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Eleven o f th e fourtee n division s o f th e Graduat e Schoo l ma y be calle d th e specializatio n o f libera l education : I Human i t i es : 1. Chines e H i s t o r y ; 2. Chines e Languag e an d Literature ； 3. Philosophy ; 4. Theolog y ； I I Na t u r a l Sciences : 5 . Biolog y ； 6. Biochemistry ; 7. Chemi s t r y ; 8. Physic s ； 9. Ma t hema t i cs ; I I I Socia l Sciences : 10 . Geography ; 11. Sociology ; while th e rema i n i n g thre e belon g t o th e fiel d o f professiona l education: 12. Busines s Administration ； 13. Educa t i o n ； 14. Electronics . Professional Educat ion Wh i le th e rol e o f libera l education , wh i c h i s essentia l i n developing leadershi p qualities , ha s remained basi c a t Th e Chines e University, th e importanc e o f professiona l educatio n ha s gradua l l y emerged t o complemen t it . Th e commercia l an d i ndus t r i a l natur e of Hon g Kong' s rap i d l y expandin g econom y prompt s th e community to deman d tha t institution s o f highe r educatio n t u r n ou t highly traine d professiona l an d technica l peopl e w i t h broa d outlooks. Thi s i s wher e th e con t r i bu t i o n o f professiona l educatio n lies. Professional educatio n represent s a concentrate d effor t t o prepare student s t o becom e competen t teachers , managers , engineers, accountants , architects , socia l worker s an d journalists t o be readil y absorbe d b y variou s sector s o f th e commun i t y . Th e policy o f Th e Chines e Universit y i s base d o n carefu l analysi s o f professional manpowe r need s an d th e g r owt h an d expansio n o f professional educatio n i s planne d accordingly . F r o m th e practica l point o f view professiona l educatio n ha s a n immediat e payo f f valu e to societ y an d constitutes , therefore , a mos t direc t f o r m o f pub l i c service. The developmen t o f professiona l educatio n i n Th e Chines e 3 2