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p r og r amme o f planne d u r ba n communitie s argu e th e desirabilit y and feasibilit y o f a ne w Hea l t h Science s Facult y an d Med i c a l Centre. Th e Kow l oo n commun i t y an d th e rap i d l y g r owi n g Shati n commun i ty provid e th e huma n environmen t necessar y fo r a teaching hospital , divers e laboratorie s an d clinics , an d varie d service facilitie s fo r th e effectiv e performanc e o f th e instruction , research, an d servic e function s o f th e propose d Facult y o f Hea l t h Sciences. The anticipate d Facult y o f Hea l t h Science s an d Med i c a l Centre w i l l represen t a quan t um j u mp i n th e professiona l educatio n component o f th e comple x University , an d w i l l provid e anothe r example o f th e organi c principl e o f organizatio n an d operatio n wh i ch achieve d fulles t expressio n i n th e Universit y Scienc e Centre , described i n Sectio n 1 . L i k e th e Scienc e Centre , th e Med i c a l Centre concep t w i l l mak e possibl e th e coordinatio n an d app r op r i a t e integration o f the educationa l programme s o f the Hea l t h Science s ； it w i l l encourag e an d facilitat e interdisciplinar y researc h i n th e health science s an d foste r cooperativ e relationship s w i t h th e basi c sciences facult y member s i n th e Universit y Scienc e Cen t re ; i t w i l l make possibl e th e mu l t i p l e us e of equipment an d o f certain facilities , thus max imi z i n g th e us e o f physica l resources . Gr owth Patterns: Graduate and Professional Educat ion Aga in lookin g ahead , ou r secon d poin t o f i nqu i ry concern s th e potential g r owt h pattern s discerne d i n th e existin g programme s o f graduate an d professiona l education , discusse d i n Sectio n I I I . W i t h these programme s Th e Chines e Universit y respond s directl y t o Hong Kong' s critica l need s fo r specialist s wh o ca n pe r f o r m v i t a l roles i n variou s sector s o f the tota l system . A s ma y b e inferre d f r o m the discussio n i n Sectio n I I I , tw o field s o f professiona l educatio n stand ou t a s stron g response s t o pressin g needs——Busines s Administration and Educa t i on . Business Admi n i s t ra t i on The vigorou s busines s an d i ndus t r i a l g r owt h o f Ho ng K o n g i n recent year s ha s create d a n increasin g deman d fo r person s wh o ar e professionally traine d i n mode r n method s o f management an d wh o possess th e ab i l i t y an d th e knowledg e necessar y fo r leadershi p role s i n busines s an d industry . Busines s Admi n i s t r a t i o n a s a specialize d field o f studie s a t bot h th e undergraduat e an d graduat e level s ha s been i n grea t demand , a s reflected i n th e r ap i d increase s i n studen t enrolment. Th e p r og r amm e o f researc h an d servic e t o th e busines s commun i ty conducte d b y th e L i ngna n Institut e o f Busines s 9 0