The First Six Years 1963-69

Professor o f the University, is in charge o f this pioneering task ， which is expected to be completed by the end o f 1970. Further details concerning the D ictionary Project are included in the Publications chapter. A number o f the research projects are sup ported by grants from the Harvard-Yenching Institute and The Asia Foundation. (2) Publication— The Institute has a journa l o f its own: TheJournal o ftheInstitute o f Chinese Studies o f The Chinese University o f Hong Kong, which con tains articles and book reviews concerning Chinese Studies ， pub lished in itia lly on an annual basis. The first volume was published in September ， 1968 ， and the second volume issued in two numbers was published in September 1969. In memory o f the late M r. L ee Hysan, the Hong Kong firm o f Lee Hysan Estate Co., L td . has donated the entire construction cost o f the Institute o f Chinese Studies Building. Work on this structure, begun in August 1969, is expected to be completed in November ， 1970. In addition to offices ， lecture rooms and ancillary facilities capable o f supporting all its research divisions and special projects, it w ill provide a 5,000 square foot teaching art gallery ， a unique feature o f the Institute. This facility w ill assist the Un iver sity immeasurably in making a substantial contribution to the field o f Chinese Studies. ( I I ) Centres Economi c Research Centre The first research centre ， designated the Economic Research Centre w ith in the Institute o f Social Studies and the Humanities, was established in A p ril 1965. The first project undertaken actually began before the Centre was formally constituted. In Ju ly 1964, The Chinese University signed a contract w ith the United States Department o f Agriculture to conduct a study and make a 15-year projection o f the quantities o f agricultural products that Hong Kong would require and how much o f these it could produce. The object o f the study was to assess the agricultural self-sufficiency o f Hong Kong ， taking into consideration past imports ， long-term trends in local development ， population growth and the related increase in national income. The present study, based on economic analysis and standard statistical forecasting procedures, tempered by explicitly stated assumptions and exercise o f judgment, provides an excellent ex ample o f the kind o f dispassionate and apolitical economic research to which the Centre is devoted. Long-Term Economic and Agricultural Commodity Projectionsf o r Hong Kong, 1970, 1975 and 1980, completed 40