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business i n committees . I t no t onl y provide s student s w i t h established channels fo r a i r i n g thei r views , bu t als o stimulate s their awarenes s an d unde r s t and i n g o f universit y matter s an d thu s makes t he m mor e activ e an d responsibl e member s o f th e universit y c ommu n i t y. Student Centres and Hostels Commu n i ty lif e f oun d a bas e i n al l part s of th e campu s a s th e bu i l d i ng p r og r amm e o f th e Un i ve r s i t y mad e headway . T h e Ben j amin F r an k l i n Centre , f o rme r l y use d t empo r a r i l y a s th e Un i ve r s i t y ' s admi n i s t r a t i v e headquarters , ha s w i t h th e comp l e t i o n of th e Un i ve r s i t y Adm i n i s t r a t i o n Bu i l d i n g i n Septembe r 197 1 bee n released fo r it s o r i g i na l purpos e o f servin g a s a un i ve r s i t y -wi d e staff/student centr e fo r cu l t u r a l , socia l an d recreationa l activitie s w i t h facilitie s caterin g t o differen t tastes . Chun g Ch i Centr e a t Chung Ch i Colleg e an d th e St a f f /St uden t Amenitie s Building s a t New Asi a Colleg e an d Un i t e d Colleg e hav e al l bee n completed , p r o v i d i ng congenia l meeting-place s fo r staf f an d students . Hoste l life, a valuabl e educa t i ona l experience , ha s bee n extende d t o mor e students w i t h th e comp l e t i o n o f a new hoste l a t eac h College . Plan s are unde r wa y fo r th e constructio n o f a n add i t i ona l hoste l a t eac h College an d a hoste l fo r graduat e students . I f th e Un i ve r s i t y i s t o succeed i n it s purpos e o f p r o v i d i n g fo r al l student s th e k i n d o f t o t a l education bein g discusse d here , i t mus t expan d considerabl y th e numbe r o f hostel s available , s o tha t hundred s o f student s no w c ommu t i ng ca n pa r t i c i pa t e i n th e f o rma t i v e experience s o f th e campus c ommu n i t y . Physical Educat ion The rol e o f physica l educatio n i n th e f u l l developmen t o f th e i nd i v i dua l, men t a l an d mo r a l a s we l l a s physical , ha s lon g bee n recognized b y thi s Un i ve r s i t y , an d th e developmen t o f facilitie s fo r physical educatio n ha s f o l l owed a steady course . Ch u n g Ch i Colleg e has a Sport s F i e l d an d a S t ad i um wh i l e Ne w Asi a an d Un i t e d eac h has a n i ndoo r Gymn a s i u m i n it s St a f f /St uden t Amen i t i e s Bu i l d i ng . Th e Un i ve r s i t y Sport s F i e l d wa s complete d i n 197 2 an d a n Ol ymp i c - s i ze Sw i mm i n g Poo l i n 1973 , an d constructio n o f th e Un i ve r s i ty Sport s Centr e w i l l soo n commence . A t h l e t i c activitie s of al l kinds , i nd i v i dua l an d g r oup , organize d an d i n f o rma l , fo r me n and fo r wome n 一 a l l pla y a n exceedingl y i mpo r t an t pa r t i n th e “ t o t a l educa t i on " proces s o f The Chines e Un i ve r s i t y . Student Unions Un i ve r s i ty studen t lif e wo u l d no t b e complet e w i t hou t a student un i on , a l abo r a t o r y fo r responsibl e citizenshi p an d leadership. The Studen t Un i on s o f th e thre e College s hav e bee n i n existence fo r man y years , an d a Un i ve r s i t y Studen t U n i o n wa s i naugu r a t ed o n 19t h Ma r c h , 197 1 “ t o unit e th e student s o f th e 2 5