The First Six Years 1963-69

ate. Each Institute has an Advisory Committee that gives advice to the Institute on policy and budget matters. This facilitates the planning and implementation o f graduate programmes w ith a sound research base. Ins t i t ute o f Soc ial Studies and the Human i t ies The function o f the Institute o f Social Studies and the H u manities is two-fold: (I) to promote and encourage faculty re search in various fields; and (2) to assist in postgraduate training. Special encouragement is given to scholars o f b icultural capacity who can apply modern scientific methodology in mastering per tinent Chinese and regional materials. The Institute embodies the following subjects: (1) Economics (2) Public Administration (3) Geography (4) Mass Communications (5) Sociology (6) Social Welfare (7) World History (8) Modern Languages. W ith the assistance o f a Board o f Advisers, the Director o f the Institute recommends grants for faculty members who have ap plied for financial aid on ind ividua l projects. To date, more than 45 research projects have been carried out by the Institute o f Social Studies and the Humanities w ith grants from the Government o f Hong Kong, The Asia Foundation and other sources. Many o f these have been brought to a successful conclusion. Inst i tute o f Science and Technology The Institute o f Science and Technology was established for the same purpose o f promoting faculty research, thus preparing the ground for and contributing to postgraduate training in relevant fields. In itia lly , the allocation o f research grants to The Institute o f Science and Technology from various sources, including the Govern ment o f Hong Kong, and the Ford and Asia Foundations, embraced the following subjects in both their pure and applied aspects: (1) Biology (2) Chemistry (3) Mathematics and Statistics (4) Physics.