The First Six Years 1963-69

was appointed for each major building project to advise the Vice- Chancellor on the layout, schedule o f accommodations and related matters pertaining to each project. I t is significant that international cooperation as well as local participation is represented in the essential bu ild ing projects o f the University. While the Hong Kong Government w ill provide at least ha lf o f the bu ild ing costs, significant support is expected to come from outside sources. The first bu ilding on the new campus ， the Benjamin Franklin Centre ， was a g ift from the people o f the United States o f America. I t was completed in December 1968 and officially opened by His Excellency the Governor, Sir David T rench , on A p ril 2，1969. I t w ill provide a social centre for the students and staff o f the University as a whole. As a temporary measure, it is being used to house the Central Offices o f the Un iver sity pending completion o f the Adm inistration Bu ild ing ， scheduled early in 1971. The building costs o f the University Health Centre were con tributed by the Yale-in-China Association In c . ， New Haven ， Connecticut, U.S.A. The costs o f the Central Science Bu ild ing were partia lly met by the Colonial Development and Welfare Fund o f the U .K . Government. Lee Hysan Estate Co. L td ., a local corporation ， made a generous contribution to meet the con struction costs o f the Institute o f Chinese Studies Building. A sub stantial part o f the costs o f the University L ib ra ry Bu ild ing was donated by Dr. the Hon. P .Y . T ang , a prominent local resident ， in memory o f his late father. Funds to construct the University Sports Centre have been pledged by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. Pledges have also been received to underwrite a major share o f the costs o f the University H a ll and the Social Science Building. This enthusiastic support from both overseas donors and the local com munity has materially assisted in getting construction o f these v ita l projects underway. A t this point a b rie f resume o f the Master Development Plan w ill enable a better conception o f the new campus layout to be formed. The future campus buildings w ill be so grouped that the three Colleges w ill be sited around a central University headquarters complex at mid-level w ith New Asia and United Colleges located on the upper level to the north and Chung Chi College on lower ground to the south. United College w ill occupy a site near Taipo Road, while New Asia College w ill be facing the sea. Va ria tion in architectural style for each College complex w ill be employed w ith out destroying overall harmony o f design. The development plan is functional and at the same time preserves aesthetic features, particularly in respect to integration o f landscaping, u tiliza tion o f natural beauty and effective display o f buildings. 16