The First Six Years 1963-69

The University therefore w ill not only serve its progressive community, but w ill be a centre o f intellectual activity for Eastern Asia and a source o f knowledge o f Chinese and Asian affairs for the academic world. Just as it is now attracting scholars and teachers from overseas ， the University w ill, in tu rn ， be an “ exporter” o f scholars and scholarships to universities throughout the world. Organization The three Foundation Colleges o f The Chinese University were established long before The Chinese University came into being in October 1963. The University, therefore, could not be organized as a un itary institution. Instead ， it was organized under the federated concept but w ith a mandate to eliminate duplication in administration and to ensure maximum complementarity among the teaching departments o f the Foundation Colleges. The highest governing body o f the University is the Council ， which consists o f officers o f the University, members elected from the Board o f Governors o f each o f the Colleges ， members o f the Senate, residents o f Hong Kong and four persons from overseas universities or educational organizations. While the Council “ exercises a general supervision o f the affairs ， purposes and func tions o f the University” , the Senate oversees the academic aspects o f the University: “ instruction, education and research". The Senate is fu lly representative o f the teaching staff o f the Colleges. Under both Council and Senate are a number o f committees that deal w ith various functions o f the University. This type o f structure is common to all universities. What is unique in The Chinese University is the Administrative and Academic Planning Committee (AAPC) which was organized to carry on the business o f the University and to achieve closer inte gration. The AAPC forms the hub o f the whole University. Its composition and duties are set forth in the amended Statutes adopted by the University Council in October 1965. Specifically, the AAPC is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor w ith the Presidents o f the three Foundation Colleges as members and the University Registrar as Secretary. In its weekly meetings, every aspect o f university and college operations is considered in detail. Its du ty ， as defined by the Statutes ， is as follows: (a) to assist the Vice-Chancellor in the performance o f his duties ； (b) to in itiate plans o f University development; (c) to assist the Vice-Chancellor in reviewing and co-ordinating the annual and supplementary estimates o f recurrent and 7