A New Era Begins 1975-78

A. It is difficult to comment on the leadership role of The Chinese University in the community, for the comments could sound like self-glorification. But a few points of interest might be made. The tremendous emphasis placed on effective bilingualism by The Chinese University has begun to take effect in the community; even the secondary school system has now begun to consider the idea seriously. Then we are certainly the first to initiate Journalism, Fine Arts and Music as university degree subjects. The two-year MBA programme, followed recently by the introduction of the three-year part-time MBA programme, is another example. However, I d o think that one of the unique roles The Chinese University plays in the world university community is found in its special mission to develop a Chinese dimension in all academic disciplines. Q. In your opinion, how successful is the University in realizing its objective and is it up to your expectations in its development? A. The University has already begun to carry out its special mission. To develop a Chinese dimension in arts and social sciences is not difficult; in fact our Social Research Centre and Economic Research Centre, and the Institute of Chinese Studies, for example, have done excellent work . It is gratifying to me to see that even in sciences, the development of the Chinese dimension has been out- 99