The First Six Years 1963-69

contribute to the Hong Kong community in whatever future po sition they may occupy. A t both the undergraduate and graduate levels ， the educational function is coordinated w ith the Boards o f Studies o f the relevant fields. Undergraduate students not only receive training in field work, interviewing, and other aspects o f social research but actively participate in the research efforts o f the Centre. The following studies are under way or in process o f develop ment in the current academic year: (1) Rura l Research Programme (2) Urban Research Programme (3) Hawker Study Programme ， which includes (i) A Study o f the Hawker's Family in Hong Kong; (ii) The Consumption Behaviour o f the Hawker Population in Hong Kong; (iii) Education Practices among the Hawkers ； (iv) A Study o f the Temporal Variation o f the Hawking Population in Hong Kong; (v) Medical Behaviour among the Hawkers; (vi) Spatial Problems o f Hawking Activities in Hong Kong; (vii) The Psycho-Cultural Analysis o f Life History Materials o f Selected Hawkers ； (viii) The Process o f In flow to the Hawker Population; (ix) Communication and Information N e t work among the Hawkers ； and (x) A Study o f the Organizational Pattern and Behaviour o f the Hawkers (4) Kwun Tong Health Services Study (5) An Evaluational Study o f Methodist Social Services (6) Industrial Community Study (being developed). A ll individuals participating in research at the Centre work on a voluntary basis. The majority o f these are members o f the University academic staff. Opportun ity is given to staff members to pursue their academic interest and at the same time utilize their working time fully. The field work supervisors o f the Centre are tutors who tra in students in field research programmes. The Centre is therefore both a research and a tra in ing and teaching centre where the undergraduate programme can best be developed. Instructional unity, a basic characteristic, facilitates the blending o f theory and practice, instruction and research into one integral whole. The Geographi cal Research Centre The Geographical Research Centre was established in January 1966. Its principal research projects are closely related to the teaching in the Geography Division o f the Graduate School. Students o f the Geography Division are eligible to use the facilities and outstanding students are encouraged to continue their research at the Centre after graduation. 45