The Emerging University 1970-74

g r ound floo r an d a Den t a l Surgery , Specialis t Rooms , a L i b r a r y - Conference Ro o m an d a n i n f i rma r y w i t h eleve n bed s o n th e firs t floor. I t i s now capabl e o f serving th e entir e Un i ve r s i t y c ommu n i t y . A sit e ha s bee n reserve d fo r f u t u r e expansio n a s th e en r o lmen t increases. Conference Ha l l The lat e D r . th e Hon . Si r Ch o - Y i u Kw a n , Ch a i r ma n o f t h e Un i ve r s i ty Counc i l fo r th e firs t eigh t year s o f th e Un i ve r s i t y ' s existence, con t r i bu t e d th e mone y necessar y t o construc t th e Conference H a l l a s a n ad j unc t t o th e Un i ve r s i t y Adm i n i s t r a t i o n Bu i l d i ng. Th e magn i f i cen t l y bu i l t Conferenc e Ha l l , opene d o n 8 t h Oc t obe r, 1971 ， has a po l ygonal dom e covere d w i t h bronz e coloure d anodized a l um i n i u m sheet s an d i s equippe d w i t h a five-channel simultaneous i n t e r p r e t a t i o n system . Th e seatin g capacit y o f th e H a l l i s 12 8 and facilitie s ar e p r ov i de d i n th e dom e fo r interpreter s to vie w activitie s i n th e conferenc e r oo m belo w t h r oug h close d c i r cu it television . F r o m th e ma i n l obb y o f th e Adm i n i s t r a t i o n Bu i l d i ng ther e ar e step s leadin g dow n t o th e Conferenc e Ha l l , wh i ch serve s a s th e venu e fo r meeting s o f th e Counc i l , th e Senat e and i n t e r na t i ona l associations . Un i vers i ty Science Centre The Gove r nmen t o f the Un i t e d K i n g d om , t h r oug h it s Co l on i a l Deve l opment an d We l f ar e Fund , mad e a substantia l c on t r i bu t i o n to hel p mee t th e constructio n cos t o f the Un i ve r s i t y Scienc e Centre . Generous con t r i bu t i on s t o th e Scienc e Centr e i n th e f o r m o f research an d teachin g equ i pmen t wer e als o receive d f r o m th e Fo r d Founda t i on i n th e Un i t e d State s an d th e Vo l kswagenwe r k Foundation i n Wes t Ge rmany . Th e comp l e t i o n o f th e Un i ve r s i t y Scienc e Centre i n A p r i l 197 2 ma r ke d a t u r n i n g po i n t no t onl y i n th e histor y of th e Scienc e Facu l t y , bu t als o i n tha t o f Th e Chines e Un i ve r s i t y . I t a t onc e exemplifie s th e t w i n goal s o f th e Un i ve r s i t y t o max imi z e all resources , b e the y manpowe r o r equ i pmen t , fo r be t t e rmen t o f teaching an d researc h an d t o prov i d e a vehicl e fo r coope r a t i o n i n research an d teachin g w i t h universitie s abroad . The t o t a l constructio n cos t o f th e Centr e wa s app r ox ima t e l y H K S16. 5 mi l l i on , th e Gove r nmen t o f th e Un i t e d K i n g d o m donating about 4 m i l l i o n an d th e Gove r nmen t o f Ho ng K o n g p a y i n g th e balance o f H K $12. 5 mi l l i on . Th e H- shape d structure , situate d a t the en d o f th e Un i ve r s i t y M a l l facin g th e Un i ve r s i t y L i b r a r y , houses five departments , Biochemistry , Biology , Chemi s t r y , Electronics and Physics , an d i s d i v i de d i n t o app r ox ima t e l y 28 0 rooms , wh i ch accommodat e mor e t ha n 200 staf f members an d 800 students . The five semi-circula r lectur e theatre s i n th e centr e sectio n o f th e bu i l d i ng hav e a seatin g capacit y o f 600 . A n extensio n i s bein g 8 0