The Emerging University 1970-74

February 196 7 th e E M S D sponsore d a Tr ans l a t i o n Symposiu m under a gran t f r o m Th e Asi a Founda t i on . Th e Symposiu m wa s attended b y mor e tha n 10 0 expert s i n translatio n f r o m variou s countries an d te n scholar s wer e i nv i t e d t o delive r papers . Th r e e volumes o f book s o n translatio n wer e published . A t th e sam e tim e researc h ha s bee n don e i n th e fiel d o f translation. Since 1967 , w i t h th e hel p o f D r. L i n Yu t ang , th e Un i ver s i t y has carried ou t th e tremendou s tas k o f p r oduc i ng th e Chinese-English Dictionary of Modem Usage, wh i c h wa s publishe d i n Decembe r 1972 . The 1720-pag e tom e fill s th e vo i d lef t b y Ma t hews ' Chinese-English Dictionary, firs t publishe d in 1931 . I t i s as much a scholastic achievement as it i s a n instanc e o f service t o th e commun i t y an d th e wi de r wo r l d o f learning . A n English-Chinese Glossary of Applied Legal Terms, starte d i n November 197 2 a t th e reques t o f th e Hon g K o n g Governmen t , was complete d i n Novembe r 197 3 an d i s du e t o b e publishe d b y the Gove r nmen t Printe r i n 1974 . I n add i t i o n t o legal terms , relevan t subject categories , contextua l an d frequentl y use d word s an d phrases ar e included . I n vie w o f the fac t tha t 98 % o f the popu l a t i o n o f Hon g K o n g i s Chinese , th e Glossary w i l l b e o f immens e valu e i n f u r t he r i ng th e us e o f Chines e a s an officia l language . I n Jun e 197 1 a ne w Centr e fo r Tr ans l a t i o n Project s wa s established w i t h th e assistanc e o f a three-yea r gran t f r o m Th e Asi a Founda t i on. Th e wo r k o f the Trans l a t i o n Centr e include s researc h on translatio n an d th e pub l i ca t i o n o f a serie s o f translation s i n Chinese an d English . English-Chines e translatio n cover s standar d works an d learne d article s i n al l branche s o f th e arts , scienc e an d social science , w i t h th e emphasi s o n socia l science . Chinese-Englis h translation i s don e i n th e area s o f Chines e literature , art , histor y and philosophy . Th e Centr e ha s absorbe d th e University' s Translation/ Pub l i ca t i on Projec t wh i c h i s finance d b y Th e Asi a Foundation. So fa r on e titl e ha s bee n published , tw o hav e bee n complete d and anothe r tw o unde r processing . Whe n th e Un i ver s i t y starte d a mi nor degre e cours e i n translatio n i n 1972 , i t wor ke d closel y w i t h the Depa r tmen t o f Translation . I n fac t th e ma i n purpos e o f th e Tr ans l a t i on Centr e i s t o serv e a s a coord i na t i n g body , cooperatin g w i t h al l teachin g facultie s an d departments , administrativ e units , the Publication s Office , E M S D an d th e Institut e o f Chines e Studies, b y wa y o f consultatio n an d servic e an d co-sponsorin g i n f o rmal seminar s t o discus s th e translatio n o f specia l term s i n various disciplines . Renditions, a Chinese-Englis h Tr ans l a t i o n Magazine , wa s i naugura t ed i n 197 3 a s th e Centre' s firs t ventur e i n periodica l publishing. Issue d twic e a year , th e magazin e make s accessibl e i n English selecte d Chines e writing s i n th e humanisti c fields. Th e first 54