case study that investigates two questions: (1) What does it mean when the translator’s method mimics—in the target text—that of the author of the source text? (2) How have murder mystery paradigms been displaced and/or embedded in my chosen text through this process of cross-cultural rewriting? In exploring these questions I have developed a kinship with Ashibe, for we are both rewriters seeking to flesh out the evidence laid before us into admissible testimony. Whether or not I “solved the case” of this translation matters less than the adding of another layer in another language with the intent of enriching the whole.

University of Macau / Faculty of Arts and Humanities / Department of Chinese

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of Chinese

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of Chinese

University of Macau / Faculty of Education