The Emerging University 1970-74

Mo d e rn Ma t hema t i c s offere d i n Ap r i l 1965 . Th e f o l l owi n g figure s serve t o indicat e it s spectacula r g r ow t h : Tear Number of Courses Student Enrolment 1 9 6 5 - 66 13 9 4 , 7 1 7 1 9 6 6 - 67 26 2 7 , 7 6 4 1 9 6 7 - 68 2 7 8 7 , 7 1 0 1 9 6 8 - 69 3 8 7 9 , 7 6 0 1 9 6 9 - 70 4 2 2 9 , 9 5 0 1 9 7 0 - 71 4 7 7 12,47 8 1971-72 47 4 13,42 2 1972-73 51 7 15,60 9 1973-74 55 4 18,77 8 I n 196 9 th e E M S D establishe d it s ow n T o w n Centr e a t Sta r House, Ts i m Sh a Tsui , Kow l oon , thu s t empo r a r i l y solvin g th e accommodation crisi s o f hav i n g t o spraw l al l ove r Hon g K o n g an d Kow l o on t o ho l d it s classes . Th e genera l ris e i n rentals , however , still pose s a ma j o r threa t t o E M S D unles s i t ca n acquir e a permanent site. I n Jun e 197 3 th e No r t h Kow l o o n p r og r amm e starte d at Me i Fo o Su n Chuen . Th e Tsue n Wa n p r og r amme , launche d i n 196 6 receive d soli d respons e f r o m th e resident s o f thi s i ndus t r i a l satellite t ow n i n th e Ne w Territories . Thes e programme s represen t EMSD 's effor t t o b r anc h ou t t o mee t th e demand s create d b y newl y established satellit e town s an d larg e estates . A recen t b r eakdow n show s th e compositio n o f th e ex t r amu r a l student bod y a s follows : Professional 7.3 % Clerical 21.6 % Educational 21.7 % Technical 9 . 1 % Business 10.6 % Social Wo r k 3.5 % Post-Secondary Student s 16.7 % Others 9.5% The abov e analysi s indicate s tha t th e studen t bod y include s al l walks o f lif e i n Ho n g K o n g an d tha t peopl e ar e takin g th e course s to acquir e ne w skill s an d in-servic e t r a i n i n g i n orde r t o advanc e themselves. Th e fac t tha t post-secondar y student s compris e a significant p r opo r t i o n indicate s tha t th e Depa r tmen t i s supp l y i n g con t i nu i ng educatio n t o thi s secto r o f the commun i t y , thu s f u l f i l l i n g one o f the ma j o r objective s o f EMS D . Ano t her significan t facto r t o b e take n int o consideratio n i s tha t 58