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of Hon g Kong , th e Le e Foundatio n o f Singapor e an d Mr . Le e Wi ng -Tat o f Hon g Kong , an d othe r fund s fro m loca l source s provide scholarship s fo r need y students . Par t o f the fund s fro m th e Lingnan Universit y Boar d o f Trustees ha s als o been use d fo r financial assistance t o students , makin g i t possibl e fo r L I B A t o maintai n high standard s b y acceptin g student s entirel y o n thei r ow n merits . Business Admi n i s t r a t i on: Organ i zat i onal Changes I n th e academi c yea r 1974-7 5 a ne w Facult y o f Busines s Administration w i l l b e establishe d wi t h tw o distinctiv e features . First, L I B A wi l l b e incorporate d wi t h th e thre e Department s o f Business Administratio n i n th e Foundatio n Colleges . Facult y members o f L I BA , wh o use d t o teac h onl y postgraduat e students , wi ll b e require d t o offe r undergraduat e course s whil e teacher s o f the Department s wi l l b e encourage d t o shar e i n th e teachin g an d research programm e o f L I BA . Th e othe r featur e i s tha t instea d o f rigid departmentalizatio n th e ne w Facult y wi l l b e divide d int o areas o f concentration, thu s broadenin g th e approac h an d creatin g new dimension s o f fields o f study. L I B A wi l l b e expected t o pla y a n important rol e i n shapin g th e new Facult y int o a dynamic force . L I BA i s als o plannin g t o initiat e a three-yea r part-tim e M.B.A. programm e t o provid e universit y graduate s alread y occupying manageria l position s i n th e loca l busines s secto r w i t h an opportunit y t o advanc e thei r expertis e throug h part-tim e stud y i n th e evening s an d durin g weekends . Th e curriculu m wi l l b e similar t o tha t o f the curren t two-yea r full-tim e programme . Som e topics, however , ma y b e covere d mor e rapidl y becaus e o f th e matur i ty an d experienc e o f th e participants . I t i s envisage d tha t participants wi l l b e sponsore d b y thei r employers , wh o wi l l i n t urn greatl y benefi t fro m thei r increase d capabilities . Suc h a system o f sponsorship wi l l ensur e th e majo r financial requirement s for th e programm e an d ma y wel l lea d sponsor s t o suppor t othe r forms o f graduat e leve l education . L I BA ha s bee n extremel y fortunat e i n havin g th e guidanc e and assistanc e o f it s Advisor y Board . Thi s Advisor y Boar d i s composed o f distinguishe d oversea s professor s an d administrator s and prominen t Hon g Kon g businessmen . Th e Boar d i s kep t full y informed o f L I BA ' s operation s an d al l polic y matter s ar e brough t before i t fo r it s guidance . I n genera l th e oversea s member s hel p L I BA maintai n hig h academi c standard s an d th e Hon g Kon g members evaluat e L IBA ' s wor k fro m th e standpoin t o f Hon g Kong.s curren t an d futur e needs . Member s o f the Advisor y Boar d also assis t i n man y practica l way s suc h a s providin g summe r employment, furnishin g speaker s an d arrangin g plan t visitations . Un t i l earl y 197 3 th e Chairma n o f the Advisor y Boar d wa s Dr . th e 38