The First Six Years 1963-69

can logically be expected to evolve and contribute to the orderly growth o f a programme o f graduate studies embracing most o f the major disciplines. As the graduate studies programme expands in scope ， enrolment is expected to increase corresponding ly. The Graduate School opened w ith a modest enrolment o f 31 students. The enrolment figure for the current academic year is 51. By academic year 1973/74 this figure is expected to reach 240. In the past, universities in South East Asia have concentrated on undergraduate teaching and have normally relied upon the leading universities in the U .K . ， Ho lland ， France and U.S.A. to provide graduate studies and research opportunities leading to more advanced degrees. These days are over. A university in the sixties must provide its own research and graduate studies, which are its raison d'etre and the means o f adequately discharging its obligations to the community. The Chinese University considers both research and graduate studies as the heart o f its academic objectives as well as the basis for receiving early recognition as a full-fledged university. The in itia tion o f graduate studies and re search during the formative stages o f the University's development reflects the conscious effort which is being made to realize its fu ll potential. Realizing the vita l role that the Graduate School w ill play in welding the component parts o f the University into a cohesive whole, a comprehensive plan for development o f the graduate pro gramme is being implemented. A Working Party o f the Graduate Council was formed in 1967. I t is an ad hoc administrative body on which some members o f the Graduate Council nominated by the Vice-Chancellor together w ith a ll o f the Division Heads are eligible to participate. Its function is to give advice to the Vice-Chancellor on the managerial and policy problems o f the Graduate School. A Dean o f the Graduate School w ill be appointed in the near future to coordinate the graduate programme and relate i t to research ， the undergraduate programme and the physical development plan. Since research and graduate studies are viewed by the Un iver sity as a coordinating force second to none ， facilities for these activities and a Post-graduate H a ll have top p rio rity in the Capital Programme after the basic facilities required by the Colleges are completed. ( I I ) Lingnan Institute o f Business Adm inistration The Lingnan Institute o f Business Adm inistration (L IB A ) ， which is substantially supported by the Lingnan University Board o f Trustees in New York ， was established in 1966 as one o f the divisions o f the Graduate School. Impressed w ith the potential o f Hong Kong as a world centre for manufacturing and d istribution ， 51