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worked ou t afte r th e appo i n tmen t o f the Chai r Professor . Hope f u l l y this w i l l b e imp l emen t e d i n 1975 . (6) Electronics ——Electronics wa s firs t i n t roduce d i n 196 4 i n th e f o rm o f electiv e course s a t Un i t e d College . I t becam e a mi no r degree p r og r amme i n 196 7 and a ma j or degre e p r og r amme i n 1970 . The graduat e p r og r amm e tha t lead s t o th e awa r d o f a n M.Sc . wa s i n t roduced i n 1972-73 . A n Advisor y Commi t t e e o n Electronic s advises th e Vi ce-Chance l l o r o n th e relevanc e an d effectivenes s o f the University' s Electronic s p r og r amm e i n f u l f i l l i ng th e need s of th e commun i t y, i n par t i cu l a r thos e o f related Ho n g K o n g industries . Potent ial Developments The abov e field s ar e al l professiona l i n nature , t empo r a r i l y placed organizationall y w i t h i n a College . I n tim e the y an d othe r new field s o f professiona l educatio n ma y b e develope d an d estab - lished a s separate professiona l schools , lik e th e Schoo l o f Educa t i on , or a s a n independen t faculty , lik e Busines s Admi n i s t r a t i on . The r e are, o f course , man y factor s t o b e take n int o consideration . Th e needs o f th e commun i t y alway s com e first . The n ther e i s th e ava i l ab i l i ty o f huma n an d materia l resources , suc h a s book s an d equ i pmen t, an d financia l support . Th e projecte d Facu l t y o f Hea l t h Sciences w i l l prov e t o b e a ma j o r endeavou r an d a suprem e challenge t o th e developmen t an d succes s o f professiona l educatio n at Th e Chines e Un i ver s i t y . I n th e final stag e th e school s an d faculties o f professiona l educatio n w i l l b e abl e t o offe r instructio n at bo t h undergraduat e an d graduat e level s an d conduc t significan t professional researc h an d pub l i c servic e programmes , thu s rendering an i nva l uab l e con t r i bu t i o n toward s th e overal l excellenc e o f the University . 4 0